A look back at 2016 in pictures

…UPSem. We were so happy to host so many amazing seminary students and fellowship together on a wet and muddy weekend. Dogwoods in Bloom: Our mascot Elmo is spotted in his favorite habitat. Service Day: We had so much fun visiting and pulling weeds for Shalom Farms, a 6-acre nonprofit community farm project in Goochland County with the overarching goal …

2017 Sprunt Lectures

…resources such as Mission Yearbook of Prayer, Reformed Liturgy and Music, and the Celebrate curriculum. She is the author of Study Guide to Holy Baptism and Services for the Renewal of Baptism (Presbyterian Church, 1987).   Peter Moon (M.Div.’91) District Superintendent, Virginia Conference, Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church Born in Nashville, TN, Moon was raised in Rockville, MD. …

BLACK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER: August 2022

…lynched leader, Every dashed hope Every dream deferred, Every closed voting center, Every jaundiced banking institution, Every food desert, Every UVALDE, TEXAS; BUFFALO, NEW YORK CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND EVERY RICHMOND, VIRGINIA; JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, DETROIT, MICHIGAN; MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN EVERY CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA; Where guns, gangs and rogue police officers Have ‘unlived’ hundreds, thousands, and dare I say Millions of …

Transcript & Enrollment Verification Requests

…security available is used protect your credit card and personal information. Alumni/ae Transcript Requests Online through the National Student Clearinghouse Union Presbyterian Seminary uses The National Student Clearinghouse as its trusted agent for processing online transcript requests. This process is completely secure. You will pay for your transcript via credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover). The most current …

Richmond Graduates

Master of Arts Christian Education Philip Walter Adams, B.A. Carson-Newman University Sandra Asaro, A.A., B.S., M.Ed. Edison Community College Florida Gulf Coast University Camden Coulter Ashworth, B.S. Auburn University Jillian Marie Lincoln Gatewood, B.S. Michigan State University Mary Catherine Ingalls, B.A. North Carolina State University Angela Lenora Palmer, B.A. Judson University Sarah McCreery Wilson, B.A., M.S., M.Div. University of Maryland, …

Black Alumni Association Newsletter: November 2021

…reminded of a movie about what most sportspeople consider the greatest racehorse of all time: Secretariat. In the movie, a woman named Penny Chenery takes over her parent’s horse farm as both of her parents are dying. Determined to hold on to the farm and her father’s dream of raising and racing horses, she raises a young colt and races …

Speakers Bureau

Opposition from Outside Campus

…and wise.” He supported the students by telling them they were free to march if they desired. And he tried to placate enraged donors by reminding them that the march was not sanctioned by the Seminary.47 Professor James Luther Mays (B.D. 1949), together with three students—John D. Turner (B.D. 1965, Th.M. 1966), Dan West (B.D. 1965), and Louis Weeks (B.D. …

Director of the La Escuelita Learning Hub–Beechmont Presbyterian Church–Louisville, KY

…with the supportive services needed to ease resettlement and regain stability.The hub is registered with UNITE US, a platform that assists with connecting families with additional resources; These resources include the following; Vital medical and psychological services. Additional resources needed for asylum seekers Funding pathways for immigrants who are relegated to residency restrictions, and limited employment options     https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fp%2F7TayStW6W5FwM3Hw%2F%3Fmibextid%3DWC7FNe&data=05%7C02%7C%7C2c12927c7e3a4f18cb7d08dc81a8c47b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638527809056336982%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3L1PJHa41dE8JntZF2zGOO%2FiNQDll24%2BUprlZ6XI5UU%3D&reserved=0 …

UPSem board of trustees elects new leadership

From left, incoming chairman Alex Evans, UPSem President Brian Blount, incoming vice chairman Edward Roberson. The Reverend Alex Evans (M.Div.’87), pastor for Second Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Virginia, has been named chairman of the board of trustees for Union Presbyterian Seminary. Edward L. Roberson, III, the president of Fountain Roberson Anderson Insurance Agency in Tarboro, North Carolina, has been named …

Early Thinking about Slavery: The Hoge Years

…Liberia. His act of liberation was both gracious and disturbing. The freeing of his enslaved persons did not result from an understanding of racial equality that presaged integrated racial community. While he believed in the universal kinship of all people in God, he also felt that enslaved people who had been emancipated and free blacks should not live in America …

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Black Lives Matter

…fathers; Black grandfathers; Black uncles; and yes, Black preachers must continually educate and warn little and big Black boys and Black men that walking while Black, running while Black, driving while Black, and yes sleeping in your car while Black, are still TODAY, in 2020 just as dangerous as it was in 1944. *Rev. William R. Freeman (Union-PSCE, M.Div., ’01) …

Pastoral Care & Mental Healthcare Workshop

This workshop is designed to be extremely practical, and participants will leave with resources and responses related to pastoral care and mental healthcare. Location: Union Presbyterian Seminary, Paisley Hall, Richmond, Virginia Led by: Dr. Carol Schweitzer, Associate Professor of Pastoral Care Emerita Dates: Tuesday, March 3 – Wednesday, March 4, 2020 Tuesday, March 3: 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., includes …

Online Workshop: Pastoral Care within a Pandemic

…Theology in Denver, CO. Dr. Arjona’s research interests include the pastoral care of men, the intersections of pastoral care and liberation theologies, the care of couples and families, the care of LGBTQ+ individuals, and Erik H. Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development. One of his deepest passions is the care of theological students, which for him includes accompanying some of his …

Online Event: Virtual Clergy Self-Care Retreat

  Virtual Clergy Self-Care Retreat Date: Saturday, January 30, 2021, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST Co-leaders: Rev. Phanta Lansden, Associate Pastor, C.N. Jenkins Memorial Presbyterian Church, and Founder, Phanta Lansden Ministries, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Rev. Kamal Hassan, Pastor, Sojourner Truth Presbyterian Church, Richmond, California Workshop Description: This virtual retreat geared towards clergy and ministry care-givers will offer self-care …

Online Event: Clergy Self-Care Virtual Retreat

Clergy Self-Care Virtual Retreat Date: Saturday, September 25, 2021, 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. EDT Co-leaders: Rev. Phanta Lansden, Associate Pastor, C.N. Jenkins Memorial Presbyterian Church, and Founder, Phanta Lansden Ministries, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Rev. Kamal Hassan, Pastor, Sojourner Truth Presbyterian Church, Richmond, California Workshop Description: This virtual retreat geared towards clergy and ministry caregivers will assist participants in …

Online Course: Pastoral Care (Pathways Online Course)

…in a ministry of care. Topics covered in brief are listening, the role of self in a ministry of care, family systems theory, grief (and loss), the significance of ritual in pastoral care, and care as it relates to rites and sacraments in the life of the church. The course will include special focus on what care in a post-pandemic …

Worship and Sacraments

This is a hybrid course which will meet requirements for Christian educator certification in the PC(USA). At-home work begins on January 8, 2018; in-class time is February 6-8, 2018. Location: Union Presbyterian Seminary, 5141 Sharon Road, Charlotte , North Carolina 28210 Led by: Rebecca L. Davis Cost: $295, includes lunch on Feb 7 CEUs: 3.0 This class meets the requirements …

Strange Bedfellows: South Africa and U.S.A.

…The Church’s Responsibility in the Presence of Apartheid. We met with the South African team in London where they had come for another interdenominational meeting. For free reading during my travel, I carried the digest of the book, Creek Mary, from the Reader’s Digest. In this book of historical fiction by Dee Brown, he tells the story of Native American …

The Gospel of Matthew: Challenges and Resources for Preachers Today

Led by UPSem professors John Carroll, Frances Taylor Gench, and Richard W. Voelz Cost: $250 ($195 for those who register by April 4); includes lunch on May 16. CEUs: 1.2 ******************** Click here to register for The Gospel of Matthew: Challenges and Resources for Preachers Today ******************** Workshop Description: In the early centuries of the church’s life, Matthew established itself …

Professor Katie Cannon, first black woman ordained in PC(USA), dies at 68

…Carolina, by the Catawba Presbytery, in the Synod of Catawba. The United Presbyterian Church – predecessor of the PC(USA) – listed 154 white women as ordained clergy at that time, according to the Presbyterian Office of Information. She received her Bachelor of Science from Barber-Scotia College, Master of Divinity from Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary, and Master and Doctor of …