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Writing (Righting) Wrong: Memory, Resistance, Resilience

Location: Paisley Hall on the Richmond campus Led by: Katie Geneva Cannon and Paula Owens Parker Cost: $195 ($150 for those who register by February 27, 2017); includes lunch on April 4 and 5 CEUs: 1.5 *************************** Click here to register for Writing (Righting) Wrong: Memory, Resistance, Resilience *************************** Description: In this workshop we will assess and redress the muted,…

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2017 Sprunt Lectures

Program Registration http://www.regonline.com/Sprunt2017   LECTURER Dana L. Robert Truman Collins Professor of World Christianity and History of Mission, Director of the Center for Global Christianity and Mission Boston University Title: Cross-Cultural Friendship and Christian Mission: History and Practices Dana L. Robert is a leading historian of world Christianity and mission. Her books include American Women in Mission: A Social History…

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Just Talk/Talk Just: The Prison Industrial Complex

Online event, co-sponsored by Union Presbyterian Seminary, the Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation, and the Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership. Registration link will be available soon….

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Alumni luncheon at Massanetta Springs

…Rev. Nicole Ball (M.Div. ’11), UPSem church relations officer, will bring updates on Union Presbyterian Seminary. Bring your family and friends! We will enjoy fellowship and a buffet lunch. Those who have already registered for the Bible or Church Music Conference will have their lunch provided. The cost for the luncheon, for non-conference guests, is $12.00. Register now at http://www.regonline.com/alummsbc…

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On-Campus Workshop: Multiple Ways of Teaching & Learning

Workshop Title: Multiple Ways of Teaching & Learning THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES Led by: Dr. Lakisha Lockhart, Assistant Professor of Christian Education, Union Presbyterian Seminary Leader Bio: Ordained to ministry in the non-denominational tradition, Dr. Lakisha R. Lockhart recognizes the importance of teaching Christian education for the strengthening of the church. Because she feels that…

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Lessons and Carols – Charlotte Chapel

Service of Lessons and Carols: All are welcomed to attend. (Please RSVP to Mary Ellen Vernon at mvernon@upsem.edu or 980-636-1661 if you plan to also eat lunch with us)….

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Sip and See the Charlotte Campus

Sip on holiday spirits. See the Seminary’s Charlotte campus. Meet our new VP/Dean of Students Lisa McLennan. Make some new friends. Learn about the Seminary’s positive impact on the church and region. The campus is located at 5141 Sharon Road, directly behind Sharon Presbyterian Church. Please rsvp by December 5 to Mary Ellen Vernon at mvernon@upsem.edu or 980-636-1661….

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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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BLACK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER: November 2023

God’s Prescription for Answered Prayer (For Unity to be One) By Rev. Veronica Martin Thomas MSW, Virginia Commonwealth University ’73; M.Div., Union-PSCE ’07 Rev. Veronica Thomas “If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal…

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Middle East Travel Seminar: Turning toward Jerusalem 

…hotel, which had been converted from an old monastery. Later, we walked the streets of the old city, which paired Herodian and Davidic ruins with lines of shops selling iron-on t-shirts of American sports teams featuring Hebrew lettering and made-in-China souvenirs. To unwind after all the sights and contrasts, students Heather Brannon, Nathan Paul-Bonham, George Williams, and myself found a…

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Kate Meeks: Theology & Food Justice

…with scripture and theology, initiated her journey towards seminary. “I knew that focusing on social justice work was where I found joy, but also felt something missing when I wasn’t also acknowledging the environment, specifically food justice,” Meeks says. When Meeks learned of Union’s partnership with Shalom Farms, a local non-profit working toward providing fresh produce at a discounted price…

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Passion to help veterans guided Charlie Pratt to ministry

…us back to the Korean War veteran and the secret that had haunted him for decades. Seeing that he was in the presence of another who had known warfare, he told him the story of the refugees streaming across a bridge, ten abreast. One was spotted with explosives strapped to his back. A sergeant ordered the men to open fire…

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A God Given Mind

…those who seek to capitalize on the fear and doubt of fellow human beings by stock piling paper products and cleaning agents in rented storage units and then selling them to the panic stricken at exorbitant prices, with little or no conscience, compassion or consideration. Church doors are ordered closed and worshippers cannot assemble in the house of God…but, as…

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Central America Travel Seminar: “Power is for the people”

…streets, and garbage and recycling cans along fences on the streets. The people of the town participate in their own government and laws. They took the time to write out the rules of the town. Things such as no selling of liquor or drugs, and no violence or deforestation that will prevent the social order. The town was originally vacated…

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Ghana Travel Seminar: Seeing the magnificence of God’s love

…us, showering us with unrelenting steadfast love. We can even picture the canopy of the trees in Psalm 36:7 “How precious is your steadfast love, O God! All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.” God’s love reminds us to trust God as we navigate life. And when we get to the point where there is a…

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Central America Travel Seminar: Buzzing over Guatemalan coffee and a volcano 🌋

…clouds covering the active volcano we watched erupt and pour out lava for a few seconds last night (top photo). It looks calm and surreal in the background of our breakfast. The conversation over Guatemalan coffee buzzes with excitement from last night’s eruption and a calming of everyone’s nerves over the past week in a half as we prepare to…

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It Feels Good to Give!

…line with your name if you give online and on the memo line if you send a check. “For God loves a cheerful giver” (Cor. 9:7b)! See the website for giving opportunities. For tracking purposes, when you give write “BAA” on the line with your name if you give online, and on the memo line if you send a check….

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Hannah Fialor-Agbanyo: Finding God In and Beyond Life

…and beyond life goes beyond church attendance only. There are other practices that help me find God. In Jeremiah 29:13, God called God’s people, “seek me and find me; when you seek me with all your heart.” God must be sought in order to be found. Like other Ghanaians, I find God in community life —times of joy, bereavement, alms-giving,…

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Middle East Travel Seminar: Surprising spiritual moments

…Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:27-28). The irony, when you look up from your mud-covered feet you see a strict border dividing Israel and Jordan. I believe Paul and Jesus desired for divisions to be broken down and that breaking down such divisions is found in the sacrament of baptism. Yet in the holy waters of Jordan, where Christ and many more…

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About Giving: Attitude is Everything

…in order to get? Reflecting on giving in church or giving back to God, such giving is an act of stewardship, as defined in the Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms— “the responsibility given to humans in creation for managing the resources of the earth. Christian stewardship involves the whole of life since all life comes from God and is to…

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Class of 2018 profiles: Crystal Harper Fallesen doesn’t let life get in the way

…working. The day after she finished, she learned she was pregnant. The day after that, she started her online program for a Master of Arts in Christian Education degree at Union Presbyterian Seminary. She took a couple of semesters off to raise her child and then took another couple of semesters off when she decided to adopt two more children….

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Living COVID While Black and George Floyd

…from my home. I work as a health sciences associate dean and I also teach health sciences courses. My university closed face-to-face classes and moved to a virtual online college experience. At first, I thought “How cool” this is going to be to work from home and still get paid. It wasn’t very long before I realized that everyone did…

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