Celebrating 150 Years Annual Report July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021
In This Issue
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President’s Update Dr. Millard reflects on the past, present and future of United
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Partnerships in Church Renewal Hispanic House of Study, Innovation Center equip leaders for the Church
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Master of Divinity with MBA Theological and applied knowledge for the professional pastor
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Milestone for Holy Spirit Seminar Spirit-filled event marks its 10th anniversary
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Donor Spotlight Drs. James and Barbara Holsinger
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Q&A with Bishop Michael Lowry Get to know United’s first Bishop-in-Residence
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Student Spotlight Sadell Bradley talks breaking down barriers
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Continuing the Legacy Alumni Doug and Cathy Johns share their United spirit with current students
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Alumnus Spotlight Jack Sullivan Jr. remembers mentors’ influence on his ministry of social justice
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Celebrating 150 Years For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes!
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Your Impact Recognizing all who supported the Seminary in the last year
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News and Notes Updates from United’s alumni/ae and faculty
A Christian seminary affiliated with The United Methodist Church, United is a community of learning and faith with representation from many ecumenical traditions.
Every effort has been made to prepare this publication with accuracy according to donor records from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. To report any errors, please contact: Mandy Wood Office of Development United Theological Seminary 4501 Denlinger Road, Dayton, OH 45426 937.529.2206• development@united.edu
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Praise God, from whom all blessings flow! The words of the doxology often sung in traditional worship services after the receiving of tithes and offerings has been on my heart: “Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.” God’s blessings are flowing at United as we look back and thank God for all that has happened through this seminary in the first 150 years of United’s history. And blessings are flowing as we look at what’s to come.
God’s blessings are flowing through new partnerships and programs. This year we feature the latest from the Bishop Bruce Ough Innovation Center (p. 9) that launched in January 2021, a Hispanic House of Study (p. 8) approved to start in Fall 2022, an MDiv-MBA partnership between United and Dakota Wesleyan University (p. 10), and finally, the 10-year anniversary of one of United’s largest annual events: the Holy Spirit Seminar (p. 10). God is on the move at United, and we praise God for continuing to pour out blessings on us to do the ministry God has called us to: preparing faithful and fruitful Christian leaders to make disciples of Jesus Christ.
Callie Picardo Vice President for Development
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We also praise God for the blessing of United’s leaders: Dr. Kent Millard, our president; Mr. and Mrs. Rick and Vicki James, who matched every dollar given to burn the mortgage; Dr. Harold Hudson and Ms. Janice Kronour, who retired after faithfully leading our doctoral program for nearly two decades; Dr. Elvin Sadler and Ms. Deanna York, who will take their places; Dr. Samuel DeWitt Proctor, who shaped the current doctoral program (see p. 17); Drs. Jim and Barbara Holsinger, who gave to name the administrative wing (p. 11); Bishop J. Michael Lowry, who becomes United’s Bishop-in-Residence this January (p. 12); alumni/ae Rev. Doug and Rev. Dr. Cathy Johns (p. 15) and Rev. Dr. Jack Sullivan Jr. (p. 16); and many more whose stories are featured in these pages.
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We sang the doxology in worship after the official burning of the mortgage at United’s 150th anniversary service on October 10, 2021. In fact, this hymn was sung generations before by the leaders of United when the mortgage was paid off in 1945. This is a breakthrough moment for United, and we give God thanks and praise for all the generous leaders who gave and prayed throughout this campaign. A special booklet is included to recognize all the donors who contributed to the Burn the Mortgage campaign.
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President’s Update Friends: On October 10, 2021, nearly 300 leaders and friends of United Theological Seminary gathered at the Marriott Hotel in Dayton, Ohio, to burn the $4 million mortgage on our building and celebrate our 150th anniversary. We look back on the past 150 years and say thank you for God’s faithfulness and support of United Theological Seminary through two world wars, the Great Depression, countless financial challenges, a worldwide pandemic, two denominational mergers, three name changes and four different locations.
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Bishop Milton Wright was President of the United Brethren in Christ Education Committee, which founded Union Biblical Seminary on October 11, 1871, with a starting class of 11 students. Today, 150 years later, United is preparing nearly 500 students annually to be faithful and fruitful Christian leaders. We estimate that United has educated more than 10,000 men and women over the past 150 years to make disciples of Jesus Christ in the United States and all over the world. Dr. Walter Roberts served as president from 1938 through 1965 (27 years), and was our longest-serving president.
Union Biblical Seminary opens in Dayton, Ohio
Classes were first held at Union Biblical Seminary on October 11, 1871, in borrowed rooms at Home Street United Brethren Church in Dayton, Ohio. The church housed the seminary from 1871 to 1879. (Pictured: Summit Street Church, formerly Home Street United Brethren Church, after the building was remodeled in 1881)
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Bonebrake Theological Seminary pays off mortgage debt
On May 11, 1945, Bonebrake Theological Seminary paid off its mortgage on its campus, located on Harvard Boulevard in Dayton, Ohio.
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Union Biblical Seminary changes name to Bonebrake Theological Seminary The seminary changed its name to Bonebrake Theological Seminary after receiving a gift from John and Mary Bonebrake (pictured) of over $86,000 in Kansas farmland. It was the largest single gift the seminary had received at the time. The name honored the six great-uncles of John Bonebrake who had been pioneer United Brethren preachers.
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Now, 75 years later, history repeats itself as we burn the mortgage on our Denlinger Road property during our 150th anniversary as a seminary.
God is also leading us into a brighter future with the launching of the Bishop Bruce Ough Innovation Center, the opening of five new Houses of Study over the next five years to reach more master’s students, and our growing Doctor of Ministry program. Today we pray to God: For all that has been, thanks! For all that will be, yes!
We thank God for the 400 persons who have given $4 million over the past five years to make it possible for us to burn the mortgage today.
Grace and peace,
Our future is brighter because, thanks to the elimination of our mortgage debt, we will have about $400,000 more to provide much needed scholarships for our students.
Dr. Kent Millard President United Theological Seminary
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Dr. Roberts was president at our 75th anniversary, and on May 11, 1945, of that celebration year, led the seminary in burning the mortgage on our former property on Harvard Boulevard in Dayton.
United Theological Seminary Moves to New Campus in Trotwood, OH
On February 18, 2005, the seminary closed the purchase of a new 80-acre campus in Trotwood, Ohio. United sold its former campus to Omega Baptist Church, which is continuing to develop the space for community ministries. (Pictured: Dr. Daryl Ward and Rev. Vanessa Ward, co-pastors of Omega Baptist Church, and Dr. G. Edwin Zeiders, President of United Theological Seminary, sign the documents closing Omega’s purchase of the former United Theological Seminary property located at 1810 Harvard Boulevard.)
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2005 Two EUB seminaries combine to form United Theological Seminary
United Theological Seminary was created through the merger of Bonebrake Theological Seminary and Evangelical School of Theology of Reading, Pennsylvania. (Pictured: Five faculty members of the newly formed seminary: Dr. Irvin W. Batdorf, Prof. of New Testament Literature; Dr. R.W. Albright, Prof. of Church History and Missions; Dr. J. Arthur Heck, Prof. of Systematic Theology; Dr. George W. Frey, Jr., Prof. of Old Testament History and Literature; Dr. Harry A. DeWire, Cowden Prof. of Christian Education and Psychology)
2017 Naming of the James Campus
After more than a decade at the Trotwood location, the seminary named its facilities the Vicki and Rick James Campus in appreciation to Mr. and Mrs. Rick and Vicki James of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Jameses have invested significantly in student scholarships and matched every gift to the Burn the Mortgage Campaign. (Pictured: Students, faculty and staff gather on May 20, 2017, to celebrate the newly named campus.)
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Board of Trustees OFFICERS Mr. James S. Tharp Chair
Rev. David S. Bell First Vice-Chair
Rev. Marla Elifritz Brown Second Vice-Chair
BOARD MEMBERS Rev. Michael A. Beck Pastor, Wildwood UMC Cultivator of Fresh Expressions Wildwood, FL Rev. David S. Bell President/Executive Director United Methodist Foundation of Michigan Brighton, MI Rev. Marla Elifritz Brown, ’86 Retired Elder West Ohio Conference of The UMC Dayton, OH
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Rev. Robert P. Coleman, ’72 Retired Elder Indiana Conference of The UMC Franklin, IN Mr. Phillip F. Connolly Senior Consultant Connolly Construction Co. Marysville, OH Rev. Warren “Chip” Freed, Jr. Lead Pastor, Garfield Memorial Church Pepper Pike, OH Rev. Dr. Cynthia D. Davis, DMin ’05 † District Superintendent Memphis Conference of The UMC Memphis, TN Dr. Jeffrey E. Greenway Lead Pastor Reynoldsburg UMC Reynoldsburg, OH
Dr. Marion Hayes, MDiv ’15, DMin ’18 Vice President Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. New York, NY Dr. James W. Holsinger, Jr. Retired, University of Kentucky College of Public Health Lexington, KY Rev. Tyron L. Inbody, ’65 Retired Faculty United Theological Seminary Dayton, OH Mrs. Kirsten D. King Retired FedEx Global Planning & Engineering Collierville, TN Dr. Thomas J. Lasley II CEO, Learn to Earn Dayton, Dayton Foundation and Professor, University of Dayton Centerville, OH Mr. Scott M. Laubie Principal, Woodard Development Englewood, OH Rev. Brian A. Law Lead Pastor, Christ Kettering UMC Springboro, OH Sister Joyce Lehman Retired President, Sisters of the Precious Blood Dayton, OH
Bishop J. Michael Lowry Bishop Central Texas Conference of The UMC Fort Worth, TX Rev. Dr. Sir Walter Lee Mack, Jr., ’97 Senior Pastor, Union Baptist Church Winston-Salem, NC Elder Dr. Dong S. Moon Retired Psychiatrist Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center Dayton, OH Rev. William M. Nicholas Retired Senior Pastor Sugar Land UMC Sugar Land, TX Bishop Gregory V. Palmer Bishop West Ohio Conference of The UMC Worthington, OH Rev. Dr. Rudy Rasmus, ’19 Senior Pastor St. John’s United Methodist Church Houston, TX Rev. Dr. Cynthia J. Reynolds, ’78 Retired Indiana Conference of The UMC Indianapolis, IN Rev. Dr. Vance P. Ross, ’15 Senior Pastor Central United Methodist Church Atlanta, GA
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BOARD MEMBERS, continued
Rev. Dr. Robert C. Scott, ’97 Senior Pastor St. Paul Baptist Church Charlotte, NC
Mr. James S. Tharp Retired, The Shelly Company Cincinnati, OH
Rev. Dr. Michael B. Slaughter, ’90 Retired Elder West Ohio Conference of The UMC Cincinnati, OH
Rev. Andrew C. Thompson Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church Springdale, AR
Rev. Harvey B. Smith, ’58 Retired Elder West Ohio Conference of The UMC Centerville, OH
Mrs. Sarah Walters-Maher Data Management Director Innovative Financial Group, Inc. Englewood, OH
† United welcomed one new trustee during the past academic year. Thanks to all of our trustees for their service to United.
Life and Honorary Trustees Mr. Donald F. Aldrich
Mr. L. Craig Fulmer*
Rev. Christopher S. Roberts
Mr. E. Lynn App
Mr. James R. Heinrich
Dr. Philip A. Roberts
Bishop George W. Bashore
Mr. Geoffrey R. Lorenz
Mr. Richard M. Roediger
Dr. Charles S. Brown
Mr. William R. Love
Mr. Charles E. Smith II
Mr. Charles J. Cappleman
Mr. William T. Maddock
Rev. Harold M. Stockman
Mrs. Ruth A. Daugherty
Mr. John E. Moore
Mrs. Norma K. Stockman
Dr. James K. Davis
Rev. Gary L. Olin
Mr. Ron C. Thie*
Mr. James A. Dyer
Rev. Saranne Nelson-Olin
Mr. Leon A. Whitney II*
Rev. H. Stanley Eichenauer
Ms. Karen H. Painter
Mr. Richard A. Zimmerman*
Mrs. Mary Kay Feller
Mrs. Marjorie H. Putman
Mrs. Nancy C. Zimmerman
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Corporate/Administrative Officers Kent Millard President
Callie Picardo Vice President for Development
David Watson Senior Vice President and Academic Dean
Bridget Weatherspoon Vice President for Enrollment
Steven Swallow Vice President for Finance and Administration, Board Treasurer
Laura Weber Executive Assistant to The President, Board Secretary
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Dr. Cinda Swan, ’13 Retired Faculty Lindsey Wilson College Campbellsville, KY
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Rev. Dr. Ted L. Sauter, ’72 Retired Elder Florida Conference of The UMC Marietta, GA
Hispanic House of Study
Rev. Dr. Jorge Ochoa, of Northwest Texas Hispanic/Latino Movement
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United Theological Seminary is excited to announce the Hispanic House of Study, which will house a Master of Divinity program entirely in Spanish and offered primarily online. This new endeavor, which will launch in the Fall of 2022, will give us the opportunity to more effectively reach the Hispanic/Latino population, which has traditionally been underserved by theological education in the United States. This 72-hour MDiv in Spanish will meet all the requirements for ordination, while allowing our Hispanic/Latino students to study in their preferred language. We are also pleased to be able to offer a yearly $8,000 tuition scholarship for all students enrolled in the Hispanic House of Study MDiv.
Rev. Rebekah Clapp
Leading this program are Rev. Dr. Jorge Ochoa, of Northwest Texas Hispanic/Latino Movement, who will serve as the Director, and Rev. Rebekah Clapp, who will serve as the Associate Director as she continues to work with United’s Hispanic Christian Academy. Both have a great history of fruitful ministry in and with Hispanic/Latino communities. This new program will be an important way of helping us fulfill our mission to make faithful, fruitful leaders who will make disciples of Jesus Christ. Author: Rev. Rebekah Clapp, Associate Director
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The Bishop Bruce Ough Innovation Center renovation is complete! Thanks to the generous financial investment of multiple individual supporters, the remodel of the office space that houses the activities and ministry of United’s new Innovation Center has Bishop Bruce Ough now been accomplished. If you’re on the United campus, be sure to stop by for a tour and enjoy the inspiring professional art pieces created by Maria Bellini (Bellini Artworks) displayed throughout. True to the historic foundation upon which the Innovation Center was created, a newly dedicated prayer room in the remodeled space named “The Powerhouse” is now available for use by students, staff, faculty, and visitors. The Innovation Center has already launched its monthly “Leading Voices” live online webinars featuring national frontline ministry practitioners speaking on cutting-edge new aspects of innovative church renewal. In January 2022, the Innovation Center is scheduled to begin the first cohort of churches registering for United’s distinctive new “Floodgates Collective” congregational renewal coaching and training initiative.
discern God’s next exciting steps and new possibilities. Once developed and field-tested, training to utilize these two new resources will be continually offered via the Innovation Center with the intent to equip God’s Church for forward movement. The design and creation of United’s Innovation Center was birthed via prayer, broad support, and the ongoing collaborative and creative input from church leaders and innovators across the country, all of which will continue to shape the relevance and unique focus of the Center’s work. Dialogue with other seminaries and entities expressing interest in becoming satellite locations or partners of United’s Innovation Center continues to develop. Author: Rev. Sue Nilson Kibbey, Director
In July, the new Innovation Center was awarded a $15,000 grant provided by the In Trust Center for Theological Schools to underwrite the proposed creation and development of two brand-new resources for leaders, churches, and Christian nonprofit organizations. Bold Conversations will be a strategic structure to guide and facilitate teams or groups as they prayerfully clarify synergistic paths forward when indecision or stalemate has occurred. DreamTables will likewise provide a strategic structure useful for teams or groups seeking to
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In the 1880s, United was known as a “spiritual power-house.” People from all over would mail prayer requests to the seminary, and faculty and students would intercede for each one. According to the Pageant of Progress produced in 1946 for the seminary’s 75th anniversary, “Frequently, a few days later the mails brought thrilling reports of the gracious manifestation of the Spirit of God.” The Innovation Center continues this legacy with “The Powerhouse” prayer room.
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Rev. Sue Nilson Kibbey, Director of the Innovation Center, and President Kent Millard at the entrance of the new space on campus.
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New Shared-Credit MBA and MDiv: One program. Two degrees.
On our mission to equip faithful leaders who make disciples of Jesus Christ, United is excited to announce a new shared-credit MBA and MDiv in collaboration with Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota. Students in this program not only receive master’s-level training in the theological and pastoral disciplines, but also the business skills to help them lead a community in visioning, stewardship, team building, and strategy. In short, the partnership leverages both institutions’ expertise to form leaders who can effectively order the life of the Church.
DWU has for years demonstrated its ability to equip the nonprofit sector, especially pastors, to think and act faithfully in the business situations they encounter in ministry. It just made sense for us to partner together. A student in this program can earn both degrees in as few as three years. The MBA from DWU is offered 100% online and the majority of the MDiv from United can be done online, with the exception of two 3-day formation retreats. The reduced-hour MBA is also open to graduates who have completed a United MDiv. We are confident this Kingdomconnection will equip students and alumni to better serve Christ and His people.
For more information, visit united.edu/mdiv-mba.
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The 10th Annual Holy Spirit Seminar
December 3, 2021, marked the 10th annual Holy Spirit Seminar at United Theological Seminary. Our featured speaker was Mark Chironna on the topic “Prophecy, Nationlism, and the Church.” The Holy Spirit Seminar is the most widely-attended event at the seminary. Dean David Watson once called it, “the Superbowl of events at United.” For those who are not familiar with the Holy Spirit Seminar, here is a brief account of what has come to be known as a revival movement. Upon arriving at United as a professor in 2011, I was strongly impressed upon by the Lord to create an annual event that focused on the person and work of the Holy Spirit. This event would provide a safe space for clergy and laity to openly and freely experience the power of the Spirit. The newly proposed “revivalistic” venue would be an
inexpensive, one-day, practical, annual gathering around some Holy Spirit–related theme. The Seminar would be open to all persons—including academics, church leaders, and laity—from all denominations and institutions. Simply put, the Seminar would offer a worship, teaching, and prayerful environment for all to encounter the Holy Spirit. And that is exactly what we have seen over the last 10 years. Many have testified to being healed, delivered, sanctified, and filled with the Spirit. The Holy Spirit Seminar continues to be a unique expression of renewal in The United Methodist Church and in the broader church around the country. The Holy Spirit Seminar is held annually on the first Friday of December. Mark your calendar, and stay tuned for more about 2022’s event at www.united.edu/holy-spirit-seminar. Rev. Dr. Pete Bellini Professor of Church Renewal and Evangelization in the Heisel Chair
For more information visit www.united.edu/events or contact United: 937.529.2201
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President Kent Millard presents Drs. Barbara and Jim Holsinger with a certificate commemorating the dedication of the newly named Holsinger Administrative Wing.
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Donor Spotlight: James and Barbara Holsinger
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On Monday, October 11, 2021, United faculty, staff, and trustees gathered with members of the Holsinger family for the dedication and naming of the Holsinger Administrative Wing in honor of Drs. Barbara C. and James W. Holsinger Jr., and in memory of their parents—Alfred B. and Anna E. S. Craig, and James W. and Ruth R. Holsinger.
We are grateful for the leadership and generosity of Jim and Barbara, who have served God selflessly through their careers, family, church, and volunteer commitments. United is blessed to have Jim as a member of the Board of Trustees. The Holsingers played a major role in helping United become debt-free.
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Bishop Michael Lowry: Get to Know the Bishop-in-Residence
On January 1, 2022, Bishop Michael Lowry will retire as an active bishop in The United Methodist Church and become the first Bishop-in-Residence at United Theological Seminary. We spent some time with Bishop Lowry, asking him about his journey in ministry and his hopes for the road ahead.
How did you realize God was calling you into ministry?
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Damascus–type conversion in a required class called Christian Beliefs. I was planning on going to law school, and God and I had a wrestling match and, the best way I can put it is, I lost. I went to Perkins [School of Theology] for seminary, but I tried to quit after the first year. People kept calling me to come back, and it felt like the hand of God reaching out.
A Bishop-in-Residence was part of your journey into ministry. Can you tell us about that encounter? I entered seminary as a Quaker, but at the end of my first year of seminary, I went to see the Bishopin-Residence, Kenneth Pope. I had done research on twelve different denominations, and I went in and sat down. I had no idea what a bishop was. I just thought that was his first name. I had decided I couldn’t stay with the Quakers, though I loved them. So, I gave Bishop Pope my 2- or 3-page paper of denominational research. He took one look and threw it in the trash. He said, “You should be
United Methodist.” To make a long story short, I did eventually become a United Methodist, though the road had many bumps and turns. Bishop Kenneth Pope, the Bishop-in-Residence, ultimately played a very important role in helping me sort through my own vocational calling.
As you prepare to retire at the end of December, what will you miss most about being Bishop? In June, I started my 48th year in active ministry. What I’ll miss most is the sense of being part of a larger team in the conference that’s working on making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. I love the sense of being together, working on a holy mission given by and consecrated by God.
What are you most looking forward to in your role as Bishop-in-Residence at United? I am very excited about being part of the United learning community. I am a firm believer in life-long learning. I have so much to learn from the faculty, administration, and students of United.
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United awarded Bishop Lowry the honorary Doctor of Divinity degree during the 2019 spring commencement ceremony in recognition of his oustanding ministry in The United Methodist Church.
After an incredible career in ministry, any advice for someone just starting on this journey? John Wesley talked about “Do Good, Do No Harm, and Stay in Love with God.” The thing that is easiest to lose in ordained ministry is staying in love with God. Part of that is being constantly open to the leading of the Holy Spirit. As Mr. Wesley taught us, you never do that alone. Get in some form of a small group where you nurture each other in love and grace and help each other walk in faith. Be open. The Holy Spirit has led me in ways I never thought I would go, including to the office of Bishop.
“Be open. The Holy Spirit has led me in ways I never thought I would go, including to the office of Bishop.”
Anything else you’d like to share with the United community? I want to be available. I am deeply grateful for the privilege of this opportunity, and I want to be available in a way to the greater United community. I feel blessed to be a blessing.
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Student Spotlight: Sadell Bradley
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What happens when the raw materials of our lives come before the Lord our Maker to be refined, so God can deploy us as the hands and feet of Jesus in the world? That’s what Master of Divinity student Sadell Bradley and her husband, Sherman, are seeking to do through The Warehouse Church, OTR—a new multiethnic, intergenerational, and multi-class church plant in the Over-the-Rhine community of downtown Cincinnati, Ohio.
Studying at United has strengthened her pastoral care skills and deepened her preaching, she says. With a community of classmates from around the country, Sadell has also found a support network for ministry as she and her husband launch The Warehouse Church, OTR.
Sadell was working in corporate America when she first received her full-time call to ministry. Although she served in youth and music ministries, she hadn’t seen many female pastors growing up. But when the pastor’s wife at her former church received a call to pastoral ministry, it inspired Sadell to accept God’s call to engage pastoral leadership. She served on that ministry team for fourteen years.
On June 6, 2021, The Warehouse Church, OTR officially launched in person, though much of their ministry has continued outside and online. Strategically located across the street from Cincinnati’s main city park the church’s outdoor activities attracted hundreds of guests. The church has sponsored puppet shows, community love feasts, field preaching, worship, and communion in the park. The Warehouse Church is in an area of Cincinnati known for the arts and athletics, so the team is birthing ministries designed for their context, including AIM—which stands for both Artists in Ministry and Athletes in Ministry. The Warehouse’s calling is, “Not come and see, but go and be.”
In 2019, Sadell and Sherman were looking for space for their church plant when Chip Freed of Mosaix Global Network introduced them to United alumni Dr. Cathy and Rev. Doug Johns, co-pastors at Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church in Cincinnati. Cathy and Doug were looking for the right leaders to birth a church in a historic building God had given Hyde Park as a second campus. That partnership opened the door for Sadell to attend United. She’d desired to attend seminary for years, but pursuing a Master of Divinity was cost prohibitive. Hyde Park had previously established a scholarship at United, and the Johns recommended that Sadell apply.
The Warehouse was set to launch in April of 2020, but when the pandemic hit, the team immediately shifted all their resources to creating live-stream and online platforms and started applying for grants. The church has gotten creative, hosting nightly online prayer meetings, virtual small group experiences, new member classes with people from around the country, and three weekly online worship services that deliver God’s message through engaging content.
The ministry isn’t easy, but Sadell and Sherman feel a strong calling to this work. 85% of churches in the United States are monoethnic, and few multiethnic churches are led by people of color. The Warehouse’s commitment to being multiethnic isn’t a great recipe for church growth, Sadell explains, given that churches where people have the most in common grow the fastest. But The Warehouse’s calling is apostolic—to partner with Jesus in breaking down barriers and to birth a church that looks like Heaven.
Sadell loves the holistic approach at United that brings together the academic and spiritual sides of learning.
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Alumni Spotlight: Doug and Cathy Johns When Doug and Cathy heard about the Master Scholar program to sponsor a full-ride education for a master’s student at United, it was a natural fit.
While modalities and methods may change, United remains committed to preparing faithful and fruitful Christian leaders to make disciples of Jesus Christ for generations to come!
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During her time at United, Cathy enjoyed the seminary’s practical education that focused on giving pastors realworld experience through field education. She especially appreciated the teachings of Dr. Kathy Farmer and Dr. Ty Inbody. At the end of Dr. Inbody’s systematic theology course, Cathy’s ordination papers were written.
Doug and Cathy have loved seeing the education at United through the eyes of Sadell Bradley, their Hyde Park Master Scholar. While some things have changed at the seminary since their time, they appreciate the continued focus on a practical education and United’s commitment to exposing students to a variety of theological perspectives in an atmosphere of respect.
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Rev. Doug ’86 and Rev. Dr. Cathy ’84 Johns serve as co-pastors of Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, but they first met and fell in love as seminary students at United. Both were deeply impacted by their education at United. For Doug, it was United’s curriculum that he appreciated most. He was particularly shaped by the teachings of Dr. Kendall McCabe in his worship and sacramental theology course and Dr. John Wagner in his theology of administration as ministry class.
“Investing in the education of young adults has always been a core value of Hyde Park,” Doug explains. “When we heard about the Master Scholar program, it resonated with my heart, and we felt it would resonate with the heart of the Hyde Park leadership.”
New Scholarships United is pleased to be able to offer more scholarships to support the men and women God is calling into ministry! The seminary was recently awarded a $1 million grant for scholarships above and beyond what it currently offers. The grant was an unexpected gift from an anonymous donor who heard what God was doing at United and wanted to participate by supporting student scholarships for the next three years. With the proceeds, United has created the Academic Dean’s Scholarship, which covers 50% of tuition for new full-time master’s students with a 3.0+ GPA. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis at www.united.edu/academic-deans-scholarship.
With the mortgage paid off, United is also able to invest more from the budget into scholarships. As a result, the seminary has introduced the President’s Scholarship. This is a three-year scholarship of $5,000 per year to support new full-time master’s students, and $3,000 per year for new fulltime doctoral students. Interested students may apply at www.united.edu/presidential-scholarship. United wants to make quality education affordable and accessible to prepare faithful and fruitful Christian leaders to make disciples of Jesus Christ. If you know someone called to ministry, now is a great time to apply!
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Alumnus Spotlight: Reverend Dr. Jack Sullivan Jr. (DMin, ’93) Says Jack, “Whether on a Cleveland street or in a prison as authorized by the state, homicide is morally repugnant. I maintain that executions do not help victim families find wholeness, restoration, or closure —there is no such thing as closure. Executions just continue the vicious cycle of death.”
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“...we are not imprisoned by life the way it is, but liberated by life the way it may be.” For Dr. Jack Sullivan Jr. ’93, the call to ministry was sparked by one of the most consequential events in American history: the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968. “[It was] just a profoundly sad period of time. I was eight years old and remember people in my Cleveland community raising an urgent question: ‘Who will replace Dr. King?’” Jack recalls. “And so, many of my classmates and I said, well, we would.” That dedication stuck with Jack through 1981, when he was a college student working with low wealth families in Washington D.C. It was then that Jack discovered his call to social justice ministry. Ultimately, he would advocate for the end of executions, a cause that became more important to him after the 1997 murder of his younger sister.
Jack’s social justice passion only grew while completing his doctoral studies at United in the early 1990s. He was one of twenty-one students enrolled in a cohort focusing on the Black church and social and economic justice, mentored by renowned civil rights leaders Dr. Otis Moss Jr. and the late Dr. Samuel DeWitt Proctor. At United, Jack learned the power of non-violent social change efforts from Dr. Moss and the importance of living in what Dr. Proctor described as the “subjunctive mood,” wherein humans are not imprisoned by what is, but liberated by what may be. These lessons, among others, guided Jack in the years that followed. His ministries as a pastor, ecumenist, and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) regional minister have reflected the social justice commitment that he says is central to his being. Jack’s current pursuits include the transformation of policing, ending partisan gerrymandering and voter suppression, and abolishing executions. In recognition of his ministry, Bethany College, Bethany, WV, awarded Jack with an honorary doctorate in 2013. In 2020, he received the Social Justice Award by Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission. Jack’s vision for the church involves social justice evangelism. Says Jack, “The church’s credibility rests with its willingness to model and spread the love-justice ethic of God made known through Jesus Christ, for our faith is about more than getting people into heaven; it is also about getting heaven into people!”
Spirit Led, Renewing the Church!
Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Samuel DeWitt Proctor “God has revealed in Jesus Christ a paradigm of personal, spiritual, moral, and social excellence; also, the high promises of human potential in Christ call us to strive toward a genuine community to supplant our hatreds, our racism, our tribalism, our classism, our sexism, and our idolatrous nationalism.”
It was this vision that led to his pivotal role in developing and implementing the mentor-based model that serves as the foundation of United’s Doctor of Ministry (DMin) program. The doctoral program was reimagined to empower and educate students to address the needs of the Black Church.
Dr. Samuel DeWitt Proctor (1921-1997)
Dr. Proctor himself served as a mentor in the program, leading a cohort known as the Proctor Fellows in 1987. While pioneering this model, he also taught as Distinguished Professor of Christian Ethics at United from 1992 to 1994. To this day, United’s thriving DMin program successfully educates and prepares Christian leaders through mentor-led focus groups that concentrate on areas of ministry relevant in the 21st century. By emphasizing important issues such as social justice, church renewal, and pastoral leadership, students continue to carry on Dr. Proctor’s mission, and work towards fulfilling his vision for the future of the Church.
The Proctor Fellows was the first cohort of students in the mentor-based DMin program, beginning in 1987 and graduating in 1990.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
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When remembering the late Dr. Samuel DeWitt Proctor, no word seems more appropriate than integrity. A minister, educator, theologian, and humanitarian who befriended Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and served as an advisor to Presidents Johnson and Kennedy, Dr. Proctor’s influential life was dedicated to human achievement through collaboration and an unwavering faith in God.
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— From The Certain Sound of the Trumpet: Crafting a Sermon of Authority (Judson Press, 1994)
Celebrating 150 Years Sunday, October 10, 2021, was a day of praise and thanksgiving—celebrating all God has done over the last 150 years of United Theological Seminary and looking ahead to what’s to come. We are grateful for all who helped make this day possible, and for everyone who gave so that we can enter the next 150 years mortgage free.
God, for all that has been, thanks! For all that will be, yes!
Callie Picardo, Vice President for Development
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Dr. Rychie Briedenstein; Mrs. Norma Stockman; President Emeritus Edwin Zeiders; Dr. Wendy Deichmann, Director of the Center for EUB Heritage; Dr. Sarah Blair; Mr. Ken Cochrane
Spirit Led, Renewing the Church!
Dr. Wendy Deichmann, President Emerita
President Kent Millard, Dr. Daryl Ward, Jim Tharp
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The Jeremy Winston Chorale
Dr. Bridget Weatherspoon, Vice President for Enrollment
Dr. G. Edwin Zeiders, President Emeritus
President Kent Millard, Rev. Dr. Mike Slaughter
Rick and Vicki James
Dr. Rosario Picardo; Jason Simister; Erica Simister; Callie Picardo; Catherine Crowell
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
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United Theological Seminary Gratitude List: 20|21 July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021
The following list consists of donors who gave gifts to United Theological Seminary between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021. United Theological Seminary is grateful to the following who have given generously to invest in God’s work in and through the Seminary.
$100,000+
$5,000-$9,999
Lisa Magdalena Hess and Brian D. Maguire †
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Daly
Bishop George, ’58, ’76 and Carolyn Bashore †
Mrs. Janet Kalas †
Rev. and Mrs. David S. Bell †
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Lasley †
Mrs. Vicki L. James and Mr. Rick L. James † Dr. and Mrs. Tom Kisker
Mr. and Mrs. George S. Brooks II †
Dr. William West and Mrs. Carole W. West
Ms. Kimberly Chaffin
$50,000-$99,999
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Connolly † Drs. Viola Devany and Glenn Feltz
Rev. J. Paul Jones* Mr. and Mrs. James S. Tharp †
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Mr. Kevin Church and Ms. Dorinda M. Church †
Mrs. Mary Kay Feller Rev. and Mrs. Warren P. Freed
Mrs. Kirsten D. King and Mr. Paul T. King Rev. Jerome M. and Pamela A. Lipka Steve and Laurel McCullough † Luther and Marion Oconer Terrell and Carol Rainbolt Rev. Eldon D. Snyder, ’52 Rev. William M. Thompson, ’72 † Mrs. Betsy Whitney †
$20,000-$49,999
Rev. Sue Nilson Kibbey † Sister Joyce Lehman CPPS
$1,000 - $2,499
Drs. James and Barbara Holsinger †
Elder Dr. and Mrs. Dong S. Moon †
Mrs. Nancy L. Barnes †
Scott and Roberta Kisker
Rev. Ron, ’72 and Sue Mowry †
James and Phyllis Barnett
Mr. R. Wayne Livingston
Dr. Gary L. Olin, ’67 and Rev. Saranne Nelson-Olin, ’78 †
Dr. Peter J. and Mariuccia Bellini
Rev. Dr. Rosario Picardo, ’14 and Mrs. Callie Picardo †
Joseph Bishman
Dr. and Mrs. Kent Millard † Rev. and Mrs. W. Martin Nicholas † Betty A. O’Brien † Joseph and Louise Rhodenbaugh Rev. Harvey B. Smith, ’58 †
$10,000-$19,999 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowen †
David and Doris* Ponitz †
Dr. Sarah Blair †
Rev. John L. Rauch, ’54 and Mrs. Joanne Rauch
Boyd and Evelyn Blumer Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Bonnell
Mrs. Marvalene P. Ricard
David, ’64 and Velma Bradley
Rev. Katharine, ’91 and Mr. Richard Schaefer †
Edw. R. Bridgeman, CLM
Rev. and Dr. Donald L. Brown, ’95
Rev. Dr. Michael B. Slaughter, ’90 and Mrs. Carolyn Slaughter †
Mr. Lewis Fikes and Mrs. Martha Fikes †
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Spragg
Mrs. Constance Fulmer
Dr. Terry Swan and Rev. Dr. Cinda L. J. Swan, ’13 †
Dr. Marion Hayes, ’18 Ms. Lisa Hunt, ’20 and Mr. Lynn Hunt † Rev. Warren Kirk, ’06 †
Ms. Linda Billmyer
Rev. Dr. Ed Zeiders, ’73 †
Ms. Susan Butts Rev. James D. Corbett*, ’66 and Mrs. Shirley D. Corbett Rev. Dr. Elvernice Davis, ’05 and Rev. Dr. Cynthia Davis, ’05 † Mrs. Judy DeLuca-Ford Dr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Dozeman Rev. Herman A. Emmert, ’56 †
Rev. William J. Miller, ’62
$2,500-$4,999
Rev. Paul L. Miller*, ’63
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Bauer
Allen R. Fasnacht †
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Park †
Rev. Marla Elifritz Brown, ’86 and Len Brown †
Rev. John L. Ferris, ’69
Rev. and Mrs. Harold M. Stockman, ’67 †
Rick and Brenda Brown
Kim and Kent Friedman
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Burton †
Mrs. Marianne L. Garrett †
Mr. and Mrs. Ron* and Jean Thie †
Rev. Bob Coleman, ’72 †
Richard, ’70 and Gloria Gongwer
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thompson
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey E. Greenway †
Rev. Arthur E. Grant, ’58
Mrs. Nancy C. Zimmerman †
Rev. Dr. Laura H. Harris, ’13
Rev. Donald G. Haulman, ’64
Ms. Myung Soon Roh †
Drs. Richard and Elise, ’10 Eslinger
Mr. and Mrs. Robert French
*deceased † given consecutively 5 years or more
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Rev. and Mrs. Charles T. Hindman, ’73
Janna and John Urbahns
Bishop Bruce R. Ough
Rev. Frank M. Hoover, ’94 and Rev. Linda S. Hoover, ’94
Dr. James K. Wagner, ’62, ’78 †
Rev. Dr. Michael D. Page, ’11
Dr. Robert C. Walker, ’95 and Dr. Mary L. Walker, ’03 †
Bishop and Mrs. Gregory V. Palmer †
Dr. and Mrs. Lance D. Watson, ’06
Rev. Kristina J. Peterson, ’74 †
Dr. and Mrs. David F. Watson †
Rev. Dr. Myong Sue Lee Jin, ’10, ’13 † Pastor Robert E.* and Mrs. Karen Jones
Rev. Dr. Bridget D. Weatherspoon, ’12, ’15 †
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Knecht †
Dr. Allen Paul Weaver Jr., ’94
Ivan, ’59 and Gloria Kurtz †
Rev. Dr. Myron K. Williams, ’56
Rev. Ehrhardt, ’62 and Cheryl Lang †
Bishop Joseph H. Yeakel,* ’52
Mr. Scott Laubie
Rev. and Mrs. Paul F. Zieber, ’65
Chaplain Bernard H. Lieving Jr., ’63 † Robert and Barbara Livingston Bishop Michael and Jolynn Lowry † Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Maloney † Mervyn L. Matteson, ’64 † Diana, ’18 and Scott McHenry † Mrs. Esther M. Mefferd † Christian Messer Mr. Kendall Millard Mrs. Carol Ann Miller † M. Joseph Miller, ’67 † Mrs. Dorothy L. Montgomery* Grace Oh, ’20 Rev. Dr. Donna Osterhout, ’79 Rev. and Mrs. William R. Patterson, ’75† Rich and Carol Pohl Juanita and Rudy Rasmus, ’19 Rev. Dr. Cindy Reynolds, ’78 Mrs. Winifred R. Riley Philip and Jonell Roberts Dr. and Mrs. Ted L. Sauter, ’72 Mrs. Sandra H. Schmeling † Mrs. Louise Schultz Rev. Dr. Robert C. Scott, ’97 † Rev. and Mrs. Dale R. Smith, ’68 Rev. and Mrs. Harlan Sorensen, ’99 †
Dr. Vance P. Ross, ’15 † Dr. and Mrs. J. Elvin Sadler Rev. David W. Schneider, ’61 † Rev. and Mrs. John R. Shafer, ’50 †
Steven and Cheryl Swallow †
Mr. Thomas Andrew, ’21
Rev. and Mrs. Andrew C. Thompson
Rev. Ronald J. Beistline, ’68 †
Rev. Dr. Brian R. Thompson Sr., ’16, ’20
Rev. Neil Blair
Mrs. Sherry Tschudin
Rev. Dr. Sheila N. Bouie-Sledge, ’19 Rev. James F. Bray, ’64 †
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Michael Paul Vilardo, ’92
Rev. Jean Brindel, ’76
Ms. Mary Lue O. Warner*
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Donald E. Bryant, ’07
Rev. Ralph Earl Watkins, ’78
Ron, ’94 and Lisa, ’93 Cook
Rev. Karl Watkins
Dr. Leroy Cothran, ’99, ’02 †
Dr. Josephine Whitely-Fields
Mr. and Mrs. William C. DeLong
Dr. Carl L. Wiley, ’63, ’73
Janis Stevens
Vernon (’66) and Betty Denney Skip and Laura Discher †
$250 - $499
Joseph, ’72 and Patricia Easley †
Rev. Thomas Adams, ’59 †
Mr. Wesley C. Falk
Thomas Alexander
Rev. Penni L. Farrington, ’05 † Rev. and Mrs. Richard G. Felty, ’68 † Rev. Ellen Lilly File, ’12 Rev. Dr. Arlys A. Mindt-Fogt, ’96, ’07 † Mr. James Heyser
Rev. and Mrs. G. Scott Jenkins Jr., ’95 †
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Lange
Rev. and Mrs. Gregory D. Stover, ’77 †
Rev. Dr. Brian A. Law
Rev. Dr. Paul E. Stuckey*, ’56 and Mrs. Margaret Stuckey †
Mr. and Ms. Jerry Mann Jim, ’77 and Billie, ’77 Maynard Mr. and Mrs. Dick Miller Nick and Darlene Mott Rev. Ryan, ’03 and Rev. Kris, ’03 Mutzenberger †
Rev. Gary A. Batey, ’71 † Rev. Paul S. Beal, ’69 † Rev. and Rev. Michael A. Beck Rev. and Mrs. Kent G. Biller Jr., ’77 †
Dr. and Mrs. Tyron Inbody, ’65
Mr. John M. Stockman
Rev. George W. Barto III, ’65
Rev. Martin A. Berisford, ’63 †
Justus and Ellen Hunter †
Shirley Landis, ’82 †
Rev. Thomas L. True, ’73
Rev. and Mrs. Larry M. Ray*, ’69
Rev. Jerry Adinolfi, ’96 †
Dr. Jerome P. Stevenson Sr. †
Rev. Genett E. Timlin, ’05
Dr. Artie L. Polk, ’12 †
Mrs. Frances Sperry †
Mrs. Irma W. Springman
Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Thompson, ’16, ’21
Ms. Marilyn Petrie
$500 - $999
Rev. Dr. Charles, ’84 and Della Keyworth †
Rev. Brian, ’02 and Mrs. Donna Thie †
Mr. and Mrs. Mark and Karen Payne †
Rev. Mary B. Blake, ’78 Dr. Brenda Braam, ’19 Rev. Lowell H. Brown, ’55 † Rev. and Mrs. Gordon S. Brown, ’78 Rev. Neil D. Butcher, ’72 Rev. Dr. Larry D. Carl, ’70 Rev. Dr. James C. Carter, ’92 Rev. Dr. F. Gladwin Connell, ’91 William J. and Joan A. Cooper Nonito “Nitos”, ’17, ’21 and Rhee Joyce “Apple” Dobles † Rev. George S. Easley, ’53
*deceased † given consecutively 5 years or more
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
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Mrs. Yoon Sun Shin, ’20 and Dr. Seok Jae Jeon, ’04
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Dr. and Mrs. Harold A. Hudson, ’03 †
Dr. Laurence L. Falk, ’58 † Rev. Heather A. Foley, ’12 Rev. Dr. Lois B. Fortson Kirk, ’89, ’97 † Dr. L. Pamela Greene, ’13 † Ms. Dawn Greenwalt Dr. Robert J. Harman Ms. Pat Hartranft † Robert Hefty, ’61 † William E. Hensley, ’56 † Rev. & Mrs. Richard K. Hoover, ’64 † Rev. and Mrs. Lynn Huffman, ’76 Bishop and Mrs. Neil L. Irons, ’63
Ms. Caryn M. Dalton, ’98, ’01 †
Rev. Andrew A. Allie †
Dr. Edward Davis, ’08 and Dr. Sharon E. Davis
Rev. Dr. Ida Andrews, ’17
Mr. Richard M. DeLon †
Blanca N. Baker, ’14 †
Mr. Martin Deppe
Mrs. Janine L. Bartram
Rev. Dr. Thomas E. Dipko, ’61 †
Rev. Dr. Robert Bayley, ’79
Rev. Marylyn H. Doyle, ’86, ’91, ’97 †
Rev. Dr. Bean, ’20
Mary Margaret Eckhardt, ’78
Dr. J. Victor Bean and Rev. Kathleen Bean, ’99
Rev. and Mrs. Philip D. Edwards, ’64 †
Ms. Patricia Bell
Dr. Rev. Stephen E. Ellis, ’98 †
Ms. Jane Benner, ’80 †
Ms. Charlotte Albritton Edwards, ’13 Rev. W. Gary Epler, ’70
Ms. Deborah L. Bennett Mrs. Doris E. Bergman
Mr. Roger and Dr. Marilyn Evans, ’89, ’95 †
Mrs. Anna S. Bickhart †
Rev. Timothy J. Forbess, ’93
Janice Kronour †
Chaplain and Mrs. Larry W. Biederman, ’77 †
Pastor Caleb, ’18 and Elizabeth Fritz
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Leavell
Mr. Luke Billman
Barry L. Lewis, ’65 †
Ms. Sandra K. Black, ’20 and Mr. Anthony Black
Rev. and Mrs. Frank B. Garlathy, ’70 †
Rev. Thomas Jacobs, ’71 Edward Karges, ’12 Ms. Jo L. Koehn
Rev. Anton Sarg Magyar, ’96
Ms. Charlotte Galler
Rev. Tesia L. Mallory, ’12, ’21 and Mr. Jimmy Mallory, ’19 †
Rev. Dr. Galen A. Black, ’71, ’91
Rev. John E. McRoberts, ’58 †
Rev. Dwight, ’81 and Sandy Bowers
Rev. Dr. Joyce L. Moore, ’00
Chaplain and Mrs. Donald W. Brenneman, ’78
Chaplain Roger Pace, USN (Ret), ’74 and Lugenia Pace †
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$100 - $249
Rev. Suzanne Block, ’00
Rev. David, ’65 and Mrs. Lillian Brice
Rev. Ronald P. Patterson, ’67
Rev. Mary Ann Bushong, ’92 †
Rev. Marilyn Becker Porcino, ’07
Brent and Julie Byerly
Rev. Robert L. Priest, ’61
Guy, ’68 and Nancy Camp †
Rev. Luvisminda V. Reitman, ’69 †
John R. Campbell, ’63
Dr. Carl B. Rife, ’66
Rev. Dale R. Campbell
Rev. Louis, ’72 and Joyce Rohrs †
Mr. and Mrs. E. Luke Carlson
Rev. Dr. Harley E. Roston, ’94 †
Rev. Billy Ray Carpenter, ’88
Rev. Dean V. Roush, ’60 †
Rev. Linda Brown Chambers, ’77
Rev. Dr. Joni Sancken and Rev. Steven Schumm †
Mrs. Alberta Cheesman
Rev. Margery, ’80 and Rev. Gordon, ’87 Schleicher †
Rev. David W. Chivington, ’82
Rev. Charles L. Shaffer, ’73 † The Rev. R. Thomas Slack
Rev. Phillip S. Gehm, ’57 † Ms. Katherine Geible † Mr. Douglas George Mr. Ernesto Graham and Rev. Sherri L. A. Graham, ’12 Rev. Dr. Olivia E. Graham, ’88 † David E. Gretencord Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Mearle L. Griffith, ’92 Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul Gruver Jr. † Linda Haller † Don, ’82 and Janet Hanna Rev. Edward Hardman, ’69 Jack, ’70 and Carolyn Hartman †
Rev. Charles J. Chipman, ’57 Ms. Yoonhee Cho Rev. Michael W. Christian, ’66 †
Rev. Floyd S. Sollenberger Jr., ’70 †
Honorable and Mrs. William A. Clark
Rev. Thomas S. Stone* ’57 and Mrs. Jean M. Stone †
Mrs. Karen D. Clark Rev. James R. Clayton, ’59
Rev. and Mrs. Richard L. Thomas, ’74 †
Dr. and Mrs. David Clymer
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wagner
Dr. Thomas L. Coffman, ’57
Ms. Sarah Walters-Maher
Ms. Constance Cole
Laura K. Weber †
Pastor and Mrs. James H. Condrey
Rev. O. Gene Wells, ’61
Jim and Carolyn Craig † Mr. and Mrs. Don Curie
Rev. Marilyn Bales Gebert, ’78
Rev. C. Archibald Hawkins, ’79 † Dr. Brooks W. Heck, ’62, ’83 and Rev. Terry R. Heck, ’90 Mrs. Dee Dee Heffner Rev. Dr. Charlene Hendricks, ’00 Rev. Dr. Hugh E. Hendrickson, ’20 Rev. Jermany Henry Rev. Eddie L. Henry, ’68 Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Kempton Hewitt Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Harrison Hicks, ’10 Rev. Earl, ’62 and Mrs. Eunice Higgins † Dr. Ronald L., ’70 and Lois E. Hines † Susan E. Hitts, ’19 Dr. David, ’70 and Paulette Hogg † Dr. Charles Holmes, ’83, ’96 Rev. and Mrs. Eugene R. Hostetter, ’62 †
*deceased † given consecutively 5 years or more
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Martha S. Housholder M.D.
David S. Morey Jr., ’88 †
Ms. Janet Thom †
Ms. Rachel Hurley †
Rev. Marjorie Hadley Munger, ’91
Rev. Dr. Norman E. Thomas †
Rev. Curtis Hurley, ’78 †
Dr. Arthur R. Murdoch †
Rev. Howard E. Huston, ’92 †
Dr. Roy B. Nabors, ’96 †
Wilton B. Thomas, Ch. LtCol, USAF, Ret., ’55
Rev. Kenneth E. W. Hutchinson and Rev. Sandra L. Hutchinson
Rev. Dr. Louis A. Newby, ’90 Rev. and Mrs. Eldon G. Nolte, ’67 † Mrs. James Nuhfer
Mr. Mark Knecht and Mrs. Joan Knecht Rev. Bon Woong Koo, ’74 † Chaplain William (“Jack”) Kouth, ’64 † Rev. and Mrs. Donald E. Krestar, ’79
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Gene B. Moore Jr., ’13 †
Dr. Edward O. Williamson, ’06 Ms. Jordan Wilson, ’19 Al Wofford † Dr. Lynn Youngblood † Donald E. Zechman, ’64 †
Rev. David, ’66 and Sharron Schar †
Rev. and Mrs. Charles W. Lightner, ’61 †
Rev. Thomas L. Weeks, ’73 †
Rev. W. Gerald Witt, ’63
Rev. John A. Schaefer, ’81
Rev. and Mrs. Larry D. Leister, ’72 †
Mrs. Emma J. Moore
Rev. Dr. Paul David Robinson, ’70
Dr. Carolyn Scanlan-Holmes
Mrs. Kyung Lee Yoon
Thomas Weber, ’74 Howard, ’63 and Ann Weisz †
Don Riker, ’81 †
Michele Cash Russo
Rev. Jeffery Lang
Rev. T. Irene Moore, ’86
Rev. Francis L. Reichart
Dr. Donald L. Russell, ’76, ’91
Joe A. Lambright, Board member (2005)
Rev. and Mrs. Arthur T. Moffat Jr., ’88
Rev. Dr. David L. Reed, D.Ed., ’74
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Louis Rosa
Marcia Bosworth Lafferre
Ms. Doris Moeller Hauck
Rev. and Mrs. James E. Waugh, ’75
Rev. Barry L. Raker, ’71
Rev. Dr. Ronnie C. King ’17
Rev. Richard L. Mitchell and Rev. Cynthia J. Osborn, ’88
Rev. Dr. Dale C. Waters, ’68, ’91 †
Rev. Dr. William L. Raker, ’60 †
Dr. Edith Winters Kimbrough, ’96 †
Marlin A. Miller, ’64
Rev. Robert L. Warner, ’86
Mrs. Eloise T. Purdy
Man Soon Kim
Mrs. Mary L. Miller
Rev. Kenneth E. Ward, ’70
Rev. Karen K. Powell, ’00
Ms. Juneha Kim
Mrs. Martha Milhouse
Rev. Dr. Joe W. Ward, ’02
Rev. Donald D. Powell, ’61
Rev. Paul C. Kauffman, ’75
Rev. Beverly F. Meadows, ’85 †
Clair, ’61 and Lorraine Wagner †
Arnold A. Porter
The Kaebnick Family †
Dr. Felecia McDougan, ’20
Rev. Marguerite Unwin Voelkel, ’82
Ms. Carol Pohly
Rev. Mary H. Joseph, ’91 †
Dr. Eugene W. Matthews, ’91 †
Rev. and Mrs. Harold A. Varce, ’51
Rev. Dr. Paul R. Peters, ’84
Rev. Jay E. Jones, ’88
Ms. Hillary Marotta †
Rev. Edwin A. Tutwiler, ’83
Rev. Dr. Michele Parker, ’21
Rev. Dr. Anna L. Jones, ’17
Dr. William R. Lutz Jr., ’61
Susan Tressler, ’69
Mr. Sungkyoon Park
Rev. Caroline Kinsler Jonah, ’75 †
David G. Lounsbury, ’85 †
Rev. Shawn Torres
Rev. Diann O’Bryant, ’98
Mr. LTanya C. Johnson, ’19
Dr. Jim L. Tom, ’70 †
Mr. Matthew Scott, ’21 Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sedlacek
$1 - $99
Rev. and Mrs. Charles E. Selby, ’61 †
Rev. Dennis Alexander, ’80 and Rev. Gail Alexander, ’80
Milton T. Shatto, ’71
Dennis and Jamie Ambuehl
Rev. and Mrs. James N. Shaver Jr., ’71
Dr. and Mrs. Duane A. Anders, ’91, ’92, ’03 †
Rev. Wilson A. Shearer, ’54
Dr. Pamelajune Anderson, DMin, ’96
Judith Ann Sigmund, M.D., ’03 †
Rev. William D. Armold
Dr. and Mrs. Nathan S. Smith, ’77 †
Mr. Brad Aycock
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Smith II
David Ayer
Rev. Max L. Smith, ’57
Dr. Robert L. Baldridge, ’94 †
Mrs. Joyce D. Sohl
Mr. Timothy S. Binkley
Mr. James D. Stahler and Rev. Katherine M. Stahler, ’63 †
Rev. Wilmer T. Bloy
Dr. Paul E. Stambach, ’55 †
Rev. Gil Boersma, ’82
Rev. Paula W. Stewart, ’11
Ms. Robbin Boozer, ’16
Rev. Patricia L. W. Stone, ’05
Ms. Lilian Braden
Mr. and Mrs. Sandy R. Stover, ’62
Rev. Leonard S. Buxton
Rev. Judy L. Strayer, ’87
Ms. Theresa Carter, ’19
†
Rev. Dr. Edna Blue, ’18
*deceased † given consecutively 5 years or more
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Rev. Rose A. Irwin, ’15
Rev. Marlon Tilghman
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Doris, ’14 and Steve Ing
Rev. William A. Linson, ’69
Jim and Jayne Thorne
Rev. John E. Ciampa, ’73
Tim and Connie Holmen
Ms. Sheila Petteruti
Rev. Chad Clark, ’17
Dr. Lawrence C. Hood Jr, ’14
Ms. Kathy Phillips
Jerry and Sherral Clark
Rev. Daniel O. Houghton, ’87
Rev. Bruce L. Pilcher, ’73
Ms. Shirley A. Clay, ’96
Rev. Ellen Hugunin, ’97
Mrs. Muriel I. Raymo
Ms. Robbie Collins
Rev. Mary A. (Bradish) Hummel, ’83
Dale, ’84 and Sylvia Reese †
Mr. Mark Condy, ’03
The Rev. Dr. Josephine Jackson-Smith, ’94
Mr. Chris Reese
Rev. Dr. Thomas E. and Rev. Dr. Amelia Cooper Boomershine, ’91, ’15 Rev. Lewis F. Cornwell
Rev. Phillip Charles Jerman Jr., ’94
Rev. George Crews III
Ms. Norma Kane
Ms. Shirley Crouse
Rev. Marilyn J. Kasperek, ’14
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Crouse
Rev. and Mrs. Larry G. Kasten, ’82
Mrs. Lorna J. Cummings, ’92
Rev. Robert J. Keely, ’96
Rev. Dr. Mona Davies, ’14
Ms. Roy Beth Kelley, ’19
Krysta L. Deede
The Rev. Harold E. Kieler
Rev. Harold J. Dom, ’66 †
Mr. Thomas Kyle
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Duffy
Mr. James Lambert
Mr. and Mrs. D Albert Dyck
Dr. Carol M. Lange †
Rev. Keith R. Eipper, ’65
Dr. and Mrs. Eric L. Leake
Mr. and Mrs. Terry L. Ellis
Mr. Raymond Leonard
Dr. Robert A. Embree, ’54
Rev. Dr. Peter W. LeValley, ’98 and Mrs. Bonnie LeValley, ’95
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ensor Mr. Eric M. Falker, ’19 Rev. Dr. William S. Falla, ’76 Mr. Gerald K. Faust
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Rev. and Mrs. Mark W. Jacobs, ’79
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Field Rev. Carylon Flax, ’20 Rev. Dr. Janet L. Flanagan, ’06 Rev. Dr. Robert J. Ford, ’21 Rev. and Mrs. David P. Frees, ’64 Mr. John Friel and Mrs. Patricia C. Friel Rev. Dr. James B. Futrell, ’97 Mr. and Mrs. Ed Galloway Elaine and Richard C. Green Mr. Jason D. Greene, ’14 Dee Hammers
Rev. Robert L. Riggs, ’57 Ms. Helen I. Riley † Rev. Katherine J. Riley, ’78 Rev. Kenneth R. Rippin, ’65 Mr. Raymond Rush Ms. Sharon Sargent Rev. John W. Schildt Rev. Mark Shover, ’95 † Mrs. JoEllen F. Smith Carlene T. Smith Mrs. Carol Irish Smith, ’82 Rev. Dr. Lillian C. Smith, ’19 Rev. Dennis, ’72 and Cindi Snovel †
Rev. Dr. Kimberly N. Lewis-Davis, ’20 Rev. Jacqueline Lynch Rev. Paula Young Mayberry, ’80 Ms. Ellen McCarley Dr. Teresa McIlwain, ’03 and Mr. Michael McIlwain Rev. Dr. Walter E. McNutt, ’97 Ms. Anna Merlo, ’18 Rev. and Mrs. Ned A. Michael, ’76 † Rev. and Mrs. R. Craig Miller, ’76 Ms. Donna Mills Dr. and Mrs. Gordon R. Montgomery Dr. James Anthony Morris, ’16 Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Morton
Mr. Lawrence B. Snyder Eshakhia Sobukwe, ’21 Rev. Frederick A. Somers, ’88 and Dr. Lynn Somers, ’86, ’88 Ms. C. Lynn Spatz Ms. Judy K. Spreng Mrs. John F. Springer, ’55 † Rev. David R. Stains, ’74 Mrs. Janice E. Sturbois Jennifer Woodruff Tait Dr. Moses Taiwo Howard Don Tallentire, ’62 † Ms. Vicki Taylor Roberts Rev. and Mrs. Richard A. Tettau, ’04 Leslie Tomlinson Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Topar, ’01 Mr. Jeff Van Dyke
Dr. Thomas D. Hanover, ’78, ’85
Rev. Allen C. Myers*, ’70 and Mrs. Janice E. Myers †
Rev. Victor Emmanual Harner
Rev. Dr. William Bert Neal III, ’19 †
Dr. P. Mark Watts, ’75
Mrs. Helen M. Harper †
Mr. Edwin Nilson
Ms. Carlene Wells
Dr. and Mrs. James L. Harring, ’55
Arthur, ’64 and Evelyn Norris
Dr. Joan L. Wharton, ’91
Rev. Nicolle D. Harris
Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Nowak, ’02, ’07 and Mr. Donald Nowak
Rev. Dr. Cornelius B. Williams, ’93
Jorge Ochoa
Mr. Paul I Willson
Rev. Mildred M. Hatton, ’80 Mr. Donald L. Hayashi Dr. Madeline Henners, ’19 Rev. and Mrs. Anthony J. Herrington Ms. Ann L. Hinds, ’19 Rev. and Rev. William and Mitzila Hogans Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Holderman
Mr. Frederick Osei-Manu
Chaplain Bruce Vincent, ’95
Mr. Jackie H. Williams Jr., ’20 Rev. Paul H. Woelfle, ’55
David and Marcia Parsons
Rev. Robert E. Ziegler* and Mrs. Harriet L. Ziegler, ’58
Rev. Dr. Tung Za Pau, ’07 Rev. Allen D. Pebley, ’79 and Rev. Patricia Pebley, ’14 Mrs. Jean S. Peterson
*deceased † given consecutively 5 years or more
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Cora Foundation, Inc., Bozeman, MT General Board of Higher Education & Ministry, Nashville, TN † Sugar Land First United Methodist Church, Sugar Land, TX † The Dayton Foundation, Dayton, OH† The Lilly Endowment, Inc., Indianapolis, IN The United Alumni/ae Association, Dayton, OH $10,000–$19,999 EUB Heritage Executive Committee, Dayton, OH Hyde Park Community UMC, Cincinnati, OH The Columbus Foundation, Columbus, OH † $5,000–$9,999
The United Student Council, Trotwood, OH $2,500–$4,999
Old Stone Presbyterian Church, Lewisburg, WV $100–$249
Reynoldsburg UMC, Reynoldsburg, OH †
AmazonSmile Foundation, Seattle, WA †
United Methodist Foundation of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA †
DG 02, Inc, Dedham, MA
Where He Leads Me Inc., Columbia, KY $1,000–$2,499 Faithlife, Bellingham, WA Five Smooth Stones Consulting LLC, Blacklick, OH Saint Paul Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC † United Methodist Foundation of West Ohio, Worthington, OH West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church, Worthington, OH†
Ginghamsburg UMC, Tipp City, OH The Dayton Korean UMC, Dayton, OH The United Methodist Stewardship Foundation, Camp Hill, PA Trinity AME Church, Silverstreet, SC United Methodist Foundation of West Virginia, Inc., Charleston, WV † $1–$99 General Commission On Archives & History, Madison, NJ Prairie Dunes Country Club, Hutchinson, KS
$500–$999 Midnight Oil Productions Richfield UMC, Richfield, PA †
Brookfield Asset Management LLC, New York, NY
Simon Temple AME Zion Church, Fayetteville, NC
Garfield Memorial Church, Pepper Pike, OH
The United Methodist Foundation of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA †
Sisters of the Precious Blood, Dayton, OH †
$250–$499
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$20,000+
The United Methodist Foundation of Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI
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Income 2020–2021 49.8% $4.954 M Gross Tuition and Fees 1.3% $0.133 M Endowment 10.2% $1.011 M Ministerial Education Fund 20.9% $2.075 M Gifts and Grants 17.8% $1.771 M Other 100.0% $9.944 M
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Churches, Foundations, Trusts, Businesses and Organizations
Honor and Memorial Gifts United Theological Seminary welcomes gifts “in honor of” or “in memory of” loved ones and persons who played significant roles in the lives of people. This offers the donor the opportunity not only to honor or memorialize a loved one, but also to receive a charitable deduction and support the seminary’s mission. The following are the gifts so designated and received by United during the period of July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021. Gifts have been made in memory or in honor of names in bold. The donors for those gifts are listed under each name.
In Memory
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Rev. Roger W. Adams Rev. Daniel O. Houghton, ’87 Lucy Albritton Ms. Charlotte Albritton Edwards, ’13 Ms. Martha (Marti) Anderson Mr. Richard M. DeLon The Rev. Dr. Robert G. Barnes, ’59 Mrs. Nancy L. Barnes Dr. Wayne E. Barr, ’46 Rev. Paula Young Mayberry, ’80 Ellsworth A. Benedict, ’47 Ms. Constance Cole Rev. Lynn A. Bergman, ’57 Mrs. Doris E. Bergman Carmelina Bertolo Dr. Peter J. and Mariuccia Bellini Rev. Ronald L. Bickhart, ’70 Mrs. Anna S. Bickhart Rev. Elmer E. Bosworth, ’59 Marcia Bosworth Lafferre Curtis and Betty Brown Arnold A. Porter Dr. Edwin D. Burtner Jim, ’77 and Billie, ’77 Maynard Rev. Dr. Donna Osterhout, ’79 Rev. Randall O. Campbell, ’44 Rev. and Mrs. Frank B. Garlathy, ’70 Rev. Paul E. Chastain, ’56 William E. Hensley, ’56 Rev. and Mrs. Harold M. Stockman, ’67 Rev. John A. Cheesman, ’58 Mrs. Alberta Cheesman Rev. James D. Corbett, ’66 Mrs. Shirley D. Corbett Dr. Arthur C. Core, ’44 Rev. Ehrhardt, ’62 and Cheryl Lang JoAun Craig Dr. Vance P. Ross, ’15 Oscar A. Droste (her dad) Mrs. Mary Kay Feller Edna M. Ebersole Mrs. Janine L. Bartram Mr. Richard M. DeLon H. Allan Feller Mrs. Mary Kay Feller Paul W. Frees Mr. and Mrs. Don Curie Ellen and Howard Fulk, Class of 1947 Mrs. JoEllen F. Smith Rev. William H. Garrett, ’63 Mrs. Marianne L. Garrett Rev. Ronald P. Patterson, ’67 Rev. Merrell D. Geible, ’47 Rev. Mary A. (Bradish) Hummel, ’83
Rev. Lester R. Grove, ’61 Rev. Edwin A. Tutwiler, ’83 Dr. J. Paul Gruver, Sr. ’27 Rev. Arthur E. Grant, ’58 Dr. Prathia A. Hall Dr. Edith Winters Kimbrough, ’96 Donald Hecathorn Tim and Connie Holmen Rev. Dennis D. Heffner, ’73 Mrs. Dee Dee Heffner Rev. Donald D. Hines, ’51 Dr. Ronald L., ’70 and Lois E. Hines Rev. Howard B. Hines, ’46 Dr. Ronald L., ’70 and Lois E. Hines Rev. Ralph C. Hines, ’46 Dr. Ronald L., ’70 and Lois E. Hines Maud Elizabeth Hoyle Michele Cash Russo Bishop Louis Hunter Sr. Rev. Nicolle D. Harris Raymond Hutchins Rev. and Mrs. Anthony J. Herrington Jay and Mary Jacobs (parents) Rev. Thomas Jacobs, ’71 Rev. J. Paul Jones Rev. and Mrs. Lynn Huffman, ’76 Rev. and Mrs. Harold M. Stockman, ’67 Rev. Dr. Robert E. Jones, ’94 Dr. Pamelajune Anderson, DMin, ’96 Julia Rev. Gil Boersma, ’82 Bishop Hermann W. Kaebnick, ’30 Mr. and Mrs. E. Luke Carlson Earl H. Kauffman, ’41 Rev. Paul C. Kauffman, ’75 Dr. John R. Knecht, ’45 Rev. Michael W. Christian, ’66 Dr. John, ’45 and Marjorie Knecht Mr. Mark Knecht and Mrs. Joan Knecht Rev.* and Mrs. Larry M. Ray, ’69 Delbert R. Krumm, ’53 Mrs. Dee Dee Heffner Mrs. Carol Kundenreich Anonymous Rev. Thomas J. Lasley Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Lasley Mrs. Doris Livingston Dennis and Jamie Ambuehl Anonymous Mr. Brad Aycock Ms. Lilian Braden Mr. and Mrs. D Albert Dyck Mr. and Mrs. Terry L. Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Roger Field Ms. Charlotte Galler Ginghamsburg UMC Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Holderman
Martha S. Housholder M.D. Rev. Sue Nilson Kibbey The Rev. Harold E. Kieler Mr. R. Wayne Livingston Robert and Barbara Livingston Ms. Ellen McCarley Dr. and Mrs. Kent Millard Mr. Edwin Nilson Rev. Dr. Rosario Picardo, ’14 and Mrs. Callie Picardo Prairie Dunes Country Club Ms. Carlene Wells Richard and Margaret Lloyd (parents) Philip A. Roberts, Trustee Emeritus James Raymond Love, class of 1924 Bonebrake Ms. Deborah L. Bennett Rev. Martha Deever Matteson, ’87 Mervyn L. Matteson, ’64 Laddie Mayberry Ms. Helen I. Riley Dr. Kendall K. McCabe Rev. Marylyn H. Doyle, ’86, ’91, ’97 Rev. Dr. Janet L. Flanagan, ’06 Rev. Theodore C. Mefferd, ’69 Mrs. Esther M. Mefferd Bishop Paul W. Milhouse Mrs. Martha Milhouse Dr. Harriet L. Miller Ms. Shirley A. Clay, ’96 Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Nowak, ’02, ’07 and Mr. Donald Nowak Rev. J. Robert Miller, ’59 Mrs. Mary L. Miller Sue C. Miller Rev. William J. Miller, ’62 Rev. Leon W. Mindt, ’69 Rev. Floyd S. Sollenberger Jr., ’70 Rev. Albert R Murdoch, Chaplain US Army Dr. Arthur R. Murdoch Rev. Allen C. Myers, ’70 Mrs. Janice E. Myers Mrs. Betty J. Nabors Dr. Roy B. Nabors, ’96 Dr. James D. Nelson, ’59 Dr. Donald L. Russell, ’76, ’91 Rev. Katharine, ’91 and Mr. Richard Schaefer Rev. James E. Nuhfer, ’64 Mrs. James Nuhfer Rev. Elmer J. O’Brien Betty A. O’Brien Dr. Judith A. Olin, ’67, ’88 Rev. John L. Ferris, ’69 Mrs. Ibidunni Onabanjo Anonymous Robert and Lois Ough Bishop Bruce R. Ough
*deceased † given consecutively 5 years or more
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In Honor of:
Right Rev. William Love Rev. Jerry Adinolfi, ’96 Rev. Paula Young Mayberry, ’80 Ms. Helen I. Riley Dr. Kent Millard Old Stone Presbyterian Church Dr. and Mrs. Ted L. Sauter, ’72 Dr. Carolyn Scanlan-Holmes Janna and John Urbahns Mr. and Mrs. Ken Young Dr. and Mrs. Kent and Cheri Millard Anonymous Janis Stevens Dr. Norman A. Moxley Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Louis Rosa Dr. Luther Oconer General Commission On Archives & History Dr. Gary, ’67 (Judy) and Rev. Sally, ’78 Olin Rev. John L. Ferris, ’69 Bishop Bruce R. Ough Rev. Neil Blair Rev. Dr. Rosario Picardo, ’14 Rev. Dr. Hugh E. Hendrickson, ’20 Dr. Donald B. Rogers, ’92 Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Nowak, ’02, ’07 and Mr. Donald Nowak Jo Aun Malithia Craig Ross Dr. Vance P. Ross, ’15 Dr. Elvin Sadler Simon Temple AME Zion Church Rev. Dr. Brian R. Thompson Sr., ’16, ’20 Sadler and Marshall DMin Cohort Rev. Dr. Hugh E. Hendrickson, ’20 Dr. Ted L. Sauter, ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Dick Miller Rev. Harold M. Stockman, ’67 Rev. Timothy J. Forbess, ’93 Rev. Harold, ’67 and Mrs. Norma Stockman Rev. and Dr. Donald L. Brown, ’95 Ms. Caryn M. Dalton, ’98, ’01 Rev. Thomas L. True, ’73 Rev. Bob Coleman, ’72 Rev. Dr. Dale C. Waters, ’68, ’91 Rev. Billy Ray Carpenter, ’88 Rev. Dr. Bridget D. Weatherspoon, ’12, ’15 Mr. John Friel and Mrs. Patricia C. Friel Rev. Dr. G. Edwin Zeiders, ’73 Dr. Josephine Whitely-Fields Mrs. Nancy C. Zimmerman Ms. Linda Billmyer Class of 1954 Rev. Wilson A. Shearer, ’54 First Fil-Am Church of Greater Dayton and God’s faithfulness Nonito “Nitos”, ’17, ’21 and Rhee Joyce “Apple” Dobles God’s Mission at United Laura K. Weber Gratefulness to our God and Lord Jesus Christ Blanca N. Baker, ’14 My fellow brothers and sisters in seminary Anonymous Youth sponsors and Sunday school teachers who nurture the seeds of call Rev. Dr. Joni Sancken and Rev. Steven Schumm
Rev. Gail Alexander, ’80 retirement after 40 years of ministry Rev. Dennis Alexander, ’80 and Rev. Gail Alexander, ’80 Bishop George W. Bashore, ’58, ’76 Rev. Arthur E. Grant, ’58 Charlie and Heidi Baskin Dr. Madeline Henners, ’19 Dr. Peter J. Bellini Anonymous Rev. Dr. Hugh E. Hendrickson, ’20 Rev. Dennis C. Benson Ron, ’94 and Lisa, ’93 Cook Luke Billman Anonymous Nic Billman Anonymous Dr. Joseph Bishman Anonymous Dr. Sarah D. Blair Drs. Richard and Elise, ’10 Eslinger EUB Heritage Executive Committee Ms. Helen I. Riley Dr. Carolyn Bohler Dr. Charles Holmes, ’83, ’96 Barbara Sherow Busche Mr. and Mrs. Wade Lange Rev. Bob Coleman, ’72 Jerry and Sherral Clark Rev. Bob, ’72 and Joyce Coleman James and Phyllis Barnett Rev. George Crews III Krysta L. Deede Rev. Timothy J. Forbess, ’93 Betty A. O’Brien Fresh Expressions House of Studies Rev. and Rev. Michael A. Beck Rev. Dr. Daniel D. Gildner, ’11, ’16 Anonymous Rev. Dr. Leanne H. Hadley, ’86, ’07 Ms. Anna Merlo, ’18 Dr. Brooks W. Heck, ’62, ’83 Rev. Terry R. Heck, ’90 Rev. Dr. Harold A. Hudson, ’03 Mr. John Friel and Mrs. Patricia C. Friel Rev. Dr. Michael D. Page, ’11 Mrs. Clodia Jones, who inspires me everyday Eshakhia Sobukwe Rev. Sue Nilson Kibbey Anonymous Krysta L. Deede Dr. Felicia H. LaBoy Anonymous Rev. Dr. Brian Law Krysta L. Deede *deceased † given consecutively 5 years or more
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
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Rev. Russell, ’40 and Lorene Youngblood Dr. Lynn Youngblood Mrs. Joan M. Zeiders Rev. Dr. Ed Zeiders, ’73 Mr. Richard A. Zimmerman Ms. Linda Billmyer Ms. Hillary Marotta All those lost to the pandemic in 2020 Lisa Magdalena Hess and Brian D. Maguire
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Dr. Kenneth H. Pohly Anonymous Rev. Katharine, ’91 and Mr. Richard Schaefer Rev. Eugene E. Purdy, ’61 Mrs. Eloise T. Purdy Rev. Michael L. Raymo, ’80 Mrs. Muriel I. Raymo Dr. Calvin H. Reber, ’39 Rev. Ralph Earl Watkins, ’78 Rev. Ronald P. Ricard, ’58 Mrs. Marvalene P. Ricard Carl W. and Margaret M. Roberts (parents) Philip A. Roberts, Trustee Emeritus Frank Eldred Robinson and Faith Naber Robinson Rev. Dr. Paul David Robinson, ’70 Rev. John Sass, Jr. ’59 and Mrs. Mildred Sass Rev. and Mrs. Donald E. Krestar, ’79 Phyllis Schaefer, ’84 Rev. Katharine, ’91 and Mr. Richard Schaefer Rev. William D. Schmeling, ’58 Mrs. Sandra H. Schmeling Rev. Michael Shank Rev. Jerry Adinolfi, ’96 Dr. Daniel L. Shearer, ’41 Rev. Wilson A. Shearer, ’54 Rev. George Sidwell Rev. and Mrs. Harold M. Stockman, ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Horace E. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Smith II Bishop Maynard Sparks Dr. C. M. Kempton Hewitt and Fawn D. Hewitt Rev. John F. Springer, ’55 Mrs. John F. Springer, ’55 Rev. Dr. Paul E. Stuckey, ’56 Rev. Dr. Brian A. Law Rev. Katharine, ’91 and Mr. Richard Schaefer Rev. and Mrs. Harold M. Stockman, ’67 Dr. Richard Tholin Mr. Martin Deppe Rev. Joseph Timlin Rev. Genett E. Timlin, ’05 Rev. Charles T. Tressler, ’69 Susan Tressler, ’69 Mrs. Mary Lou Wagner Dr. James K. Wagner, ’62, ’78 Dr. Newell J. Wert, ’50 Rev. Dr. Robert Bayley, ’79 Mr. Lee Whitney Mrs. Betsy Whitney Rev. Charles E. Willson Mr. Paul I Willson Rev. John F. Willson, ’52 Mr. Paul I Willson Rev. Rigby Wolfe Anonymous John Woodruff Jennifer Woodruff Tait Bishop Joseph H. Yeakel, ’52 Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul Gruver Jr. Dr. Carl E. Young, ’33 Mrs. Mary L. Miller
Heritage Society The Heritage Society represents persons who have notified us that they have made a provision for United Theological Seminary in their estate plan or through a deferred gift. High quality theological education is made possible through a strong and growing endowment. These gifts help ensure a strong future for United.
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Rev. Robert E. Airhart and Mrs. Judy Buckle Airhart Rev. David H.* and Mrs. Grace M. Andrews Rev. Beverly Ann Avers Rev. Dr. Robert* and Mrs. Nancy Barnes Mrs. Janine L. Bartram Rev. Lowell D. Bassett Rev. and Mrs. Martin A. Berisford Jr. Mrs. Dorothy K. Bosserman Rev. and Mrs. George B. Brewer Dr. Henry W. Brooks Mr. and Ms. Richard L. Brown Jr. Rev. L. Norman Butler Chaplain and Mrs. Glenn C. Calkins Rev. Robert G.* and Mrs. Eleanor Callihan Rev. D. Grundy A. Couch Rev. William J. Cowfer Mrs. Ruth A. Daugherty Dr. Wendy J. Deichmann The Rev. E. Robert Dickerson, III Rev. George S. Easley Rev. H. Stanley Eichenauer Sr. Dr. Stephen E. Ellis Rev. Herman A. Emmert Dr. Laurence Falk Rev. and Mrs. Richard G. Felty Rev. Timothy J. Forbess Rev. Dr. Lois B. Fortson Kirk Rev. Floyd Fought Mr. L. Craig Fulmer* and Mrs. Constance Fulmer Rev. and Mrs. Paul A. Fulp Mr. Walter Gildemeister and Mrs. Gisela Gildemeister Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Mearle L. Griffith Rev. Pauline Sue Hart and Rev. Thomas E. Hart Dr. Louis-Charles Harvey Mr. James R. Heinrich and Mrs. Janice E. Heinrich Rev. and Mrs. Ronald L. Hines Rev. Robert S. Hinrichsen and Mrs. Helen W. Hinrichsen Rev. J. Faust Hissong
Mr. James W. Hook and Mrs. Joan Hook Bishop and Mrs. Neil L. Irons Rev. and Mrs. Mark W. Jacobs Rev. Kevin A. Johnson Rev. J. Paul Jones* Ms. Winifred L. Kaebnick Rev. and Mrs. Paul W. Kauffman* Rev. and Mrs. Charles W. Keller Jr. Rev. and Mrs. Dennis R. Keller Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Keyworth Mr. and Mrs. Mark Knecht Robert W. Koenig Mrs. Kathryn Koenig* Mrs. Jeanne B. Kurtz Rev. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Lynch Rev. Paula Y. Mayberry Rev. David L. McRoberts Rev. Beverly F. Meadows Rev. James I. Melhorn and Mrs. Lora B. Melhorn Dr. and Mrs. Kent Millard Mrs. Mary L. Miller Rev. Barbara J. Moore Dr. James Mowrey* Rev. and Mrs. F. Jeffrey E. Mugridge Mrs. Rose T. Needy Mr. James T. Neef Mrs. Mary C. Newlin Rev. Elmer J.* and Mrs. Betty A. O’Brien Rev. Dr. Michael J. O’Donnell Dr. Gary L. Olin and Rev. Saranne Nelson-Olin Rev. Dr. Donna Osterhout Mr. Conrad M. Page Jr.* and Mrs. Martha C. Page Rev. Allen D. Pebley and Rev. Patricia A. Pebley Rev. Bruce C. Pfeiffer and Janet Pfeiffer Mr. John A. Prall and Mrs. Nancy Prall Mr. Jerry Megong Rabbu Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Rae* Rev. John L. Rauch and Mrs. Joanne Rauch Dr. and Mrs. David L. Reed Rev. Ronald P.* and Mrs. Marvalene P. Ricard
Mrs. Elva Gay Rieth Dr. Carl B. Rife Mrs. Jeanne B. Ringley Rev. Dr. Donald L. Russell Rev. Katharine Schaefer and Mr. Richard L. Schaefer Rev. and Mrs. David E. Schar Dr. and Mrs. Lowell W. Scheufler Dr. Lowell W.* and Mrs. Sarah H. Scheufler Rev. Dr. J. Gordon Schleicher and Rev. Margery A. Schleicher Rev. and Mrs. Fred A. Schmidt Jr. Rev. David W. Schneider Mrs. Alice Schultz Rev. and Mrs. John R. Shafer Rev. Harvey B. Smith Rev. Max L. Smith Rev. Eldon D. Snyder* Mrs. Frances Sperry Mr. Keith Spiker* Mrs. Irma W. Springman Rev. and Mrs. Harold M. Stockman Dr.* and Mrs. Paul E. Stuckey Mr. Allen Thomas Major and Mrs. Mark E. Thompson Rev. Carl D. Tribett and Mrs. Dona L. Tribett Chaplain Margaret L. Turner Rev. Dr. Reginald V. Van Stephens Ms. Betty J. Walker Dr. Valdrie N. Walker Rev. Dr. Philip T. Wanck Mr. Donald E. Warner* and Mrs. Carol M. Warner* Ms. Mary Lue O. Warner* Rev. James T. Wenrich Mr. Leon A. Whitney II* and Mrs. Betsy Whitney Rev. Leslie Castle Womack Rev. John K. Wortinger Bishop Joseph H. Yeakel* Rev. Dr. Ed and Mrs. Joan* Zeiders Rev. and Mrs. Paul F. Zieber Mr. Richard A. Zimmerman* and Mrs. Nancy C. Zimmerman Rev. Harriette G. Zoller
*deceased † given consecutively 5 years or more
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Donor Spotlight: Don and Carol Warner
“My parents...chose to invest what they had in the things they believed in. They invested in the lives of people so that the world can be a better place.” Don and Carol Warner were always invested in education. Don started his career as a history teacher, later transitioning to corporate America to better provide for his family. Education was a priority for the Warner family, and their daughter, Rev. Dr. Cathy Johns ’84, was blessed to graduate debt-free from United with a Master of Divinity degree. Cathy’s parents wanted to invest in the lives of others so they could have an experience like Cathy’s. “My parents did not have lots of money but lived within their means,” Cathy explains. “They chose to invest what they had in the things they believed in.
They invested in the lives of people so that the world can be a better place.” Don and Carol gave during their lifetime, but also took steps to include United in their estate plan. As members of the Heritage Society, Don and Carol wanted to leave a legacy of leaders able to change the world. Their gift went toward burning the mortgage at United so more resources could be freed up to invest in scholarships. As Cathy reflects on the legacy of her parents, her admiration for them shines through. “I was richly blessed beyond words,” she shares. “I cannot say thank you enough to them. They just wanted to continue to bless as many people as they could.” We thank God for Don and Carol Warner and for the lives of all the United students they will continue to impact for generations to come.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
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NEWS AND NOTES UPDATES • ANNIVERSARIES • BIRTHS • DEATHS UPDATES
called Invite Resources. They currently have 10 books in development.
Class of 1984
The Rt. Rev. Dr. C. Franklin Brookhart retired as Episcopal Bishop of Montana in 2018.
Class of 1989
Rev. Jeff Hanna retired from local church ministry in January 2020. Since then, he has been serving as a volunteer chaplain for the local Altoona Police Department, the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy, and with the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team.
Class of 1990
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Ms. Michael Jean Havener is a certified Death Doula and works parttime in the ministry of end-of-life care for the homebound, disabled, dying, and grieving. She spent many years as a Hospice Chaplain. Dr. Amos Brown was selected by Gov. Gavin Newsom to serve as Vice Chair of the California’s new Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans.
Class of 1993
Rev. Dr. Edward McNulty is editor/ reviewer of VisualParables.org, a leading resource for faith and film reviews and study guides. Monthly posts contain reviews and discussion questions relating films to the Common Lectionary, along with special articles and resource columns by United Methodist minister Doug Sweet.
Class of 1994
Rev. Dr. Timothy M. James retired at the end of 2020 after serving as the Associate General Minister and Administrative Secretary of the National Convocation of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada. He held this position for 17 years and served as Pastor of Fifth Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Cleveland, OH.
Class of 1995
Mr. Leonard A. Wilson, Creative Director at St. Andrew UMC (Plano, TX), started a new publishing company
Class of 1996
Rev. Dr. William Meanes serves as Pastor of New Freedom Baptist Church and President of New Freedom Bible College. He was the former National Chaplain of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and now serves as Grand Chapter National Chaplain of Kappa Alpha Psi. Rev. Dr. Nancy Burgin Rankin retired as a UMC pastor after 35 years of active service. She served in small to very large churches as the lead pastor, as the Conference Church Development Director, and for two separate terms as a District Superintendent. In retirement, Dr. Rankin was contracted by the Western North Carolina Conference Office of Church Development to coordinate their church revitalization resource, called Transformation Journey. She is a certified Leadership Coach through ICF—coaching pastors, superintendents, and laity.
Class of 2002
Charles Dwain Stephens Sr. was promoted to the rank of Chief of Chaplain Services of the Alexandria Louisiana Veterans Medical System on June 22, 2020.
Class of 2004
Rev. Sara B. Thomas is ministering as a Certified Dare to Lead Facilitator, Certified Gallup Strengths Coach, credentialed ICF (ACC) Leadership Coach, and Ordained Elder in the West Ohio Conference of the UMC.
Class of 2006
Dr. Steven N. Waller serves as Professor and Associate Department Head for the Recreation and Sport Management program at The University of Tennessee- Knoxville. He also teaches sports chaplaincy in United’s Doctor of Ministry program. Additionally, Dr. Waller leads as an Associate Pastor at Foster Chapel Baptist Church.
Class of 1998
Class of 2008
Rev. Kelly Brown was appointed District Superintendent of the Three Rivers District of the East Ohio Conference of The UMC.
Rev. Michael Dawes was appointed Pastor of Salladasburg/Larryville/Pine Run UMC in Williamsport PA as of July 1, 2021.
Rev. Dr. Henry L. Mason is the founding Pastor of First Victory Baptist Church in Stone Park, GA. His ministry has two projects in development: a 100unit Senior Citizen Complex and a project for Mason Boys and Girls World Inc.—accepting students from the court system and offering them an alternative opportunity. Through the program students will learn academics and trade while living on campus. The project has been approved by Fulton County to take on 167 kids.
Class of 2009
Class of 2000
Rev. Suzanne Block was appointed District Superintendent of the Cornerstone District in the Upper New York Conference of the UMC effective July 1, 2019. Rev. Jeffrey Queen was appointed Archdeacon of the Ohio Valley Episcopal Diocese of Lexington by Bishop Mark Van Koevering.
Rev. Dr. Brenda Furlow received the Person of the Year Award, and a Lifetime Achievement Award, in 2018.
Class of 2015
Rev. Dr. Stanley Hearst II was appointed to serve on the Board of Trustees for Payne Theological Seminary by Bishop Gregory G.M. Ingram.
Class of 2016
Rev. Wade Floyd was appointed Senior Pastor of First UMC of Bay City in Bay City, TX. Rev. Dennis Broughton was appointed Pastor of Heyward AME Church in Lexington, SC. Rev. Johnathan Wilson accepted the call to pastor Christ Baptist Church of Burlington, NJ.
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Rev. Dr. Richard Allison ’75, who died October 31, 2020. He was a resident of Bradenton, FL.
Rev. Rebecca Ann Gray ’92, who died November 5, 2020. She was a resident of Bryan, OH.
Rev. Mark R. Babb ’91, who died December 1, 2020. He was a resident of Jackson, MI.
Mrs. Barbara Green, spouse of Rev. Gary Lee Green ’97, died May 5, 2021. She was a resident of Ft. Mill, SC.
Dr. Robert Baldridge ’94, who died December 13, 2020. He was a resident of Asheville, NC.
Rev. Vernon Hauser ’68, who died December 10, 2020. He was a resident of Bloomington, MN.
Lt. Col. Russell Barr ’59, who died July 16, 2020. He was a resident of Peachtree City, GA.
Bishop J. Woodrow Hearn, friend of United, who died August 31, 2020. He was a resident of Galveston, TX.
Mr. Thomas Beatley ’97, who died August 4, 2020. He was a resident of Greendale, IN.
Sharon A. Herrold, spouse of Thomas E. Herrold ’69, died August 25, 2020. She was a resident of Mechanicsburg, PA.
Dr. Dale V. Bower ’62, who died September 6, 2021. He was a resident of Lewisburg, PA.
Rev. Dr. Toussaint Hill ’96, who died October 27, 2020. He was a resident of Atlanta, GA.
Rev. Carl Bretz ’52, who died October 4, 2020. He was a resident of Oak Ridge, TN.
Rev. R. Wayne Hogue ’57, who died March 24, 2021. He was a resident of Fredericksburg, VA.
Chaplain Joseph F. Alutius ’60 celebrated his 90th birthday in May 2021.
Rev. George Brown, friend of United, who died October 30, 2020. He was a resident of Lebanon, OH.
Rev. Harold “Happy” Hollister ’67, who died August 13, 2021. He was a resident of Waynesboro, PA.
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Mr. David Bunnell ’91, who died April 13, 2021. He was a resident of Atlanta, GA.
Rev. Dr. Barry L. Johnson ’83, who died May 29, 2021. He was a resident of Jupiter, FL.
Rev. Dr. Judith A. Burns ’02, who died September 3, 2021. She was a resident of Bloomington, IN.
Rev. J. Paul Jones, friend of United, who died December 2, 2020. He was a resident of Lebanon, OH.
Rev. Paul Chastain ’56, who died September 26, 2020. He was a resident of Arcanum, OH.
Rev. Paul Kauffman ’53, who died August 3, 2021. He was a resident of Marysville, PA.
Rev. Leonard Confar, friend of United, who died July 11, 2020. He was a resident of Columbus, OH.
Rev. Norma Kinard ’67, who died November 19, 2020. She was a resident of Carlisle, PA.
Rev. Michael Lee Cover ’86, who died October 3, 2021. He was a resident of Hobart, IN.
Rev. Dr. James Leary ’95, who died July 23, 2021. He was a resident of Richmond, VA.
Rev. Dr. Anthony Daniels ’97, who died August 23, 2020. He was a resident of Kingport, TN.
Rev. Philip Lutz ’68, who died October 11, 2020. He was a resident of Gibson City, IL.
Mrs. Mary Emmert, spouse of Rev Herman A. Emmert ’56, died April 16, 2021. She was a resident of Lebanon OH.
Rev. Charles McPeek ’81, ’04, who died July 5, 2021. He was a resident of Muncie, IN.
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Dr. David T. Miller was installed as Vice President of the Pennsylvania Council of Churches. Janyce E. Ley graduated from Rhema Bible College with a concentration in Mission.
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Caleb Fritz of Benton, PA stepped down from his role as a UMC pastor to plant an independent church in his community. Over 100 people worshipped with them in July. They celebrated 10 baptisms and many more re-affirmations.
CELEBRATIONS Margery ’80 and J. Gordon ’87 Schleicher celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on November 8, 2020.
Rev. Keith Adkins ’83, Glendale, AZ Ms. Barbara Brewer ’14, Lockport, NY Rev. Lisa Cook ’00, Pinckney, MI Rev. Heth H. Corl ’64, Beavercreek, OH Rev. Penni Farrington ’05, Henrietta, NY Rev. Jeff Hanna ’89, Des Moines, IA Dr. Mary Johnston ’82, Coralville, IA Rev. Larry Kasten ’82, Jordan, MN Ms. Kris L. Key ’95, Wilmore, KY Chaplain Gary Livesay ’80, Quincy, IL Pastor Jacqueline Kaye Marshall ’96, Hamilton, OH Dr. Dennis N. Mohler ’81, Lake Waynoka, OH Rev. Dr. James O’Quinn ’94, Chesterfield, VA Rev. Lee Ortman ’99, Beavercreek, OH Rev. David W. Phaneuf ’81, Goshen, OH Rev. Jeffrey Popson ’81, Somerset, PA Donald D. Powell ’61, Ormand Beach, FL Rev. Dr. Deborah K. Stevens ’95, Hillard, OH
Rev. Orlo D. Freshly ’58, who died September 28, 2021. He was a resident of Zanesville, OH. Rev. John R. Friggle ’74, who died September 10, 2020. He was a resident of Meadville, PA. Rev. William Garrett ’63, who died September 23, 2020. He was a resident of Hanover, PA.
Rev. Theodore Mefferd ’69, who died October 30, 2020. He was a resident of Mount Gretna, PA. Mrs. Dorothy L. Montgomery, friend of United, who died April 8, 2021. She was a resident of Xenia, OH. Rev. James Mussman ’61, who died October 30, 2020. He was a resident of Columbus, OH.
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Jimmy Gebert, spouse of Marilyn Gebert ’78, died December 24, 2020. He was a resident of Columbia City, IN.
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Rev. Robert Ortiz received his Doctor of Ministry degree from Wesley Theological Seminary.
Rev. Allen Myers ’70, who died November 26, 2020. He was a resident of Grand Rapids, MI.
Mrs. Carol Warner, friend of United, who died October 5, 2020. She was a resident of Leo, IN.
Mrs. Frances O’Toole ’66, who died November 15, 2020. She was a resident of Connelly Springs, NC.
Mr. Dean Weber ’95, who died July 8, 2020. He was a resident of Owensboro, KY.
Rev. J. Michael Pearson ’74, who died March 20, 2021. He was a resident of Phoenix, AZ.
Rev. Frank White ’59, who died October 11, 2020. He was a resident of Tempe, AZ.
Rev. Orlan Pottieger ’50, who died August 15, 2020. He was a resident of Merritt Island, FL.
Rev. Dr. Guy Whitney ’96, who died July 10, 2020. He was a resident of Conway, AR.
Mr. Robert E. Rae, friend of United, who died August 5, 2021. He was a resident of Fairborn, OH.
Bishop Joseph Yeakel ’52, who died July 4, 2021. He was a resident of Wooster, OH.
Rev. Larry Ray ’69, who died October 1, 2021. He was a resident of Lagro, IN. Dr. Kenneth Rowe, friend of United, who died October 8, 2021. He was a resident of Madison, NJ. Dr. Lee Sheaffer ’57, who died November 5, 2020. He was a resident of Mechanicsville, VA. Rev. Sterlen Sheaffer ’53, who died January 27, 2021. He was a resident of Carlisle, PA.
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Rev. E. Daryl Shue ’95, who died March 3, 2021. He was a resident of Farmington, WV. Rev. Dr. Valerie Sissle-Simpson ’99, ’15, who died April 6, 2021. She was a resident of Chicago, IL. Rev. Arthur Spafford ’51, who died July 2, 2020. He was a resident of Chelsea, MI. Dr. Paul Stuckey ’56, who died March 12, 2021. He was a resident of Centerville, OH. Mr. Ron Thie, friend of United, who died October 29, 2021. He was a resident of Centerville, OH. Rev. Clair R. Troutman ’65, who died October 18, 2021. He was a resident of McCalisterville, PA. Rev. Harold Varce ’51, who died July 8, 2021. He was a resident of Des Moines, IA. Rev. Dr. Hai Vung ’99, ’07 who died April 26, 2021. He was a resident of Columbus, OH. Mr. Michael Walters, friend of United, who died February 16, 2021. He was a resident of Centerville, OH. Rev. Dr. Ernest Ward ’04, who died January 29, 2021. He was a resident of Providence, RI.
PUBLICATIONS Brian K. Woodson Sr. (MDiv, ’90), Purplynd (Xlibris US, September 2020)
Susan K. Williams Smith (DMin, ’92), With Liberty & Justice for Some: The Bible, the Constitution, and Racism in America (Judson Press, October 2020) James Henry Harris (DMin, ’92), Black Suffering: Silent Pain, Hidden Hope (Fortress Press, October 2020)
I’m Black. I’m Christian. I’m Methodist. (Abingdon Press, January 2021) Editor: Rudy Rasmus (DMin, ’19), United Trustee and DMin mentor Contributors: Erin Beasley (DMin, ’20) F. Willis Johnson (DMin, ’11) Vance Ross (DMin, ’15), United Trustee and DMin mentor Lillian Smith (DMin, ’19), DMin mentor
C. Franklin Brookhart (DMin, ’84), Washed and WellFed: How the Sacraments Change Everything (Resource Publications, January 2021) Dr. Scott T Kelso (MDiv ’73, DMin ’15), Theological Violence in the 21st Century: The Eclipse of Ethics and Morality in Today’s World (May 2021) Dr. Evonne Thompson (DMin, ’20), Can You Sleep Like This?: In the Rest of God (Izzard Ink, May 2021)
Dr. Jeffery A. Gladney (DMin, ’07), Reconnecting the Local Church: Through Multilateral Ecumenical Unity (Liberation’s Publishing LLC, July 2021)
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Lifetime Achievement Awards To commemorate United’s 150th Anniversary, the seminary honored six alumni/ae with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Continue reading to learn about these outstanding leaders whose far-reaching ministries are making an impact on the Church and the world.
Rev. Dr. Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook (DMin, ’90)
Rev. Dr. Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook has been the faith advisor to two US Presidents and three cabinet secretaries. Under President Barack Obama, she was the first female and African-American to hold the position of US Ambassador for International Religious Freedom. Prior to her diplomatic ministry, she was the first Black woman in the 200-year history of the American Baptist Churches, USA, to be elected to a senior pastorate, the first female chaplain to the New York City Police Department, and the first and only female president of the historic Hampton University Ministers’ Conference. Recently, she was a cultural advisor to Pixar’s Oscar-winning film Soul and a faith advisor to Mark Burnett’s The Bible series on The History Channel.
Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale (DMin, ’91)
Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Hale is founder and senior pastor of Ray of Hope Christian Church in Decatur, Georgia. She also established Elah Pastoral Ministries, Inc. and the Women in Ministry Conference, Inc, to provide mentoring and spiritual development for Christian leaders. In 2009, Dr. Hale was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships. She later served as a member of the 2016 Platform Committee for the Democratic National Convention. During 42 years in ministry, Dr. Hale has received numerous honors and recognitions, including induction into the African American Biographies Hall of Fame, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers of Morehouse College, and the Atlanta Business League Women’s Hall of Fame.
Rev. Dr. Rudy Rasmus (DMin, ’19)
Rudy Rasmus is a pastor, author, and humanitarian with a passion for outreach to the world’s most challenged communities. Rudy co-pastors the St. John’s Church in Downtown Houston with his wife Juanita. A church that began with nine members in 1992, St. John’s has grown to thousands, with people of every social and economic background sharing the same pews. Today, St. John’s is one of few faith communities in the US providing HIV/AIDS testing to churchgoers on Sundays. In 1992, Pastors Rudy and Juanita also founded the Bread of Life, Inc. and began serving meals to the homeless. Years later, the Bread of Life has changed the landscape of Downtown Houston , providing an array of services to homeless men and women.
Rev. Dr. Michael Slaughter (DMin, ’90)
Mike Slaughter, pastor emeritus and global church ambassador for Ginghamsburg Church, served for nearly four decades as the lead pastor of Ginghamsburg and the spiritual entrepreneur of ministry marketplace innovations. Mike is also the founder and chief strategist of Passionate Churches, LLC, which specializes in developing pastors, church staff and lay leaders. Mike’s life-long passion to reach the lost and set the oppressed free has made him a tireless and leading advocate for the people of Darfur, Sudan, once named by the UN as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Mike’s call to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted challenges Jesus followers to wrestle with God and their God-destinies.
Rev. Dr. Frank Thomas (DMin, ’91)
Frank A. Thomas, PhD, currently serves as the Director of the PhD Program in African American Preaching and Sacred Rhetoric and the Nettie Sweeney and Hugh Th. Miller Professor of Homiletics at Christian Theological Seminary. For many years, Dr. Thomas has also taught preaching to graduate students at McCormick Theological Seminary, Memphis Theological Seminary and United Theological Seminary. Dr. Thomas is the author and editor of several influential books on preaching, most recently The God of the Dangerous Sermon (Abingdon Press, 2021). He is the CEO of Hope For Life International, Inc., which formerly published The African American Pulpit, and he serves as a member of the International Board of Societas Homiletica, an international society of teachers of preaching.
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Dr. Randy Clark is the founder and president of Global Awakening and its apostolic network. Best known for helping spark the move of God affectionately labeled “the Toronto Blessing,” he is now an international speaker and teacher. Dr. Clark has developed multiple curriculum sets and publications on healing as well as Master of Divinity courses at United Theological Seminary, the Global Awakening Theological Seminary in conjunction with Family of Faith College, and Global Awakening’s own College of Ministry. Noted primarily for revival, healing and impartation, Randy’s message is simple: “God wants to use you.”
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Rev. Dr. Randy Clark (DMin, ’13)
FACULTY/STAFF NEWS AND PUBLICATIONS NEW HIRES, PROMOTIONS AND ROLE CHANGES Lora Bowyer, former receptionist, now serves as Admissions Associate. Charlie Bruno-Flores has been hired as Student Billing Coordinator. Lauren Fortener has been hired as Graphic Artist. Chip Freed has been hired as Director of the Mosaix House of Studies Rev. Sue Nilson Kibbey began January 1, 2021, as United’s inaugural Director of the Bishop Bruce Ough Innovation Center. She also serves as Director of the Pohly Leadership Center. Pam Levesque has been hired as the Administrative Assistant of the Fresh Expressions House of Study
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Summer Lee has been hired as Social Media and Digital Specialist. Dr. Tesia Mallory, Director of Worship and Community Life, has been named Dean of the Chapel. Dr. Rosario Picardo, former Dean of the Chapel and Director of the Pohly Leadership Center, is now the Director of Houses of Study. Tamarah Shepard has been hired as Receptionist. Elaine Snyder has been hired as Academic Affairs Coordinator. Dr. Daryl Ward, former President of United (1993-1995) was granted President Emeritus status at United’s 150th Anniversary Celebration on October 10, 2021.
FACULTY NEWS Pete Bellini, Professor of Church Renewal and Evangelization in the Heisel Chair, has been in high demand, speaking on “Informed Prophetic Intercession” at United’s 2020 Holy Spirit Seminar and for a variety of podcasts including Art of Holiness Podcast, God is Not a Theory podcast with Ken Fish, the Agora Network Podcast, the Reclamation Podcast, World Methodist Evangelism podcast, and The Move Forward Podcast with Kim Maas. Over the last year, he published three articles in Firebrand Magazine, “Confessions of a Ghostbuster” (October 2021), “Would Wesley Get a COVID-19 Vaccine?” (May 2021), and “Depression: A Christian Theological Approach” (February 2021). Wendy Deichmann, Professor of History and Theology, was named Director of the Center for Evangelical United Brethren Heritage at United in May 2021. In April 2021, her article “‘We followed the Lord alone’: The Arduous Journey to Secure Woman’s Missionary Societies in the Evangelical Association, 1839-1884” was published in Methodist History. At United’s 150th Anniversary Celebration on October 10, 2021, Dr. Deichmann was granted President Emerita status by the President, Board of Trustees and Faculty of United. Tom Dozeman, Professor of Old Testament, has announced his plans to retire in June 2022 after 33 years of faithful service. A more formal tribute to his impact on United will come closer to his retirement date. Madeline Henners, Director of Contextual Ministries, has been named Assistant Professor in the Practice of Contextual Ministries.
Justus Hunter, Associate Professor of Church History, was granted tenure by United’s Board of Trustees and faculty. He was invited to join the academy of Catholic Theology. He has been a guest on several podcasts to discuss his recent book, The Absolute Basics of the Wesleyan Way (co-authored with Phil Tallon, Seedbed 2020). Joni Sancken, Associate Professor of Homiletics, completed the second course of Strategies for Trauma and Resilience training at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University in June 2021. She served as a leader at Princeton Theological Seminary’s Engle Preaching Institute, teaching in the area of trauma and preaching in June 2021. She served as keynote lecturer for the Lower Susquehanna Synod Bishop’s Convocation in October 2021. She has two publications forthcoming in 2022, an article on Galatians in Interpretation and a new book, All Our Griefs to Bear: Responding with Resilience After Collective Trauma (Herald Press, 2022.) Her book Words that Heal was included in Perkin’s Center for Preaching Excellence “Must Reads” series. Jerome Stevenson, Assistant Professor in the Practice of Pastoral Care and Counseling, has announced his plans to retire in June 2022 after 14 years of faithful service. A more formal tribute to his impact on United will come closer to his retirement date. David Watson, Academic Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs, has been named Senior Vice President.
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Michael Beck, Director of the Fresh Expressions House of Study, and Rosario Picardo, Director of Houses of Study Fresh Expressions in a Digital Age: How the Church Can Prepare for a Post Pandemic World (Abingdon Press, 2021) Peter Bellini, Professor of Church Renewal and Evangelization in the Heisel Chair The Cerulean Soul: A Relational Theology of Depression. (Baylor University Press, 2021) Nominated for a Christianity Today Book Award in Theology and Ethics Forever July! Soundtrack of my Soul (KD Publishing, 2021)
Anthony Le Donne (editor), Professor of New Testament Christology in Mark’s Gospel: Four Views (Zondervan Academic, 2021)
FORTHCOMING Joni Sancken, Associate Professor of Homiletics All Our Griefs to Bear: Responding with Resilience after Collective Trauma (Herald Press, 2022)
Callie Picardo, Vice President for Development, and Rosario Picardo, Director of Houses of Study Money Talks: A Biblical Take on Earning, Saving, Giving and Spending (Market Square Publishing, 2021) J. Elvin Sadler, Associate Dean for Doctoral Studies Pot Changers: Innovative Change in an Ever-Changing World (Word and Spirit Publishing, 2021)
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Office of Doctoral Studies says Goodbye and Welcome
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On August 31, 2021, Dr. Harold A. Hudson, Associate Dean for Doctoral Studies, and Ms. Janice Kronour, Executive Assistant for Doctoral Studies, retired after two decades of partnering to lead the Doctor of Ministry program at United Theological Seminary. At the August 2021 doctoral intensive, United held a worship celebration in their honor. This fall, United has 214 students in the doctoral program. At the celebration, Dr. Hudson was presented with an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree and was named Associate Dean Emeritus of Doctoral Studies. Ms. Kronour received the Distinguished Ministry Award. United has also established the Dr. Harold A. Hudson Endowed Scholarship to further the education of African American students and people of color at United for generations to come.
Dr. Hudson and Ms. Kronour have passed the baton to Dr. Elvin Sadler and Ms. Deanna York. Dr. Sadler serves as General Secretary of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. He has been a mentor and then a senior mentor for United’s Doctor of Ministry program over the past 19 years. Ms. York has been with United since 2018, serving first as an Admissions Associate, before becoming the Executive Assistant for Doctoral Studies on September 1. We thank God for the incredible leadership of Dr. Hudson and Ms. Kronour and the 1,000-plus students who have graduated from United’s Doctor of Ministry program under their leadership!
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