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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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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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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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Professor Emeritus Jim Smylie (1925-2019)

…sang in the adult choir and taught Sunday School. At Westminster Canterbury, he led weekly current events discussions and administered communion to residents in health care. A man of good humor and cheer, he was a prolific doodler and bad punster. He was a loving husband and father, and a friend to all. Dr. Smylie is survived by his wife …

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Sung Hee Chang

Practical Theology

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2023 African American Preaching Series

…have indeed preached! Ayesha Edwards is currently pursuing a dual master’s degree in Christian education and public theology at Union Presbyterian Seminary. She is a lifelong learner and educator whose commitment is spreading the message of Jesus Christ while advocating and engaging in matters of social justice. For her, these commitments are one and the same. Her primary interests include …

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Former students welcome President Blount to Taiwan

By Mike Frontiero Director of Communications Union Presbyterian Seminary President Brian K. Blount lectured in Taiwan at the Taiwan Theological College and Seminary. While he was more than 8,000 miles from home, many familiar faces greeted him. Dr. Blount taught Cultural Hermeneutics with the help of several translators, including Union Ph.D. alum Hung-Chaun Lai and some former students of Blount’s …

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Expanding access to healthy food: Shalom Farms at Union

…Westwood Tract. It’s the second farm for Shalom, whose mission is to work with communities to ensure access to healthy food and provide support to lead healthy lives. Its executive director Dominic Barrett sat down with our alumnus Nelson Reveley to explain his vision for Shalom Farms at Union Seminary and why it matters, in our Union matters! podcast. …

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2019 Graduates

BY MICHELLE J. WALKER, (Vice President for Community Life, Dean of Students, and Director, Financial Aid) It is my pleasure to introduce four of our African American graduates for 2019. Linda Fox, graduating with the M.Div./M.A.C.E. dual degrees and Bessie Taliaferro, graduating with the MACE degree the Richmond campus. Also graduating from the Charlotte campus will be Brent Edwards and …

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Ghana Travel Seminar: Love and anger are the key

…answer was “yes!” It may sound strange but I found both of these answers heartening – love and anger are the key ingredients for engendering transformation. In her book, “Cold Anger: A Story of Faith and Power in Politics” (University of North Texas Press, 1990), Mary Beth Rogers defines cold anger as a direct experience of dehumanizing injustice that “transforms …

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Union president to receive humanitarian award

…one of five honorees who will receive the award at a ceremony October 23, 2017. They include: Susan W. Adolf, Vice President, Saxon Shoes William A. Harrison Jr., President and Executive Director, Diversity Richmond Gail L. Letts, Virginia Market President, First Tennessee Bank E. Ayn Welleford, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Gerontology, Virginia Commonwealth University The Virginia Center for …

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Thanks for coming to Sprunt Lectures!

…life and ministry to the Alumni Associate, Jill Wright, at alumni@upsem.edu. We love hearing from you! Also, check out our alumni web page. Come join us for the Sprunt Lectures next May 4-6, 2020, here in Richmond! W. Clay Macaulay (D.Min.’85) Director of Alumni Development cmacaulay@upsem.edu 804-278-4382 Top photo: Dr. J.A. Ross MacKenzie, former UTS professor of church history, is …

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President Brian K. Blount: Violence has brought us here

…the prophet Habakkuk: “O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen? Or cry to you ‘Violence!’ and you will not save?” It is the violence that has brought us here. The violence of hating others because they are different. The violence that comes from idolizing symbols in divisive and dangerous ways. The violence that …

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Our Central America travel seminar has landed!

…with communities around the country to empower and create sustainable ways of living. Started in 1984, CRISPAZ brought North Americans to El Salvador to be a witness to the atrocities happening during the civil war. Francisco Mena, the current director, spoke to us about the history and current issues facing the country. We were humbled to hear the personal narrative …

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Alternative ministries trip yields new ideas and rainbows in Baltimore

…indeed possible to love God and to love neighbors as ourselves.” Sandy Irby is director of the Communities of Learning program, an innovative summer orientation program at Union Presbyterian Seminary that helps new students transition into seminary by better preparing them to engage the academic curriculum and its processes of spiritual and vocational formation. …

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Crystal Sygeel: God is more than present

…lead a meditation. In the midst of social distancing and being asked to stay at home due to COVID-19, let us remember that “the earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it.” (Psalm 24:1). Director of Hospitality Ministries Crystal R. Sygeel’s (M.Div./M.A.C.E.’96) devotion is titled “God is present.” WATCH NOW …

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Susan Blanchard: God is present

…or lead a meditation. In the midst of social distancing and being asked to stay at home due to COVID-19, let us remember that “the earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it.” (Psalm 24:1). Director of Student Services Susan Blanchard’s (M.Div./M.A.C.E.’97) devotion is titled “God is present.” WATCH NOW …

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Union Presbyterian Seminary gives thanks for the life of the Reverend Jonyrma Singleton (M.Div.’88)

…minister and director of admissions at Barber-Scotia College and as the interim pastor of St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church in Cleveland. A native of Savannah, Georgia, Singleton earned degrees from Talladega College in Alabama, Jacksonville State University in Alabama, and Union Theological Seminary (now Union Presbyterian Seminary) in 1988. Singleton joined the Board of Trustees in 2006 and served for nine …

Degree Program

Master of Divinity/Master of Arts in Christian Education

Students in this program plan to make Christian education a significant part of their ministry, whether or not they seek ordination. Dual degrees graduates serve as associate pastors of Christian education, youth ministers, hospital chaplains, campus ministers, camp and conference directors, “solo” pastors with a full range of responsibilities, and in other roles. …

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UTS Entering Class of 1979 Reunion

…who remain here, greatly benefitted by their presence among us…for meals shared, storied remembrances on the old Westminster porch, worship together, a NT class with an esteemed professor (and classmate) Frances Taylor Gench, and lively conversation at table in the Holderness Dining Room! Alumni Director, Clay Macaulay wrote to those who attended: “We thank you all for enriching us, and …

Degree Program

Master of Theology

All Th.M. students will successfully complete 30 semester hours, including a Research Methods course, a Th.M.-specific seminar, and a year-long colloquium. These and all other courses and directed studies are designed to prepare every Th.M. student to write a thesis or summative projects and to construct a final portfolio. Some Th.M. students may choose to concentrate their studies in a …

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Key to knowing your neighbor is opening your front door

Alumnus Percy Strickland and Chris Schofield of CHAT meet with Richmond campus students to share how their ministry helps people in the city’s East End overcome poverty. By Sandy Irby, Communities of Learning Director Being a good neighbor means getting to know your neighbor. Union Presbyterian Seminary alumnus Percy Strickland (M.Div. ’06) and his wife Angie realized this upon moving …