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Central America Travel Seminar: Colonization in Guatemala

…Central America Travel Seminar: Illiteracy, human rights, and deportation Central America Travel Seminar: Stories of exile and oppression Central America Travel Seminar: Colonization in Guatemala Central America Travel Seminar: Worship and futbol Central America Travel Seminar: Buzzing over Guatemalan coffee and a volcano 🌋 Central America Travel Seminar: Our last morning in Guatemala BY JOAQUIN ROSS Today in Guatemala we …

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Black Alumni Association Newsletter: November 2021

…run my race. Now you run yours.” The rest is racing history. Secretariat’s 1973 performance at the Belmont Stakes, where he bested his closest competitor by a mind-blowing 31 lengths, is widely considered one of the most stunning horse races of all time. 47 years later, no horse has yet to run that race that fast. “I’ve run my race,” …

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2017 Sprunt Lectures

November 8, 2016

…featured on Huffington Post, Urban Cusp, and The Root. Moss is an ordained minister in the Progressive National Baptist Convention and the United Church of Christ. He is on the board of The Christian Century Magazine and chaplain of the Children’s Defense Fund’s Samuel DeWitt Proctor Child Advocacy Conference.   DISTINGUISHED ALUM OF THE YEAR Laura Mendenhall (M.A.’71) Former President, …

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Loss, lament, and gratitude in the aftermath of Florence

…didn’t know whether to offer a lament or thanksgiving. There was reason for both. Hurricane Florence had made landfall on the North Carolina coast on Friday, September 14, and had brought death, destruction, and record-breaking flooding across Eastern Carolina. Hawkins’ inland hometown of New Bern, at the junction of the Trent and Neuse rivers, began feeling the hurricane on Wednesday …

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Online Course: Word & World — A Lectionary Study (Year C), Part I

June 30, 2021

…or degree credits will be issued. Online Course Title: Word & World: A Lectionary Study (Year C), Part I Led by: Dr. Carson Brisson, Associate Professor of Bible and Biblical Languages, Union Presbyterian Seminary Course Description: This Continuing Education online course will explore selected readings from the Revised Common Lectionary, Year C, beginning with Advent texts and extending into Epiphany …

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Central America Travel Seminar: Our last morning in Guatemala

…Central America Travel Seminar: Illiteracy, human rights, and deportation Central America Travel Seminar: Stories of exile and oppression Central America Travel Seminar: Colonization in Guatemala Central America Travel Seminar: Worship and futbol Central America Travel Seminar: Buzzing over Guatemalan coffee and a volcano 🌋 Central America Travel Seminar: Our last morning in Guatemala BY GAIL HENDERSON I woke up on …

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Pastoral Care – Pathways Online Course

October 14, 2020

…understanding of what it means to listen pastorally and provide meaningful pastoral care that is illustrative of a biblical understanding of hospitality. Online Course Format: Weekly class meetings via Zoom Technology, along with assignments posted on Blackboard, the seminary’s learning management system (login credentials provided) Led by: Dr. Carol Schweitzer, Associate Professor Emerita of Pastoral Care, Union Presbyterian Seminary Dates: …

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Pathways Online Courses

February 28, 2017

…are taken within an academic year, it is our suggestion that those seeking to become Commissioned Ruling Elders (CREs) or Commissioned Lay Pastors (CLPs) take five Foundational Courses in the first year, and five Practical Ministry Courses in the second year. Please consult with your presbytery on their particular requirements, as these courses are taken in consultation with your presbytery …

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Black Lives Matter

July 15, 2020

…later; and, she said they would not have been arrested then, if not for the video taken by a third man, William “Roddie” Bryan. Mr. Bryan was later also arrested. It is a shame that 76 years, No! Four hundred years after being forcibly brought to these shores, Black boys still have to have fathers, uncles, older brothers, and/or father …

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Seminary for a Day workshop “Freedom and Form in Christian Worship” led by Dr. Voelz

July 18, 2017

Register for “Seminary for a Day” to attend this workshop led by Dr. Richard W. Voelz. Freedom and Form in Christian Worship: Discerning the Balance for Your Congregation The PC(USA)’s Book of Common Worship identifies the principle of “form and freedom” as a marker of Christian worship. In this workshop, we will consider how the historic form of Christian worship …

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Seminary for a Day workshop “Musical Resources for Pastoral Care Ministry” led by Dr. Schweitzer

Register for “Seminary for a Day” to attend this workshop led by Dr. Carol Schweitzer Musical Resources for Pastoral Care Ministry Have you ever wondered why we have church disagreements about music? Have you ever considered what constitutes good music for you, personally? Would you like to have a playlist for using when visiting? What are the narratives that rest …

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Congregational Corner: Take on, Caring for Creation

…We dust off the good and make room for new sprouts so that we might see your love shine around us in its fullest beauty once more. Amen. Alumna Jordan B. Davis is associate pastor for youth and young adults at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church in Cary, North Carolina, and editor of Congregational Corner. Photo by freestocks.org from Pexels …

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A look back at 2016 in pictures

…the event went to Safe Harbor Shelter. Richmond Hall Renovation: Renovations began for this beloved 107-year-old dorm and community building, which will reopen in January 2017. It will also house the new Syngman Rhee Global Mission Center for Christian Education in late 2017. UPSem at NEXTChurch2016: Students and alumni attended this national gathering of leaders across the PC(USA) who believe …

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Webinar: Understanding Islam – An Interfaith Dialogue with Muslim Americans

February 17, 2021

…from the University of St Andrews, Scotland, and a Bachelor in Islamic Law from the Islamic Education Center in Potomac, MD. He is an ordained Pastor in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and served churches in Texas and Virginia retiring in 2013 having served for 30 years. While serving churches, he also taught at Patrick Henry Community College in Martinsville, VA, …

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Virginia Family History Day: Book Talk with Paula Owens Parker

August 15, 2017

Roots Matter: Healing History, Honoring Heritage, Renewing Hope Friday, September 15, 2017 Time: 2:00 PM–3:00 PM Place: Library of Virginia Lecture Hall, Free Join author Paula Owens Parker as she discusses her book Roots Matter, which recognizes the impact of transgenerational trauma as a result of chattel slavery on the African American community. The book prunes the family tree of …

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Dr. Adams to preach on “Civility, Koinonia, and Our Current Cultural Moment,” in Wade North Carolina

September 14, 2018

On Sunday, September 23, 2018, Bluff Presbyterian Church, Wade, North Carolina, will welcome Dr. Sam Adams to its pulpit. This year is the 260th year since the Old Bluff Church’s founding in 1758. The date of the reunion is Sept. 23. Worship is at 11 a.m. followed by a covered dish lunch on the grounds. Dr. Samuel L. Adams, professor …

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Confession, Repentance, and Restorative Justice: A Presbyterian Perspective with Dr. Jacq Lapsley

September 12, 2023

The Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation and Union Presbyterian Seminary are hosting the Seminary’s new President, Dr. Jacqueline Lapsley for two events in October, “Confession, Repentance, and Restorative Justice: A Faith-based Perspective”. Monday, October 9, 2023 / 7 pm / Talk and Reception – Sharon Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, North Carolina On Monday evening, Dr. Jacq Lapsley will discuss her …

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Pathways Online Course — Pastoral Care

November 12, 2019

…and each course is five weeks long. Class meetings are once a week, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. EST. The Christian Life online course will meet: Thursdays, January 9 – February 6, 2020, led by Dr. Carol Schweitzer, Associate Professor of Pastoral Care Emerita Tuition: $100 per course. Note: If register within two weeks of the first class meeting, registration …

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Dr. Carroll to Perform with the Richmond Philharmonic Orchestra

December 13, 2018

Dr. Carroll will perform with the Richmond Philharmonic Orchestra in two major-works concerts on March 10 and May 5, both on Sundays at 4:00 pm at the Collegiate School in Richmond. The May concert also features guest artists from the Latin Ballet of Virginia. Dr. John T. Carroll is the Harriet Robertson Fitts Memorial Professor of New Testament at Union …

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Gala & picnic kick off “we are ONE” campaign

…Sam Brannon. Co-chairs of the gala were Sharon Blount and board member Cal Jennison. Two weeks later, more than 70 students, staff, and faculty gathered in Lake Chapel for a picnic-style event in Lake Chapel that featured BBQ, a blue grass band, and square dancing. M.Div. student Melissa Miller offered the prayer for the meal and festivities. Professor of Old …

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Congratulations to Alumna Rev. Dr. Angela Sims (Ph.D.’08), Newly Inaugurated President of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School

May 6, 2020

Charge to Dr. Angela Sims upon Her Inauguration as President of Colgate-Rochester-Crozer Divinity School By Dr. Brian Blount* President Sims, Angela, I am sharing this charge to you from a quiet place in my home and not the charged place that is my office for a particular reason. My charge to you is to find and nurture the quiet spaces …

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Movement Toward Diversity

January 14, 2019

…arguing that racism was unbiblical. A few years later, a committee of the Board, prompted by student, faculty, and administrative support, made a significant decision. The committee made it clear where they thought Union should stand and presented the Board with a positive policy: A Brief Statement of the Practice of the Seminary in Educating Negro Students (April 4, 1956). …

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