Faculty Events

Dr. Paul Galbreath will preach at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Victoria, BC on Sunday, August 4th at the 10;30am...

Professor Gench will preach at the 8:30am and 11:00am services on Rally Day at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, Virginia,...

President Brian K. Blount will preach at the chapel service at Westminster Canterbury, Richmond, on Thursday, September 12, 2019. Dr....

Dean Ken McFayden will serve as retreat leader for the Mission Cabinet and the Strategic Planning and Organizational Review Committee...

President Blount will preach at the 8:30 and 11am services at First Presbyterian Church, Nashville, TN, on Sunday, September 22,...

Professor Gench will teach two adult Sunday School classes entitled "When the Bible Raises Your Blood Pressure: Faithful Wrestling with...

President Brian K. Blount will preach at the 8:30 and 11:00 services at Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church in Bethesda, MD,...

Dr. McFayden will deliver a lecture entitled "Leading and Following in Seasons of Change" at First Presbyterian Church in Virginia...

President Brian K. Blount will preach at the 8:45 and 11:00am services at First Presbyterian Church in Lenoir, NC, on...

Dr. James Taneti will lead a weekly lecture series exploring the faith and practices of global Christians at Westhampton UMC...

Dr. John T. Carroll will be the keynote speaker for the Presbytery of New Hope 2019 Pastors/Educators Retreat. The retreat...

President Brian K. Blount will deliver the lecture at the "Supper and a Speaker" event at Tabor Presbyterian Church in...

Professor Melanie C. Jones will serve as keynote speaker at the Clergy Conference at Richmond Hill on October 17, 2019....

Dr. Gench will lead a lectionary seminar and retreat entitled "Preaching and Teaching John During the Lenten and Easter Seasons"...

Professor Gench will preach at First Presbyterian Church in Portland, Oregon, on October 20, 2019. Dr. Frances Taylor Gench is...

Melanie Jones will present a paper entitled "Owning Our Faith: Black Millennial Clergywomen and Social Entrepreneurship" as part of a...

President Brian K. Blount will preach at the 9:45 and 11:15am services at Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church in Mount Pleasant,...

Dean McFayden will deliver a lecture entitled "Leading Congregations Amid Change" at the Presbytery of West Virginia on November 2,...

Professor Melanie C. Jones will preach at morning worship at First Unitarian Universalist Church, Richmond, VA, on November 3, 2019....

Professor Melanie Jones will co-lead a workshop entitled "The Black Student Money Story: Scripting New Narratives" at the Economic Challenges...

Professor Gench will deliver a lecture entitled "When the Bible Raises Your Blood Pressure: Faithfully Wrestling with Challenging Texts" as...

Rev. Melanie Jones will preach at morning worship at Bethesda Presbyterian Church in Bethesda, MD, on Sunday, November 10, 2019...

Professor Melanie Jones will preach at morning worship and deliver an evening lecture at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, NC,...

Dr. Gench will lead a discussion of her book entitled Encountering God in Tyrannical Texts during Church School at The Presbyterian...

Dr. Carroll will be a panelist in a discussion entitled “Luke-Acts and the End of History” at the Society of...

Professor Gench will teach adult Sunday School at Second Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA, on December 8, 2019, at 9:30am. Dr....

Professor Melanie Jones will be a presenter at the Society of Christian Ethics in Washington, DC, on January 9-12, 2020....

Rev. Melanie Jones will present a paper entitled "Our Saviors Are Ourselves: Black Women and the Politics of Redemption in...

Professor Gench will teach a two-week series at First Presbyterian Church in Richmond entitled "When the Bible Raises Your Blood...

Professor Carroll will perform with the VCU Trombone Choir at the "Tromblowin'" Festival at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, on...

Professor Melanie Jones will preach at the MLK Commemoration Service at Carver Memorial Presbyterian Church in Newport News, VA, on...

Professor Voelz will serve as a facilitator and guest speaker at the Open and Affirming Listening Session at 7th Street...

Dr. Carroll will teach an Adult Education series entitled "Jesus and World Religions" at Ginter Park Presbyterian Church on Sundays...

Professor Melanie Jones will serve as keynote speaker for "Calm the Waves," a retreat for pastors and leaders of the...

Professor Melanie Jones will be the chapel preacher at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Chapel at Morehouse College at 5:30pm...

Professor Gench will preach at the 8:45am and 11:00am services at First Presbyterian Church in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on February 9,...

President Blount will teach an Adult Education session at Grace & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church on Sunday, February 9, 2020....

Professor Melanie Jones will preach at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Chapel at Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA, on February...

President Blount will preach and teach Sunday School at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, VA, on February 16, 2020. Brian...

President Blount will teach a Saturday seminar entitled "The Apocalyptic Gospel: Mark Speaks to the Church and World Today," preach...

Dr. Karen Marie Yust will be the featured speaker at the "Shaping Faith in a Digital World" conference at Anabaptist...

President Blount will serve as a preacher at the NEXT Church National Gathering in Cincinnati, OH, on March 3-4, 2020....

Professor Carroll will present a paper entitled “Double Bind: Bodies as Sites of Contest in the Acts of the Apostles”...

Dean McFayden will lead a workshop entitled "Developing Leaders for a Changing World" for the Presbytery of Central Florida in...

Dean McFayden will be present to preach and teach at the quarterly meeting of the Presbytery of Central Florida on...

President Blount will teach a series of Adult Education classes on Sundays in March at First Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA....

President Blount will deliver a lecture as part of the Symposium on Reformed Christianity and Christian Ethics at Davidson College...

Professor Gench will teach Adult Christian Education classes at River Road Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Virginia, on March 15 and...

There are two opportunities to catch Dr. Carroll playing trombone with the Richmond Philharmonic Orchestra this spring: "Viva Italia: Classical...

Dean McFayden will help lead the 2020 Trent Symposium at Second Presbyterian Church in Roanoke, VA, from March 27-April 1,...

President Blount will teach and preach at St. Andrews-Covenant Church in Wilmington, NC, on March 28-29, 2020. Brian K. Blount...

President Blount will preach at Myers Park Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC, on Sunday, April 4, 2020. He will also...

Professor Voelz will lead a three-week series in the "Diving Deeper" Adult Education class at First Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA,...

Professor Jones will deliver the serve as the Luncheon Keynote speaker at the 2020 Union Presbyterian Seminary Sprunt Lectures on...

President Blount will preach at the 11:00 am service at Riverside Church in New York, NY, on May 10, 2020....

Dean McFayden will lead a workshop entitled "Staying Focused as an Academic Dean amid Blurring Rates of Change" at the...

Dr. McFayden will facilitate a Strategic Planning Session Retreat September 10-11 and will preach at Shallowford Presbyterian Church on September...

Dr. Lakisha Lockhart will be the facilitator for Northeastern Seminary's Fall Spiritual Retreat on Saturday, September 11.

Dr. Brian K. Blount will preach at the installation service for Dr. Peter Bynum at Larchmond Avenue Church.

Dr. Brian K. Blount will preach at First Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA on Sunday, September 19.

Rachel Baard will lead the 9 AM Fellowship Class at Myers Park Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC (via Zoom), on...

Dr. Brian K. Blount will preach at River Road Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA on Sunday, September 26.

Rachel Baard will preach during the worship service, and teach an adult class on the theme of reconciliation at Bethesda...

Dr. Brian K. Blount will speak at the installation of Rev. Susan Blanchard as the Director of UPSem's Baptist House...

Dr. Lakisha Lockhart will be the main presenter for Kairos Ministries Team Day. https://www.kairosinitiative.org/

Dr. Brian K. Blount will preach at the memorial service for Glenn and Evelyn Bannerman at Montreat Conference Center.

Dr. Brian K. Blount will preach at First Presbyterian Church, Durham, NC on Sunday, October 10.

Dr. Brian K. Blount will preach at UPSem's chapel service on Wednesday, October 13.

Dr. Brian K. Blount will preach at Westminster Canterbury, Richmond, VA on Thursday, October 14.

Rachel Baard will participate in a panel on the theme "Public Theology and Theologies of Publics" as part of an...

Two UPSem faculty will participate in the Symposium on the Spirituality of Children with Virginia Theological Seminary on Oct. 21-22....

Dr. Stan Skreslet will preach at the Ordination Service for Colleen Earp at Camp Hanover on Saturday, October 24.

Dr. Brian K. Blount will preach at Second Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA on Sunday, October 24.

Dr. John Carroll will preach at Seminary Sunday at Olivet Presbyterian Church on Sunday, October 24.

Dr. Brian K. Blount will preach at Second Presbyterian Church, Roanoke, VA on Sunday, October 31.

Dr. Lakisha Lockhart will preach at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA on Sunday, October 31, 2021.

Dr. Brian K. Blount will preach at First Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA, on November 6.

Dr. Brian K. Blount will preach at First Presbyterian Church, Gastonia, NC on Sunday, November 14.

Dr. James Taneti will preach at Calvary Presbyterian Church in Wilson, NC on November 21, 2021.

Dr. James Taneti will preach at Ginter Park Presbyterian Church on Sunday, November 28, 2021.

Dean Ken McFayden will participate in the Trent Symposium May 6-11, 2022. The Kittye Susan Trent Symposium, a collaborative effort...