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Charting a Course for Liturgical Theology Symposium

Join us in Belk Chapel on the Charlotte campus for a conversation in anticipation of the retirement of Paul Galbreath, Professor of Theology, Ethics, and History. Featured guests will be Martha Moore-Keish, J.B. Green Professor of Theology at Columbia Theological Seminary, and Claudio Carvalhaes, Professor of Worship at Union Theological Seminary. Please rsvp to Mary Ellen Vernon (mvernon@upsem.edu) by April …

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Seminary Sunday, Olivet Presbyterian Church

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

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Director of Youth Ministry–Unity Presbyterian Church–Fort Mill, SC

…Jesus and create meaningful relationships with one another and the entire congregation; and foster the development of a personal, spiritual, and abiding relationship with Christ that will continue throughout life. To apply or for questions, contact Dr. Matt Rich at mrich@unityfortmill.org or 803.547.5543. Applications are encouraged by February 1, 2024, but will be received until the position is filled. https://unityfortmill.org/about-us/careers/ …

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Middle East Travel Seminar: Little Petra and glamping(?)

…the hard work was definitely worth the Koinonia (community) factor and the breathtaking views (The pictures do NOT do them justice!). Hiking to Litte Petra Little Petra After a delicious lunch and a scenic drive, we arrived at Sand Rose Camp in Wadi Rum, Jordan. We drove through the desert, our amazing bus driver powered through the sand …

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Central America Travel Seminar: The day we met Jon Sobrino

…Central America Travel Seminar: Illiteracy, human rights, and deportation Central America Travel Seminar: Stories of exile and oppression Central America Travel Seminar: Colonization in Guatemala Central America Travel Seminar: Worship and futbol Central America Travel Seminar: Buzzing over Guatemalan coffee and a volcano 🌋 Central America Travel Seminar: Our last morning in Guatemala BY DR. PAUL GALBREATH This morning our …

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Union publishes beloved professor’s collection of heartfelt prayers

Union Presbyterian Seminary has published a book of public prayers by Professor Emeritus of Biblical Interpretation Wayne Sibley Towner, who taught at Union for more than two decades. Towner’s prayers were always delivered from the heart, revealing his deeper sensitivities and commitments. Yet they were also works of theopoetical craftsmanship — carefully designed to focus minds and imaginations in lifting …

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6 questions with alumnus Will Robinson

Rev. Dr. William Robinson (Ph.D.’15) recently published his dissertation, Metaphor, Morality and the Spirit in Romans 8:1-17. It is available through Amazon and the Society of Biblical Literature bookstore. Below is from an interview he recently gave speaking about his time at Union and why he chose the passage in Romans to study. In addition to publishing your book, …

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Response to immigration ban

…for the earliest followers of Jesus. Certainly, this was the case with an infant child, born in Bethlehem into a misunderstood and maligned faith, on the run, a refugee in the care of his parents from his homeland, where the ruling power sought to kill him. The concern before us is not one of partisan politics, but of emulating the …

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India travel seminar: Holy ground

…invited us to his home and we were served an exquisite lunch, made all the sweeter for the warmth of welcome. Truly I have never experienced hospitality like this, and it is humbling to receive such generosity and care. Lunch at Rev. Daniel’s home. Our generous hosts, who also packed a picnic dinner for our train ride. In Hyderabad, the …

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Ghana Travel Seminar: Handcrafts with personality and stories

…goods – bananas, hats, eggs, toilet paper, and more. For most daily necessities, it seems one can simply lean out their car window or walk down the street and find exactly what they need. Observing this, we have been able to learn so much about Ghanaian culture just from driving and walking around. However, set back from the main thoroughfares …

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Lana Martinez (MDiv’16): Leveraging faith & community organizing beyond the pulpit

Alumni Spotlight BY MOLLIE TRAINUM Lana Heath de Martinez is not your stereotypical seminary graduate. I first met with her in a bustling, cold coffee shop in the middle of downtown Richmond, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that she sports a stud in her nose and a subtle wash of purple over the ends of her hair. Immediately, …

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Class of 2018 profiles: Pamela Fusting will close no door

…serve, and a Master of Arts in Christian Education degree she earned conveniently online from her home in Baltimore, Maryland. A California native, Fusting’s career path began as an economist after graduating from UCLA before working in a church. In 2008, she stepped in to assist as an interim director of family ministry at her church in Severna Park, Maryland, …

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Gems for the Journey: Challenge, not Comfort

…God permitted this. Jeremiah lived in a time of Judah’s abandonment of Jehovah the God of Israel. His society had abandoned the Lord and deeply resented Jeremiah for confronting their sins and affirming God’s standards. Jeremiah’s contemporaries not only rejected Jeremiah’s message, they ridiculed and hated the man. Jeremiah could not help being deeply hurt by all the antagonism focused …

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Ghana Travel Seminar: The ties that bind

…continents and despite the distance that may be created by language and culture, we are bound together in our dedication to use our gifts and talents, our imagination, and our creativity— whether in scholarship, in pastoral care, or in community organizing to work for God’s Kingdom and God’s people. We are united in our commitment to bring more peace, more …

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Just Preach / Just Act: The 2022 African American Social Justice Preaching Series

On January 10 and 12, 2022, the Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation, at Union Presbyterian Seminary’s Charlotte campus, hosted a second African American Social Justice Preaching Series and welcomed Rev. Dr. William C. Turner Jr. of Durham, North Carolina, and Rev. Nelson Johnson and Joyce Johnson of Greensboro, North Carolina, for three online events, featuring sermons, lectures, and a …

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Christine Luckritz Marquis

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“Race”: The Basis of Social Injustice

…Pain was published. Wherry has led churches in both rural and urban settings including the Pleasant Plain Baptist Church in Drewryville, Virginia, the Fountain Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia, and sixteen years as pastor of the historic Queen Street Baptist Church in Norfolk, Virginia. In 2007, he became pastor of the Mayfield Memorial Missionary Baptist Church of Charlotte, North Carolina. …

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Charles F. Melchert (1936-2019)

Union Presbyterian Seminary has learned of the passing of Charles F. Melchert, former professor and dean at the Presbyterian School of Christian Education (now Union Presbyterian Seminary), on Monday, January 7, 2019. Melchert was born in Ridgeville Corners, Ohio, in 1936, and earned his B.A. in drama from Capital University, Columbus, Ohio, in 1958. He received his Master of Divinity …

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Community Church at Lake Wylie – Seeks Senior Pastor

Community Church at Lake Wylie (cclw.org) is an interdenominational church seeking a DYNAMIC SENIOR PASTOR to lead us into the future as we reach every generation with the love and hope of Jesus Christ. We are a friendly, caring, mission-minded congregation with a history of outstanding biblically based preaching from the pulpit and a superb music program. Lake Wylie is …

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Alum elected president of Ethiopian Evangelical Church

Rev. Yonas Yigezu (M.Div.’06), right, pledges to lead the Ethiopian Evangelican Church Mekane Yesus with unity and love. On left, outgoing EECMY president, Rev. Dr. Wakseyoum Idosa. The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) 20th General Assembly took place January 22-28, 2017 at the Mekane Yesus Seminary, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Rev. Yonas Yigezu Dib-binyam (M.Div.’06) was elected as the …

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City grants Union Seminary request for deferment of Westwood Tract special exception

Union Presbyterian Seminary appeared before the City of Richmond Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) today on its request for a Special Exception to a zoning issue affecting existing structures on 19 acres of the Westwood Tract. In response to the neighboring community’s request for more discussion about the Special Exception, the seminary asked for — and received — a 30-day …

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Seeking God amidst violence, politics, & inequality

…roared and the disciples feared, Jesus was there proclaiming peace. Right up in the chaos, Jesus was there. Right up in the chaos monster’s face, deep peace. In his sermon on Thursday, Rev. Jon Brown said, “We must cultivate an awareness of God with us in the chaos,” for “at the center of the story, we can still find the …