Leggett Foundation Supports United Methodist Students at Union Presbyterian Seminary

RICHMOND, Va. (April 22, 2019) – Union Presbyterian Seminary receives $25,000 grant from the Robert and Dee Leggett Foundation to pay for courses that United Methodist students are required to take specifically for ordination in the Methodist church. Union campuses, located in Richmond, VA, and Charlotte, NC, are fully accredited by the University Senate of the United Methodist Church for …

Muslim refugee history to be discussed amid global immigration debate

…in the Christian Kingdom of Abyssinia: Implications for Christian-Muslim Relations Today,” will take place in Lake Chapel at the Early Center, 1106 Westwood Avenue, in Richmond, Virginia. It is free and open to the public. The Migration to Abyssinia, present-day Ethiopia and Eritrea, in the year 613 was an episode in early Islamic history where the first Muslims fled from …

Union Seminary benefactor Josiah P. Rowe dies at 90

RICHMOND, Va. (November 8, 2018) – Josiah P. Rowe, a former newspaper publisher who championed Christian education teaching at Union Presbyterian Seminary, died Saturday. He was 90. “Josiah Rowe was a dear friend to the Union Seminary community and the Presbyterian Church,” said seminary president Brian K. Blount. “As chair of the board of the Presbyterian School of Christian Education …

Financing Seminary

Government Loans: Although no one wants to borrow money for schooling, sometimes government loans are the only option. Government loans tend to have lower interest rates than private loans, but they may not cover all of your expenses. Be sure to review your offer carefully and consult with the financial aid office for any questions. If you’ve completed the FAFSA, …

Visiting the Akrofi-Christaller Institute (ACI)

Yesterday, we left the bustle of Accra to travel north to a mountain town called Akropong. In the quiet of town life, students at the Akrofi-Christaller Institute (ACI) complete their Master’s and PhD level studies in theology. ACI is the first private theological institution to receive a charter to focus on African Christianity. Western colonizers brought Christianity to the continent …

Middle East Travel Seminar: A day of memory, history, hope… and sweets!

…Middle East Travel Seminar: Diverse cultural perspectives in Roman-era Zippori Middle East Travel Seminar: A day of memory, history, hope… and sweets! Middle East Travel Seminar: The Western Wall, Temple Mount, and Dome of the Rock BY SUE LOWCOCK HARRIS We began the day at Yad VaShem, “a place and a name,” the Holocaust memorial here in Jerusalem. The large …

Director of Child and Youth Christian Education–Bethany Presbyterian Church–Tacoma, WA

Bethany Presbyterian Church in the north end of Tacoma is a welcoming and loving community that is looking for a 20-hour-a-week Director of Child and Youth Christian Education who will enjoy developing and supporting the overall Christian educational ministry of Bethany Presbyterian Church with a specific focus on children and youth, grades kindergarten through 12. We are an inclusive, progressive, …

Dr. Vest to lead Evangelism Workshops in Steeles Tavern, VA

On Saturday, March 18, 2017, Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church in Steeles Tavern, VA, will welcome Dr. John Vest as the Evangelism Workshops leader. Dr. Vest is Visiting Assistant Professor of Evangelism at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia. …

Brian Blount Event Schedule

Sunday, Aug 28, 10 am Second Presbyterian church, 214 Mountain Ave NW, Roanoke VA Thursday, Sept 15, 10 am Westminster Canterbury, 1600 Westbrook Ave., Richmond VA Sunday, Sept 18, 11 am Fondren Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS Sunday, Sept 24, 11 am First Presbyterian Hilton Head, SC Sunday, Oct 16, 11 am Carver Memorial Presbyterian, 830 25h St. Newport News VA …

Dr. Frances Taylor Gench Leading SC5 Minister/Educator Retreat “When the Bible Raises Your Blood Pressure: Faithful Wrestling with Challenging Texts”

…reflect on the authority of Scripture. Frances Taylor Gench is leading this retreat for the ministers and educators of the South Carolina Presbyteries beginning on Monday, October 22 and ending on Wednesday, October 24 at the Montreat Conference Center. Dr. Gench is the Herbert Worth and Annie H. Jackson Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond. Registration Information …

The Injustice of the Unhoused

…Church in Charlotte, North Carolina; Rev. Dr. Peter Wherry from Mayfield Memorial Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina; and Finny Mathew, President of the FARRR FOUNDATION and The Lighthouse Community Center of Lynchburg, Virginia. Each of these faith-based entities has undertaken the difficult task of tackling housing injustice head on, and, as was noted several times in our discussion, it …

Jane Davis Rourk, former Union Seminary trustee, dies

RICHMOND, VA (January 4, 2021) – Mrs. Jane Davis Rourk, Former Union Trustee for 11 years (1/1/1994 to 12/31/2005) passed away on January 3, 2020, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She also served on the seminary’s President Advisory Board from 2005 to 2018 and was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Durham, NC. “Jane was a remarkable woman. Her …

New grant to study how theological education can be more intercultural

…and the institutions they serve. It designs educational services, develops intellectual resources, and facilitates networks of institutions that cultivate a coherent vision of Christian institutional leadership and form Christian leaders. Leadership Education is a non-degree-granting initiative of Duke Divinity School funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. and based in Durham, North Carolina. ### Safwat Marzouk high-resolution image Contact: Mike Frontiero Union …

Garden Variety

…I will come help you.   [1] Environmental Justice | US EPA [2] ForsythSuccessStory.pdf (ncdhhs.gov) [3] About Us | Piedmont Environmental Alliance (peanc.org) Meg Kelly is a third year M.Div. Student at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Charlotte and serves full-time at Parkway Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She is a Candidate for the Office of Minister of Word and …

Union Seminary hosts commencement in a cloud

RICHMOND, VA (May 17, 2020) — Amid the COVID-19 pandemic which suddenly shifted traditional classroom instruction to the virtual cloud, Union Presbyterian Seminary conferred 45 degrees and certificates to 43 students in its Richmond campus community who successfully completed their Master of Arts in Christian Education, Master of Divinity, Master of Theology, Doctor of Philosophy, and Seoul Exchange Fellowship programs. …

A Litany for Black History Month

…all existence by Your abundant grace. Embolden us to relinquish fear and do the work our souls must have. All: We are Your peace, and we worship You. Aṣẹ. One: Bringing the gifts that our ancestors gave, we are the dream and the hope of the enslaved. We rise, we rise, we rise. All: Let all be done in accordance …

Statement from President Blount on the death of George Floyd

RICHMOND, VA (May 31, 2020) — The following statement was made by Union Presbyterian Seminary President Brian K. Blount on the death of George Floyd, a black man who died Monday after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on his neck until he stopped breathing and nationwide protests over police mistreatment of African Americans.   “And they conquered …

Willie Jennings and Jill Duffield headline Sprunt Lectures

RICHMOND, VA (March 23, 2018) —Willie James Jennings, a major figure in theological education across North American, is the featured speaker at the 2018 Sprunt Lecture series May 7-9, 2018 on the Richmond campus of Union Presbyterian Seminary. The topic is “Redeeming the Creature: Race, Place, and the Hope of the Church.” “Christianity in the west suffers from a defective …

Noted Scholar Dr. Leela Prasad Addresses “Religion That Underlies All Religions” on March 15

Richmond, VA—Have you ever been curious about Gandhi’s influence 75 years after his death? Join multi-lingual author and religious scholar, Dr. Leela Prasad, to learn more in her upcoming Dawe Lecture on Wed. March 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Lake Chapel at Union Presbyterian Seminary. She’ll help attendees understand what Gandhi meant by the “a religion that underlies all religions” …

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APCE 2018: How we ought to present scripture

BY JESSIE PARTRIDGE This week while attending APCE I attended a workshop entitled, “Sharing God’s Hospitality with Children.” In this mini-plenary, we talked about how we can encourage children to interact with the stories that the Bible tells us. One of the leaders, Carol Jones, demonstrated her storytelling method for us. She sat on the floor with a gold box …

Helping cops cope with traumatic violence: VALEAP

…The Virginia Law Enforcement Assistance Program (VALEAP) is working to change all that by giving officers the support they desperately need. In our Union matters! podcast, co-founder and Union Presbyterian Seminary alumnus Alex Evans, and Richmond Police Sergeant Carol Adams, sat down with Joe Slay at Second Presbyterian Church in downtown Richmond to explain, what they call, their life-and-death ministry. …