Library Services Highlights

Library:

• Significant new additions to distance learning research resources: o ATLASerials (full text access for 346 journals in Religious Studies) o WorldShare ILL for electronic resources o The e-journal Environmental Justice o Participation in the Theological Libraries E-book Lending Project

• Institution of scheduled one-on-one research-support sessions for students

Archives:

• Bookeye V4 scanner arrival • Digitization in progress for 13 reels of the Christian Recorder for placement on the Princeton Theological Commons

For more information about the Ransom Memorial Library, click here.

Seminary receives large book collection from retired Bishop

John R. Bryant, recently retired Senior Bishop and Presiding Prelate of the Fourth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC), has donated a large collection of books from his personal library to Payne Theological Seminary in Wilberforce, Ohio.

Lynn Ayers, the Seminary’s Cataloger, said the Bishop donated 668 books and other items, which includes his favorite Bibles with handwritten notes and letters inserted between the pages. There are also sermons, hymnals, dissertations, and books and materials given to him with personal inscriptions from renowned authors, family and friends. The collection is especially rich in topics related to AMEC history, travel and social activism. “These things are close to the Bishops heart,” Ayers said. Most of the books have been sorted and are currently on display at the Bishop Reverdy C. Ransom Library on Payne’s campus. Soon, the entire collection will be cataloged and the records will be available through Payne’s online library for all to enjoy. Ayers said, the collection has historical significance because it tells us about Bishop Bryant. “Down the road people will want to know about him. ‘Who was this man?’ ‘What did he read?’ ‘What was his personality like?’” she said. She reached for his Poverty and Social Justice Bible. “This book speaks volumes about him!” she exclaimed.

The collection also demonstrates that he is not a one-sided Bishop. “There is a prayer Bible, a spiritual formation Bible, a message Bible, an analytical study Bible, and so much more,” she added. This is a new chapter in a rich friendship that has been shared for many years between Bishop Bryant and the Seminary. He has served on Payne’s board of trustees, and currently works as a mentor in our DMin program. “We are enormously pleased to receive this gift,” said Dr. Michael J. Brown, President at Payne. According to Ayers, Bishop Jabez P. Campbell was the first Bishop to donate a collection to Payne’s library. “That was in 1890 . . . . 126 years-ago,” she said.

For information about the Bishop Bryant book collection at Payne, call the Library at (937) 376-2946, ext. 203. General operating hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Jana Adams joins the staff at Payne Theological Seminary

Dr. Jana Adams has been named Administrative Assistant for the Doctor of Ministry Office (DMin). Adams has taught Christian education for more than 15 years. Prior to her new appointment, she was the Director of Christian Education at College Hill Presbyterian Church, and Bethel Baptist Church in Dayton.

Charisse Frye, new Accounting Assistant

Charisse Frye has been named the Accounting Assistant. The Detroit native is currently pursuing her management information systems degree (MIS) from Central State University. She also holds an Associate of Applied Sciences degree in business and public relations from Sinclair Community College in Dayton.

Alston Thomas Hired as Intern

Alston Thomas, a native of Los Angeles, California, and a current freshman at Wilberforce University has been hired as an intern at Payne. The nontraditional 27-year-old business management major is a devoted member of the A.M.E. Church.

Rayya Etheria Brown-Wright, Library Aid

As a Master of Divinity student, Rayya has been hired as a new Library Aid at Payne’s Reverdy C Ransom Memorial Library. The Pennsylvania native has a Bachelor of fine Arts degree in Animation and Film from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and a Masters of Entertainment Technology from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

LIBRARY DIRECTOR AND ARCHIVIST, Reverdy C. Ransom Library

Payne Theological Seminary is currently seeking candidates for the position of Library Director/ Archivist. Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter, including salary requirements, to search@payne.edu. For more information, click here.

Payne Holds Annual Founders’ Day Worship Service

Payne Theological Seminary’s annual Founders’ Day Worship Service was attended by more than 100 guests, including, AMEC Bishops, alumni and friends. Ohio native, Dr. Angelique Walker Smith, delivered a stirring keynote sermon titled, Christian Courage in a Post-Election Season. She reminded those in attendance that no matter who is in the White House and other positions of authority, that God is still on the throne. Walker-Smith is the National

Senior Associate for Pan African and Orthodox Church Engagement at the Washington D.C. based Bread for the World organization.

Amazing worship music echoed throughout the chapel, thanks to the Wayman Chapel AMEC Choir and Wilberforce University’s New Voices in Praise Gospel Choir, under the direction of Dr. W. James Abbington, a versatile musician and renowned scholar from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta.

SGA Mission

To support the mission and vision of Payne Theological Seminary through transparent leadership, diversity, and unified activities. The SGA encourages the student body to use their gifts and talents for the work of service at Payne, and in our local and extended communities.

Goals for SGA 2016-17

• Collaborate with Campus Chapel to create Airport Shuttle service for

Payne Intensive Students • Create Seminarian’s Spring

Retreat in Va. Beach • Initiate Payne Seminarian’s Journal • Continue Online Zazzle Store

Rev. Barrington Ross

President of SGA

Rev. Tony Rene’ Guthrie

Vice President, Online

Rev. Ava Harris

Parliamentarian

Rev. Michelle Creer

Student At Large

Rev. McRae Mangum

Chaplain

Thank you to all our supporters that generously donated to Payne Theological Seminary.

Seminary AME Church Supporting Districts

Bishop Gregory G. M. Ingram, First Episcopal District Bishop James L. Davis, Second Episcopal District Bishop McKinley Young, Third Episcopal District Bishop John F. White, Fourth Episcopal District Bishop Clement W. Fugh, Fifth Episcopal District Bishop Jeffrey N. Leath, Thirteenth Episcopal District

AME Church Episcopal Leadership

Bishop John R. Bryant, Retired Bishop E. Anne Henning Byfield, Sixteenth Episcopal District Bishop William P. DeVeaux, Retired Bishop Wilfred J. Messiah, Seventeenth Episcopal District

Donors

Rev. Floyd W. Alexander Mrs. Sara M. Alexander Mrs. Vivienne Anderson Rev. Wayne Anthony Ms. Kabrina Bass Rev. Henry Belkin Rev. Eric Billips Black Ministers Association of Carlisle Rev. Charles F. Boyer Rev. Kimberly Brooks Dr. Charles Brown Rev. Eric L. Brown Rev. Dr. Michael J. Brown Rev. Bruce Butcher Rev. Mila Cooper Ms. Patricia A. Copley Mrs. Sonya V. Deloatch Rev. Karen L. Dungey Rev. Jules K. Dunham Howie Eleventh District Scholarship Greater Bethel AMEC Ms. Cheryl Hammond-Hopewell Rev. Earl G. Harris Dr. Jeanette Prear Harris Mr. Marcus Henderson Rev. Dr. Perry E. Henderson Rev. Dr. Winston Hill Rev. Dr. Betty Holley Rev. Shameka L. Jones Taylor Rev. Daniel B. Keys Rev. Abdue L. Knox Madison Mackenzie LLC Mildred A. McGill New Bethel A.M.E. Church Ms. Deborah Peppers Mr. Claude Powers Rev. R. A. Richardson Rev. Dr. Kenneth S. Robinson Rev. Barrington Ross Rev. Stanley L. Scott Second Episcopal District Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church of Carlisle, PA Rev. W. Anotoni Sinkfield Ms. Linda Smith Ms. Mia W. Spells St. Peter's United Church of Christ Synergy Training Solutions The McKenzie Family Trust Rev. Rebecca Tollefson Rev. Dr. Donald Tucker Mr. Joe Turner Rev. Dr. Albert D. Tyson Mrs. Nodie Washington Rev. Marques A. Wheeler Rev. Kary Williams Rev. Dallasteen J. Yates

Payne Theological Seminary will be the proud beneficiary of a $100,000 endowed scholarship fund established by the Gordon Family. On November 18, 2016, the Gordon Family Scholarship Fund was announced in honor of three generations of Payne Theological Seminary graduates. The endowed scholarship fund will provide resources annually to support Seminary student scholarships. Details regarding the scholarship application process with be forthcoming. The Seminary is grateful for the Gordon family’s spirit of generosity, which will benefit generations for many years to come.

Edmund D. Cooke, Jr. Edmund D. Cooke Sr. Scholarship Award

Wesley E. Wharton Trust Rev. and Mrs. Wesley E. Wharton Scholarship

Dr. Larry and Inez Perry Dr. Larry and Inez Perry Award

Dr. John Kampen

The Peter and Heartha Kampen Memorial Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Tabernacle Baptist Church, Dayton, OH

The Donald W. Thompson Memorial Scholarship

Dr. Jayme C. Williams and

Dr. McDonald Williams The Dr. Jamye Coleman Williams and Dr. McDonald Williams Annual Scholarship in Memory of Rev. F. Douglass Coleman, Sr. Rev. Frederick A. Wright The Rev. Cornelia Wright Memorial Scholarship

Dr. Charles Brown - The Reverend Henry McNeal Brown Memorial Scholarship Mrs. Odessa Bibbins, Esq. Victor E. Bibbins, Sr., Ph.D. Scholarship