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Online Course: Womanist Activism & Public Witness

This is an online course is offered as part of the Womanist Leadership Institute, a program co-sponsored by The Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership and the Leadership Institute of Union Presbyterian Seminary. This program is a series of online courses to promote and support Womanist scholarship and leadership within a continuing education and lifelong learning environment. Participants can…

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Bibliography

…Slavery. Retrieved from https://www.davidson.edu/about/commission-on-race-and-slavery Georgetown University. Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation. Retrieved from http://slavery.georgetown.edu/ Hampden-Sydney College. The Untold Story: Slavery and Black History at Hampden-Sydney College. Retrieved from http://blogs.hsc.edu/untoldstory Harvard University. Harvard and Slavery: Seeking a Forgotten History. Retrieved from http://www.harvardandslavery.com McComb, L., & Presbyterian School of Christian Education (Richmond, Va.). (1985). Presbyterian School of Christian Education: The first seventy years,…

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Polity & Administration II — Pathways Online Course

This is an online course that is open to all. This course includes five (5) online class meetings, on Tuesday evenings, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. EST. In addition to the live class meetings, this course includes both reading and written assignments. Online Course Title: Polity & Administration II, Pathways Online Course (Elective) Course Description: Using the Presbyterian Church (USA)…

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Online Event: Clergy Self-Care Virtual Retreat

…degree at Union focusing on healing trauma from a spiritual perspective.   Cost: $25 per person, if register by September 10, 2021. (Note: Beginning, September 11, price increases by $10. Register early and save!). Waiting List: Space is limited. Register early to reserve your spot. Once event reaches capacity, a waiting list will be started. Registration: Online registration is open….

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Online Event: Virtual Clergy Self-Care Retreat

  Virtual Clergy Self-Care Retreat Date: Saturday, January 30, 2021, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST Co-leaders: Rev. Phanta Lansden, Associate Pastor, C.N. Jenkins Memorial Presbyterian Church, and Founder, Phanta Lansden Ministries, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Rev. Kamal Hassan, Pastor, Sojourner Truth Presbyterian Church, Richmond, California Workshop Description: This virtual retreat geared towards clergy and ministry care-givers will offer self-care…

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Black Alumni Association Newsletter: September 2021

…God and man. While I feel God gave the Hebrews these commandments as a tool to build community, God knows people who have experienced oppression have the custom of picking up the habits of their oppressors. The Hebrews built community, the same community that anyone who interacts with Jews still see today. So, as we celebrate. As we remember. As…

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BLACK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER: August 2022

…challenge to the larger community of the Union Presbyterian Seminary of Richmond, Virginia:   In our text this morning the Prophet Isaiah composes A fitting doxology While the people of Israel were yet estranged From their country, suffering and held captive in a foreign land! Repeatedly, Israel was warned by The prophets of God concerning their faithless idolatry! God chose…

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Scholarships and Awards

…life, work, and mission of the Union Presbyterian Seminary community during the time of their studies. Angela Lenora Palmer, Parkersburg, West Virginia Jennifer Powell, Roanoke, Virginia   MERIT AWARDS Dr. John Chester Frist Scholarship Samantha Zeigler, Edinburg, Ohio Warner L. Hall Scholar Ashlee Anderson, Charlotte, North Caroline Lucy Crain, Charlotte, North Carolina The David and Suzanne Jenkins Scholarship Award This…

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Seminary for a Day workshop “Black Sacred Rhetoric” led by Dr. Cannon

Register for “Seminary for a Day” to attend this workshop led by Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon Black Sacred Rhetoric: Developing Our Ethical Voices about Engaging Concerns and Difficult Problems in Society Participants in this workshop will study the fundamental principles in Black Sacred Rhetoric, so we can use rhetorical tools which govern effective Christian communication in the Black Church Community…

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Memorial for Professor Katie Geneva Cannon

…events coordinator 804-644-9871, SalesAdmin@graduaterichmond.com Delta Hotels Richmond Downtown 555 Canal Street, Richmond, VA 23219 Guaranteed Rate: $147 per night Parking: free self-parking in deck attached to hotel Contact: Shannon Crockett, business travel manager 804-344-2973, shannon.crockett@deltarichmond.com The Westin Richmond 6631 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230 Guaranteed Rate: $140.00 per night Parking: Free Contact: Mary Jo O’Hallahan, sales manager 804-205-5201, maryjo.ohallahan@westinrichmond.com…

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Online Course: Womanist Social Ethics

This is an online course is offered as part of the Womanist Leadership Institute, a program co-sponsored by The Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership and the Leadership Institute of Union Presbyterian Seminary. This program is a series of online courses to promote and support Womanist scholarship and leadership within a continuing education and lifelong learning environment. Participants can…

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The 2018 Carl Howie Center for Science, Art, and Theology: “It’s Showtime! Art, Organizing, and Building Community One Musical at a Time”

Thursday, October 4, 2018 – 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. and/or 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. “It’s Showtime! Art, Organizing, and Building Community One Musical at a Time: The Revitalization of Fourth Presbyterian Church, South Boston” – led by Burns Stanfield, Pastor, Fourth Presbyterian, South Boston, VA. Free and open to all. Schedule: 12:00 p.m. – Complimentary Lunch (No cost, yet meal…

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Associate Pastor for Education & Growth–Community of Grace Presbyterian Church–Sandy, UT

…communication with the staff and congregation, through a regular presence in the office. Work with the Pastor to continually improve our church’s goals and offerings. Regularly take time off to care for yourself, your family, and your community. Clearly communicate these needs in coordination with other staff. Set boundaries to preserve the capacity of yourself, the team, and the whole…

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Curso en línea “Senderos” (Online Course in Spanish)

…del centro) Costo: CUOTAS DE INSCRIPCIÓN INDIVIDUAL: Inscripción individual preferencial (finaliza el 27 de enero de 2021): US$75 Inscripción individual regular (comienza el 28 de enero de 2021): US$100 *CUOTAS DE INSCRIPCIÓN PARA GRUPOS (para un hogar, con no más de dos participantes): Inscripción preferencial para grupos (termina el 27 de enero de 2021): $100 Inscripción regular para grupos (comienza…

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Online Course: Black Women’s Mental Health as Resistance

This is an online course is offered as part of the Womanist Leadership Institute, a program co-sponsored by The Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership and the Leadership Institute of Union Presbyterian Seminary. This program is a series of online courses to promote and support Womanist scholarship and leadership within a continuing education and lifelong learning environment. Participants can…

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Online Course: Awakening the Church to Social Justice

This is an online course is co-sponsored by the Center for Social Justice & Reconciliation (CSJR) and the Leadership Institute of Union Presbyterian Seminary. Online Course Title: Awakening the Church to Social Justice Course Dates: Mondays, May 2 – June 13, 2022, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. ET (No class meeting on May 30) Course Description: This six-week, online course…

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President Blount to Preach at Myers Park Presbyterian, Charlotte, NC

President Blount will preach at Myers Park Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC, on Sunday, April 4, 2020. He will also speak at the Men’s Breakfast on Thursday, April 2. Brian K. Blount is President and Professor of New Testament in the Walter W. Moore and Charles E.S. Kraemer Presidential Chairs at Union Presbyterian Seminary….

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Dr. Blount to preach at the Wednesday Community Worship of Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, VA

President and Professor of New Testament in the Walter W. Moore and Charles E.S. Kraemer Presidential Chairs, Dr. Brian K. Blount, will preach and preside at the Wednesday Community Worship of Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia on April 26, 2017. Community Worship is at 11:45 a.m. in Watts Chapel….

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Dr. Blount speaking at the Wednesday community worship of Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virigina

President and Professor of New Testament in the Walter W. Moore and Charles E.S. Kraemer Presidential Chairs, Dr. Brian K. Blount, will share a snippet of his faith story and preside at the Wednesday Community Worship of Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia on August 9, 2017. Community Worship is at 11:45 a.m. in Watts Chapel….

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President Blount to Preach at 175th Anniversary Service of Second Presbyterian Church

President Blount will preach at the service commemorating the 175th anniversary of Second Presbyterian Church in Richmond, VA, on Sunday, June 7, 2020. Brian K. Blount is President and Professor of New Testament in the Walter W. Moore and Charles E.S. Kraemer Presidential Chairs at Union Presbyterian Seminary….

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Online Application

The SONIS application is only one part of the application process. Please visit our applications page for complete lists of application requirements for each degree program.   Getting Started With SONIS Steps to complete an online application: Open UPSem SONIS website Select APPLY ONLINE Select CREATE NEW APPLICATION Select the degree program you are interested in applying for from the…

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Preaching the Bible (Section 1) — Pathways Online Course

This is an online course that is open to all. This course includes five (5) online class meetings, on Thursday evenings, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. EST. In addition to the live class meetings, this course includes both reading and written assignments. Online Course Title: Preaching the Bible, Pathways Online Course Course Description: Students will consider the “why” of preaching…

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