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2024 Graduate Study Fellowships Announced

Richmond, VA (Feb. 5, 2024)—Graduate study fellowships are awarded for further study and professional development. Through these awards, the faculty of Union Presbyterian Seminary recognizes outstanding academic work by students who also show exceptional promise for effectiveness in ministry. The Patrick H. and Mary P. Carmichael Fellowship This award is given to a student completing the M.A.C.E. degree at Union …

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Charles F. Melchert (1936-2019)

…at Trinity Lutheran Seminary and his Ph.D. at Yale University. He was the loving husband of Anabel Proffitt for 34 years. A superb and gifted teacher, Melchert touched many lives with his wisdom and humor, his writings, his courses, his doctoral advising, and his Bible studies. He began his teaching career at Colgate Rochester Divinity School in 1966, moved on …

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Tim Moore called to Union Seminary as director of donor development

RICHMOND, Va. (October 25, 2017) – Rev. Dr. Tim Moore has been called to Union Presbyterian Seminary as director of donor development. He will work out of the school’s Charlotte, North Carolina, campus. An ordained United Methodist minister, Moore received a Doctor of Ministry from Hood Theological Seminary, a Master of Divinity from Duke University, a Master of Letters from …

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Seminary Luncheon at Massanetta Bible Conference

Thirty-five alumni and friends gathered for a UPSem luncheon on Thursday, July 25, 2019 during the annual Bible Conference at Massanetta Springs, in Harrisonburg, VA. Dr. John Carroll was guest speaker at the luncheon. Carroll is the Harriet Robertson Fitts Memorial Professor of New Testament. His address focused on “Jesus and the other Abrahamic Faiths: Common Ground and Sticking Points.” …

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

…She also was a program manager for Blessed Earth, a nonprofit that focused on Sabbath and taking care of creation. Renwick holds a Bachelor of Arts in history from Presbyterian College. She has been an Ordained Teaching Elder in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) since 2013. ### Contact: Mike Frontiero Director of Communications Union Presbyterian Seminary mfrontiero@upsem.edu Mairi Renwick high-resolution image …

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Union Seminary hosts commencement in a cloud

…Staff Rev. Jenny M. McDevitt (M.Div.’09), formerly senior pastor of Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City, delivered the commencement address from the pulpit of her new church in Columbia, South Carolina. She told the Class of 2020 that as they go into an “incredibly strange” world to become masters and doctors of more than just education, divinity, theology, …

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Union Seminary launches Master of Arts in Public Theology

…a hybrid format. The majority of coursework will take place online with a requirement to meet on campus for a brief period each term. For more information about the M.A.P.T. degree, contact our admissions office at admissions@upsem.edu, or 804-278-4221 in Richmond, Virginia, or 980-475-1066 in Charlotte, North Carolina. ### MEDIA CONTACT: Mike Frontiero Director of Communications Union Presbyterian Seminary mfrontiero@upsem.edu …

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Jane Davis Rourk, former Union Seminary trustee, dies

RICHMOND, VA (January 4, 2021) – Mrs. Jane Davis Rourk, Former Union Trustee for 11 years (1/1/1994 to 12/31/2005) passed away on January 3, 2020, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She also served on the seminary’s President Advisory Board from 2005 to 2018 and was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Durham, NC. “Jane was a remarkable woman. Her …

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Union Seminary condemns rising anti-Asian violence

…in their suffering through our prayers and protest. We pledge to ensure through our thoughtful actions that our Asian American siblings feel cared for, respected, and secure in our communities and our neighborhoods. Read a statement from the Association of Theological Schools on anti-Asian violence signed by President Brian K. Blount. ### Contact: Mike Frontiero Union Presbyterian Seminary mfrontiero@upsem.edu 804-278-4279 …

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Union Seminary announces 2018 Fellowship Award recipients

RICHMOND, VA (March 9, 2018) —Union Presbyterian Seminary celebrates with students who have been recognized by the faculty with the following Fellowship Awards for further study and professional development. Through these awards, the faculty recognizes outstanding academic work by students who also show exceptional promise for effectiveness in ministry. The Patrick H. and Mary P. Carmichael Fellowship This award is …

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Legal

…a Power of Attorney, giving someone of your choosing the right to make legal or health-care decisions for you if you are unable. Finally, a Last Will and Testament helps a probate court carry out your wishes after your death and, most importantly, names the guardians for your children. While other document options exist, these three basic documents can provide …

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

…as a turning point of desert monasticism and considers how monks became involved in acts of violence and how that violence came back to haunt them. Luckritz Marquis pays careful attention to detail in this book to the dynamic relations between memory practices, the rhetorical constructions of place, racialized discourse, language, and deeds of violence, a nexus of issues that …

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Union Seminary announces 2019 Fellowship Award recipients

RICHMOND, VA (February 26, 2019) —Union Presbyterian Seminary celebrates with students who have been recognized by the faculty with the following Fellowship Awards for further study and professional development. Through these awards, the faculty recognizes outstanding academic work by students who also show exceptional promise for effectiveness in ministry. The Patrick H. and Mary P. Carmichael Fellowship This award is …

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Our Mandate for Justice: Inside and Outside of the Seminary

…of the issues of emphasis. We cannot think of healthcare and not consider the role of Jesus as a healer and that churches throughout time have founded hospitals and been instrumental in providing medical care. We cannot truly focus on climate devastation and environmental justice and ignore notions of Creation care that extend as far back as the first two …

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Dr. Robin McCall Named Seminary Librarian

Richmond, VA (January 31, 2023)—Welcome to Dr. Robin C. McCall, our new Seminary Librarian and Assistant Professor of Bibliography and Research! Robin received her B.A. from the University of Virginia, her M.Div. from the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond and her Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. Robin also received her M.L.I.S. from the University of North Carolina—Greensboro. Her most recent …

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Values

…defining your values in her blog post, “How to Live With Purpose, Identify Your Values and Improve Your Leadership.” Rebecca Shern — a registered dietician and lifestyle coach — of Minimal Wellness may help you understand how to prioritize your values by reading her blog here. Her site also includes a free downloadable worksheet to help you organize your values. …

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Seminarians for Social Justice

…CSJR has helped me to have less of a theoretical perspective and more of a real-world perspective. I had the privilege of going on the Civil Rights Travel Seminar, and it helped me realize how much I did not know. The Civil Rights Travel Seminar showed me the people who suffered and sacrificed for the freedom we have now, and …

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Deje Vu! Say It Again! by Rev. Sandra Caldwell-Williams (Dual M.Div./M.A.C.E.’06)

…mind, and spirit of the redeemed. “I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh, I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of the body, that is the church.” (Col. 1:24 NRSV). One of my sistah-friends reminded me to read it and I want to share how my spirit digested …

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