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Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministries–Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church–Bethesda, MD

Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministries (DCYFM) Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church (BHPC), Bethesda, MD To begin on or around September 1, 2024. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church seeks an outgoing, creative, faith-filled Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministries (DCYFM) to lead the management and delivery of our growing Christian Education program for children, youth and families. The DCYFM will…

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Student spotlight: The twisting path to seminary

This is post 4 of 14 in the series “Student Spotlight” Student spotlight: A second chance at seminary Student spotlight: Pay attention to the “bread crumbs” Student spotlight: Relationship leads to Union Student spotlight: The twisting path to seminary Student spotlight: Longtime educator yearns to learn more Student Spotlight: Dana Purdom digs deep Alec Powell: The Unconventional Call Kate Meeks:…

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Teachable Spirit

By Rev. Sandra Caldwell-Williams (Union Presbyterian Seminary, M.Div., M.A.C.E. ’06) Often during trying circumstances, I pick up pen and paper or go to my computer and begin to release my anxieties using words. In March of 2014 amid some trying personal circumstances, the Romans 12:2 passage spoke to me loud and clear, and because I am often a very hardheaded…

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This is National Estate Planning Awareness Week

…that has played a significant role in your life. More than half of Americans, an estimated 56%, do not have an estate plan in place, making estate planning a critically overlooked component of financial wellness. National Estate Planning Awareness Week was declared by Congress on September 27, 2008 to help consumers understand the importance of estate planning. The purpose of…

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New Testament professor retraces steps of first disciples

by Emily Enders Odom | Presbyterian News Service Over two mornings at the 2016 ARMSS/POAMN conference—a national event jointly sponsored by the Association of Retired Ministers, Their Spouses or Survivors (ARMSS) and the Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network (POAMN)—the Rev. Dr. John T. Carroll shared his wisdom in a comprehensive, two-part keynote address with broad implications for his audience…

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A call to serve those in hurricane’s path

This is post 2 of 2 in the series “Hurricane Florence” Loss, lament, and gratitude in the aftermath of Florence A call to serve those in hurricane’s path Alumni Spotlight: Daniel Lewis (MDiv’05) BY JOE SLAY The national media has left. And with the departure of cameras and crews seeking shots of correspondents shouting over wind and rain, the nation’s…

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Student Spotlight: Dana Purdom digs deep

This is post 6 of 14 in the series “Student Spotlight” Student spotlight: A second chance at seminary Student spotlight: Pay attention to the “bread crumbs” Student spotlight: Relationship leads to Union Student spotlight: The twisting path to seminary Student spotlight: Longtime educator yearns to learn more Student Spotlight: Dana Purdom digs deep Alec Powell: The Unconventional Call Kate Meeks:…

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Union creates calendar with Christian education programs, tools, innovations

The countdown to the New Year may be over but the countdown to the Annual Meeting of the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators is just beginning! This year’s theme for the annual conference is Anything But Ordinary Time and we’re getting in the spirit by offering an “anything but ordinary” approach to connect with UPSem alums committed to Christian education….

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Union Seminary honors lives lost to COVID-19

To set the tone for his inauguration the next day, President-elect Joe Biden led a memorial to remember and honor the lives lost to COVID-19 with church-bell ringings and light shows across the country January 19, 2021. Union Presbyterian Seminary participated by tolling bells and displaying illuminated lanterns on its Richmond and Charlotte campuses. Written on the lanterns were the…

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President Blount previews urban farm venture

UPSem Service Day at Shalom Farms in 2016 “With the folks at Shalom Farms, the Union community is stepping out in this new venture to sow a new way of thinking about theological education, about what it means to be a seminary in the world today.” READ MORE From the Presbyterian Mission Agency…

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Endurance: Matt. 24:9-14 NRSV

BY VERONICA MARTIN THOMAS (M.Div’07) Our Lord Jesus Christ forecasted the prevailing conditions in the world in the last days and their effect upon Christians then and today. Jesus said that the spirit of indifference and lukewarmness would become widespread among professed Christians. Under such a tepid status, it is difficult to maintain steadfastness to the truth one professes to…

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Reaffirming – Black Lives Matter!

BY WILLIAM R. FREEMAN (M.Div.‘01) On the morning of May 21, 2018, I took out my smartphone and swiped across the face to wake it up; what I saw on the screen was a church sign, on a church lawn, that read, “Black Folks Need To Stay Out Of White Churches.” I was shocked! I did not know what to…

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Resting in Power – Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon

…all of our lives. She’s a first ballot member in the Faith Hall of Fame, and as she transitioned to the other shore of life on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, we are all the more blessed that she spent a portion of her 68 year tenure serving on our team! I am thankful for the high impact theological aerobic workouts,…

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“How amazing are the deeds of the LORD! All who delight in him should ponder them.” Psalm 111:2 (NLT)

BY SANDRA C. WILLIAMS (M.Div/MACE,’06) Have you ever stopped and pondered just how GREAT God is? No matter what conclusion you draw while pondering, the depth and breadth of God’s goodness is evident in every aspect of our lives and in every realm of this world in which we reside. The simplest things in creation can push one to plunge…

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UTS Entering Class of 1979 Reunion

A great idea and concept came to fruition this fall as some of our UPSem alumni returned to the Richmond campus for a ‘mini-reunion’! Members of the Union Theological Seminary entering class of 1979 made plans to reunite on campus, September 23 – 25, 2019. Spearheaded by a trio of alums from that class, Susan Forrester DeWyngaert, Sally Hughes, and…

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The reality of God’s presence when storms of life are raging

Students Letarshia and Eric Robinson explore Denver during the APCE conference. M.A.C.E. student Letarshia Robinson shares her reflections on attending the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators (APCE) 2017 Annual Event in Denver, Colorado. The theme of this year’s APCE conference was “God with us in the chaos.” In their plenaries, Nadia Bolz Weber and Dr. Larron Jackson offered encouragement…

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Preparing…

Process of extending the call: Presbytery approves PNC’s candidate PNC calls you and shares effective salary* offer (all cash payments and housing allowance) You accept (usually within a week) PNC tells Presbytery and receives approval of candidate PNC tells session followed by the congregation that it’s you Our very own, Susan Fox, will explain some of the nuances of a…

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Dr. Patricia Vesely publishes book on the ethics of friendship in Job

RICHMOND, VA (May 10, 2019) — For classical philosophers, friendship was a serious topic of ethical reflection, yet in contemporary discussions on ethics, this subject is largely absent. Drawing upon Aristotelian ethics based on virtue, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biblical Hebrew Dr. Patricia Vesely examines friendship as a moral category in the Book of Job, illuminating those virtues, motivations, and…

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Susan Hickok, first Charlotte campus employee, former associate VP, dies

CHARLOTTE, NC (April 14, 2021) – Susan Grubbs Hickok, the first employee of Union Presbyterian Seminary’s Charlotte, North Carolina, campus and former Associate Vice President for Advancement, died April 3 at home with family. She was 70-years-old. A virtual memorial service was held April 11 at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Charlotte. This service can be viewed on the Covenant website….

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President Blount statement on passing of Rev. Dr. Willie Woodson

RICHMOND, VA (December 8, 2020) – Union Presbyterian Seminary President Brian K. Blount made the following statement on the passing of alumnus, former trustee, and President Advisory Board member Rev. Dr. Willie Woodson (M.A. ’84 and D.Min.’08). Woodson died December 4. He was pastor of Trinity Ghanaian Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Virginia. “Willie was a genuinely kind, gracious, caring…

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Former Trustee Ernest Trice Thompson passed away

Ernest Trice Thompson, Jr passed from this life to the next on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at the age of 89. He was born in Richmond, Virginia where his father served as a Professor at Union Presbyterian Seminary. Ernie earned a Master of Divinity degree from Union Presbyterian Seminary and served on its board of trustees from 1/1/1987 to 5/3/1997….