Leadership Institute Contacts

We welcome your questions and suggestions.

For inquires related to our continuing education programs and leadership development initiatives, please contact:

Chris Burton, Director
800-229-2990, Ext. 383, or 804-278-4383

For inquiries related to program registration or on-campus housing options, please contact:

Theda Wortman, Program Coordinator
800-229-2990, Ext. 301, or 804-278-4301

We offer thanks for the wonderful work of Wes Holl

We offer thanks for the wonderful work of Wes Holland, who has served as the Seminary’s chef (and the person who has operated the café) for several years. Your work will be missed @UPSem’s Richmond campus! @upseminary

On Wed., April 17 at 2p, join Ashlee Anderson and

On Wed., April 17 at 2p, join Ashlee Anderson and Annie Franklin Arvin as they talk about discernment and applying to UPSem. To join the virtual open house @upseminary, sign up for the Zoom link by Tues. April 16. This could be the most important hour of your life, so don’t delay! https://bit.ly/Apr24-VOH-UPSem

Watch the Director of UPSem’s Leadership Institu

Watch the Director of UPSem’s Leadership Institute Dr. Chris Burton to learn more about the Sprunt lectures May 6-8, 2024. Registration is required so we have an accurate headcount, so please sign up today! https://youtu.be/igykXp6srZw

Can’t get to campus for a tour? Come to a virtua

Can’t get to campus for a tour? Come to a virtual open house with admissions directors Annie Franklin Arvin and Ashlee Anderson. The first one is scheduled for Wed. 4/17 at 2p via Zoom. Sign up to receive the Zoom link!
https://bit.ly/Apr24-VOH-UPSem

Sow & Serve, a worship-through-work chapel service

Sow & Serve, a worship-through-work chapel service, brought students, faculty and staff together @upseminary in Richmond. Special guests from Voices of Jubilee, Ginter Park Methodist Church, RISC, and Shalom Farms shared information about getting involved in our local community.

There's a solar eclipse in the U.S. on April 8. Ba

There's a solar eclipse in the U.S. on April 8. Back in 2017, RVA experienced an 88 percent solar eclipse. @anniefranklinarvin27 was a student; she's now the admissions director on the Richmond campus at UPSem. She's shown viewing the 2017 eclipse with her husband Thomas Arvin.

President Jacq Lapsley remarks on interfaith tradi

President Jacq Lapsley remarks on interfaith traditions and shared interests in this video.