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APCE 2023 Union Presbyterian Seminary Alumni Luncheon

Join us for a Union Presbyterian Seminary Alumni Luncheon at APCE 2023! Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex 1 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd…

Price H. Gwynn, III Passed Away

Price Gwynn, aged 99, a loyal supporter of the Seminary and former trustee UTS 1/1/1993 – 6/30/1997, Union-PSCE 7/1/1997 –…

Richmond Campus and Library Closed at 4 PM on September 30th

Richmond Campus is closed at 4 PM on 9/30. Charlotte Campus will be closed on 10/1.

Fall Sharon & Brook–Strength of the Faculty

President’s Top Five

We are now post-Labor Day, and I know what you’re thinking: It’s that time of year! For putting away those…

Barbara Sue Ward passed away on Sept 9, 2022

Barbara Sue Ward, 92, former PSCE employee and a member of the President Advisory Council passed away peacefully on Sept…

Public Theology Forum on Sept. 17 Offers Practical Ideas for Advocacy to Community Leaders

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2022 Public Theology Forum on Sept. 17 Offers Practical Ideas for Advocacy to Community Leaders…

Help New Ministers Preach in Today’s World

UNION PRESBYTERIAN SEMINARY AWARDED $50,000 GRANT THROUGH LILLY ENDOWMENT’S COMPELLING PREACHING INITIATIVE RICHMOND, Va. (July 14, 2022) – Union Presbyterian…

Dr. James Taneti discussed his new book in a Podcast

Byung Ho Choi is a Ph.D. Student at Princeton Theological Seminary along with Akhil Thomas of Harvard Divinity School have…

Former Union Faculty Member, Dr. Charles Mason Swezey, dies

Former Union Theological Seminary (now Union Presbyterian Seminary) faculty member, Dr. Charles Mason Swezey, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed…

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…

Union awarded grant to show how pipe organs can lead community

RICHMOND, VA (May 16, 2022) – Union Presbyterian Seminary has been awarded a grant to promote a deep understanding of how…

New grant to study how theological education can be more intercultural

RICHMOND, VA (May 11, 2022) – Union Presbyterian Seminary (UPSem) Associate Professor of Old Testament Safwat Marzouk has received a grant to examine…

de’Angelo Dia accepts call to direct Charlotte campus admissions

RICHMOND, VA (May 10, 2022) – Union Presbyterian Seminary has appointed alumnus and artist de’Angelo Dia to be admissions director for the…

New grant to study diversity, equity, and inclusion in preaching and homiletics

RICHMOND, VA (May 6, 2022) – The Academy of Homiletics has been awarded a grant to study its efforts to…

President Blount to retire from Union Presbyterian Seminary in 2023

RICHMOND, VA (April 27, 2022) – President Brian K. Blount announced to the board of trustees of Union Presbyterian Seminary at their…

Dorothee Tripodi called to Union Seminary faculty

RICHMOND, VA (February 24, 2022) – Union Presbyterian Seminary has called Rev. Dr. Dorothee Tripodi to serve as Director of Supervised Ministry and Vocational…

New book offers a fresh examination of a critical juncture in Christian history

RICHMOND, VA (March 4, 2022) – Union Presbyterian Seminary Associate Professor of Church History Christine Luckritz Marquis has authored a new book…

2022 Graduate Study Fellowships Announced

RICHMOND, VA (January 31, 2022) – Graduate study fellowships are awarded for further study and professional development. Through these awards,…

Professor Charles Swezey remembered as master theological teacher

RICHMOND, VA (January 22, 2022) – Charles M. Swezey, the Annie Scales Rogers Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics Emeritus…