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MISSION & VISION the strategic imperatives of academic excellence and relevance, financial equilibrium and growth, sustaining pastors in ministry, and cultivation of a quality place to work and study. These imperatives frame the Seminary’s work and ministry as it implements a congregational model for educating clergy. In addition to the ongoing work of the Seminary, the LTS community has been engaged in the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) selfstudy process in anticipation of a comprehensive site visit in March 2016.
President Charisse L. Gillett
The mission of Lexington
Theological Seminary is to prepare faithful leaders for the church of Jesus Christ and, thus, to strengthen the church’s participation in God’s mission for the world. We accomplish this mission in partnership and covenant with the church, the academy, congregations and one another. In service to this mission, the Board of Trustees endorsed
The transformation of the Seminary’s educational model, finances, student body and facilities to meet the needs of our stakeholders is remarkable. Indeed, this successful institutional transformation formed the core narrative for the ATS ten year accreditation review process. The ATS visiting team/evaluation committee noted in its final report to the Board of Commissioners that LTS had: “a willingness to make difficult decisions for the sake of the mission, particularly following the financial crisis of 2008-09 that resulted in collaborative efforts to reimagine and reinvent the Seminary for a sustainable
future, based on a clear theological vision.”
The Board of Commissioners of the ATS voted “to grant ongoing approval of the low-residency educational model for the school’s degree programs, no longer considering the model as an experiment, but as a proven model.” Ultimately the board reaffirmed the accreditation of Lexington Theological Seminary for 10 years. The Seminary has been asked to provide a series of reports on targeted issues on or before April 2018, but will not have another accreditation visit until 2026. This is good news! Measures of Success We have maintained progress on the Seminary’s strategic imperatives. Seminary faculty, staff, and administrators work tirelessly to educate, mentor, encourage and retain students while responsibly fulfilling our budgetary obligations. I want to acknowledge a few key measures of their work that strengthen the fabric of our institution. In addition to the 10-year accreditation, we celebrate several highlights of 2016: • A $125,000 grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc.,
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to continue the Seminary’s Conversation on Stewardship and Finances; • An annual student retention rate of 84 percent; • Our first certificate in Hispanic Ministries program cohort of 40 students; • A new D.Min. cohort; • Welcoming Dr. Leah Schade as Assistant Professor of Preaching and Worship; • LTS was listed as one of the top 25 most affordable seminaries by CollegeandSeminaries.com; • A 4.84 percent endowment draw; • 100 percent participation in the Ministerial Education Fund by Trustees; • 100 percent of the faculty participated in scholarly activities in professional associations, and churches; and • 100 percent of the senior leadership and staff participated in seminary-related professional development activities. Please join me in offering sincere appreciation to LTS trustees, administrators, faculty, and staff for their commitment to our students. It has been an eventful year, and the Seminary will face both new and old challenges in the year ahead, but for now, let us give thanks with grateful hearts for all that has been accomplished in 2016. Finally, I am most grateful to this board, LTS vice-presidents, faculty, staff, students, and of course my family, for your support. This support has enabled me to serve the institution as president for five years. I trust God for a future which includes a healthy seminary dedicated to serving students who want to serve the church. I know we will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
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ENROLLMENT SNAPSHOT GENDER Female - 61 students Male- 64 students RACE European American - 103 students African American - 20 students Hispanic - 1 student Two or more - 1 student DENOMINATION DOC - 97 United Church of Christ -13 Roman Catholic - 4 Episcopal - 3 Methodist - 2 Unknown - 2 African Methodist Episcopal - 1 Missionary Baptist - 1 Apostolic - 1 Church of Christ - 1 DEGREES D.Min. - 6 M.Div. - 70 MTS - 11 MPS - 1 Non-degree Students - 37 Retention Rate: 84 percent Average Age: 45 OVERALL FTE - 49 DEGREE SEEKING FTE - 41 TOTAL ENROLLMENT - 125
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1992 The Rev. Dr. Tamara Nichols Rodenberg became Bethany College’s 20th president this year. She previously served as Brite’s Vice President for Advancement at Texas Christian University. Dr. Rodenberg currently serves as a board member with The Bethany Fellowship Program. Dr. Rodenberg and her husband, John,’ 92, have two children, Heather and Matthew, and they reside on campus at the President’s residence, Christman Manor at Pendleton Heights, W.Va. 2016 The Rev. Anna Hope Curwood is pastor of Anderson Hills Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Cincinnati, Ohio. 2000 Jan Cottrell was appointed Pastoral Counselor and Spiritual Director at the Center for Relationship, Nicholasville, Ky.
In Memoriam
Aug. 1, 2015 - July 31, 2016
Alice I. Davis, Friend August, 2 2015
LaVonne B. Smith, Friend November 11, 2015
Larry P. Jones, Alumni ‘82 March 6, 2016
David M. Woods, Alumni ‘97 August 4, 2015
Sallie C. Nance, Friend November 25, 2015
Jacqueline Purdy, Former Student April 5, 2016
C. D. Wellinghurst, Friend August 22, 2015
Harold R. Watkins, Alumni ‘53 December 2, 2015
Bertie M. Barham, Friend September 4, 2015
David E. Adams, Alumni ‘57 December 22, 2015
William A. Lile, Friend September 26, 2015
Betty Puckett, Alumni ‘67 December 27, 2015
Byron McDaniel, Friend September 30, 2015
Lucille Lambert, Friend January 1, 2016
Roger C. Newell, Alumni ‘76 October 2, 2015
William R. Embry, Friend January 7, 2016
Nellie R. Dean, Friend April 8, 2016 James E. Robinson, Alumni ‘02 April 8, 2016 Betty Dickey, Friend April 12, 2016 Frances S. Oliver, Friend May 12, 2016
Diane Steffer, Former Student October 20, 2015
Louise Terry, Friend January 13, 2016
Stephen C. Meisburg, Alumni ‘66 June 26, 2016
Constance W. Elmore, Former Student November 10, 2015
Diane Mitchell, Friend February 18, 2016
Herbert W. Slade, Alumni ‘80 July 4, 2016
Jay McGowan, Friend March 1, 2016
William R. Barr, Alumni ‘61 July 29, 2016
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What skills do laity need in order to help care for others in the congregation? What practices promote clergy well-being? How can smaller churches develop a thriving youth ministry or have a creative worship experience? How do we engage in social justice movements in meaningful ways? How can you deal with difficult people? How can you lead a missional church? Explore these topics and more during the 2016-17 webinar series offering practical help for laity and clergy.
To register: • On-site or online: $10 per log-in (no limit to the number of participants) • Register at www.lextheo.edu/webinar-series/
> How to Flourish in MInistry Dr. Matt Bloom Jan. 10. 2017 | 1:30-3:30 p.m. EST Discover how to have a healthy, meaningful, and rewarding ministry. The Flourishing in Ministry Project, directed by Dr. Bloom, has studied over a thousand clergy and hundreds of clergy spouses in eight denominations to identify the characteristics and practices that promote clergy well-being. In this webinar Dr. Bloom will offer research-based insight into what clergy and pastoral well-being looks and feels like, how this may change over the life-span, and especially how to nurture your own healthy well-being in ministry. > How to Survive and Thrive as an Elder Rev. Bil McDonald Feb. 18, 2017 | 1:30-3:30 p.m. A refresher course for old hands and a how-to class for fresh recruits to the Eldership, this practical workshop will give helpful ideas on fulfilling one’s role as an Elder. From preparation to prayer, from the Lord’s Table to the hospital room, from shepherding to servanthood, from the how to the why, through stories and scripture this webinar will offer a broad scope and detailed information for elders in churches large or small. > Organizing for Social Impact Rev. Dr. William Barber March 18, 2017 | 1:30-3:30 p.m. EST Please see page 7 for details. > Youth Ministry for Small Churches Rev. Bill Spangler-Dunning April 22, 2017 | 1:30-3:30 p.m. Explore the how, the why, and the mission-focused purpose of starting and developing a youth ministry in a smaller church. This webinar will focus on healthy ways to start a new youth ministry program, as well as some common pot holes that can derail startups in small churches. You will also learn about structures and schedules that work better in small churches with fewer volunteers. Rev. Spangler-Dunning will share his firsthand knowledge of what it takes to develop, structure, and lead a youth ministry program and make it last. > Congregational and Pastoral Care for Laity Dr. Jeney Park-Hearn May 20, 2017 | 1:30-3:30 p.m. Laity are key care-givers in every congregation. Gain more pastoral care skills and assessment tools that you can call upon in those moments when someone needs care from you. In this webinar, Dr. Park-Hearn will introduce a range of situations for which congregational members might seek care, and identify the skills and tools that will help you respond. In addition, she will address theological commitments that ground pastoral care and the importance of self-care.
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LTS alum works to nurture mission from the inside out
The Rev. Matthew Hunt may be preaching about handmade Christians in a cookie-cutter world, but don’t expect him to take a cookie-cutter approach to ministry. “I know what I want to do. I am absolutely committed to getting there. I’ll stop at nothing,” Hunt said. “I passionately love people, passionately love Jesus, and that’s what compels me to be who I am.” Pastor of Salem Evangelical United Church of Christ in Quincy, Ill., since January, Hunt already feels at home in both the church and the Quincy community. “I just feel like I was supposed to be here,” he said. Hunt was installed as pastor in April. “We’ve taken some very tangible, important steps toward growth, church health and well-being. We’re in a good spot right now.” The Southeast Iowa native grew up in a strong church family, and his career choice came as no surprise to leaders in the Pentecostal Assembly of God Church in Burlington who nurtured him on a path to ministry “Probably the surprise was, I didn’t go into ministry with their church,” Hunt said. After graduating from Western Illinois University with a degree in sociology and communications, he worked with high school and college students at the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Macomb. Along with the job, he found a spiritual home with other Christians who shared his inclusive beliefs. Hunt graduated from Lexington Theological Seminary in 1996, served as associate minister at the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Independence, Mo., which nurtured his love of the Royals and barbecue, then spent 13 years as associate pastor at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Keokuk, Iowa, before becoming pastor
at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Keokuk. Hunt’s ministry in each location targeted evangelism, youth and community efforts, including launching the ongoing Common Grounds street ministry still supported by 12 churches in Southeast Iowa. He plans to continue the same work at Salem. “With Salem, I would really like to see us do two things -- to grow spiritually in our commitment to Jesus and the Scriptures, and I would like to see that prompt us to mission and outreach,” Hunt said. “I would like to see us be a blessing to the community and to work together with the community to make Quincy a better place and to help people in need.” He envisions the church working with area nonprofit groups to meet needs and expanding its community outreach, which already includes a Saturday meals program and a new community garden project. The father of two -- son Wesley is a high school senior, and daughter Kendra is a seventh-grader in Keokuk -- Hunt shares their love of music, but he leans toward collecting and reselling vinyl albums, primarily metal and classic rock. Hunt also teaches an ethics class each semester at CulverStockton College in Canton, Mo., that always touches on religion. “The biggest job I have in that class is, I’ve got to help kids go from an opinion to an ethical framework that uses logic and reason to come to a conclusion on an ethical issue,” he said. “People like to have opinions.” Story by Deborah Gertz Husar. Reprinted with permission of the Quincy Herald-Whig. Photo by Steve Bohnstedt.
Organizing for Social Justice Rev. Dr. William Barber to lead LTS webinar The Rev. Dr. William Barber II, who recently captured national attention with an impassioned message for equality and peace at the Democratic National Convention this summer, will lead a webinar for Lexington Theological Seminary in March. In the webinar, participants will explore some of the historical and modern-day models for building transformative moral movements and how we might reengage and re-shape them in order to support freedom movements today. Rev. Dr. Barber II is the architect of the Forward Together Moral Fusion movement that gained national acclaim with its Moral Monday protests at the North Carolina General Assembly in 2013. He has spoken at hundreds
of national and state conferences since being elected President of the N.C. Conference of NAACP Branches in 2005. His latest book is The Third Reconstruction (Beacon Press, 2016). In this webinar, Dr. Barber will advocate for the reclamation of deeply-held ethical values and will offer suggestions about reaching a critical mass of people in order to build an effective social movement. Individuals and congregations alike will benefit from the insights shared here. To register, visit www.lextheo.edu/webinar-series/ The registration fee is $10 per login. (See more information on page 5.)
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APPRECIATION GIFTS Mrs. June Coy Rev. Kenneth Coy
Ms. Fern McLean The Honorable and Mrs. Benny Dickinson
Rev. Charles E. Crank Jr. Mrs. Melba C. Crank
Dr. and Mrs. R. B. Montgomery Mrs. Ann Watts
Dr. Charles E. Dietze Dr. and Mrs. William B. Dozier
Robert C. Nolan Mrs. Karen D. Nolan
Anthony L. Dunnavant Mr. and Mrs. L. Leon Durham, Jr.
Richard Pope Dr. and Mrs. William B. Dozier
Edith H. Dunnavant Mr. and Mrs. L. Leon Durham, Jr.
Mrs. Florence Reneau Rev. Betty Reneau
Dr. Ezra L. Dunnavant Mr. and Mrs. L. Leon Durham, Jr.
Rev. L. M. Sanders Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kaufman
Mrs. Constance Wiley Elmore Dr. and Mrs. James M. Wray, Jr.
Dr. James M. Seale Mrs. Mary Dudley Seale
Sonny Fountain Rev. Johnny W. Wray
Mrs. Diane Steffer Dr. and Mrs. David L. Alexander
Dr. Clayton H. Boyer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Singer
Newton “Fig” Fowler Rev. Johnny W. Wray
Arthur Wake Rev. Dennis R. Zimmerman
Mrs. Catherine Broadus Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Bare
Dr. Ronald W. Graham Dr. and Mrs. William B. Dozier
Carlos D. Brown Dr. Charisse L. Gillett and Rev. Donald K. Gillett
Mr. Dana Bly Horan Mr. and Mrs. R. Michael Bales Mrs. Anna Belle Horan
Cathy P. Brown Dr. Charisse L. Gillett and Rev. Donald K. Gillett
Rev. Paul A. Johnson Mrs. Charlotte Johnson
Dr. Harold R. Watkins Dr. and Mrs. David L. Alexander Dr. and Mrs. Donald R. Jarman Dr. and Mrs. James P. Johnson Rev. and Mrs. Gary W. Kidwell Ms. Jane Lollis Ms. Barbara E. Pfeifle Mr. Samuel G. Reel, Jr. Dr. A. Guy Waldrop Dr. and Mrs. James M. Wray, Jr.
Reverend Ed Adams Rev. and Mrs. B. Dinsmore Nisbet Dr. and Mrs. James M. Wray, Jr. David Bell Mrs. Mary Blanton Cotton Rev. Linda M. Kemp and Rev. George Kemp Richard Benton Rev. and Mrs. Richard V. Ziglar Rev. Walter L. Bingham, Jr. Mrs. Ethel M. Bingham Noel Vernon Blankenship Dr. and Mrs. William J. Nottingham Rev. William S. Ryan and Rev. Narka K. Ryan
Rev. M. Tim Browning Dr. and Mrs. John R. Browning
Geneva and Paul Jones Rev. Betsy Jones Steier Goehrig
Rev. John H. Weaver Mrs. John H. Weaver
Ben L. Cowgill Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Buckley III
Dr. Larry Paul Jones Rev. Jan M. Ehrmantraut Dr. and Mrs. James M. Wray, Jr.
Billie Ruth Welsh Dr. and Mrs. Wayne H. Bell
Marcus D. Bryant Mrs. Ann Watts
Mr. William B. Klee Dr. and Mrs. Wayne H. Bell
Dr. Lynn White Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Bare
Jack Canedy Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Bare
Dr. James M. Mahoney Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Bare Dr. and Mrs. Wayne H. Bell
Rev. Paul F. Wilson Mrs. Paul F. Wilson
Mr. Carey Carter Dr. Larry L. Chambers Reverend R. Lanier Clance Dr. Pauline Rose Clance Bruce Cotton Dr. and Mrs. Wayne H. Bell
Mr. & Mrs. John Mains, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Ed L. Allen Mr. and Mrs. John L. Mains, Jr. Rev. J. Marion McElveen Rev. Jan M. Ehrmantraut
Dr. Arnett L. Winn Mrs. Ruth Winn Dr. and Mrs. H.T. Wood Mr. Steve D. Wood
Rev. David M. Woods Dr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Linberg Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Woods
In honor of... Rev. Z. Allen Abbott Mrs. Don Staub Dr. Bill and Donna Barr Dr. and Mrs. Richard D. Skinner Rev. Jeff W. Bell Rev. Jan M. Ehrmantraut Dr. Wayne Bell Mr. and Mrs. Gervis Showalter Rev. Trudy Betts Rev. Jan M. Ehrmantraut Mrs. Mary Vallie West Mark and Kim Blankenship Mrs. Evelyn N. Watkins Dr. David N. Blondell Dr. Harold R. Watkins Rev. Loren A. Broadus Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Bare Rev. Jan M. Ehrmantraut
9 Dr. and Mrs. Philip N. Dare Ms. Rachel Childress Mrs. Nellie R. Dean Rev. Kenneth G. Dean Rev. Carol Lynn Devine Rev. Jan M. Ehrmantraut Dr. Sharyn E. Dowd Rev. Anne Elizabeth Gregory Rev. J. Kenneth Evans Dr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Linberg Dr. Charisse L. Gillett Rev. and Mrs. Paul A. Whitlock Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Goodman Rev. and Mrs. Donald L. Richardson Rev. Kenneth Hardway Mr. Joel A. Potts Ms. Ola Irene Harrison Dr. Margaret J. Hickman Mr. Charlie Heaberlin Mr. and Mrs. Michael Troop Ms. Imogene Heaberlin Haggard Dr. William A. Curwood and Rev. Linda L. Curwood
Don McLaughlin and staff of First Christian Madisonville Mrs. Mary Haylee Hancock Stephanie McLaughlin Rev. Donald R. McLaughlin Rev. Steve Monhollen Rev. Jan M. Ehrmantraut Drs. William and Sally Paulsell Mr. and Mrs. Mark V. Blankenship Rev. Joseph Pusateri Rev. Jan M. Ehrmantraut Dr. Margie Ralph Ms. Dabney E. Parker Dr. David Sharrard Rev. Dennis R. Zimmerman Dr. Gerald Shepard Mr. Thomas C. Huckleberry Herbert D. Sledd Dr. and Mrs. Wayne H. Bell Rev. Stephen Smythers Mr. Joel A. Potts Dr. Jerry Sumney Drs. William and Sally Paulsell
Revs. Jeff and Ann Bruce The Honorable and Mrs. Benny Dickinson
Dr. John O. Humbert Dr. and Mrs. Wayne H. Bell
Rev. & Mrs. Otis L. Swords, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. David L. Alexander
Rev. and Mrs. Charles F. Brumley Mr. and Mrs. John C. Bridwell
Dr. and Mrs. James P. Johnson Rev. Jan M. Ehrmantraut Mrs. Evelyn N. Watkins
Mr. Tom Teater Rev. Bob Silvanik
Central Christian Church, Lexington, KY Rev. Chad G. Snellgrove
Rev. Gary Kidwell Rev. Jan M. Ehrmantraut
David Clark, Sr. Dr. Charisse L. Gillett and Rev. Donald K. Gillett
Dr. Michael K. Kinnamon Rev. Anne Elizabeth Gregory Rev. Jean Hawxhurst and Mr. Jerry Cappel
Rev. and Mrs. Paul A. Crow, Jr. Rev. and Mrs. Lester D. Palmer Rev. Mildred F. Slack
Mrs. Ruth Kitchen Rev. Ann Clay Adams
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Recognition of Seminary Contributors 1943 Dr. Wayne H. Bell
1957 Rev. Davis J. Babcock 1982 Mrs. LoAnn Blankenship Tony G. Campbell is serving New Life United 1946 Rev. Dr. Deane K. Lierle Methodist in Grant, Alabama in retired Rev. OrenChurch N. Reneau Rev. William H. Whitehurst Jr.
Rev. J. Kenneth Evans Rev. D. Jack Hamilton Dr. Henry M. Hanna Mr. Edward A. McLachlan Dr. James S. Oglesby Rev. Donald L. Richardson Dr. A. Guy Waldrop
Mr. Charles B. Highfield 2005 1950 Rev. H. Thomas Money Ann Shepherd marriedRev. Kirk B. Dinsmore Nisbet Rev.Batten-Pulley Richard P. Walters Alan Shepherd on August 25, 2012. AnnRev. is theLester D. Palmer Associate 1951 Regional Minister for Youth & Outdoor Rev. Betty Reneau Ministry, ChristianBarbier Church (Disciples of Christ) Rev. E. Patricia Dr. J.inCy Rowell Virginia. Dr. James R. Craddock Rev. L. Neil Sallee Dr. Rev. John D. Trefzger Mrs. Dorothy Sallee
1964 Rev. Laura K. Dargitz Rev. Delbert D. Elliott Rev. Richard A. Laslo Rev. Clyde Harris McKee Dr. Rev. Peter M. Morgan Rev. Hal W. Zug
status. Campbell retired from the Kentucky Annual Conference of the United Methodist 1948 1958 Church in 2009 . Dr. John B. Bridwell Dr. Jack E. Dorsey
Send your updates to krountree@lextheo.edu. 1952 1959 Rev. Robert E. Kleesattel Rev. Bobby W. Cook Rev. G. David Shreeves Rev. Herbert L. Drane, Jr. Rev. Max R. Jenkins 1953 Dr. Donald L. Lanier Rev. Donald W. Frantz Rev. William F. Murdock Mr. Raymond H. Hite Rev. Richard H. Roland Dr. Donald R. Jarman The Alumni Council has endorsedDr. theClaude Walker Dr. Ivan Shelburne Jr. Advancement Office project to conduct JamestoI.update Spainhower 1960 aDr. survey Seminary records Rev.to Otis L. Swords Jr. Rev. Loren A. Broadus Jr. and publish an alumni/ae directory. The would be Rev.Council’s LaMoinegoal D. Waldron to have Rev.the Richard J. McLean directory for distributionDr. inG. Philip Points Dr. Haroldavailable R. Watkins hard copy and on the web by summer Rev. C. William Schiphorst 2013. 1954 Chap. James G. Thompson Rev.should Josephsoon L. Bryan your survey Rev.inJohn E. Weston You receive the Please complete Rev.mail. Kenneth G. Dean and return it to byNunnelly the posted Dr.the Rev.Seminary Donald A. deadline. 1961 Mrs. Lillian B. Nunnelly Dr. William Chris Hobgood You will have an option of excluding Rev. William Spangler Dr. J. Harold Hopkins your contact Morris information in the Rev. Dr. Marilyn R. list Taylor Rev. directory. We will your name in theRoland W. Jones class section of the directory. Dr. Edwin C. Linberg Rev. Luther Redmon If1955 you have questions regarding the Rev. John L. Bray Dr. in E. Ray Throckmorton directory please call Kathy Rountree Rev.Advancement Kenneth Coy Office at the Rev. Richard M. or Hedrick at 1962 (859) 281-1241 email her krountree@lextheo.edu. Dr. Lester A. Ringham Dr. Rev. Jack S. Austin Dr. John R. Scudder, Jr. Dr. David N. Blondell Mrs. Barbara Wilson Dr. John R. Browning Dr. Larry L. Chambers 1956 Dr. Jerry D. Elmore Dr. David L. Alexander Dr. A. Stephen Ginn Rev. John H. Bennett Mrs. Donna J. McWhirter Loren andJ.Catherine Dr. Jack Early David L. McWhirter Broadus share a laugh Mr. Willis G. Jackson Rev. John P. Torp Joyce D. McGuire Dr. Jerry G. Whitt atRev. Homecoming 2012. Rev. Enos Nelson Rev. Donald L. Steffy 1963 Dr. G. Hugh Wilson Rev. Alan C. Bone LTS PHOTOS BY BETH GOINS Rev. Robert L. Bradley Rev. Warren P. Brubaker
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1970 Dr. Robert T. Almquist Rev. George Nikolas Donges Rev. William L. Forester Dr. Thomas H. Madden Dr. James M. McLean Rev. Petrae E. McLean Rev. Mary Pat Spencer Rev. Edd W. Spencer Rev. Ralph E. Tamper Rev. John Park Winkler, Jr. 1971 Mrs. Sang H. Kim Mr. Hyung M. Kim Rev. Robert A. Riester II 1972 Dr. David Robert Chance Dr. David A. Kerr Dr. Kenneth R. Watson 1973 Rev. Philip W. Case Rev. N. Stanley McDougal, Jr. Rev. William K. Morris III Dr. Robert K. Welsh 1974 Dr. Charles W. Bare Dr. William B. Dozier Dr. Walter A. Hehl Dr. James M. Wray Jr. Rev. Terry L. Zimmerman 1975 Dr. William A. Curwood Rev. Linda L. Curwood Dr. C. Noel White 1976 Dr. Robert S. Stauffer 1977 Dr. Richard L. Landon Dr. Gerald L. Shepard 1978 Rev. Donald R. McLaughlin Rev. Johnny W. Wray 1979 Rev. Jack O. Baldwin Dr. Larry A. Grunden Mr. Garth Lehman Dr. Robert E. Mooty Dr. William L. Turner
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1986 Rev. Dr. Samuel J. Murray Rev. Darryl A. Parr Dr. Warren H. Schave Rev. Mary Lou Stephens Dr. Jack Sullivan, Jr. Dr. Ronald W. Summers 1987 Rev. Robert L. Dailey Dr. James A. Dickerson Dr. Ray Jones, Jr. 1988 Dr. Larry L. Brandon Dr. Thomas C. Gibson Rev. Dr. Lon Oliver 1989 Rev. Dr. Frances H. Gay Mrs. Palina Hurst Rev. Steven Thaler 1990 Rev. Bruce A. Breeding Mrs. Esther Breeding Rev. Maria De los Angeles Oliver Rev. James H. Trader II Rev. Debbie Wallace-Padgett 1991 Dr. Janet M. Cottrell Dr. William B. Kincaid III Rev. Sotello Vonzell Long Rev. Jackie Summers Rev. Mike Van Heyningen Rev. Marsha S. Vandervort Rev. Paul A. Whitlock 1992 Rev. Virginia Hill Adams Rev. Gloria F. Bucher
1993 Mr. Cecil F. Dunn Rev. Anne Elizabeth Gregory Rev. Ron Sinclair Dr. John Joseph Yonker 1994 Rev. Melba Banks Ms. Rachel Childress Rev. Sharon B. Fields Dr. Reginald Eugene Gentry Mr. John Charles Heaberlin Rev. James M. Wheeler 1995 Rev. Jean Hawxhurst Rev. Cynthia McBride 1996 Rev. Kristen P. Bentley 1997 Rev. Katherine S. Redmond Ms. Jenny Russell 1998 Rev. Jill M. Michel 1999 Rev. James B. Elliott Rev. Dr. Douglas J. Meister Rev. Chad G. Snellgrove
2004 Rev. John M. Davidson Mr. Kurt R. Ellis Mrs. Nancy Fister Dr. Perry C. Mattern Ms. Janet Prewitt Rev. Stewart A. Royce Mr. Michael Troop 2005 Rev. Timothy L. Akers 2006 Rev. Elizabeth G. McManis Mr. Robert Zupanek, Sr. 2007 Rev. Rachel Doolin Dr. Margaret J. Hickman Mrs. Esther Hurlburt Rev. Vicki Lane Ray 2008 Rev. Cynthia James Rev. Cynthia A. Priem Rev. Bob Silvanik 2009 Rev. Carol Lynn Devine Rev. Stephanie Moon Rev. Joan M. Schlesing Ms. Maryann Wellman 2010 Rev. Kathryn L. Wilson 2011 Rev. Lisa Tolliver
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Church Gifts Beargrass Christian Church Louisville, Ky.
First Christian Church Glasgow, Ky.
Bethany Christian Church Fort Washington, Md.
First Christian Church Goldsboro, N.C.
Bethany Christian Church Nicholasville, Ky.
First Christian Church Hagerstown, Md.
Bon Air Christian Church First Christian Church Richmond, Va. M.Div. student Hopewell, Va.
Amanda Sorenson Bridgeport Community Church Bridgeport, Mich.
First Christian Church Liberty, Ky.
Bullittsville Christian Church Burlington, Ky.
First Christian Church Madisonville, Ky.
Christian Church Foundation Indianapolis, Ind.
First Christian Church Maysville, Ky.
Christian Church in North Carolina Wilson, N.C.
First Christian Church Paducah, Ky.
Christian Church in Ohio Worthington, Ohio Church Finance Council Indianapolis, Ind. Crestwood Christian Church Lexington, Ky. Division of Homeland Ministries Indianapolis, Ind. Doe Run Christian Church Rocky Mount, Va. First Christian Church Charleston, S.C. First Christian Church Fort Thomas, Ky. First Christian Church Frankfort, Ky. First Christian Church Georgetown, Ky.
First Christian Church Pikeville, Ky.
Midway Christian Church Midway, Ky.
First Christian Church Plymouth, N.C.
Peachtree Christian Church Atlanta, Ga.
First Christian Church Taylorsville, Ky.
Rocky Mount Christian Church, CWF Rocky Mount, Va.
First Christian Church Wheeling, W.Va. First Christian Church (DOC), Tampa, Florida Fund Indianapolis, Ind.
Seventh Street Christian Church Richmond, Va. Timberlake Christian Church Lynchburg, Va.
First Christian Church, Disciples Women’s Ministries Richmond, Ky.
Valley Christian Church Birmingham, Ala.
Karl Road Christian Church Columbus, Ohio
Washington Avenue Christian Church Elyria, Ohio
Mantua Center Christian Church Mantua, Ohio
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Endowment Gifts [Unless otherwise noted, the donor to a fund named above is the same as the fund name.] David E. and Elaine G. Adams Permanent Fund David & Anne Alexander Great Teaching Fund Gordon Street Christian Church Kinston, N.C. Louise F. Allen Scholarship Fund First Christian Church, CWF West Point, Miss. Edwin R. & Nellie L. Allender Fund Earle E. and Rosella Barclay Scholarship Fund Beargrass Christian Church Louisville, Ky. Bethany Christian Church Fort Washington, Md. The Rev. Charles & Betty Blakemore Scholarship Fund First Christian Church, Richmond, Ky. Shirley Kearns David N. Blondell Endowment Fund Dr. and Mrs. David Blondell Inez Boote Dasher and Joseph Owen Boote, Jr. Fund Alice M. Cotabish Memorial Fund The Blanche B. Coggin Endowment for Excellence in Theological Education Blanche and Luther Coggin John S. Critchfield Chair of Pastoral Care George & Adelaide Wilt Trust Vance L. Daniell Scholarship Fund First Christian Church Christian Women’s Fellowship Newport, Va. Howard E. and Mary Lou S. Dentler Fund Anthony L. Dunnavant Endowment Fund Terry A. Dunnavant Edith & Ezra Dunnavant Endowment Fund Terry A. Dunnavant
Sharyn E. Dowd Award in Biblical Studies Anne E. Gregory
Dana Bly Horan Scholarship Fund Anna B. Horan
George F. and Mary L. Duthie Fund Mary L. Duthie
Kenneth & Roberta Hughes Scholarship Fund Dottie Hughes Christian Women’s Fellowship West Point, Miss.
Edenside Christian Church, Louisville, Ky. Scholarship Fund Charles Keith and Shirley N. Elliott Fund Frances Caldwell Ervin Fund William K. & Edith R. Evans Endowment Fund J. K. Evans First Christian Church, Greenville, North Carolina Scholarship Fund First Christian Church, Greenville, NC First Christian Church Danville, Va. Fund First Christian Church Hopewell, Va.
James P. and Nancy J. Johnson Fund Tom and Alberta Jones Fund George & Linda Kemp Permanent Fund Jennie Mae Trigg Kuster Permanent Fund C. W. Lampkin Charitable Trust Collin T. Lane Trust
Ralph H. and Martha G. Saunders Fund John and Lucy Schaffer Trust Oreon E. Scott Hispanic Ministries Grant Christian Church Foundation Seventh Street Christian Church Foundation, Inc.
Mary Ellen Lyons Fund
Sally A. Smith Permanent Fund
Douglas Price Mikell Scholarship Fund
Jeanne Groom Fund
Myrtle Mae Mitchell Fund
Mollie Mae Hanes Memorial Trust
Roger T. Nooe Fund for Ecumenical Studies Nancy H. Garver
Division of Homeland Ministries Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Indianapolis, Ind.
L. Max Sanders Memorial Fund Leonard Kaufman
Ralph Lynwood and Emily O. Smith Fund
Ralph E. Glenn Memorial Fund
D Roscoe C. & Emily R. Harrod Scholarship Fund Mary Dudley and James M. Seale Fund
Ronald E. Reitmeier Trust
Donald T. & Shirley D. Lucey Fund
Bernard C. & Georgia C. Meece Scholarship Fund Jeannie M. May Georgia C. Meece
Paul C. & Norma Hobbs Scholarship Book Fund Susan Boone
Lester and Mildred Rampley Fund
Martha Bowman Simpson Fund
Randel O. Martin Fund
Herbert R. Hicks Scholarship Fund First Christian Church, Zanesville, Ohio
Harley C. and Mary Hoover Price Foundation
David A. Longnecker Trust
Hazel Charleson Getchell Fund
Ronald W. & Gwen I. Graham Professor in New Testament Studies
Pension Fund of the Christian Church
W.A. Stanley Scholarship Trust Otis and Joyce Swords Endowment Fund David L. Alexander Lloyd and Janice Tatlock Fund Thompson-Long Global Ministries Fund Frazer and Loris Thomason Ministry Fund
James S. and Joy Henley Oglesby Permanent Fund
Adelbert H. and Emily D. Tisdall Fund
Ohio Seminary Fund Christian Church in Ohio
The Wabash Center Grant
The Raymond E. Oliver & Frances Sutton Oliver Great Teaching Fund Frances S. Oliver Dr. Lester and Janelle Palmer Fund for Ministerial Education Rev. and Mrs. Lester Palmer Ollie and Bea Parker Fund for Preaching
Richard and Dorothy Walters Fund Daniel R. and Nel Gammon Webster Fund Mary D. Weaver Memorial Fund John Cary White Memorial Fund Lively & Frances Wilson Scholarship Fund Frances Wilson
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Support Societies President’s College of Vision Leaders
Leaders’ gifts enable the Seminary to maintain excellence while meeting the challenges of tomorrow’s goals. Members of the President’s College of Vision Leaders contribute $10,000 or more annually.
Edwin R. and Nellie L. Allender Trust Beargrass Christian Church, Louisville, Ky. Dr. and Mrs. Wayne H. Bell Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Buckley III Christian Church Foundation Church Finance Council Mr. and Mrs. George F. Duthie Frances Caldwell Ervin Fund Mr. and Mrs. Brad Fountain Mr. Wilbur G. Hamlin and Rev. Sylvia Hamlin Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Lowman II Myrtle Mae Mitchell Trust Pension Fund of the Christian Church Harley C. and Mary Hoover Price Foundation Lester & Mildred Rampley Trust The Ronald E. Reitmeier Trust
Bell’s Society of Bridge Builders
Named for Wayne H. Bell who served as the eleventh president of the Seminary, the Bell Society of Bridge Builders recognizes members contributing $5,000-$9,999.
Theodore & Beulah Beasley Foundation Crestwood Christian Church, Lexington, Ky. Mr. and Mrs. Lanier S. Dasher, Jr. Inez Boote Dasher and Joseph Owen Boote, Jr. Fund First Christian Church, Madisonville, Ky. First Christian Church, Frankfort, Ky. First Christian Church (DOC), Tampa, Florida Fund, Indianapolis, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. J. Ronald Geoghegan Dr. Charisse L. Gillett Rev. Dr. Donald K. Gillett III Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Griffith Jeanne Dianne Groom Estate John Cary White Trust Fund Dr. and Mrs. James P. Johnson Rev. and Mrs. Gary W. Kidwell Mr. and Mrs. Hyung Mi Kim Mr. and Mrs. William D. Kirkland Ms. Marianne S. Overley Dr. Margaret Ralph and Mr. Donald E. Ralph Mr. Samuel G. Reel, Jr. Martha Bowman Simpson Fund
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Sullivan The Wabash Center, Wabash, Ind. Mrs. Nancy W. Walton George & Adelaide Wilt Trust
Welsh Society of Pastor Patrons
Named for W.A. Welsh who served as President from 1965-1974, the Welsh Society of Patrons recognizes members contributing $2,500$4,999.
Ms. Hazel Arnold Bethany Christian Church, Fort Washington, Md. Mr. and Mrs. William Bramblet Rev. and Mrs. Robert A. Bray Edenside Christian Church Scholarship Fund, Louisville, Ky. Exxon Mobil Foundation First Christian Church, Fort Thomas, Ky. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Gardner Jr. Hazel Charleson Getchell Fund Mollie Mae Hanes Memorial Trust The Honorable and Mrs. Brereton C. Jones Tom and Alberta Jones Fund C. W. Lampkin Charitable Trust Douglas Price Mikell Scholarship Fund Rev. and Mrs. H. Thomas Money Rev. and Mrs. Lester D. Palmer Ollie and Bea Parker Fund PNC Bank Rev. Vicki L. Ray and Mr. Herb Ray Sally A. Smith Permanent Fund Dr. and Mrs. LaRay V. Salsberry Adelbert H. and Emily D. Tisdall Fund Rev. Blanca Mikell Ward Mr. Steve D. Wood
McGarvey Society of Servant Sponsors
John W. McGarvey was one of the first professors of the Seminary and a major force in shaping theological education in America. Members of the McGarvey Society support the Seminary with gifts of $1,000-$2,499.
Rev. David E. Adams Mr. William T. Allen Rev. Donald W. Arterburn Dr. Barbara Bailey and Mr. Joey Bailey Mrs. Kristen Bale Dr. and Mrs. William R. Barr Rev. Kristen P. Bentley and Mr. Perry Bentley Rev. Stephen S. Bentley LoAnn Blankenship Mr. and Mrs. Mark V. Blankenship
Bon Air Christian Church Mrs. Susan Boone Rev. and Mrs. Bruce A. Breeding Dr. John B. Bridwell Dr. and Mrs. John R. Browning Christian Church in Ohio Rev. and Mrs. Randy S. Clay Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Collazo Rev. Ken Coy Dr. and Mrs. R. Robert Cueni David E. and Elaine G. Adams Permanent Fund Dean, Dorton, Allen & Ford, P.S.C. Mr. and Mrs. Terry A. Dunnavant Mr. and Mrs. L. Leon Durham Jr. Rev. Jan M. Ehrmantraut and Mr. Curt Ehrmantraut Dr. Jerry D. Elmore First Christian Church, Zanesville, Ohio First Christian Church Danville Va. Fund Gordon Street Christian Church Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Haggard Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rick Harper Dr. and Mrs. J. Harold Hopkins Howard E. and Mary Lou S. Dentler Fund Mrs. Palina Hurst Rev. Larry L. Jackson and Rev. Cheryl Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kaufman Donald T. and Shirley D. Lucey Fund Mary Ellen Lyons Fund Rev. and Mrs. William H. McDonald Rev. Elizabeth G. McManis and Mr. Joe McManis Mrs. Georgia C. Meece Rev. and Mrs. Donald K. Mertz Dr. and Mrs. Donald A. Nunnelly Dr. James S. Oglesby Mr. David Oliver Mr. William Oliver Drs. William and Sally Paulsell Dr. and Mrs. Phil Points Mr. John A. Reed Rev. and Mrs. Oren N. Reneau Mr. Clifford Rippetoe Rev. and Mrs. L. Neil Sallee Mrs. Mary Dudley Seale Mr. and Mrs. Brett T. Setzer Dr. and Mrs. John L. Sims Mr. and Mrs. Victor Singer Mr. and Mrs. Herbert D. Sledd Dr. and Mrs. Jack L. Snellgrove The W. A. Stanley Trust Fund Dr. Calvin H. Sydnor III Rev. Lisa Tolliver Mr. Justin M. Trewolla
Rev. and Mrs. Richard P. Walters Dr. and Mrs. Harold Watkins Dr. Richard D. Weis and Ms. Barbara J. Rogers Ms. Maryann Wellman Mrs. Frances Wilson Rev. Kathryn L. Wilson
Pyatt Society of Ministry Mentors
Charles Lynn Pyatt, dean from 1928-1953, guided the Seminary to its status as a free-standing Seminary. The Pyatt Society includes donors making gifts of $500-$999.
Mrs. Carlene H. Adams Dr. and Mrs. Jack S. Austin Earle and Rosella Barclay Permanent Fund BC Wood Properties Mrs. Diane P. Beidler Mrs. Ethel M. Bingham Dr. Barbara Blodgett Dr. and Mrs. David N. Blondell Rev. Gloria F. Bucher Bullittsville Christian Church, Ky. Ms. Rachel Childress Commonwealth Technology Alice M. Cotabish Memorial Fund Mr. and Ms. John M. Davidson Dr. and Mrs. William B. Dozier Mrs. Kristine Ehlert First Christian Church, Greenville, N.C. First Christian Church, Hopewell, Va. First Christian Church, Plymouth, N.C. First Christian Church, Richmond, Ky. First Christian Church, CWF, West Point, Miss. First Christian Church, CWF, Newport, Va. Frazer & Loris Thomason Ministry Fund Ronald W. and Gwen I. Graham Trust Rev. Anne Elizabeth Gregory Dr. and Mrs. Henry M. Hanna IBM Corporation Matching Gift Program J. Smith Lanier & Co., Inc. The Collin T. Lane Trust Rev. William E. Lee Rev. Douglas N. Lofton Mr. and Mrs. John L. Mains, Jr. Mrs. Eleanor B. Manning Rev. Richard J. McLean Mr. and Mrs. David L. McWhirter Dr. and Mrs. Peter M. Morgan Rev. and Mrs. William F. Murdock National Christian Foundation Kentucky Ms. Connie Oliver Mrs. Frances S. Oliver Ms. Janet Prewitt Mr. Stuart B. Price, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Lester A. Ringham Rouse Family Foundation
John and Lucy Schaffer Trust Rev. and Mrs. C. William Schiphorst Mary Dudley and James M. Seale Fund Dr. and Mrs. Richard D. Skinner Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Lynwood Smith Ralph Lynwood and Emily O. Smith Fund Dr. and Mrs. James I. Spainhower Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Speegle, Jr. Lloyd and Janice Tatlock Fund Mr. David Thomason Rev. Joanne L. Verburg Mrs. Karen C. Wagers and Mr. James Wagers Rev. Anthony W. Westbrook Rev. and Mrs. Donald G. Zumwalt
Seminary Ambassadors
Ambassadors are supporters making gifts of $250-499.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip K. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Ed L. Allen Ashley | Rountree & Associates, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bancroft Bethany Christian Church, Nicholasville, Ky. Rev. and Mrs. Robert L. Bradley Bridgeport Community Church, Frankfort, Ky. Rev. and Mrs. Dean W. Bucalos Christian Church in North Carolina Community Foundation of Louisville Dr. Ronda S. Connaway Drs. Janet and Kenneth Cottrell Rev. Robert L. Dailey and Rev. Leila A. Dailey Rev. Kenneth G. Dean Division of Homeland Ministries Revs. Steven and Donna Doan Rev. and Mrs. George Nikolas Donges Mr. James R. Dorsey Ms. Ann Dupree Rev. James B. Elliott Ms. Patricia A. Featherstun Rev. Faye Feltner First Christian Church, Liberty, Ky. First Christian Church, Georgetown, Ky. First Christian Church, Hagerstown, Md. First Christian Church, Maysville, Ky. First Christian Church, Paducah, Ky. First Christian Church, Pikeville, Ky. First Christian Church, Wheeling, W.Va. Mrs. Bettie L. Gibson Ralph E. Glenn Memorial Fund Mr. Gerald L. Gregory Mrs. Mary Haylee Hancock Mrs. Carlean G. Hefner and Mr. Ellis Hefner Mrs. Emma Lou Higgs Mrs. Anna Belle Horan Ms. Erica Lynn Horn Ms. Jami Hornbuckle Rev. Cynthia James Dr. and Mrs. Donald R. Jarman
Mr. William Johnson James P. and Nancy J. Johnson Fund Karl Road Christian Church, Columbus, Ohio Mrs. Betty Jane Kerr Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Kintner Mrs. Eva N. LaRue Mr. Bill J. Lewis Dr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Linberg Rev. Cynthia McBride Rev. Sue and Frank McCracken Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. McLachlan Dr. Rebecca Z. McNeil Mr. and Mrs. Richard McQuady Rev. Dr. Douglas J. Meister Virginia S. Meloeny Urban & Global Ministries Fund Rev. and Mrs. M. Eugene Mockabee Dr. Robert E. Mooty Mr. and Mrs. David C. Moss Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mucci Mrs. Sam Murphy Mr. Steve Palmer Peachtree Christian Church, Atlanta, Ga. Dr. Albert M. Pennybacker Mr. and Mrs. Nate Quarcelino Rev. and Mrs. Luther Redmon Mr. David Richard Rev. Julie Richardson Rev. and Mrs. Robert A. Riester II Dr. Joel J. Santos and Dr. Ria A. Santos Ralph H. and Martha G. Saunders Fund Dr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Shepard Rev. Mildred F. Slack Dr. and Mrs. John R. Smith Rev. Edd W. and Mary Pat Spencer Mrs. Don Staub The Very Rev. Dr. Ronald W. Summers Valley Christian Church Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Van Dyke Revs. Darrell and Marsha Vandervort Mr. Alfred B. Vimont Rev. and Mrs. LaMoine D. Waldron Rev. Debbie Wallace-Padgett Rev. Melvin J. Walton Washington Avenue Christian Church, Elyria, Ohio Dr. and Mrs. Harold R. Watkins Mrs. John H. Weaver Rev. and Mrs. Daniel R. Webster Rev. James M. Wheeler Dr. Jerry G. Whitt Dr. and Mrs. James M. Wray, Jr. Rev. Johnny W. Wray Dr. and Mrs. John Joseph Yonker Mr. and Mrs. James Young
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Century Contributors
Century Contributors support the Seminary with gifts of $100-$249.
Rev. Ann Clay Adams Rev. Virginia Hill Adams Rev. Timothy L. Akers Ms. Joyce Albro Dr. and Mrs. David L. Alexander Rev. Greg J. Alexander Mrs. Ray Allen Ms. Karen Allen Dr. and Mrs. Robert T. Almquist Rev. and Mrs. Davis J. Babcock Mr. and Mrs. R. Michael Bales Rev. V. Thomas Banks Rev. E. Patricia Barbier Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Bare Mr. and Mrs. William T. Barnes Rev. C. Wayne Barnett Ms. Vickie W. Batzka Rev. Joan Bell-Haynes Rev. John H. Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Boden Rev. and Mrs. Alan C. Bone Rev. Stephanie Boughton Dr. and Mrs. Larry L. Brandon Rev. John Bray Mr. and Mrs. William C. Brewer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Bridwell Rev. Loren A. Broadus, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Brock Rev. Day Broers-Case Mr. and Mrs. John D. Browning Rev. and Mrs. Warren P. Brubaker Mrs. Jacqueline Brummel Mrs. Rebecca Brungardt Rev. Joseph Bryan Mrs. Ann K. Buckingham Rev. Susan M. Cameron and Mr. W. T. Cameron Rev. Lynda L. Carlson Rev. and Mrs. Philip W. Case Dr. Larry L. Chambers Dr. and Mrs. David Robert Chance Mrs. Linda Cheverton Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Cleaver Mrs. Ellen Cleveland Mr. and Mrs. Ron Compton Computer Services & Solutions, Inc. Mrs. Eleanor T. Congleton ConocoPhillips Rev. and Mrs. Bobby W. Cook Mr. and Mrs. Frank Corum Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Cowgill Mrs. Jean B. Cox Mr. Charles E. Coyle Dr. James R. Craddock Mrs. Melba C. Crank Dr. William A. Curwood and Rev. Linda L. Curwood
Rev. Laura K. Dargitz Rev. and Mrs. John M. Davidson Mrs. Patricia Davis Rev. Carol Lynn Devine Dr. and Mrs. James A. Dickerson Doe Run Christian Church Rev. Rachel Doolin Rev. Herbert L. Drane, Jr. Mrs. John T. Duncan Mr. Cecil F. Dunn Edvance 360 Dr. C. Keith Elliott Rev. Delbert D. Elliott Charles Keith and Shirley N. Elliott Fund Mr. Kurt R. Ellis Mr. and Mrs. David A. Evans, Jr. Rev. and Mrs. J. Kenneth Evans Mr. and Mrs. Paul Evans Rev. Sharon B. Fields First Christian Church, Charleston, S.C. First Christian Church, Glasgow, Ky. First Christian Church, Goldsboro, N.C. First Christian Church, Disciples Womens Ministries, Richmond, Ky. Rev. William L. Forester Rev. and Mrs. Donald W. Frantz Mrs. Carolyn J. Fuller Mrs. Jodi Fuller Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Garrett Mrs. Nancy Holt Garver Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Gibson Mr. Carl C. Gillespie, Jr. Ms. Peyton L. Gooch Dr. Ronald C. Greene and Ms. Ruth A. Fletcher Dr. J. Howard Griffith Mr. James M. Groves Rev. June Haislip Rev. and Mrs. D. Jack Hamilton Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Harrison, Jr. Rev. and Mrs. Richard M. Hedrick Dr. and Mrs. Walter A. Hehl Dr. Burley Herrin Dr. Margaret J. Hickman Rev. Otis C. Higgs Mr. Charles B. Highfield Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H. Hite Rev. and Mrs. Joe Hood Rev. and Mrs. Ken Hopkins Rev. and Mrs. Rexford L. Horne Mr. Thomas C. Huckleberry Mrs. Dottie Hughes Mrs. Esther Hurlburt Mr. and Mrs. Ralph B. Jahnige Rev. and Mrs. Max R. Jenkins Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Johnson Dr. Rachel Julian and Dr. Bruce Julian George and Linda Kemp Permanent Fund Rev. Ann M. Kercheval
THE BULLETIN Dr. William B. Kincaid III Rev. Robert E. Kleesattel Jennie Mae Trigg Kuster Permanent Fund Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Landon Rev. and Mrs. Gerald D. Lang, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Donald L. Lanier Mr. and Mrs. Warren Lansing Rev. and Mrs. Richard A. Laslo Drs. John and Carolyn Ledford Mr. Garth Lehman Rev. Dr. Deane K. Lierle Mr. and Mrs. David Lollis Ms. Jane Lollis Rev. and Mrs. Sotello V. Long David A. Longnecker Trust Dr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Madden Mr. Richard H. Mains Mantua Center Christian Church, Mantua, Ohio Mr. and Mrs. Marvin O. Marshall Dr. and Mrs. Perry C. Mattern Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Matthews Dr. Jeannie M. May and Mr. John M. May Dr. and Mrs. William E. McDaniel Rev. N. Stanley McDougal, Jr. Rev. and Mrs. Michael L. McElhinney Rev. Clyde Harris McKee Rev. Lori McKinley Rev. and Mrs. Donald R. McLaughlin Donald and Stephanie McLaughlin Rev. Petrae E. McLean and Dr. James M. McLean Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Roger L. Meredith Rev. Laurie Metzko Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Meuchel Rev. Jill M. Michel Midway Christian Church, Midway, Ky. Dr. Thomas D. and Rev. Barbara Taylor Minton Rev. Stephanie McCormick Ms. Dixie Moore Mr. William K. Morris, III Rev. Dr. Samuel J. Murray Rev. Enos Nelson Rev. and Mrs. Phil Nevius Rev. Louis A. Newby Rev. and Mrs. B. Dinsmore Nisbet Mr. Robert K. Noel Mrs. Karen D. Nolan James S. and Joy Henley Oglesby Permanent Fund Rev. Tracy and Robert Parker Rev. and Mrs. Darryl A. Parr Ms. Barbara E. Pfeifle Mr. Joel A. Potts Rev. Cynthia A. Priem Ms. Mary V. Propes Mrs. Ann Pugh Rev. Joseph Pusateri Mr. and Mrs. C. Tom Radden, Sr.
Rev. W. Robert Raiford, Jr. Randel O. Martin Fund Rev. Dr. Russell R. Rechenbach Rev. Kerry J. Reed Rev. Betty Reneau Mr. and Mrs. Donald Richardson Rev. and Mrs. Donald L. Richardson Rev. and Mrs. Richard H. Roland Mr. Daniel A. Roller and Ms. D. A. Dickerson Mr. and Mrs. David W. Rowden Dr. J. Cy Rowell Rev. Stewart A. Royce Miss Jenny Russell Rev. William S. Ryan and Rev. Narka K. Ryan Dr. Warren H. Schave Mr. Paul Semisch Seventh Street Christian Church, Richmond, Va. Dr. and Mrs. Ivan Shelburne, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shelton Mr. and Mrs. Don Sherman Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Shifflet Rev. Rob Shrader Rev. and Mrs. Ron Sinclair Rev. and Mrs. Larry B. Sivis Mr. and Mrs. Nathan S. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Smith II Rev. Chad G. Snellgrove Rev. and Mrs. William Morris Spangler Dr. Robert S. Stauffer Rev. and Mrs. James C. Steele III Rev. Donald L. Steffy Rev. Betsy Steiner Rev. Jackie Summers and Rev. Jim Summers Rev. and Mrs. Otis L. Swords, Jr. Rev. Ralph E. Tamper Mr. C. L. Tart Jr. Rev. Dr. Marilyn R. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Taylor Ms. Barbara Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Bob Thompson Chap. and Mrs. James G. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson Dr. E. Ray Throckmorton Timberlake Christian Church, Lynchburg, Va. Rev. Jim and Mrs. Pat Trader Dr. John D. Trefzger Mr. and Mrs. Michael Troop Dr. and Mrs. William L. Turner Rev. and Mrs. Mike Van Heyningen Ms. Ann F. Voris Mr. James J. Waggoner Jr. Dr. Claude Walker and Ms. Sherley Collier-Walker Mrs. Kate H. Ward Dr. Malcolm L. Warford and Dr. Pam Warford Dr. Sharon R. Warner
Mrs. Eleanor V. Warren Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Warwick Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Watson Mrs. Ann Watts Dr. Robert K. Welsh Mrs. Mary Vallie West Rev. and Mrs. H. W. Westbrook Rev. and Mrs. John E. Weston Dr. and Mrs. C. Noel White Rev. and Mrs. William H. Whitehurst, Jr. Rev. and Mrs. Paul A. Whitlock Mr. J. O. Williams Mrs. Paul F. Wilson Dr. and Mrs. G. Hugh Wilson Mrs. Ruth Winn Dr. and Mrs. Morris V. Wood Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Woodruff Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Woods Rev. Elizabeth A. Woodward Ms. Dolores Yilibuw Rev. Dennis R. Zimmerman Rev. and Mrs. Terry L. Zimmerman Rev. Hal W. Zug and Rev. Millicent Zug
Seminary Circle
Donors who contribute gifts of $1-$99.
Rev. Thaddaeus Burwell Allen Mr. and Mrs. J. Clark Arrington Rev. and Mrs. Jack O. Baldwin Rev. Melba Banks Rev. Peter Barclay Mr. and Mrs. Jack Barlow Rev. Jan Peter Becker Rev. Charles R. Bentley Mr. and Mrs. Larry K. Blair Dr. Suzanne Brown Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Byers Mrs. Juliet K. Cate, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Deh-Bin Chen Dr. Pauline Rose Clance Mrs. Mary Blanton Cotton Dr. and Mrs. Dario A. Covi Mr. Edward Lee Cox Mr. and Mrs. Rowland W. Cunningham Mrs. Nancy Daffer The Honorable and Mrs. Benny Dickinson Dr. and Mrs. Jack E. Dorsey Dr. and Mrs. Jack J. Early Dr. and Mrs. David L. Eldredge Mr. James Clifford Ellerbrook Mr. Jacob Enlow Mr. David Falconer Rev. Howard M. Fawbush First Christian Church, Taylorsville, Ky. Mrs. Nancy Fister Ms. Christine Fitzgerald Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell Gail Mrs. Ruth Meacham Gaskill Dr. Michael A. Gatton Rev. Dr. Frances H. Gay Dr. Karey E. L. Gee, Sr. Dr. Reginald Eugene Gentry Dr. A. S. Ginn and Rev. Sharon H. Ginn
Rev. Betsy Jones-Steier Goehrig Mr. and Mrs. John Gretz Dr. and Mrs. Larry A. Grunden Mrs. Shirley J. Hallock Mr. Evan B. Hammond Dr. and Mrs. John B. Hart Rev. Jean Hawxhurst and Mr. Jerry Cappel Mr. Charlie Heaberlin Dr. and Mrs. Chris Hobgood Mr. and Mrs. Charlie G. Hughes Mr. Willis G. Jackson Ms. Barbara Jeffries Mrs. Charlotte Johnson Mr. David G. Johnson Rev. Donald B. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Johnson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Jones Dr. Ray Jones, Jr. Rev. and Mrs. Roland W. Jones Mr. Shirley Kearns, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. David A. Kerr Mrs. Moray Kiehl Rev. Sarah Kingsbery Ms. Nadine Laws Mrs. Nell Clark Lile Ms. Shirley Louthan Mr. and Mrs. William M. Luckett Ms. Martha McConnell Rev. Joyce D. McGuire Dr. and Mrs. Bill Meegan Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Miller Mr. and Mrs. Richard V. Murphy Dr. Michael R. Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Norris Dr. William J. Nottingham Rev. Dr. Lon Oliver and Rev. Maria De los Angeles Oliver Order of Saint Benedict Ms. Dabney E. Parker Ms. Pam Pelletier Rev. Dr. Bennett Poage Mrs. Vesta Porter Mrs. James Powell Mr. Aden Randles Mr. John M. Ransdell Rev. Katherine S. Redmond Rev. and Mrs. John M. Richardson Rocky Mount Christian Church, CWF Rev. Irma Rodriguez Rev. Joan M. Schlesing Dr. and Mrs. John R. Scudder, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gervis Showalter Rev. G. David Shreeves Rev. Bob Silvanik Dr. Billy N. Siress Ms. Jewell W. Sloan Mr. Gregory A. Smith Rev. Mary Lou Stephens Rev. Pablo Stone Dr. Jack Sullivan, Jr. Rev. and Mrs. Steven Thaler Rev. John Torp Ms. Mary Janice Towles Rev. James H. Trader II
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Mr. Raymond J. Trout Mr. Craig Turner Rev. William W. Utterback Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Vance Dr. A. Guy Waldrop Mr. and Mrs. David L. Walker III Rev. John B. Walker Richard and Dorothy Walters Fund Rev. and Mrs. Wayne A. Warren Mary D. Weaver Memorial Fund Daniel R. and Nel Gammon Webster Fund Rev. Gary L. West Mrs. Pat Wilson Rev. John Park Winkler, Jr. Mrs. Trent Wood Mr. Benjamin S. Wyatt Rev. and Mrs. Richard V. Ziglar Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zupanek, Sr.
Rev. and Mrs. Jim Trader Dr. John D. Trefzger Rev. and Mrs. Richard P. Walters Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Walther Mrs. Ann Watts Mrs. John H. Weaver Rev. and Mrs. Phil Williams Mrs. Frances Wilson Mr. Frank Winchester Dr. Sewell Woodward, Jr.
Dr. Allen C. Garner Mr. Louis W. Gaylord Dr. Fred R. Gee Dr. and Mrs. Douglas D. Gerdts Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Gillette, Jr. Dr. Ronald C. Greene and Ms. Ruth A. Fletcher Mr. Gerald L. Gregory Mr. and Mrs. Dale Grigg Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Harrison, Jr. Mr. Robert R. Hatten Rev. Jean Hawxhurst and Mr. Jerry Cappel Dr. and Mrs. Herbert R. Hicks Mrs. Doris Hightower Ms. Marjorie A. Hill Rev. Marilyn W. Holloway Mrs. Dottie Hughes Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hyatt Dr. and Mrs. James P. Johnson Rev. Linda M. Kemp and Rev. George Kemp Rev. and Mrs. David Kenley Members of the Society have named the Seminary Dr. Robert B. Kenney, Jr. Rev. Ann M. Kercheval in their will, established a charitable gift annuity or charitable trust, or made a gift of life insurance Rev. and Mrs. Gary W. Kidwell or retirement plan benefits. The Society is named Rev. Colette D. Lane for the ninth president of the Seminary, Dr. Riley B. Rev. and Mrs. Paul A. Lantis Mr. Robert E. Larmon Montgomery. Mr. Garth Lehman Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Allen Dr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Linberg Ms. Hazel Arnold Dr. and Mrs. Donald T. Lucey Rev. and Mrs. Davis J. Babcock Mrs. Eleanor B. Manning Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bancroft Mr. and Mrs. T. Baldwin Martin, Jr. Mrs. Audrey A. Bean Mrs. Irene Mathy Mrs. Diane P. Beidler Dr. and Mrs. William E. McDaniel Dr. and Mrs. Wayne H. Bell Rev. Richard J. McLean Dr. Ben Bohren Mrs. Georgia C. Meece Rev. Stephanie Boughton Rev. and Mrs. H. Thomas Money Rev. Loren A. Broadus, Jr. Dr. Robert E. Mooty Mrs. Charles Brooks Dr. and Mrs. Peter M. Morgan Dr. and Mrs. John R. Browning Rev. and Mrs. Jack G. Morris Mr. and Mrs. G. Richard Burks II Mrs. Karen D. Nolan Mrs. Jeanette Byrd Dr. and Mrs. Donald A. Nunnelly Rev. Lynda L. Carlson Dr. James S. Oglesby Dr. John C. Cavendish Ms. Marianne S. Overley Rev. and Mrs. Paul H. Champion Rev. and Mrs. Kevin R. Phipps Rev. Phillip D. Cook Mr. Samuel G. Reel, Jr. Dr. James A. Cox Rev. Carolyn Richart and Rev. Kenneth Coy Mr. Harry T. Richart Dr. James R. Craddock Dr. and Mrs. Lester A. Ringham Rev. and Mrs. Paul A. Crow, Jr. Ms. Anne M. Rogers Dr. and Mrs. R. Robert Cueni Rev. Gregory A. Russell Mr. and Mrs. Lanier S. Dasher, Jr. Rev. and Mrs. C. William Schiphorst Mrs. Patricia Davis Rev. Peter Lee Scott Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ditzel Mrs. Mary Dudley Seale Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Drake Mrs. Jeanette Sheehan Rev. Herbert L. Drane, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Slabaugh Mr. George F. Duthie Mr. and Mrs. Herbert D. Sledd Dr. C. Keith Elliott Dr. and Mrs. John R. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ferguson Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Lynwood Smith Mrs. Ernestine C. Foster Dr. and Mrs. James I. Spainhower Ms. Ellis M. Fowler Mr. and Mrs. James E. Sullivan Rev. and Mrs. Donald W. Frantz Mrs. Janice K. Tatlock Rev. Ellen A. Frost Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes Thompson, Jr. Mr. Ronald Ray Galvin Rev. James H. Trader II Mrs. Katherine Games
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Foundations, Corporations and Organizations Amazon Smile Ashley/Rountree Associates BC Wood Properties Theodore & Beulah Beasley Foundation Blue Sky Communications, LLC Christian Church Foundation Commonwealth Technology Community Foundation of Louisville Computer Services & Solutions, Inc. ConocoPhillips Dean, Dorton, Allen & Ford, P.S.C. Edenside Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Scholarship Fund, Louisville, Ky. Edvance 360 ExxonMobil Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund IBM Corporation J. Smith Lanier & Co., Inc. Kentucky Trust Company National Christian Foundation Kentucky PNC Bank Harley C. and Mary Hoover Price Foundation Seventh Street Christian Church Foundation, Inc. Wabash Center
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Rev. Jan Peter Becker Mr. James R. Dorsey Dr. Michael A. Gatton Mr. Evan B. Hammond Mr. and Mrs. William D. Kirkland Ms. Nadine Laws Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Miller Rev. W. Robert Raiford, Jr. Rev. Pablo Stone
News & Notes LTS Day for Habitat As part of the first annual LTS Day for Habitat, Jaime Mulloy, President’s office; Deena Ainslie, Dean’s office; Robin Varner, business office; and Karen Wagers, CFO; assisted in a Lexington Habitat for Humanity build in October. The opportunity was made possible through the Seminary policy providing faculty and staff “service days.”
Wagers, Wyatt part of ATS financial officers’ committee CFO Karen Wagers and Ben Wyatt, Director of Information Technology, served as committee members for 2016 Association of Theological Schools Financial Officers’ and Technology Professionals’ Conference in Orlando. It took place in November. Wagers was a facilitator for discussion groups regarding budget development. Wyatt copresented “Online Course Development: Processes, Tools and Experiences.” Additionally, he presented an online webinar for ATS in September, “Using Educational Technology to Promote Life Long Learning and Community-Building in Online Courses.”
Ralph gives diocese keynote Dr. Margie Ralph, Director of the M.P.S. Program, gave a keynote presentation, “Biblical Models of Conversion,” for the Diocese of Charlotte, N.C. Dr. Ralph also led a parish retreat, “God is Love,” at St. Catherine of Sienna Parish in Ithaca, New York, in October.
Askew leads elders’ retreat Dr. Emily Askew, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, with the Rev. Hope Hodnett of Vine Street Christian Church in Nashville, Tenn., led an elders’ retreat at Blue Lick State Park, Carlisle, Ky., for the elders of First Christian Church, Frankfort, Ky., in October, on the topic of the church and homosexuality. Dr. John Opsata, an LTS adjunct professor in preaching and worship, is the senior minister. Rev. Meredith Siler is the Associate.
Schade takes part in ministry festival, KCC meeting and more
LTS Library houses Resources Center on Aging in Kentucky
The Rev. Dr. Leah D. Schade, Assistant Professor of Preaching and Worship, preached and presented at Wake Forest University School of Divinity’s “Festival Week of Prophetic Ministry” in November. She served as a panelist for preaching classes, discussed ecological justice issues with students, and preached a sermon where she assumed the character of Water in the story of the Woman at the Well (John 4).
The LTS Library is now housing a Resource Center on Aging in cooperation with the Christian Church in Kentucky and the Christian Care Communities. It is expected that the number of individuals in Kentucky over the age of 65 will increase by more than 72 percent in the next 15 years. A research center would fulfill at least two purposes: to study aging and to discover new ways of ministering to and with our senior adults.
Schade also helped plan and lead worship for the fall meeting of the Kentucky Council of Churches and played the harp for the service.
The project began with a resolution from the 2014 General Assembly of the Christian Church in Kentucky. This resolution called upon the Christian Church in Kentucky, in partnership with the Christian Care Communities, to establish a group to study the following:
At the 2016 Meeting of the Academy of Homiletics in November, Dr. Schade presented a proposal for her upcoming research project entitled “Preaching in the Purple Zone: Challenges and Strategies for the Intersection of Pulpit and Public Square.” She also presented a paper at the Society of Biblical Literature in the Eco-Hermeneutics workgroup entitled, “Climate Change as Unforgivable Sin, Blaspheming the Holy Spirit: An Ecohermeneutical Reading of Matthew 12:31-32.”
Turner, Sumney mark Seminary’s first dual-format Lay School of Theology Dr. Willam Turner, Director of the D.Min. Program & Continuing Education, organized the first online and on-site Lay School of Theology this fall. The threesession course was taught by Dr. Jerry Sumney and focused on “How To Read the Bible As It was Meant to Be Read.” “We had a high attendance or 54 students, with almost half of those attending online,” Turner noted.
Bently discusses interviews Rev. Kris Bently presented a session about interviews with bi-vocational ministers as part of a webinar on BiVocational Ministry for Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Ill.
1. Seek ways Disciple congregations can better minister to and with active older adults. 2. Develop new strategies for Disciple congregations to better care for frail older adults which will allow them to maintain their independence as long as possible. 3. Strategies to strengthen the partnership of serving and caring for older adults among Disciple congregations, the Christian Church in Kentucky and Christian Care Communities. The subcommittee that included Don Nunnelly, Jackie Ward, Bill Schiphorst and Sharon Fields explored with the LTS Librarian, Dolores Yilibuw, ways in which LTS could be an active partner in this program by establishing A Resource Center on Aging. Former LTS President Wayne Bell has donated his extensive library on aging as the start of a collection in this subject. It is also anticipated to grow in electronic formats. Also, after 150 years, our library collection has reached a new level of growth online. Last fiscal year, our total collection purchase was about 84 percent in electronic formats and 16 percent in print. LTS is doing very well in supplying its online students with needed resources.
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