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Director of Youth and Children–Three Chopt Presbyterian Church–Richmond, VA

Three Chopt Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA, is seeking a Director of Children and Youth Ministries. The position is part-time (up to 30 hours a week) with a salary range of $28K to $32K. The Director promotes a culture of valuing children of all ages and creating opportunities for Christian fellowship, service, and Christian Education. Work hours include remote work, Sunday…

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Union witnesses history at GA

…During the luncheon, the newly elected co-moderators visited to give a quick word to the group. Denise Anderson is a pastor from National Capital Presbytery, and Jan Edmiston is a presbytery executive from Chicago. Over 80 Union and PSCE alums gathered together in fellowship. (Above, President Brian Blount at the National Black Presbyterian Caucus dinner with the new PCUSA co-moderators.)…

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Because God first loved us

…on that figurine and I know the answer to that youth’s question… I told you I love you because God loves you. I told you I love you because God loves me. I told you I love you because that is what I heard Christ say. I told you I love you because that is exactly what I am called…

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Womanist Resources Named During the Just Talk/Talk Just Webinar

…for the voices, actions, opinions, experience, and faith of women whose names sometimes slip into the male-centered rendering of black history, but whose actual stories remain remote.” In December 2014, the African American Policy Forum (AAPF) and Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies (CISPS) developed the #SAYHERNAME campaign to confront the invisibilizing of stories of Black women and girls…

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Seminarians for Social Justice

…What is very clear is that justice is an issue that impacts so many people. There are not many places in our society where justice has no place. And in that spirit, there must always be a willingness to be open as to what participating in justice work may look like. It is written in the book of Micah that…

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Lenten Devotional

…our prayers into action by volunteering with local organizations that are working to keep local rivers and habitats clean. Dr. Paul Galbreath is Professor of Theology at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. This reflection is taken from his new Lenten devotional book, Elemental: a Journey through Lent with the Earth. It is available through booksellers and at https://parsonsporch.com/presbyterian-books/elemental-paul-galbreath….

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A Prayer for Justice in the Everyday

…since. Emily holds a Bachelor of Arts in Religious and Intercultural Studies from Eastern Mennonite University (2014), which included a full semester in the Middle East. Emily graduated from Union Presbyterian Seminary with a Master of Divinity (2020). She has also since completed a Certificate in Community Storytelling through The Hearth in Ashland, Oregon. Emily has over a decade of…

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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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Former trustee Anne E. Treichler remembered

Union Presbyterian Seminary has recently learned of the passing in Naples, Florida, of Anne E. Treichler, former trustee and member of the President’s Advisory Council. She served on numerous committees at Presbyterian Woman, presbytery, seminary, and PCUSA Pension Board. Mrs. Treichler, 92, was a life-long member of Williamsburg Presbyterian Church. Her love of theology prompted her to establish the Anne…

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Seminary Luncheon at Massanetta Bible Conference

…Sallie Shepherd Perkins Fellowship this spring at UPSem, Heather is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible at Emory University. The Bible and Church Music Conferences are held annually at Massanetta Springs. Next year’s conferences, July 26 – August 1, 2020 will feature the Rev. John Bell of the Iona Community in Scotland. Clay Macaulay Director of Alumni Development  …

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Legal

…you and those who love you. There are a few important legal documents* to get in order (especially if any of the above three categories apply to you). The first is called a Living Will, which expresses your medical preferences and names a health-care proxy (the one responsible for making medical decisions for you, should you be unable). Second is…

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The Inauguration and Installation of Dr. Samuel L. Adams in The Mary Jane and John F. McNair Chair of Biblical Studies

https://youtu.be/384tWBAUub0 On April 23, 2019…

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Dr. Robin McCall Named Seminary Librarian

…role was as Reference Librarian at Union Presbyterian Seminary’s William Smith Morton Library. Robin has also been an instructor at the University of Virginia and a professor at the College of William and Mary. She is the first woman to be named Seminary Librarian since the inception of Union Presbyterian Seminary (as a library in 1806 and as a seminary…

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Christian Sanchez to Join UPSem as Instructor of New Testament

Richmond, VA (April 25, 2024)—Union Presbyterian Seminary welcomes Christian Sanchez as Instructor of New Testament. Sanchez is a graduate of The University of St. Andrews (M.Phil.) and Southwestern Assemblies of God University (B.A.). He is pursuing his Ph.D. at Baylor University in Texas. His dissertation research involves thinking theologically about the intersections of early Christian apocalypticism and Roman imperialism in…

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