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Senior Pastor / Head of Staff–Howard Memorial Presbyterian Church–Tarboro, NC

Senior Pastor / Head of Staff–Howard Memorial Presbyterian Church–Tarboro, NC

…Presbyterian System Three month sabbatical after 5 years at HMPC Very favorable financial support for the purchase of your new home in Tarboro Encouragement and support for a balanced lifestyle Flexible schedule Excellent financial stability of our church Beautiful historic sanctuary and grounds Outstanding support staﬀ Dedicated, capable and supportive Session (unicameral system) For more information regarding our church, the…

Back to Ghana and Trinity Theological Seminary

Back to Ghana and Trinity Theological Seminary

Asomdwoe nka wo—peace be with you! We started the day with a delicious egg sandwich and loaded onto the bus headed for Trinity Theological Seminary in Legon, Ghana. We were welcomed straight off the bus and given a tour of the 70+ acre campus. We moved into a classroom to learn simple words/phrases that would help convey our appreciation to…

Reading Revelation through the Trials of Phillis Wheatley

Reading Revelation through the Trials of Phillis Wheatley

…not lost, because, according to Revelation 1:10, Patmos is where John receives the vision to write the book of Revelation. The influence of this compelling book has reached beyond John’s earliest readers to our world today. For example, several hymns sang in Christian worship today are inspired by Revelation. One of the most popular is influenced by Revelation 4:8: Holy,…

The Class of 2021 shares UPSem memories

The Class of 2021 shares UPSem memories

…by people of African & African American descent. In the spirit of Sankofa, I am taking the “light” of faith back to my people, with an intentional, creative, and womanist strut. Serenitye Taylor Serenitye Taylor There have been so many fond memories at Union Presbyterian Seminary, memories that will go with me as I start this new journey. One involved…

Finding God in the Pandemic

Finding God in the Pandemic

…when it hurts? My calling is to be a pastoral presence during the pandemic. I refer to it as P3. While the whole world was struggling to understand what was going on and trying to find God amid the pandemic, I was finding ways and means to be a pastoral presence during these unprecedented times. Firstly, I sang worship songs…

Glenn Q. Bannerman (1927-2020): A Tribute

Glenn Q. Bannerman (1927-2020): A Tribute

…Church (U.S.A.), Glenn also worked in municipal recreation. Glenn founded the Bannerman Family Thanksgiving Folk Dance Camp. Along with his long-time service on the faculty of Union Presbyterian Seminary, he served as visiting faculty at San Francisco Theological Seminary. He served as staff at the Summer Fest Conference in Northern Ireland, conference leader at the Montreat Conference Center, instructor in…

Practicing Radical Acts of Kindness

Practicing Radical Acts of Kindness

…Know how to replace in your heart by the happiness of those you love, the happiness that may be wanting to yourself” (George Sand). The scripture emphasizes that an act as simple as giving a cup of cold water to a person who is thirsty will be seen by the Lord and will be given approval by God. Such kindness…

A God Given Mind

A God Given Mind

By Rev. Sandra Caldwell-Williams (Union Presbyterian Seminary, M.Div., M.A.C.E. ’06) “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV) Many are in a season of uncertainty, unfamiliarity and unrest. A season of so many questions, yet so few answers; a spirit of scarcity appears…

Welcome to the 2020 UPSem Black Seminarians

Welcome to the 2020 UPSem Black Seminarians

By Michelle Walker It is my distinct pleasure to introduce the incoming class of this academic year 2020-21. These students include two Ghanaians on the Richmond campus and four new students in Charlotte. I thought I would also share a brief update on two of last year’s new students: Sommer Jordan and Jabriel Hasan. They were elected at the end…

Souvenirs from Switzerland: Our Exchange Year in Bern

Souvenirs from Switzerland: Our Exchange Year in Bern

…from Korea and Madagascar, Roman Catholics from Kenya, Orthodox monks from Bulgaria. We sang songs and played games together, had joint class sessions, and even took part in some robust theological discussions (the closest I have ever felt to getting a front row seat at Chalcedon). Beyond Bern, Siobhan and I made a habit exploring the country. Travel is easy…

UTS Entering Class of 1979 Reunion

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…

What a Difference a Gift Makes!

What a Difference a Gift Makes!

…today! What a difference that day made for you. One of Dinah Washington’s signature ballads for which she was popular in the 1950s was entitled, “What a Difference a Day Makes.” She sang, “What a difference a day made; Twenty-four little hours; Brought the sun and the flowers; Where there used to be rain. My yesterday was blue, dear; Today…

Congregational Corner: What it all comes down to

Congregational Corner: What it all comes down to

…this motto in light of what I have learned over the last four years, in light of what I learned at Union Presbyterian Seminary, and in light of what I am challenged within ministry today. I think back to the very first congregation I wrote about and the stories held within the dark, aged and creaking wood of the sanctuary….

Ghana Travel Seminar: Love and anger are the key

Ghana Travel Seminar: Love and anger are the key

…northern yams that we shared on their communion table. They also sang and danced for us, providing an opportunity for us to experience tribal dances from the north that we had not seen during our time in Ghana. During a question and answer period, one member of our group asked them about the core message of the church and, without…

Divine Correction

Divine Correction

BY SANDRA CALDWELL WILLIAMS (M.Div., MACE’06) While reading my daily devotion, I needed something more and I turned the pages of the devotional to the date of my “2nd birthday.” On that page, there appeared a reading from Job 5:17-18. I sometimes refer to myself as Jobette, because there have been times in my life that I felt there was…

Ghana Travel Seminar: Time for church!

Ghana Travel Seminar: Time for church!

…is nothing frozen about these chosen. As we passed through the gates into a sultry open-air sanctuary, we were greeted by a sea of swaying hips, swinging arms, clapping hands, and singing voices. These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! Acts 2:15 Our Ghanaian sisters and brothers embody joy in worship — even…

Congregational Corner: Take On A Life Out of the Tomb

Congregational Corner: Take On A Life Out of the Tomb

…you do that? Is there one (or two) things that you have taken on this Lent which will pave your path away from the tomb? Is there something else in Christ’s life that you would like to take on, following Christ’s risen example of love and grace? Once the sanctuary is empty and the kitchen is cleaned, once the flowered…

Inhale

BY SANDRA C. WILLIAMS (M.Div/MACE,’06) “But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.” 2 Corinthians 2:14 (NASB) I give God thanks on this day, for this day! How awesome is the God we serve in Christ Jesus. As God leads…

India travel seminar: Leaving our shoes at the door

India travel seminar: Leaving our shoes at the door

…the door — the doors of temples, of tombs, of churches, even of homes. United Theological College So it came as a bit of a shock to find only one lonely pair of sandals sitting outside the door of the chapel where one of the senior students was about to preach his trial sermon before the student body and us!…

India travel seminar: Andhara Christian Theological College

India travel seminar: Andhara Christian Theological College

…and grateful partnership with our friends at Andhara Christian Theological College. They accommodated us first by delaying the morning worship service by two hours, so we arrived at 9:00 a.m., and we were very grateful for that! Energy heightened with joyful music, as we sang, “Saranam, Saranam, Saranam,” meaning surrender. Although I didn’t know it’s meaning at the time, the…

India travel seminar: A dream fulfilled

India travel seminar: A dream fulfilled

…home with manicured gardens and exotic birds sanctuaries. The delicious food was but one more of many genuine demonstrations of Indian hospitality and a homemade cake just for us. A special cake provided to us by Sunil Gupta. Our day ended with a trip to the Agra Fort, representing the end of the Mughal Dynasty. Amazingly, Shah Jahan’s son imprisoned…

Dr. Paula Owens Parker: Computer programmer turned womanist theologian

Dr. Paula Owens Parker: Computer programmer turned womanist theologian

…She was executive director until 2011. As the end of her service with DOZ approached, Parker returned to school to enter the Doctor of Ministry program at San Francisco Theological Seminary. Her focus was on healing generational trauma in families. “I was specifically interested in African-American families and how the trauma of slavery is passed down through the generations,” Parker…

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