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Alumni Spotlight: Amanda Hill called to WVU Medicine as chaplain

BY JEFF STAPLETON Amanda Hill (M.Div.’17) begins a new position at West Virginia’s largest healthcare provider as a chaplain for the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia. For the Hickory, North Carolina, native who got her undergraduate degree in horticulture at North Carolina State University the road to Union Presbyterian Seminary and …

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Digital scams, lies, and deceits cost

…screaming ‘be careful’, I ignored it. I was so focused on the words, “No longer authorized to service Microsoft customers,” and a “$350 refund,” I ignored all the red flags and all that I had heard or read about technology scams. I thought it could never happen to me. It did! Not only did I give the person on the …

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Resolutions and reflections

…in the way that we already live and seek to live. What resolutions have you made and how do they reflect your faith and how God works in your life for YOUR families and congregations?   Alumna Jordan B. Davis is transitional associate pastor at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church in Cary, North Carolina, and editor of Congregational Corner.   …

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Congregational Corner: Take On A Life of Sacrifice

…I now give my life to you. I give my heart to you. I put my trust in you. I rest my wearied soul in you. Amen. Alumna Jordan B. Davis is associate pastor for youth and young adults at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church in Cary, North Carolina, and editor of Congregational Corner. Photo by yugdas manandhar from Pexels …

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Student spotlight: Pay attention to the “bread crumbs”

…community development work in the Southside of Glasgow in Castlemilk. She spent a day each week in a church-founded carpenters workshop where community members come in and learn basic carpentry skills and share a meal together. “It rocked my notion of what church currently is and allowed me to see what church can be when we live out the Gospel …

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Congregational Corner: The hidden life of the transitional pastor

…committee at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church offered the installed associate pastor position and I accepted! I now live my life strengthening relationships and setting five-year goals for the ministries I work with. Alumna Jordan B. Davis is associate pastor for youth and young adults at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church in Cary, North Carolina, and editor of Congregational Corner. …

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Hitting a moving target

…for them to safely laugh and collapse as they navigate this crazy season of adulthood. How does your congregation minister to young adults? What struggles have you found along the way? What are your celebrations?   Alumna Jordan B. Davis is transitional associate pastor at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church in Cary, North Carolina, and editor of Congregational Corner.   …

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Lonely & waiting: Walking through Advent with those who are grieving

…your congregation or family do anything for those who have lost a loved one during the year? If you have experienced loss this year, how would you like to hear from your church and family during the holiday season?   Alumna Jordan B. Davis is Transitional Associate Pastor at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church in Cary, North Carolina, and editor …

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Congregational Corner: What makes you strong

…to your support teams and if you don’t have one, start one. Find those who are invested in the ministry and ask them for help, because that help will only make you stronger! Alumna Jordan B. Davis is associate pastor for youth and young adults at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church in Cary, North Carolina, and editor of Congregational Corner. …

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Union Seminary announces faculty appointments

…will be as director of the Syngman Rhee Global Mission Center for Christian Education. Davis comes to UPSem from her position as associate professor of religion and Christian education and director of the Christian education program at Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina. She has served in this position since 2010. Davis received the 2018 ENRICH Educator of the Year …

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Union Seminary hosting “Faith in India: Her Faces and Spaces” exhibit

RICHMOND, VA (March 22, 2019) – Union Presbyterian Seminary will host a free public exhibit, titled “Faith in India: Her Faces and Spaces,” March 25 through May 10, 2019, at William Smith Morton Library, 3406 Chamberlayne Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23227. The exhibit will feature photography by local artist Zacchaeus Katta along with books from Morton Library’s collection pertaining to Indian …

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Union Seminary to host “Icons Reimagined” exhibit

RICHMOND, Va. (October 16, 2018 ) – Union Presbyterian Seminary will host a free public exhibit, titled “Icons Reimagined,” beginning November 1, 2018, at William Smith Morton Library, 3406 Chamberlayne Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23227. The exhibit will feature oil paintings and collage/mixed media works by local artist Kay Vass Darling along with books from Morton Library’s collection pertaining to icons, …

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James Hawley McKinnon, Jr. (1940-2018)

Former PSCE Trustee James Hawley McKinnon, Jr., 77, died Sunday morning, March 11, with his wife Louise by his side. Born in Hamlet, North Carolina, August 30, 1940, Rev. McKinnon received his B.D. in 1967 from Union Theological Seminary of Virginia (today Union Presbyterian Seminary). Ordained as a minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on September …

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Professor Charles Swezey remembered as master theological teacher

…accent, and his always generous care.” Union Presbyterian biblical scholar, John Carroll, who taught alongside Dr. Swezey for many years, writes: “Charlie was meticulous and careful and attentive to process as an academic dean. I still recall well Charlie welcoming me into his office and patiently and graciously listening to my concerns and apprehensions as a young, new member of …

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Capital Campaign

…salaries to sustain the mission of the 205-year-old seminary. Charlotte Campus Construction: $7.2 million Outcome: The construction of a permanent campus in Charlotte means we are able to provide theological degree training for 75 second-career students and 150 that graduated from the program; an educational resource for area pastors, educators, and churches; and a spiritual center for over 500 people. …

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The rise of Womanism: Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon

This is post 5 of 9 in the series “Union matters! podcast” Expanding access to healthy food: Shalom Farms at Union Helping cops cope with traumatic violence: VALEAP Marking milestones at The Presbyterian Outlook Memory sanctions & Confederate statues The rise of Womanism: Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon Understanding Muslims: Dr. Zeyneb Sayilgan Union matters! podcast: God and the sanctuary movement …

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Marking milestones at The Presbyterian Outlook

This is post 3 of 9 in the series “Union matters! podcast” Expanding access to healthy food: Shalom Farms at Union Helping cops cope with traumatic violence: VALEAP Marking milestones at The Presbyterian Outlook Memory sanctions & Confederate statues The rise of Womanism: Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon Understanding Muslims: Dr. Zeyneb Sayilgan Union matters! podcast: God and the sanctuary movement …

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Union matters! podcast: Perils of peacemaking

This is post 8 of 9 in the series “Union matters! podcast” Expanding access to healthy food: Shalom Farms at Union Helping cops cope with traumatic violence: VALEAP Marking milestones at The Presbyterian Outlook Memory sanctions & Confederate statues The rise of Womanism: Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon Understanding Muslims: Dr. Zeyneb Sayilgan Union matters! podcast: God and the sanctuary movement …

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