Stuart Seelman: Isolation, Bonhoeffer, and Julian of Norwich

…different members of our community. There is no specific format for people to follow. They can read a poem or play music or lead a meditation. In the midst of social distancing and being asked to stay at home due to COVID-19, let us remember that “the earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and…

Molly Smerko: What is saving your life today?

…different members of our community. There is no specific format for people to follow. They can read a poem or play music or lead a meditation. In the midst of social distancing and being asked to stay at home due to COVID-19, let us remember that “the earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and…

California wildfires affect Union families

…a GoFundMe page to help support her grandparents who have been featured on Inside Edition, ABC News, and their local ABC News station. While Malibu is often associated with celebrities and wealth, not every resident falls into that category. When his wife’s grandparents moved there 41 years ago, the area was completely undeveloped and it wasn’t the celebrity paradise it…

Reformation Tour: Who? The Reformation and those less well known

…keepers who have come before me, like my new friend Martha. She’s a Presbyterian School of Christian Education graduate from the 1960s and worked in the church for many years. Hearing her stories and forming a new friendship has been priceless. So I’d like to thank all the trailblazers but more specifically today the trail keepers who have come before…

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Menefee Gau finds relatable story in “Loving” role

…and a movie she was proud to be a part of. She played the secretary to a Constitutional law professor at Georgetown University named Chester Antieau. In her scene, the lawyer who represents the Lovings meets with Antieau and another Constitutional lawyer and the three of them come up with the strategy that will ultimately bring victory. This was a…

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Ghana Travel Seminar: Learning at the Akrofi-Christaller Institute

…objective is to develop a greater understanding of the meanings in the various translations and their impact on the Christian faith. At the Akrofi-Christaller Institute with Dr. Philip Laryea and Dr. Ridolf K. Gaisie. Next, we took a walking tour of the local community. We visited the point from which Christianity was introduced to Akropong-Akuapem in the 18thcentury. There is…

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Remembering James H. Smylie

This is post 3 of 5 in the series “Sharon&Brook Summer 2019” Strengthening Faith Formation Among Children Appreciation of Music Is Motivation for Gift to Watts Organ Fund Remembering James H. Smylie Worship, Ecology, and Community Revisited The Gargoyle Speaks: Unscheduled Beauty   2019 SUMMER ISSUE / GRADUATION Historical Consciousness By Stanley H. Skreslet (D.Min.‘80), F.S. Royster Professor of Christian…

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Part-time Stated Supply–Waynesboro Second Presbyterian Church–Waynesboro, VA

Second Presbyterian Church of Waynesboro seeks a compassionate pastor who will provide meaningful worship experiences, clear and concise sermons, revitalize and assist in Sunday School, be involved in the outreach ministries of the church, present at church functions, and sensitive to the gifts and needs of a small close community church. For more information, see attached description….

Union Seminary announces 2019 Fellowship Award recipients

…promise in pastoral ministry. Linda Kurtz, Richmond Campus The Sallie Shepherd Perkins Fellowship This award is given to a student who has demonstrated superior academic achievement and possesses outstanding qualities of Christian commitment to pursue further graduate study to enhance the student‘s ministry. Heather Woodworth Brannon, Richmond Campus ### Contact: Mike Frontiero Director of Communications Union Presbyterian Seminary mfrontiero@upsem.edu  …

Megan Strollo called to join Union Seminary faculty

…at various churches in Virginia and enjoys opportunities to bring her research interests to the church and other public forums. When she is not teaching, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband and two daughters, and serving in her local community of Fredericksburg, VA. ### Megan Strollo photo MEDIA CONTACT: Mike Frontiero Director of Communications Union Presbyterian Seminary mfrontiero@upsem.edu…

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,…

Rev. Mairi Renwick called as chaplain of Union Seminary Richmond campus

…is to develop relationships with local community organizing groups and nonprofits and discover ways they can support each other. Renwick received her Master of Divinity degree from Union in 2011. She completed a clinical pastoral education residency at Emory University Hospital and was a staff chaplain at University of Kentucky hospital. She also was a program manager for Blessed Earth,…

Slavery, Race, and Civil Rights

William B. Sweetser Jr. (Ph.D. 2000) has written a comprehensive story of the Seminary from its earliest beginnings in his book A Copious Fountain: A History of Union Presbyterian Seminary, 1812-2012 (Westminster John Knox Press, 2016). Union’s history includes much to regret and much to celebrate with regard to matters of slavery, race, and Civil Rights in the United States….

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