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Oakdale, MN – June 15, 2010. Denise Plappert, mother of 5, graduates with academic honors as summa cum laude, on June 6th 2010 with a Bachelor of Theology degree with a Music Ministries Concentration from the Apostolic Bible Institute in Oakdale, MN.
Denise’s children include David (17), Daniel (14), the twins Matthew and Mark (12), and Deanna (9).
Denise assists at the First United Pentecostal Church as a keyboardist, a Sunday School teacher to the Nursery class, and coaches the youth Bible Quizzing team. She also works part-time as a paraprofessional for the South Washington 833 School District. She can be found providing meals for neighbors in need and hosting the annual Royal Oaks block party.
Denise was born in the Fox River Valley area of Wisconsin. Her parents, Dennis and Linda Peterson, moved the family to Jesup, IA during in her High School years. She enrolled in the Apostolic Bible Institute in the fall of 1990. She met her husband, Hugh Plappert, at the school and they were married the next summer. Denise dropped out of school after getting married, but returned to take one semester before her first son, David, was born. She enrolled again when her youngest, Deanna, enrolled in first grade.
Denise lives in Woodbury, MN where you can find the neighborhood kids gathering on most weekends enjoying her award winning bake goods.
The Apostolic Bible Institute was founded in 1937 in the Midway neighborhood of St. Paul, MN by the late Rev. S. G. Norris. Rev. Gerald Grant is the second and current president of the institution. The college prepares young people for ministry.
With Denise’s high achievements, she is eligible for scholarships to other colleges to further her education into the graduate arena. Everyone’s Apostolic site has an EA Scholarship for students interested in a graduate degree from Apostolic School of Theology (AST). AST just got approval for UPCI bible college graduates to enter their fully accredited graduate program.
