2021-22 Annual Report | Beacon of Hope

In This Issue

President’s Update

Dr. Millard gives thanks for God’s provision.

Reducing Student Debt

Graduates reflect on the impact of unexpected blessing.

Houses of Study Initiative

Houses of Study provide opportunities for adventurous learning.

Bishop Bruce Ough Innovation Center

A look at the first year of the Innovation Center and its ongoing mission

The Power of Preaching

“Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation.” (Mark 16:15)

Student Spotlight

Camisha Chambers experiences transformation.

Welcoming New Faculty

Get to know the newest faculty members.

Honoring Retiring Faculty

Drs. Tom Dozeman and Jerome Stevenson leave their mark at United.

News and Notes

Updates from United’s faculty and alumni/ae

The Shepherd’s Fund

A new partnership provides support for retired clergy.

Donor Spotlight

Serena Wolfe shares why she gives back to United.

Seminary

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, 2021, to June 30, 2022. 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

Production Staff

Rachel Hurley, Callie Picardo, Harriet Watson, Mandy Wood Designer: Abby Carter Photography: Lauren Fortener, SteadiReadi

HOPE.

is this incredible gift we have as Christians,

not because we see the world as eternal optimists, but because of our faith in the resurrected Jesus Christ. We believe in a God of miracles, a God who overcame the grave, and a God who still makes a way where there seems to be no way even today.

God is a God of Hope, and we see God at work in this place called United Theological Seminary and through its vast network of students, donors, alumni/ae and friends throughout the world. Through this 2021-22 Annual Report, we wanted to share some beautiful stories of hope that are just a sample of what God is up to lately:

You will meet Camisha Chambers, a Doctor of Ministry student bringing hope and healing through music. You will hear about a dramatic increase in new master’s students through the creation of Houses of Study to meet felt needs in the Church, including a Hispanic House of Study that allows students to complete their Master of Divinity completely in Spanish.

You will encounter some of the adventurous leaders pioneering fresh expressions of the Church to reach those who do not know the love of Jesus Christ.

You will get a taste of the new things God is doing through the Bishop Bruce Ough Innovation Center, meet some of the new faculty God is bringing to United, and hear about an incredible opportunity United now has, thanks to The Shepherd’s Fund, to come alongside retired clergy and their spouses in times of financial need.

As you read, we want you to hear the words, “Thank you!” God is working through you — the donors, alumni/ae and friends of United — who are sowing seeds of hope through generous gifts, referring potential students, praying and sharing what God is doing.

Callie Picardo Vice President for Development

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

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Thank you for partnering with United to share the hope we have in Jesus Christ with the world.

President’s Update

During these challenging times, Christians remember that our hope for the future is not in any political or religious leader nor any governmental or religious institution.

In 1834 during difficult days in England, Rev. Edward Mote wrote this hymn reminding us that our ultimate hope is always and only in Jesus.

My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness; I dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus’ name. On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand: all other ground is sinking sand; all other ground is sinking sand.

At United Theological Seminary, our hope is in Jesus, and Jesus continues to bless us in ways we never could have anticipated during this past year. Here are some of the ways Christ has blessed us:

• For the first time in five years we saw an increase in the fall enrollment, from 397 students in fall 2021 to 467 students in fall 2022, an 18% increase. This was primarily due to the establishment of four Houses of Study (Hispanic, Fresh Expressions, Global Pentecostal and Global Wesleyan), which brought in the majority of the increase in master’s students this year.

• Non-tuition income for fiscal year 2021-2022, from gifts to the Burn the Mortgage campaign, gifts to support scholarships, bequests, endowment funds, and the Ministerial Education Fund was $7.0 million. This is the largest annual income across all these sources that United has received in decades.

• United was also given $2 million from an anonymous foundation to reduce student debt by up to $20,000 for each of our 2021-2022 graduating students. As a result, 30% graduated without any educational debt.

• An anonymous foundation also gave $1 million to establish the Academic Dean’s Scholarship, available to eligible incoming students.

• Christ has also blessed us with three new Professors: Dr. Reggie Abraham, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy, Dr. Cheryl Bridges Johns, Visiting Professor of Pentecostal Studies and Director of the Global Pentecostal House of Study, and Dr. Jack Jackson, Visiting Professor of Evangelism and World Methodism.

Christ is continuing to bless the mission and ministry of United Theological Seminary, and we are grateful.

“On Christ the solid rock we stand, all other ground is sinking sand.”

Grace and peace,

Dr. Kent Millard President

My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus...

Jubliee Grant THANK YOU

This past year, United received a grant that was lifechanging for the class of 2021-2022. An anonymous donor wanting to help seminary graduates with their educational debt gave $2 million for United to distribute to the graduating class of 2021-2022. This Jubilee Grant paid off up to $20,000 of each graduate’s student loans from their seminary education as well as previous undergraduate or graduate education. Because of this grant, 30% of the class of 2021-2022 graduated completely debt free and the others had $20,000 less debt weighing them down in ministry.

Biblically, the year of Jubilee happens every fifty years, so it was fitting that in the year of United’s 150th anniversary, the seminary would become debt free by burning the mortgage. Thanks to this donor, that blessing was extended to graduates. To receive the Jubilee Grant, there were two simple requirements: graduate in the 2021-2022 academic year and complete a four-week online course on financial management taught by Rev. Dr. Rosario Picardo, Director of Houses of Study, and Mrs. Callie Picardo, Vice President for Development, based on their recent book Money Talks: A Biblical Take on Earning, Saving, Spending, and Giving. Below are excerpts from thank you notes written by some of the graduates who received the grant:

There are times when words like thank you seem too small to convey such enormous gratitude. Being a recipient of the Jubilee Grant is one of those times. It is a most generous grant that comes at the most needed time. As you are well aware, the recent pandemic left many families and churches struggling to recover financially, emotionally, and spiritually. For the past three years I have relied upon my church to help with my tuition. However, because giving has been down significantly, the church would not be able to do so this semester. Additionally, because of financial burdens within our family, my wife and I have had to use our resources to help others in the family. Receiving the Jubilee Grant this semester helped alleviate the financial burden of both the church and my family.

I almost did not make it to this point in my journey because of the cost of attending seminary. I knew God was telling me to do whatever I needed to do to finish, and that meant taking out student loans... [The Jubilee Grant] truly felt like an answered prayer and I understood why God was calling me back at that moment. I praise God for your generosity and cannot say enough to express my gratitude.

I would never imagine that someone could have a heart to bless others at this magnitude… Instead of me continuing to divide my attention between earning income to pay off my student loans, your generous financial gift will provide me the opportunity to begin focusing on transitioning into full-time ministry.

Since I began in ministry fresh out of Bible College, I have been paying down college and seminary loans as I pursued the call of God in my life. It appears, because of your generosity, that this will be the first time in twentyfive years that I will be completely free of all educational debt. Thank you for your investment in me as a pastor, husband, and father as I pursue the adventurous life of serving Jesus.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

Hope in Houses of Study

By Rev. Dr. Rosario Picardo, Director of the Houses of Study

We are seeing something miraculous taking place in United’s master’s programs through the Houses of Study initiative. In just one year, United has reversed a decline in master’s students and has a record-breaking number of new master’s students starting classes in Fall 2022!

What is a House of Study? Houses of Study at United equip students for service in the communities, movements and denominations where they serve. Students journey through their master’s degree with the support of a House of Study director and take elective classes with their peers in the track related to their House of Study.

The Houses of Study launched last year, ramping up slowly but accelerating into this fall with 78 students enrolled in a House of Study. For many of these students, their chosen House of Study was the reason they came to United.

Nearly 50 of these students are part of the new Casa de Estudios Hispana (Hispanic House of Study), earning their Master of Divinity fully in Spanish. Currently, these students come from the United States, Cuba, Peru, Columbia, Mexico and Angola.

The following Houses of Study have officially launched with students:

Casa de Estudios Hispana

Fresh Expressions

Global Pentecostal

Global Wesleyan

The following have students in the pipeline and will launch soon:

African Methodist

Episcopal Zion

Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship

Global Lutheran

Stay tuned for additional Houses of Study, including a Korean House of Study planned to launch next Fall!

Funding for the Houses of Study initiative has been made possible thanks to a generous grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative.

Are You Ready for an Adventure?

By Rev. Dr. Michael Beck, Director of Fresh Expressions House of Study

Thirty-two bold visionary leaders just completed a year-long adventure and 18 more have embarked on theirs. These men and women are boldly leading the church outside the four walls, not discarding the inherited church but bringing new life through the creation of Fresh Expressions.

They have all been part of the Adventurers Leadership Academy (ALA), an immersive, year-long, cohort-based training process that certifies lay and clergy leaders to cultivate fresh expressions of church. Through a mixture of both class-based and peer-to-peer learning, along with guided in-context experimentation, participants become proficient in missional ministry. Upon completion, United Theological Seminary confers a Certificate in Fresh Expressions and Adventurer Ministry and 8.0 CEUs.

Meet some of the adventurers who just graduated:

Jessica Taylor, a 24-year-old Florida lay church planter, noticed more Americans were moving into RVs. She and her husband, the Rev. Jeff Taylor, envisioned a kind of church that doesn’t need walls but could take place in campgrounds or online among people who RV. They purchased an RV and began living incarnationally among RVers. RV Church was born.

At Grace Church in Cape Coral, Florida, Heather Evans, a lay person, oversees fresh expressions. Her biggest focus is “making disciples of Jesus among the nones, dones, lonely and marginalized people in the 239 area code.” She personally leads a Dinner Church, Messy Church, and a fresh expression for single moms called Our Time. Grace is a large church, living into a “blended ecology,” in which inherited and emerging forms of church live together in symbiotic relationship.

Piper Ramsey-Sumner is lead cultivator of Fresh Expressions Florida. As a lay person, she does public theology and creates community in digital spaces like TikTok and Discord, as well as locally through a book club and pub community. Piper started a thriving network called Tallahassee Brew Theology, a community that meets in local breweries to engage in meaningful conversations on subjects related to religion, philosophy and culture.

The launch of the Adventurers Leadership Academy at United was made possible thanks to a generous innovation grant from The Foundation for Evangelism.

Are you ready for an adventure? Learn more at united.edu/fresh-expressions-house-of-studies

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

Bishop Bruce Ough Innovation Center

By Rev. Sue Nilson Kibbey, Director of the Bishop Bruce Ough Innovation Center

United’s new Bishop Bruce Ough Innovation Center celebrated its official dedication on May 20, 2022, featuring Bishop Bruce Ough in person to cast vision for resourcing God’s Church afresh.

The Innovation Center’s artist-in-residence, Maria Bellini, offered an accompanying art show. Live jazz music enhanced the ambiance, as dozens of persons crowded the newly renovated Innovation Center’s office suite to celebrate, to walk and pray blessings through its spaces, and to be reminded anew that all holy innovation comes through prayer as we ask God for new possibilities, new ideas and open doors for new opportunities.

Since the start of 2022, the Innovation Center has already engaged more than 1,000 participants (pastors, leaders, congregational members) through more than 40 live online webinars, training events and courses — all designed to set the stage for prayer-fueled creativity, learning and equipping for the increased vitality of leaders and congregations everywhere.

Every semester more new students enroll and join the Innovation Center’s growing Doctor of Ministry focus group, “Open the Floodgates,” through United’s doctoral program. Each student shares a passion for breakthrough prayer as the foundation for innovating unique church strategies for the future.

And through a new partnership with the Center for Spiritual Formation in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in September 2022 the Innovation Center enrolled an inaugural group of 28 individuals in its two-year “Ministry of Spiritual Direction” intensive online program.

These and other new initiatives have and are providing an ongoing source of hope and encouragement outwards beyond the physical walls of the seminary, as United’s Innovation Center extends opportunity, learning and guidance to an expanding number of churches and leaders of all backgrounds, contexts and locations — all hungry for hopefilled perspective and innovative next steps forward.

Need assistance, or have ideas yourself? Check out the Center’s latest offerings listed at united.edu/innovation-center, or email director Rev. Sue Nilson Kibbey at snkibbey@united.edu.

Rev. Dr. Tesia Mallory, Dean of the Chapel, and Dr. Cinda Swan, United Trustee, in conversation at the Innovation Center dedication

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

Bishop Bruce Ough and President Kent Millard celebrating the moment

Rev. Sue Nilson Kibbey, Director of the Innovation Center, reading the Litany of Innovation

Bishop Bruce Ough with wife Char

President Kent Millard presents Bishop Bruce Ough with a certificate commemorating the Center’s dedication.

Artist-in-residence Maria Bellini welcomes guests at the art show

The Power of Preaching

United believes in the power of preaching the Gospel. Jesus commanded His disciples, “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation” (Mark 16:15). To help the Church continue that legacy, United offered three opportunities this past Fall to help pastors refine their preaching:

Renowned homiletician and author Rev. Dr. Frank A. Thomas, PhD, (DMin '91) taught the Art of the Dangerous Sermon during United’s annual Preaching Seminar, available as part of a course for master’s students or as continuing education.

Dr. Byoung Sam Kim (DMiss, '98), senior pastor of Manna Church in South Korea led a powerful seminar on Worship and Preaching in Post-Covid-19. Provided by the Bishop Bruce Ough Innovation Center, this event reached more than 100 Korean- and English-speaking leaders attending in person and online, with Dr. Kim presenting in Korean and an interpreter providing simultaneous interpretation in English.

Finally, the annual Dr. Charles E. Booth Lecture Series Conference continued the legacy of United alumnus, the late Rev. Dr. Charles E. Booth (DMin, '90). This year’s virtual event featured Bishop W. Darin Moore, Dr. Robert Charles Scott, Rev. Tellis Chapman, Dr. Kia Hood-Scott, and others to equip leaders for Effective Discipleship in a Co-Pandemic World.

Happenings at United

For more information visit www.united.edu/events or contact United: 937.529.2201

Doctoral Intensive: 21st Century Ministry Beyond the Norms — Emerging Models for Discipleship

Jan. 23-27, 2023

Worship service and plenaries open to the public. Learn more: www.united.edu/doctoral-intensive

The X Seminar

May 5, 2023

Led by Dr. Peter Bellini, The X-Seminar is a one-day comprehensive course in deliverance and exorcism. All clergy and laity, experienced and inexperienced, are invited. Certification will be offered at the conclusion of the Seminar. Registration includes a copy of Dr. Bellini’s book, The X Manual Learn more: www.united.edu/x-seminar

Student Spotlight: Camisha Chambers

“United was a container for my metamorphosis,” she says.

Camisha grew up in the church, where she was involved in youth work, served at evangelism events, and received a powerful prophetic word over her life at age 15. As an adult, in 2015, she heard God’s call to ministry. However, she had her own plans.

“I was going to be COO of a Fortune-500 company, travel and make lots of money,” Camisha explains.

Driven and hard-working, Camisha earned multiple degrees that launched her into a successful career in the political and corporate sectors. But, privately, she felt empty and fell into a dark place.

“I realized that I was consistently chasing after ‘the more’ in my own merit rather than the ultimate source in Jesus Christ.”

In a moment of despair, she found herself crying out to God on her knees, “If this is all there is, God, I don’t want it.” She ended her prayer by committing to the call she had heard before: “If you redeem the time and allow me to go into ministry, I promise you I will do this and will do this correctly.”

Camisha looked to the legacy of her grandfather, Michael Harris Sr., who had been a pastor, and she discovered he received his Master of Divinity at United in 1979. After attending United’s “DMin for-a-Day” open house, she made the decision to begin seminary in the Fall of 2018 and allowed God to take the lead.

“I came in very helpless, quiet, disjointed and unsettled in life,” says Camisha. Her transformation began in Zimmerman Chapel on December 7, 2018, as God spoke through Dr. Kim Maas (DMin '13) at the Holy Spirit Seminar the exact prophetic words Camisha had heard as a fifteen-year-old.

“When I was there in that moment receiving that word, I was able to be free and finally be present,” she recalls.

Four years later, Camisha has successfully defended her doctoral thesis on spiritual cultivation and trauma healing through music therapy, and she will receive her Doctor of Ministry in December. She currently serves as Associate Pastor at the United Methodist Church and Community Development for All People in Columbus, Ohio, and recently has become Executive Director of the Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts, a door that God opened through her doctoral work at United.

“United

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

has helped me to see the gospel embodied,” Camisha says, “as we see how Jesus went beyond just transaction to help individuals go from a state of helplessness to wholeness.”

When you meet Camisha Chambers (DMin '22) you are immediately struck by her radiance and immense joy from within. However, her testimony reveals this came out of a painful journey that God miraculously redeemed full circle at United in Zimmerman Chapel, December 2018.

Camisha brings greetings at the Fellowship’s Music and Worship Arts Week, held at Lake Junaluska, NC, June 2022.

Meet Our New Faculty

We spent some time getting to know United’s newest faculty members with a few introductory questions. Read on to learn more about what motivates them in and outside of theological education.

Dr. Reggie Abraham joined the faculty of United Theological Seminary on July 1, 2022, as Assistant Professor of Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care. Dr. Abraham holds a ThM and MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary. His PhD, also from Princeton, was in Pastoral Theology with a specialization in Pastoral Care.

Tell us about a pivotal moment or person that shaped your faith journey.

I was disillusioned with religion in my late teens and had come to a point where I was ready to walk away from the Christian faith. Around this time, however, I had a dynamic encounter with the Holy Spirit that transformed me and completely altered the trajectory of my life.

What are you most excited about in coming to United?

There’s a lot to be excited about — great leadership, brilliant faculty and staff, faithful students who are difference-makers in their ministry contexts. However, what initially drew me here was United’s commitment to “historic faith, Scriptural holiness, and church renewal.” I believe that God is doing something here that is significant and noteworthy in the world of theological education.

What do you like to do for fun?

These days I pursue whatever fun activities my kids inflict on me. My most recent fun experience has been a dizzying array of amusement park rides at the Columbus Zoo. (Although indeed fun, I don’t recommend anyone attempt such pursuits shortly after having lunch.)

Why did you pick your field of study?

I was fairly good at most pastoral tasks, but I was kind of lousy at pastoral care. I had no idea of what to say to someone who was sick, or dying, or facing marital conflict. Instead of leaning into my strengths, I decided to lean into my weaknesses.

Where do you see signs of hope in the Church today?

I draw a lot of inspiration from churches in the global South. I am an immigrant from India where there is tremendous church growth despite severe opposition to the Gospel from militant anti-Christian forces. The church in India reminds me that the Gospel is powerful and the possibilities of divine grace are endless.

Is there a Scripture or other resource that you turn to when you need hope?

These days I think a lot about 2 Cor. 4:6-14, beginning with these delicious words: “For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ” (ESV).

Reggie Abraham Assistant Professor of Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy

New Faculty Q&A

Cheryl Bridges Johns

Visiting Professor of Pentecostal Studies

Dr. Cheryl Bridges Johns joined the faculty of United on July 1, 2022 as Visiting Professor of Pentecostal Studies. In addition, she serves as Director of United’s Global Pentecostal House of Study. An ordained member of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, Dr. Bridges Johns brings a wealth of experience as an ecumenist and scholar.

Tell us about a pivotal moment or person that shaped your faith journey.

As I have gone from grace to grace, my faith journey has been shaped by many pivotal moments. During my childhood and adolescence, my uncle served as both pastor and mentor. He gave me opportunities to preach, lead in worship and evangelize. During my time as a graduate student at Wheaton College, Dr. Lois LeBar was influential in my formation. She was a master teacher who inspired me to pursue teaching in higher education. My mother-in-law was a Spiritfilled lay woman who, much like Susanna Wesley, taught a large Bible Study group. She was a woman of prayer and discernment.

What are you most excited about in coming to United?

I’m most excited about participating in a community that uniquely blends high academic standards and Spirit-filled life.

What do you like to do for fun?

My husband and I love to camp, hike and flyfish. I also love playing with and spoiling my five grandchildren.

Why did you pick your field of study?

I guess you could say my field of study “picked me.” I love the intersection of theology and the life of the Church, and see myself as a pastor-theologian.

Where do you see signs of hope in the Church today?

I see signs of hope in the vitality of the global Church and expressions of Christianity in the global South. I see signs of hope at United.

Is there a Scripture or other resource that you turn to when you need hope?

Through the years I’ve found life and hope in Psalm 37. It reminds me to “not fret” and to trust in the Lord.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

New Faculty Q&A

Jack Jackson Visiting Professor of Evangelism and World Methodism

Tell us about a pivotal moment or person that shaped your faith journey.

Bill S. was the leader of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at the university from which I graduated. We became friends and he patiently walked alongside me as I first started pursuing Christ and his kingdom.

What are you most excited about in coming to United?

I’m so happy to be with a group of people who seek to be filled with the Holy Spirit and to live in his presence, while pursuing academic excellence.

What do you like to do for fun?

I enjoy exercising, following business trends, snow skiing and exploring new places.

Why did you pick your field of study?

I believe every Christian is tasked to articulate the gospel to their close friends and family in ways people can understand and then prayerfully, respond to in grace.

Where do you see signs of hope in the Church today?

I see signs of hope in the Church everywhere. In general, I’m an optimistic person and I believe the Holy Spirit is always at work in every person’s life. But many people don’t recognize the Spirit’s presence because they’ve never learned to be on the lookout for it.

Is there a Scripture or other resource that you turn to when you need hope?

“[B]ut in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you...” 1 Peter 3:15 (NRSV)

Rev. Dr. Thomas Glenn “Jack” Jackson III joined the United faculty as Visiting Professor of Evangelism and World Methodism on July 1, 2022. Dr. Jackson is a graduate of Asbury Theological Seminary (MDiv and DMin) and the University of Manchester (PhD).

Celebrating Thomas B. Dozeman

By Anthony Le Donne, Professor of New Testament

This year United Theological Seminary celebrated the career and ministry of Thomas B. Dozeman.

The internationally respected scholar and prolific author has anchored United’s Bible faculty for 34 years, teaching Introduction to Old Testament, Hebrew and other related classes.

Dr. Dozeman began at United in 1988 and was an integral part of the Core Group curriculum of the '80s and '90s. As such, he was connected to a small cohort of Master of Divinity students, contributing to their spiritual and educational development. As the senior member of the Bible faculty, Dr. Dozeman taught United’s Doctor of Ministry students and served as a faculty consultant for over 20 years. In these capacities, he was one of the student body’s favorite instructors. His classes breathed life into the sacred text and taught students to love Scripture.

During these years, Dr. Dozeman’s research (albeit complex, varied and extensive) focused on the Exodus tradition and the concept of holiness. The class he taught on “Holiness and Ministry” eventually became an Oxford University Press book titled, Holiness and Ministry: A Biblical Theology of Ordination. This book was dedicated to the United students who took the elective. Dr. Dozeman also served as a faculty mentor on several trips to Israel and Cambodia.

Tom gave study of the Old Testament a kind of life that I previously thought impossible and has instilled in me a lifelong passion for studying the Old Testament.

Chad Clark (MTS/MDiv '17) Assistant Dean for Student Success

For as long as I’ve been at United, Tom has been a model of excellence in scholarship and teaching.

David Watson Academic Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of New Testament

As a colleague, Dr. Dozeman served as a shepherd for research, committee assignments and pedagogy. Dozens of junior colleagues benefited from his knowledge of the intricacies of higher learning and publication. While he could boast over 50 published works himself, he also deserves credit for many projects of his colleagues that benefited from his insights.

In July, Dr. Dozeman was granted the honorary Doctor of Divinity from United Theological Seminary. Never was that degree more well deserved.

I am forever appreciative for the support that Tom graciously offered at every season of my PhD journey. From reading through the book of Exodus using one of his old Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia bibles (that he later gifted to me) in preparation for an oral entrance interview at Hebrew Union, to recommending me to serve as a Lecturer in Old Testament at United as I worked through the dissertation phase of my PhD… Tom has been one of my biggest cheerleaders. His mastery of the disciplines needed to research, write, and deliver volumes of commentaries and articles that were respected by the academy, while delivering relevant and thought-provoking lectures appreciated by the students, modeled the professor I aspired to be.

Vanessa Ward (MATS, '91)

former Lecturer of Biblical Studies at United

“I thank God for sending Dr. Tom Dozeman to teach at United since he inspired generations of pastors to become better preachers and teachers of the Bible in their own congregations and brought recognition to United through his many academic presentations around the world and his outstanding books and articles. In the past six years Tom Dozeman has become a friend and a mentor and we will miss his inspiring leadership at United.

Kent Millard President

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

I won’t be able to fully express the impact Tom had on my own thinking and formation here at United.

Celebrating Jerome P. Stevenson, Sr.

Jerome P. Stevenson, Sr. retired June 30, 2022, and was honored at the May 2022 Commencement service as Professor Emeritus of Pastoral Care. Upon receiving this recognition, Dr. Stevenson reflected on his beginnings on the south side of Birmingham, Alabama, where he recalled people asking, “can anything good come off of the south side?” From that tough community, only he and one other friend went on to higher education.

For the first 40 years of his working life, says Dr. Stevenson, he worked secular jobs that he “had” to do. In the last 40 years, he has been blessed to choose. Upon moving to Dayton to retire in 2007, Jerome was introduced to United Theological Seminary by living next door to David Watson, the Academic Dean. “It was a God thing,” he says. Eight months later, he was working at United as a mentor in the doctoral program, and then onto full-time faculty status as Assistant Professor in the Practice of Pastoral Care and Counseling.

Reflecting upon the time when he was called into ministry at Gospel Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, he remembers the wise advice received from his pastor: “Humble yourself and let God exalt you.” Over the last 14 years, Dr. Stevenson has exemplified this spirit of servant leadership at United.

Faculty Publications

Peter Bellini, Professor of Church Renewal and Evangelization in the Heisel Chair The X-Manual: Exousia--A Comprehensive Handbook on Deliverance and Exorcism (Wipf and Stock, 2022).

Rosario Picardo, Director of Houses of Study, and Sue Nilson Kibbey, Director of the Bishop Bruce Ough Innovation Center Dynamite Prayer: A 28 Day Experiment (Invite Press, 2022)

Joni Sancken, Professor of Homiletics All Our Griefs to Bear: Responding With Resilience After Collective Trauma (Herald Press, 2022)

Joni Sancken, Professor of Homiletics Getting to God: Preaching Good News in a Troubled World (Cascade, forthcoming 2023)

FACULTY NEWS

Wendy Deichmann, Professor of History and Theology and Director of the Center for the Evangelical United Brethren Heritage, was nominated and endorsed by the Upper New York Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church as an episcopal candidate.

Lisa Hess, Professor of Practical Theology and Contextual Ministries, continues to thrive in her teaching/ writing work at United as well as her parish associate calling at Fairmont Presbyterian Church (Kettering, OH). Her Christian Spirituality paper was accepted for “It’s More Complicated Than We Know: A Longitudinal Study of Pilgrimages in Emerging Future Leadership,” collaboratively presented with Rabbi Brad Hirschfield in November 2022 at the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting. In June 2022, she also completed the 16-month leadership-initiation program called Fire & Water, led by Quanita Roberson and Tenneson Woolf, which has led to multiple possible collaborations in local organizing for teaching/learning community in the Southwest Ohio area. On October 2-8, with Rev. Dr. C. Anthony Hunt, United DMin mentor, Hess co-led an Immersion Experience for United DMin and MDiv students in Enacting MLK, Jr’s Beloved Community and Retracing the Steps of Freedom, exploring Civil Rights history and today’s present day challenges through survivors’ stories and various institutes-museums in Birmingham, Selma, and Montgomery, Alabama.

Justus Hunter, Associate Professor of Church History, recently authored the following chapters/articles: “Matthew Levering on Scripture” in Wesleyan Theological Journal 57.1 (Spring 2022); “Methodism and the Great Tradition”

in The Next Methodism; and “Benedict XVI, the Decalogue, and John Duns Scotus” in Love Become Incarnate. In May 2022, he was also invited to present a lecture, “On Reading John Duns Scotus,” at the Academy of Catholic Theology, Dominican House of Studies, in Washington, DC.

Joni Sancken, Professor of Homiletics, recently authored All Our Griefs to Bear: Responding with Resilience After Collective Trauma (Herald Press, 2022) and co-authored Getting to God: Preaching Good News in a Troubled World (Cascade, forthcoming). At the beginning of 2022, she was nominated to serve on the Executive Committee of the Academy of Homiletics in the role of treasurer. She was the Keynote Lecturer at the Lower Susquehanna Synod ELCA Bishop’s Convocation, York, PA, Oct. 21, 2021, and also taught an online continuing education certificate in preaching and trauma, Nov. 2021-May 2022 for the synod. In June 2022, she led two worships for Engle Institute of Preaching at Princeton Theological Seminary on “All Our Griefs to Bear: Preaching for Resilience After Collective Trauma” and “Making Sermons Come Alive: Igniting Voice and Passion.”

NEW HIRES, PROMOTIONS, ROLE CHANGES

Chad Clark has been promoted to Assistant Dean for Student Success.

Destini Edmond has been hired as Executive Assistant to the President and Board Secretary.

Gabe Fasnacht has been hired as Administrative Assistant/Data Analyst.

Ileana Flores has been hired as Administrator for the Hispanic House of Study and the Hispanic Christian Academy.

Rachel Hurley has been promoted to Director of Communications.

Sooa Hwang has been hired as Admissions Associate for International Students.

Jimmy Mallory has been promoted to Writing Center Coordinator.

Jorge Ochoa has been hired as Director of the Hispanic House of Study and the Hispanic Christian Academy.

LaLonne Parish has been hired as Receptionist.

Heidi Reynolds has been hired as Admissions Associate.

Trista Cathcart Sears has been hired as Coordinator of the Course of Study Hybrid Program and Coordinator of the Certificate in Theology and Ministry Program.

Justin Shamell has been promoted to Director of Recruiting.

Tamarah Shepard, former receptionist, now serves as Student Billing Coordinator.

Greg Stover has been hired as Director of the Global Wesleyan House of Study.

Harriet Watson has been hired as Director of Development and Alumni/ae Relations.

Laura Weber retired after faithfully serving 12 years at United. She began as Coordinator for Discipleship and Renewal Programs and Special Events and in 2016 became Executive Assistant to the President and Board Secretary. We are grateful to Laura for all the ways she has served the Lord at United!

Emily Weinberg has been hired as Administrative Assistant to the Hispanic House of Study.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

NEWS AND NOTES

UPDATES • ANNIVERSARIES • BIRTHS • DEATHS

UPDATES

Class of 1959

Chaplain William (Kermit) Brock is active in many organizations including: Military Order of the World Wars, Scottish Rite, Karem Shrine and Sojourners. He also plays the bagpipes for patriotic events, funerals, etc.

Class of 1970

Rev. Ronald Hines is a retired elder in the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference of The UMC and lives with his wife, Lois, at Pilgrim Place, Claremont, CA. He assists in ongoing ministries of John B. Cobb, Jr., as secretary of the Cobb Institute, coordinator of Dr. Cobb’s weekly ZOOM meeting of “John Cobb & Friends,” and is a director on the board of Living Earth Movement, initiated by Dr. Cobb and others to encourage China/US cooperation to save the planet, living into the vision of an “ecological civilization.”

Class of 1975

Rev. Sivaji Subramaniam is Rotary International Past District Governor, Ohio, and Centerville Washington Diversity Council Chair (2019-2022).

Class of 1979

Rev. Dr. Kevin A. Johnson was hired as temporary adjunct faculty for the Doctor of Ministry program June 2022 summer intensive session course, “Gospel and Global Media Culture,” offered at the University of Redlands Graduate School of Theology, San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, CA. July 2022 marks his 20th year as co-founder and pastor of Bloom in the Desert Ministries UCC, Palm Springs, CA.

Class of 1984

Rev. Dr. Ronald C. Melzer retired after 39 years as an ordained United Methodist Church minister in the Illinois Great Rivers Conference. Having worked in the United communications studio as a student, Melzer also worked part-time for 25 years in broadcast radio as a disc jockey and newscaster. He holds the highest

FCC broadcast and amateur radio licenses and resides in Tucson, AZ. Melzer went on to earn a doctorate in organizational transformation.

Class of 1986 & 1988

Dr. Lynn M. Somers '86, '88 and Rev. Frederick A. Somers '88 live in Haines City, FL Fred is a full-time Chaplain with VITAS Hospice, and both Fred and Lynn work with the Hand of the Master Ministries, Inc. (formerly Lynn Somers & Friends), founded by Lynn when she was at United. Hand of the Master Ministries includes a variety of services offered to churches, groups, organizations, schools, daycares, camps and individuals. It is primarily a ministry of puppetry, music and education, but other consulting, training and teaching are included. This ministry has been in 30 different states, Puerto Rico and Spain. Lynn’s ministry as an adjunct professor in colleges and seminaries is an arm of this ministry as well.

Class of 1987

Rev. Joseph Spackman is finishing up his ninth year at Delta Mills UMC in addition to being retired for the same amount of time.

Class of 1990

Dr. Melvin W. Lindberg turned 90 on March 8 and is still driving. He has been married to his wife Louise for 61 years, whom he met at North Central College, Naperville, IL. He is also active in North Canton Grace UMC.

Class of 1993

Bishop Vashti McKenzie was named Interim President and General Secretary of the National Council of Churches in Christ in the USA.

Class of 1994

Rev. Dr. Paige Chargois is having her third book published by Judson Press, entitled Living a Job Faith: From Tried to Triumphant, which is based on her DMin dissertation from United.

Class of 2000

Rev. Dr. Mearle L. Griffith has been named Executive Director

of HopeNow Furniture Bank, an organization that distributes free donated furniture and household supplies to persons with need in Knox County and beyond.

Rev. Victoria McKenze was consecrated to the Office of Bishop on Sunday, September 4, 2022, at the Connecting Point Outreach Ministries.

Class of 2002

Rev. Dr. Johnny M. Wilson Jr. completed and earned a certificate from Harvard Divinity School’s Leading Change program for 2022 and is serving at Granville Federated Church in Granville, MA.

Class of 2013

Rev. Dr. Jonathan C. Augustine authored Called to Reconciliation: How the Church Can Model Justice, Diversity and Inclusion, published on February 8, 2022. He serves as senior pastor at St. Joseph AME Church (Durham, NC) and as a member of the consulting faculty at Duke Divinity School.

Rev. Bob Sweeney is now the pastor at Davidson Memorial United Methodist, Shepherdsville, KY.

Class of 2016

Rev. Wade Floyd was commissioned as a provisional elder in the Texas Annual Conference of The UMC.

Dr. Anthony J. Davis has been named president of Livingstone College, Salisbury, NC.

Class of 2018

Rev. Danny Lybarger was appointed to start The Well in July 2021, a new United Methodist church that meets weekly at a local brewery in Defiance, MO. For the first year, it has averaged 125 people in weekly worship. The Well launched with over 130 people at the first service, 230 on Christmas Eve, and 270 in their first ever multi-site experience on Easter Sunday.

NEWS AND NOTES

UPDATES • ANNIVERSARIES • BIRTHS • DEATHS

Rev. Dr. Denise Currie-Lowe is Supervisor Education Fellow at Graduate Academy of Christianity and Spirituality.

Rev. Kendra Balliet is the new lead pastor of the eight church Western Bedford Cooperative Parish in the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference of The UMC. Her husband, John, will be serving with her as the co-pastor/executive pastor.

Class of 2019

Rev. J. Mark Heckman was ordained as Full Elder in the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference of The UMC on June 2, 2022.

Class of 2021

Henry Antonio Folgoso Jaramillo has a new full-time appointment at Farmersville UMC in Ohio.

Terry Corpier recently became a Fulltime Local Licensed Pastor to Yardley UMC in Pennsylvania.

CELEBRATIONS

Rev. Milton Staskal '62 celebrated his 63rd wedding anniversary and 60th ordination anniversary on June 5, 2022, the day of Pentecost.

Rev. Dennis R Snow '72 celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary on September 12, 2021.

RETIREMENTS

Chaplain Gary D. Livesay '80, Quincy, IL

Rev. Dr. Ronald C. Melzer '84, Tucson, AZ

Rev. Brian Thie '02, Boise, ID

Rev. Carl Tribett, '02, Wellsburg, WV

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Publications

Jonathan C. Augustine (MDiv '13) Called to Reconciliation: How the Church Can Model Justice, Diversity and Inclusion (Baker Academic, February 2022)

PASSAGES

Our prayers are with the families of:

Rev. George Alexander '63, who died who died February 13, 2022. He was a resident of Summerville, SC.

Mr. Thomas Alexander, friend of United, who died August 5, 2022. He was a resident of Hilliard, OH.

Mrs. Elma Auchard, spouse of Rev. Edward Auchard '48, died April 9, 2021. She was a resident of Bryan, OH.

Rev. Dr. David Beach '96, who died June 28, 2022. He was a resident of Palm Harbor, FL.

Rev. Dr. R. Mark Beeson '96, who died December 17, 2021. He was a resident of Niles, MI.

Rev. James Bloom, friend of United, who died November 16, 2021. He was a resident of Sebring, OH.

Dr. Dale Bower '62, who died September 6, 2021. He was a resident of Lewisburg, PA.

Frank A. Thomas (DMin '91) The God of the Dangerous Sermon (Abingdon Press, October 2021)

Dr. Henry Brooks '58, who died April 8, 2022. He was a resident of Dayton, OH.

Dr. Paul G. Bunnell '99, who died October 26, 2021. He was a resident of Woodburn, IN.

Mrs. Martie Butcher, spouse of Neil Butcher '72, died February 28, 2022. She was a resident of Redkey, IN. Rev. Dr. Judith Burns '02, who died September 3, 2021. She was a resident of Gosport, IN.

Mr. Charles “Cappy” Cappleman, life trustee of United, who died December 5, 2021. He was a resident of Tarzana, CA.

Rev. George Campbell, friend of United, who died April 16, 2022. He was a resident of Defiance, OH. Rev. Jack Cassel '60, who died November 18, 2021. He was a resident of Gwynn Oak, MD.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

Honorable William A. Clark, friend of United, who died October 1, 2021. He was a resident of Dayton, OH.

Dr. Thomas Coffman '57, who died October 19, 2021. He was a resident of N. Chesterfield, VA.

Rev. Deborah A. Dennick Ream '77, who died October 29,2022. She was a resident of Bethel Park, PA.

Rev. Michael Lee Cover '86, who died October 3, 2021. He was a resident of Hobart, IN.

Rev. Floyd Fought, friend of United, who died March 17, 2022. He was a resident of Fort Myers, FL.

Rev. Dixie French '81, who died June 4, 2021. She was a resident of Kettering, OH.

Rev. Orlo Freshly '58, who died September 28, 2021. He was a resident of Zanesville, OH.

Rev. Paul Fulp '74, who died March 26, 2022. He was a resident of Mooresville, IN.

Rev. Frank Garlathy '70, who died August 25, 2022. He was a resident of South Bend, IN.

Ms. Hannah Glisson '95, who died September 20, 2022. She was a resident of Roanoke, VA.

Rev. Dr. Carolyn Graham '07, who died December 21, 2021. She was a resident of Washington, DC.

Dr. Joseph Graham '53, who died March 29, 2022. He was a resident of Cincinnati, OH.

Mrs. Nancy Haas '86, who died September 6, 2022. She was a resident of Vandalia, OH.

Mrs. Rebecca S. Hartley, daughter of Rev. Loyde “Bud” Hartley '65, died October 16, 2022. She was a resident of Vienna, VA.

Rev. Dr. Edwin Hamilton '97, who died January 31, 2022. He was a resident of Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Mrs. Anna Hergert, spouse of Rev. Forrest V. Hergert '54, died May 26, 2021. She was a resident of Heber Springs, AR.

Rev. Conrad Higdon '59, who died December 5, 2021. He was a resident of Santa Claus, IN.

Rev. Robert S. Hinrichsen '84, who died January 1, 2021. He was a resident of Davidsville, PA.

Rev. Harold Hollister '67, who died August 13, 2021. He was a resident of Waynesboro, PA.

Dr. Michael Jenkins '79, '85, who died August 26, 2021. He was a resident of Sylvania, OH.

Rev. Paul Kauffman '53, who died August 3, 2021. He was a resident of Marysville, PA.

Ms. Patience Kisakye '93, who died December 9, 2021. She was a resident of Clay, NY.

Rev. Davis Kubiak '05, who died December 2, 2021. He was a resident of Sardinia, NY.

Rev. Dr. James Leary '95, who died July 23, 2021. He was a resident of Richmond, VA.

Rev. Phil Lersch '69, who died January 3, 2021. He was a resident of Saint Petersburg, FL.

Rev. Barry Lewis '65, who died February 8, 2022. He was a resident of Sewickley, PA.

Rev. Charles Loveless '58, who died April 8, 2022. He was a resident of Lebanon, OH.

Rev. Charles McPeek '81, '04, who died July 5, 2021. He was a resident of Muncie, IN.

Dr. James V. Miller '45 who died November 4, 2021. He was a resident of Richland, WA.

Mrs. Wilma Miller, wife of Rev. Marlin A. Miller '64, died October 12, 2021. She was a resident of Central City, PA.

Dr. Henry Mitchell, friend of United, who died January 15, 2022. He was a resident of Atlanta, GA.

Rev. Ed Pellett, '52, who died October 29, 2022. He was a resident of Lebanon, OH

Jane M. Plymire, wife of Rev. Larry M. Plymire '65, died on December 31, 2021. She was a resident of New Oxford, PA.

Lt. Col. Robert Rae, friend of United, who died August 5, 2021. He was a resident of Fairborn, OH.

Rev. Larry Ray '69, who died October 1, 2021. He was a resident of Lagro, IN. Rev. Erma H. Rohrer '83, who died January 3, 2022. She was a resident of Plainfield, IN

Dr. Kenneth Rowe, friend of United, who died October 8, 2021. He was a resident of New Hope, PA.

Rev. Fred A. Schmidt Jr. '64, who died June 10, 2022. He was a resident of Kent, OH.

Mrs. Phyllis W. Shafer, spouse of Rev. John R. Shafer '50, who died July 27, 2022. She was a resident of Lewisburg, PA.

Mrs. Frances Sperry, friend of United, who died January 20, 2022. She was a resident of Atlantic, PA.

Rev. Dr. Betty Spraggins '15, who died December 22, 2021. She was a resident of Groveport, OH.

Rev. Dr. Thomas St. Clair '81, '87, who died November 18, 2021. He was a resident of Connellsville, PA.

Rev. Dr. Shawn Thomas '20, who died March 18, 2022. He was a resident of St. Petersburg, FL.

Chaplain Wilton Thomas '55, who died September 30, 2021. He was a resident of Broadway, VA.

Rev. Clair Troutman '65, who died October 18, 2021. He was a resident of McAlisterville, PA.

Rev. Richard VanTine, former student, who died June 16, 2021. He was a resident of Dayton, OH.

Rev. Harold Varce '51, who died July 8, 2021. He was a resident of Des Moines, IA.

Rev. Paul Westbrook '68, who died January 14, 2022. He was a resident of Burnsville, WV.

Bishop Joseph Yeakel '52, who died July 4, 2021. He was a resident of Wooster, OH.

Rev. Dr. J. Randy Grimes, a United alumnus and Doctor of Ministry mentor, died on February 2, 2022. Dr. Grimes first joined the United community as a student, graduating from United in 2006 with the Doctor of Ministry degree. He joined the Adjunct Faculty of United in the 2010-2011 academic year as a Faculty Mentor, serving as a Senior Mentor from 20152019 and as a Mentor until his death. Dr. Grimes served as the Senior Pastor of the Open Bible Christian Church in Dayton, OH, for more than 40 years, serving in numerous capacities in the Open Bible Churches, locally and nationally.

Honorary Doctor of Divinity Recipients

Congradulations to:

Rev. David S. Bell

Rev. Marla Elifritz Brown (MDiv,

Rev. Andy Kinsey

Dr. Myron McCoy (DMin, '91)

Bishop

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

Rev. Joseph Mulongo, MDiv student sponsored by Grace UMC; Rev. Robert Coleman, United Trustee and retired superintendent in the Indiana Conference of The UMC; Rev. Andy Kinsey, senior pastor of Grace UMC; President Kent Millard; Rev. Steve Rudisill, MDiv student and recipient of the Robert Coleman scholarship

Rev. Marla Brown receives the honorary DDiv at 2022 Commencement. (Pictured: Dean David Watson, Rev. Marla Brown, Jim Tharp, Chair of the Board of Trustees)

President Kent Millard; Dr. Myron McCoy, Senior Pastor at First UMC at the Chicago Temple; and Dr. Anthony Le Donne, Professor of New Testament

Bishop Bruce Ough preaches at 2022 Commencement.

Dr. Byoung Sam Kim preaches in Zimmerman Chapel.

Rev. David Bell receives the honorary DDiv at 2022 Commencement.

'86)

Rev. Robert Coleman

Dr. Thomas Dozeman

Dr. Byoung Sam Kim (DMiss, '98)

Bruce R. Ough

Dr. Frank A. Thomas (DMin, '91)

The Shepherd’s Fund

United is pleased to have recently partnered with The Shepherd’s Fund to serve and bless retired alumni/ae and their spouses by providing financial assistance when a medical or other crisis creates a hardship.

The Shepherd’s Fund was founded with the vision of helping those who have faithfully served Christ and the Church when health issues impact their ability to pay their medical bills or household expenses.

Through this fund, United alumni/ae and their spouses may qualify for a one-time assistance grant of up to $10,000 each in a calendar year. They may also be eligible to receive the grant in subsequent years, especially in the event of chronic, ongoing medical conditions.

The following United graduates and their spouses are eligible to apply for an assistance grant from The Shepherd’s Fund:

• Retired pastors and spouses of any denominational affiliation

• Surviving spouses of retired pastors

• Pastors with disabilities who are unable to perform ministerial duties, but not yet of retirement age

• Retired pastors and spouses who are legal guardians of adult children with a disability

• Retired pastors who are legal guardians for their grandchildren who may have a disability or medical condition, regardless of age

So far, this fund has been an answer to prayer for several United alumni/ae. Our hope is that it will be a blessing to many more faithful leaders who have blessed so many in the faith.

Elders who are leading well should be admired and valued. Double up on the honor shown them; care for them well — especially those constantly and consistently teaching the word and preaching.

1 Timothy 5:17

Donor Spotlight: Serena Wolfe (MDiv '18)

Serena Wolfe has been part of appointed ministry in The United Methodist Church since 2015. After graduating with her Master of Divinity in 2018, she is now beginning the Doctor of Ministry program through the “Living the Historic faith” focus group, while pastoring a two-point charge in the West Ohio Conference.

“The education I received at United provided me with more than a theological education and practical knowledge for ministry. The faculty and staff invested in me as a disciple of Jesus Christ and guided me in my own spiritual development,” she explains.

It is for this reason that Serena is committed to giving back and contributing to the ongoing work of United. Serena and her husband choose to give monthly not only for the convenience but also because “[it] allows us to be faithful and consistent in our support.”

When Serena receives her letter from United thanking her for her monthly giving, she is reminded that she is part of a bigger movement of God, a place of hope where the seeds of the gospel are tended in the hearts of students to carry the hope of salvation into the world.

“The Holy Spirit is still active in the ministry of United,” she says. “A common Lord, a common community, and a common mission filled with hope.”

Did you know United has a monthly giving club?

Dozens of men and women give monthly to United in amounts ranging from $5 to $1,000 per month. These gifts add up to astounding impact! They truly sustain the Seminary on an ongoing basis and allow us to be committed to investing in our students with scholarships. When you join our monthly giving club by setting up a recurring donation, you are extending United’s ability to empower students to walk in their God given calling without the burden and worry of sinking into debt.

Extend

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

Serena and her husband choose to give monthly not only for the convenience but also because “[it] allows us to be faithful and consistent in our support.”

United Theological Seminary Gratitude List: 21|22

July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022

The following list consists of donors who gave gifts to United Theological Seminary between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022. 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+

Rev. and Mrs. David S. Bell †

Mr. and Mrs. David G. Daly

Mrs. Mary Kay Feller †

Mrs. Vicki L. James and Mr. Rick L. James †

Dr. William West and Mrs. Carole W. West

$50,000–$99,999

Mr. Charles V. Painter and Ms. Karen H. Painter

Mr. and Mrs. James S. Tharp †

Don and Carol Warner*

$20,000–$49,999

Rev. Floyd Fought*

Mrs. Mary Anna Geib and Mr. Darrell Geib

Dr. Marion Hayes, '18

Drs. James and Barbara Holsinger †

Ms. Lisa Hunt, '20 and Mr. Lynn Hunt †

Rev. J. Paul Jones*

Joseph and Louise Rhodenbaugh

Estate of Rev. H. Rodney and Mrs. Nancy Stoner

$10,000–$19,999

Chaplain and Mrs. Larry W. Biederman, '77 †

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowen †

Mrs. Ruth A. Daugherty

Mr. Lewis Fikes and Mrs. Martha Fikes †

Mr. James R. Heinrich and Mrs. Janice E. Heinrich, '00

Dr. Seok Jae Jeon, '04 and Mrs. Yoon Sun Shin, '20

Rev. Sue Nilson Kibbey †

Dr. and Mrs. Kent Millard †

Rev. and Mrs. W. Martin Nicholas †

Betty A. O’Brien †

Dr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Park †

Mr. and Mrs. James Rankin

Mrs. Frances Sperry* †

Mr. and Mrs.* Douglas Spragg

Rev. and Mrs. Harold M. Stockman, '67 †

Mr. Ron C. Thie* and Mrs. Jean Thie †

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thompson

Dr. Valdrie N. Walker, '12

Mrs. Nancy C. Zimmerman †

$5,000–$9,999

Mrs. Grace M. Andrews*

Mrs. Elma Auchard*

Bishop George, '58, '76 and Carolyn Bashore †

Mr. and Mrs. George S. Brooks II †

Mrs. Judy DeLuca-Ford, Ford Family Charitable Fund of the St. Louis Community Foundation

Drs. Viola Devany and Glenn Feltz

Rev. Hyeong Bae Kim

Rev. Warren Kirk, '06 †

Ivan, '59 and Gloria Kurtz †

Sister Joyce Lehman CPPS

Dr. Gary L. Olin, '67 and Rev. Saranne Nelson-Olin, '78 †

Rev. Dr. Rosario Picardo, '14 and Mrs. Callie Picardo †

Dr. Rudy Rasmus, '19

Mr. David Rodgers

Ms. Myung Soon Roh †

Rev. Katharine, '91 and Mr. Richard Schaefer †

*deceased † given consecutively 5 years or more

Rev. Dr. Michael B. Slaughter, '90 and Mrs. Carolyn Slaughter †

Rev. Harvey B. Smith, '58 †

Rev. William M. Thompson, '72 †

Janna and John Urbahns

Bishop Joseph H. Yeakel*, '52

$2,500–$4,999

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Bauer

Max Fuller

Rev. Donald G. Haulman, '64

Mrs. Janet Kalas †

Mrs. Kirsten D. King and

Mr. Paul T. King

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Knecht †

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Lasley †

Rev. Jerome M. and Pamela A. Lipka †

Mr. R. Wayne Livingston

Bishop Michael and Jolynn Lowry †

Steve and Laurel McCullough †

Mrs. Esther M. Mefferd †

Christian Messer

M. Joseph Miller, '67 †

Terrell and Carol Rainbolt

Mrs. Marvalene P. Ricard

Dale, '68 and Mary Alice Smith

Rev. Dr. Ed Zeiders, '73 †

$1,000–$2,499

Mr. Thomas Andrew, '21

Mrs. Nancy L. Barnes †

James and Phyllis Barnett

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Bonnell

Rev. Jean Brindel, '76

Rev. Marla Elifritz, '86 and Len Brown †

Rick and Brenda Brown

Mrs. Betsy Bulleit and Mr. Tom Bulleit

Ms. Susan Butts

John R. Campbell, '63

Ms. Yoonhee Cho

Rev. Dr. Young Jin Cho

Rev. Robert D. Clo, '97

Rev. Bob Coleman, '72 †

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Douds

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Dozeman

Rev. Herman A. Emmert, '56 †

Rev. Penni L. Farrington, '05 †

Allen R. Fasnacht †

Kim and Kent Friedman

Dr. L. Pamela Greene, '13 †

William E. Hensley, '56 †

Drs. C. M. Kempton Hewitt and Fawn D. Hewitt

Dr. Ronald L., '70 and Lois E. Hines †

C. A. Hunt

Mr. John and Mrs. Sunhee Kim

Mr. Patrick H. King

Scott and Roberta Kisker †

Mr. Denis Larrick

Mr. Scott Laubie

Chaplain Bernard H. Lieving Jr., '63 †

Robert and Barbara Livingston

Bishop Sir Walter Lee Mack Jr., '97

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Maloney †

Mr. and Ms. Jerry Mann

Mervyn L. Matteson, '64 †

Mrs. Carol Ann Miller †

Rev. Ron, '72 and Sue Mowry †

Rev. Dr. Grace Oh, '20

Rev. and Mrs. William R. Patterson, '75 †

David and Doris* Ponitz †

Ms. Vera Blinn Reber

Rev. Dr. Cindy Reynolds, '78 †

Philip A. Roberts, Trustee, Emeritus

Mr. Dick Robinson

Mr. and Ms. Mark C. Roh

Dr. and Mrs. Ted L. Sauter, '72

Mrs. Sandra H. Schmeling †

Mrs. Louise S. Schultz †

Rev. Dr. Robert C. Scott, '97 †

Rev. Dr. Carl Solomon, '14

Bishop and Mrs. Dan E. Solomon, '73

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Somers

Rev. and Mrs. Harlan Sorensen, '99 †

Mrs. Irma W. Springman †

Dr. Shane Stanford

Janis Stevens

Dr. Jerome P. Stevenson Sr. †

Mr. John M. Stockman

Rev. and Mrs. Gregory D. Stover, '77 †

*deceased † given consecutively 5 years or more

Income 2021-22

Steven and Cheryl Swallow †

Dr. Terry Swan and Rev. Dr. Cinda L.

J. Swan, '13 †

Bishop Marvin F. Thomas, '96

Rev. Dr. Keith A. Troy

Dr. Robert C. Walker, '95 and Dr. Mary L. Walker, '03 †

Kirk and Anita Watkins

Dr. David F. Watson and Mrs. Harriet Watson †

Rev. Dr. Bridget D. Weatherspoon, '12, '15 †

Neil Westby, '73

Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Whitacre

Mrs. Betsy Whitney †

Rev. and Mrs. Paul F. Zieber, '65 †

$500–$999

Dr. Mark Abbott

Rev. Jerry D. Adinolfi, Jr., '96 †

Ms. Brenda Allen

Michael Adam Beck

Ms. Stephanie Blackbern

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Boger

Edw. R. Bridgeman, CLM

Rt. Rev. Dr. and Mrs. C. Franklin Brookhart Jr., '84

Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Donald E. Bryant, '07 †

Rev. Dr. Robert D. Carlyon

*Other income normally includes any market changes, but because of a market decline, we were not able to reflect that in a pie chart. With market losses, other income would have been ($1,695,000).

The amounts reported above were derived from audited financial statements of the Seminary for the year ended June 30, 2022.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

Kenneth and Julie Cochrane †

Dr. Leroy Cothran, '99, '02 †

Vernon, '66 and Betty Denney

Dr. Charles K. Dilgard

Joseph, '72 and Patricia Easley †

Dan and Phyllis Ennist, '20

Drs. Richard and Elise, '10 Eslinger †

Rev. and Mrs. Richard G. Felty, '68 †

Jodie R. Flessner, '94

Rev. Dr. Arlys A. Mindt-Fogt, '96, '07 †

Pastor Chip Freed

Rev. Phillip S. Gehm, '57 †

Mrs. Dee Dee Heffner

Mrs. Anna Hergert*

Lisa Magdalena Hess and Brian D. Maguire †

Dr. and Mrs. Harold A. Hudson, '03 †

Justus and Ellen Hunter †

Mr. Greg Hutchinson and Rev. Marsha Hutchinson

Bishop and Mrs. Neil L. Irons, '63

Rev. and Mrs. G. Scott Jenkins Jr., '95 †

Rev. Dr. SueLee Jin, '10, '13 †

Rev. and Mrs. Charles W. Keller Jr., '67

Rev. Dr. Charles, '84 and Della Keyworth †

Shirley Landis, '82 †

Rev. Ehrhardt, '62 and Cheryl Lang †

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Leavell †

Revs. Jim, '93 and Karol, '93 Lewis

Rev. Dr. Kimberly Lewis-Davis, '20

Rev. James R. Malick, '02, '05

Mr. and Mrs. Dick Miller

Rev. and Mrs. R. Craig Miller, '76

Dr. Robert Nitzell

Bishop Bruce R. Ough

Mark and Karen Payne †

Mrs. Bethyl A. Pearson

Rev. Kristina J. Peterson, '74 †

Dr. Artie L. Polk, '12 †

Rev. Karen K. Powell, '00 †

Rev. Ronald L. Reichman, '72

Rev. Katherine J. Riley, '78

Dr. Vance P., '15 and Rev. Bridgette Ross †

Dr. and Mrs. J. Elvin Sadler †

Mr. Mike Sears

Rev. and Mrs.* John R. Shafer, '50 †

Ms. Judith L. Shaffer

Reverend. Dr. Betty A. Spencer, '97

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Tarr

Rev. Charles Tatum, '21

Ms. Lisa D. Taylor, '19

Bishop Brian R. Thompson Sr., '16, '20

Rev. MaryAnn Tomlinson, '03

Mrs. Sherry Tschudin

Estate of Patsy Tucker

Rev. Dr. Cliff Wall, '20

David and Laura Weber †

Howard, '63 and Ann Weisz †

Dr. Susan E. Wert and Mr. James Mossman

Ms. Joan Zoeller

$250–$499

Thomas Alexander*

Rev. Gary A. Batey, '71 †

Rev. Paul S. Beal, '69 †

Rev. Martin A. Berisford, '63 †

Mrs. Anna S. Bickhart †

Rev. and Mrs. Kent G. Biller Jr., '77 †

Rev. Wilmer T. Bloy

Rev. Percy D. Brown, '54

Rev. Mary Ann Bushong, '92 †

Dr. F. Gladwin Connell, '91

Ron, '94 and Lisa, '93 Cook

Judy Cramer, '09

Ron, '65 and Cathie Dietrich

Mr. Roger and Dr. Marilyn Evans, '89, '95 †

Dr. Laurence L. Falk, '58 †

Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Fritz, '18 †

Rev. Joyce E. Fry, '71

Erin and Dan, '11, '16 Gildner

Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey E. Greenway †

*deceased † given consecutively 5 years or more

Robert Hefty, '61 †

Rev. & Mrs. Richard K. Hoover, '64 †

Dr. and Mrs. Tyron Inbody, '65

Chaplain Kenneth G. Kirk

Rev. Bon Woong Koo, '74 †

Chaplain William (“Jack”) Kouth, '64 †

Marcia Bosworth Lafferre

Le Phuoc Thang, '16 and Mary Huynh, '16

Rev. and Mrs. Larry D. Leister, '72 †

David G. Lounsbury, '85 †

Rev. A. Sarg Magyar, '96

Rev. Dr. Tesia L. Mallory, '12, '21 and Rev. Jimmy Mallory, '19 †

Rev. Michael W. Malone, '84

James, '77 and Billie, '77 Maynard

Diana, '18 and Scott McHenry †

Rev. John E. McRoberts, '58 †

Tony Miltenberger, '18

Rev. Dr. Joyce L. Moore, '00

Rev. T. Irene Moore, '86

Eddie Moser

Rev. Marjorie Hadley Munger, '91

Mr. Frederick Osei-Manu, '22

Rev. James L., '75 and Mrs. Fayetta Phillips

Rev. Gary E. Pope-Sears, '80

Rev. Marilyn Becker Porcino, '07

Arnold A. Porter

Rev. Francis L. Reichart †

Rev. Louis, '72 and Joyce Rohrs †

Rev. Dr. Harley E. Roston, '94 †

Rev. Dr. Carolyn Scanlan-Holmes

Rev. David W. Schneider, '61 †

Rev. Charles L. Shaffer, '73 †

The Rev. R. Thomas Slack

Mrs. Joyce D. Sohl

Rev. Thomas S. Stone* '57 and Mrs. Jean M. Stone †

Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Thompson, '16, '21

Dr. Blake and Gere Wagner Sr.

Dr. James K. Wagner, '62, '78 †

Ms. Sarah Walters-Maher

Ms. Mary Lue O. Warner*

$100–$249

Rev. Dennis Alexander, '80 and Rev. Gail Alexander, '80

Rev. Beatrice Alghali, '21

Rev. Andrew A. Allie †

Rev. Dr. Stephan, '81 and Ms. Gail

Angel

Rev. Dawn L. Barnes

Judith K. Dunlap Barr, '91

George W. Barto, '65 †

Rebekah Burch Basinger

Dr. J. Victor Bean and Rev. Kathleen Bean, '99 †

John and Sharon, '86, '95 Beattie

Ms. Patricia Bell, '22

Pete and Mariuccia Bellini

Ms. Jane Benner, '80 †

Mrs. Doris E. Bergman

Rev. Brock R. Beveridge, '81

Harold, '63 and Karen Biederman

Rev. Dr. Galen A. Black, '71, '91 †

Rev. and Mrs. Warren C. Black Jr., '77

Rev. Kenneth R. Bose, '68

David, '64 and Velma Bradley

Chaplain and Mrs. Donald W. Brenneman, '78

Rev. David, '65 and Mrs. Lillian Brice

Chaplain (COL) and Mrs. W. Kermit

Brock, '59

Rev. Dr. Sandra Bushnell, '18

Kathryn (Slaughter) Cadarette, '94

Mr. Walter D. Campbell

Natalie Heck-Carolus

Rev. Billy Ray Carpenter, '88

Rev. Charles J. Chipman, '57 †

Rev. Michael W. Christian, '66 †

Ralph Ciampa, '66

Edward L. Clarke, '69

Dr. Thomas L. Coffman*, '57

Ms. Constance Cole

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Connolly †

Rev. Carol B. Cooley, '85

Rev. James D. Corbett*, '66 and Mrs. Shirley D. Corbett

Jim and Carolyn Craig †

Rev. E. Jill Croswell, '00

Rev. Dr. Elvernice Davis, '05 and Rev. Dr. Cynthia Davis, '05 †

Michael J. Dawes, '08

Rev. A. James Decker, '67

Rev. Dr. Jacques D. Denkins, '21

Mr. Martin Deppe

Rev. Dr. Thomas E. Dipko, '61 †

Laura Dean Discher †

Rev. and Mrs. Kevin D. Dow, '78

Rev. Marylyn H. Doyle, '86, '91, '97 †

Rev. Dr. Eileen Dumire, '05

Mary Margaret Eckhardt, '78

Rev. and Mrs. Philip D. Edwards, '64 †

Dr. Rev. Stephen E. Ellis, '98 †

Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Eubank, '66, '10

Mr. Gerald K. Faust

Jon T. Flint, '88

Mr. and Mrs. Larry C. Franks

Rev. and Mrs. David P. Frees, '64

Mrs. Lora Fretz

Ms. Cynthia Fuller Kruesi

Rev. and Mrs. Frank B. Garlathy, '70 †

Mrs. Marianne L. Garrett †

Rev. Marilyn Bales Gebert, '78

Ms. Katherine Geible †

Rev. Dr. Olivia E. Graham, '88 †

Mr. David E. Gretencord

Rev. G. Edward Grove, '67

Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul Gruver Jr. †

Dr. Jon Gunnemann

Linda Haller †

Rev. Edward Hardman, '69

Mr. Brent Hartman and Mrs. Linda Hartman

Jack, '70 and Carolyn Hartman †

Ms. Pat Hartranft †

Rev. Merrill A. Hassinger, '66

Rev. C. Archibald Hawkins, '79 †

Rev. Dr. Tony Curtis Henderson, '01

Rev. Dr. Hugh E. Hendrickson, '20

Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Harrison Hicks, '10

Rev. Dr. Curtis J. Hiebert, '15 and

Rev. Dr. Charlyn P. Hiebert, '15

Ms. Sheila Hill, '21

Susan E. Hitts, '19

Dr. David, '70 and Paulette Hogg †

Dr. Robert L. Hogg Sr., '10

Rev. Debra A. Holder

Tim and Connie Holmen

Al Howell

Mr. Ronald Hunt

Rev. Curtis Hurley, '78 †

Ms. Rachel Hurley †

Rev. Kenneth E. W. Hutchinson, '72 and Rev. Sandra L. Hutchinson, '74

Mrs. Mary R. James

Dr. Patricia Jarvis, '78, '91

Rev. Phillip Charles Jerman Jr., '94

Rev. Mary H. Joseph, '91 †

The Kaebnick Family †

Dr. Edith Winters Kimbrough, '96 †

Mr. Mark Knecht and Mrs. Joan Knecht †

Rev. Dr. Carmen Knight, '21

Rev. Dr. John F. Lacaria, '05

Joe A. Lambright, Board member (2005)

Rev. Dr. J. D. Landis, '87, '93

Rev. Dr. William A. Lasher, '91

Rev. Dr. Brian A. Law

Barry L. Lewis*, '65 †

Rev. and Mrs. Charles W. Lightner, '61 †

Dr. Thomas A. Litteer, '13

Chaplain Gary D. Livesay, '80 and Valerie Vlahakis, '78

Ms. Hillary Marotta †

Dr. Eugene W. Matthews, '91 †

Rev. Dr. Martin McCain, '97

Rev. Dr. Myron F. McCoy, '91

Dr. Felecia McDougan, '20

Chaplain and Mrs. Marvin A. McRoberts, '60

Rev. Beverly F. Meadows, '85 †

Pastor Marlin A. Miller, '64 †

Mrs. Mary L. Miller

*deceased † given consecutively 5 years or more

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

Mike Miller, '17

Esther Mindt

Rev. and Mrs. Arthur T. Moffat Jr., '88 †

Elder Dr. and Mrs. Dong S. Moon †

Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Gene B. Moore Jr., '13 †

Nathl L. Moore, DMin '17

David S. Morey Jr., '88 †

Rev. Dr. Melrose Morrell, '15

Dr. James Anthony Morris, '16

Dr. Arthur R. Murdoch †

Rev. and Mrs. Eldon G. Nolte, '67 †

Ms. Ntatu North, '18, '21

Rev. Dr. Richard North, '17

Mrs. James E. Nuhfer

Rev. Gordon W. Nusz, '70

Dr. J. Steven O’Malley

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Oplinger

Rev. Cynthia J. Osborn, '88

Chaplain Roger Pace, USN (Ret), '74 and Lugenia Pace †

Bishop and Mrs. Gregory V. Palmer †

Rev. Dr. Paul R. Peters, '84

Rev. Dr. and Mrs. David W. Pierce, '67

Bishop Dennis V. Proctor, '93

Mrs. Eloise T. Purdy

Rev. Dr. William L. Raker, '60 †

Rev. and Mrs. Larry M. Ray*, '69 †

Rev. Dr. David Reed, '74

Rev. Luvisminda V. Reitman, '69 †

Rev. Mother Lutricia Wright Richardson, '17

Don Riker, '81 †

Rev. Dean V. Roush, '60 †

Michele Cash Russo

Rev. Dr. Joni Sancken and Rev. Steven Schumm †

Rev. Phelmon Saunders, '84

Rev. David, '66 and Sharron Schar †

Rev. and Mrs. Daniel R. Schilling, '92

Rev. Margery, '80 and Rev. Gordon, '87 Schleicher †

Mr. Matthew Scott, '21

Dr. Gene E. Sease

David A. Sedgley, '79

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sedlacek

Rev. and Mrs. Charles E. Selby, '61 †

The Rev. Timothy J. Shaw

Rev. Wilson A. Shearer, '54 †

Judith Ann Sigmund, M.D., '03 †

Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Smith II

Max L. Smith, '57

Dr. and Mrs. Nathan S. Smith, '77 †

Mr. Junjie Song, '19, '22

Rev. Joe Spackman, '87

Mr. James D. Stahler and Rev. Katherine M. Stahler, '63 †

Rev. Paula W. Stewart, '11

Rev. Patricia Wilkes Stone, '05

Sandy Stover, '62 †

Rev. Judy L. Strayer, '87

Rev. Sivaji, '75 and Elvessa Subramaniam

Rev. Dr. Kevin L. Sykes, '21

Ms. Janet Thom †

Rev. Dr. Frank A. Thomas

Rev. Dr. Norman E. Thomas †

Rev. and Mrs. Andrew C. Thompson

Rev. James M. Thompson, '74

Jim and Jayne Thorne

Dr. Jim L. Tom, '70 †

Susan Tressler, '69

Rev. and Mrs. Harold A. Varce*, '51

Rev. Dr. Joe W. Ward, '02

Rev. Robert L. Warner, '86

Rev. Dr. Dale C. Waters, '68, '91 †

Rev. Ralph Earl Watkins, '78

Thomas Weber, '74

Rev. Thomas, '73 and Janet Weeks †

Rev. Dr. Quentin J. White, '97

Dr. Edward O. Williamson, '06

Al Wofford †

Dr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Wood †

Rev. David L. Woodyard, '69

Peter and Emily Yost

Dr. Lynn Youngblood †

$1–$99

Rev. Thomas Adams, '59 †

Mr. Charles E. Adkins

Rev. Keith H. Adkins, '83 and Rev. Yvonne Oropeza, '86

Rev. William D. Armold

Ayad S. Attia, '19

Blanca N. Baker, '14 †

Woody Barnette, '71

Rev. Larry O. Bechtol, '63

Ms. Deborah L. Bennett

Mr. Timothy S. Binkley

Ms. Sandra K. Black, '20

Dr. Sarah Blair †

Rev. Gil Boersma, '82

Mr. and Mrs. Carles Boyd

Dr. Brenda Braam, '19

Mr. Ted Briggs

Rev. Dr. Nathan M. Brown, '18

Rev. Bill Bryan

Rev. Leonard S. Buxton

Mrs. Robert Callihan, '57

Guy, '68 and Nancy Camp †

Rev. Dale R. Campbell

Ms. Shirlita Carson

Rev. Ms. Rebekah Clapp, '15

Rev. James M. Clark, '78

Rev. Dr. Maureen A. Collins, '09

Mr. and Mrs. Randall Crouse †

Lorna Achtermann Cummings, '92

Ms. Caryn M. Dalton, '98, '01 †

Mr. Andre A. Davis Sr.

Ms. Julie M. Davis, '20

Rev. Harold J. Dom, '66 †

Ms. Mary Duerk

Rev. and Mrs. Raymond H. Edmonds Jr., '67

Rev. Keith R. Eipper, '65

Dr. Ronald F. Ellis Jr., '64

Ms. Ramona Ellison

L. Douglas, '85 and Candace H., '86 Elmore

Rev. Dr. and Dr. Danny

A. Everett, '20

Mr. Wesley C. Falk

Rev. Dr. William S. Falla, '76

Mr. Thomas E. Finsterbush

Rev. Dr. Janet L. Flanagan, '06

Doug Fox, '20

Rev. Dr. Cozette R. Garrett, '01

Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Angelo J. Giannitelli, '85

Mr. Roger A. Godsey-Bell, '01

Ms. Dawn Greenwalt

The Rev. Robert Grigereit

Rev. and Mrs. Anthony J. Herrington, '09

Mr. Andy Hlavac

Rev. Stephen H. Hoard, '75

Rev. and Rev. William and Mitzila Hogans

Rev. and Mrs. Eugene R. Hostetter, '62 †

Bishop Lorna M. Hunter, '10

Rev. Dr. Rose A. Irwin, '15, '21

Rev. Dr. Harriett E. Joyner, '11

Rev. Marilyn J. Kasperek, '14

Mr. Jeffrey Kell

Rev. Dr. Scott T. Kelso, '73, '15

Dr. Carol M. Lange †

Rev. John R. Lebo, '61

Ms. Janyce E. Ley '17

Dr. Melvin, '90 and Mrs. Louise Lindberg

Dr. Milton W. Loyer

Rev. Dr. Daniel Lyons, '20

Dr. Teresa McIlwain, '03 and Mr. Michael McIlwain

Rev. Sharon M. McLaughlin, '81

Rev. Dr. Walter E. McNutt, '97

Mrs. Martha Milhouse

Dr. and Mrs. Gordon R. Montgomery

Rev. Kenneth A. Moody-Arndt, '82 and Rev. Kathryn R. Moody-Arndt, '77

Dr. Rentonia J. Moore, '18, '22

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Morton

Rev. Allen C. Myers*, '70 and Mrs. Janice E. Myers †

Rev. Arthur V. Norris, '64

Rev. Keith H. Adkins, '83 and Rev. Yvonne Oropeza, '86

Rev. C. Edwin, '52 and Katharine P. Pellett*

Rev. Karen D. Pellett, '85

Mrs. Jean S. Peterson

Rev. Bruce L. Pilcher, '73

Dale, '84 and Sylvia Reese †

Rev. Dr. Paul David Robinson, '70

Marty Ruch

Dr. Donald L. Russell, '76, '91

Rev. Stephany Smith Sechrist

Mr. Leonard Sheridan

Rev. Mark, '95 and Heidi Shover †

Rev. Charles and Lurie Slaybaugh, '68

Mrs. JoEllen F. Smith

Mrs. Karen Smith

Rev. Dennis, '72 and Cindi Snovel †

Mr. Lawrence B. Snyder

Eshakhia Sobukwe, '21

Dr. Lynn, '86, '88 and Fred Somers, '88

Mrs. John F. Springer, '55 †

Dr. Paul E. Stambach, '55 †

The Rev. Dr. Jack Sullivan Jr., '93

Jennifer Woodruff Tait

Rev. Dr. Marlon Tilghman, '22

Rev. Dr. Judith Tobias, '22

Rev. Dr. Adreania Tolliver, '21

Rev. Donald L. Trigg, '80

Rev. Clair R. Troutman*, '65

Clair, '61 and Lorraine Wagner †

Rev. Dr. Crystal Walker, '14

Ruqaiyah M. Ward

Ms. Yvette Weaver

Dr. Joan L. Wharton, '91 †

Rev. Mark L. Williams, '61

Rev. Leslie Castle Womack, '78

Rev. Robert E. Ziegler* and Mrs. Harriet L. Ziegler, '58

*deceased † given consecutively 5 years or more

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

Churches and Organizations

$100,000+

Christian Community Foundation of Memphis and the Mid-South, Memphis, TN

General Board of Higher Education & Ministry, Nashville, TN †

Manna Methodist Church, Seongnam-Si, South Korea

The Dayton Foundation, Dayton, OH †

The United Methodist Foundation of Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI †

$20,000-$99,999

BASIC Community Church, Seoul, South Korea

Cora Foundation, Inc., Bozeman, MT

Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Cincinnati, OH

National Christian Foundation Kentucky, Lexington, KY †

The Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Cincinnati, OH

$10,000-$19,999

Daejeon Mustard Seed Church, Daejeon, South Korea

Faithlife, Bellingham, WA

Hyde Park Community UMC, Cincinnati, OH

In Trust Center for Theological Schools, Wilmington, DE

St. Louis Community Foundation, St. Louis, MO

Sugar Land First United Methodist Church, Sugar Land, TX †

The Columbus Foundation, Columbus, OH †

The Foundation for Evangelism, Lake Junaluska, NC

The United Methodist Foundation of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA †

$5,000-$9,999

Arsenal Capital Partners, New York, NY Sisters of the Precious Blood, Dayton, OH †

The Heinrich Family Foundation, St Marys, OH

The Philadelphia Foundation, Philadelphia, PA

$2,500-$4,999

Carmel United Methodist Church, Carmel, IN

Coolidge Wall, Dayton, OH

Ephphtha Mission Evangelical Holiness Church, Seoul, South Korea

Grace United Methodist Church, Franklin, IN

Hong Sung Evangelical Holiness Church, Hong Sung, South Korea

Remodel Health, Indianapolis, IN

United Methodist Foundation of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA †

Wright-Patt Credit Union, Beavercreek, OH

$1,000-$2,499

Blue Grass Community Foundation, Lexington, KY

Clark Schaefer Hackett, Dayton, OH

First United Methodist Church of Mart, Mart, TX

Hope City House of Prayer, Columbus, OH

Leipsic UMC, Leipsic, OH

Metropolitan Baptist Church, Largo, MD

Saint Paul Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC †

The Cathedral of the Covenant Church, Columbus, OH

The New Salem Baptist Church, Columbus, OH

United Methodist Foundation of West Ohio, Worthington, OH

Unity Baptist Church of Columbus, Columbus, OH

USI Insurance Services, LLC, Virginia Beach, VA

Wespath, Glenview, IL

White Mountain Forensic Consulting Services, Bow, NH

$500–$999

Howard United Methodist Church, Woodrow, CO

Richfield UMC, Richfield, PA †

Simon Temple AME Zion Church, Fayetteville, NC

Teleco, Inc., Dayton, OH

The Schuylkill Area Community Foundation, Pottsville, PA

United Methodist Foundation of Indiana Inc., Fishers, IN

$250-$499

United Methodist Foundation of West Virginia, Inc., Charleston, WV †

$100-$249

Charagape Ministries, Inc., Los Angeles, CA

First Fil-Am Church of Greater Dayton, Kettering, OH

First United Methodist Church Johnstown, Johnstown, PA

Ozark Troy District SE, Dothan, AL

The United Methodist Stewardship Foundation, Camp Hill, PA

West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church, Worthington, OH †

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, 2021, through June 30, 2022. 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

The Rev. Dr. Robert G. Barnes, '59

Mrs. Nancy L. Barnes

Dr. Wayne E. Barr, '46

Rev. Marla Elifritz Brown, '86 and Len Brown

Dr. Irwin W. Batdorf

Rev. Luvisminda V. Reitman, '69

Rev. James M. Thompson, '74

Rev. Ellsworth A. Benedict, '47 and

Mamie A. Sals Bollman

Ms. Constance Cole

Rev. Lynn A. Bergman, '57

Mrs. Doris E. Bergman

Carmelina Bertolo

Pete and Mariuccia Bellini

Rev. Ronald L. Bickhart, '70

Mrs. Anna S. Bickhart

Rev. Dr. Charles Edward Booth, '90

Ruqaiyah M. Ward

Rev. Elmer E. Bosworth, '59

Marcia Bosworth Lafferre

Marty Ruch

Dr. Henry W. Brooks, '58

Rev. and Mrs. Harold M. Stockman, '67

Dr. Edwin D. Burtner

James, '77 and Billie, '77 Maynard

Rev. Robert Callihan, '57

Mrs. Eleanor Callihan

First United Methodist Church

Johnstown

Rev. George Campbell

Rev. and Mrs. Harold M. Stockman, '67

Rev. Randall O. Campbell, '44

Rev. and Mrs. Frank B. Garlathy, '70

Rev. J. Paul Ciampa, '58

First United Methodist Church

Johnstown

Rev. James D. Corbett, '66

Rev. Merrill A. Hassinger, '66

Rev. Michael L. Cover, '86

Rev. Michael W. Malone, '84

Bishop Wayne K. Clymer

Drs. C. M. Kempton Hewitt and Fawn D. Hewitt

Mrs. Elaine During

Rev. and Mrs. Harold M. Stockman, '67

Rev. Dr. Harry L. Eckels, '44, '72

Rev. Gary E. Pope-Sears, '80

Rev. Raymond D. Flessner, '61

Jodie R. Flessner, '94

Rev. Floyd Fought

Rev. and Mrs. Harold M. Stockman, '67

Dr. George W. Frey, '37

James, '77 and Billie, '77 Maynard

Rev. Jesse E. Fritz

Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Fritz, '18

Dr. and Mrs. M.S. Gordon, Sr.

Anonymous

The Rev. Dr. Joseph R. Graham, '53

Rev. and Mrs. Harold M. Stockman, '67

Mr. James W. Grap

Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Fritz, '18

Jerry M. Greene

Dr. L. Pamela Greene, '13

Dr. J. Paul Gruver Sr., '27

Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul Gruver Jr.

Louis H. Gunnemann

Dr. Jon Gunnemann

Dr. Prathia A. Hall

Dr. Edith Winters Kimbrough, '96

Arthur Heck (grandfather)

Natalie Heck-Carolus

Rev. Dennis D. Heffner, '73

Mrs. Dee Dee Heffner

Rev. Donald D. Hines '51

Dr. Ronald L., '70 and Lois E. Hines

Rev. Ralph C. Hines '46

Dr. Ronald L., '70 and Lois E. Hines

Rev. Howard B. Hines '46

Dr. Ronald L., '70 and Lois E. Hines

Rev. Dr. Jerry A. Jackson, '78, '00

Rev. Leslie Castle Womack, '78

Rev. Joseph E. James

Mrs. Mary R. James

Rev. Dr. Barry L. Johnson, '83

Rev. C. Archibald Hawkins, '79

Mrs. Dee Dee Heffner

William E. Hensley, '56

Bishop Hermann W. Kaebnick, '30 The Kaebnick Family

Dr. John, '45 and Marjorie Knecht

Rev. and Mrs. Larry M. Ray*, '69

Dr. John R. Knecht, '45

Rev. Michael W. Christian, '66

Drs. C. M. Kempton Hewitt and Fawn D. Hewitt

Delbert R. Krumm, '53

Mrs. Dee Dee Heffner

Rev. Thomas J. Lasley Sr.

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Lasley

Ok Kyung Lee

Rev. Dr. SueLee Jin, '10, '13

Rev. Barry L. Lewis, '65 Ron, '65 and Cathie Dietrich

Mrs. Doris Livingston

Robert and Barbara Livingston

Rev. Charles W. Loveless, '58

Rev. and Mrs. Harold M. Stockman, '67

Rev. Martha Deever Matteson, '87

Mervyn L. Matteson, '64

Dr. Kendall K. McCabe

Judith K. Dunlap Barr, '91

Rev. Marla Elifritz Brown, '86 and Len Brown

Rev. Marylyn H. Doyle, '86, '91, '97

Rev. Theodore C. Mefferd, '69

Mrs. Esther M. Mefferd

Rev. J. Robert Miller, '59

Mrs. Mary L. Miller

My wife, Wilma, who served with me 60 years in UM Churches

Pastor Marlin A. Miller, '64

Rev. Leon W. Mindt, '69 Esther Mindt

Rev. Albert R. Murdoch, '31

Dr. Arthur R. Murdoch

Rev. Allen C. Myers, '70

Mrs. Janice E. Myers

Dr. James D. Nelson, '59

Rev. James M. Thompson, '74

Rev. James E. Nuhfer, '64

Mrs. James E. Nuhfer

Rev. Elmer J. O’Brien

Rev. Carol B. Cooley, '85

David S. Morey Jr., '88

Betty A. O’Brien

Mrs Ibidunni Onabanjo

Anonymous

Rev. J. Michael Pearson, '74

Mrs. Bethyl A. Pearson

Mrs. Katharine Pellett

Rev. and Mrs. Harold M. Stockman, '67

Dr. Kenneth H. Pohly

John and Sharon, '86, '95 Beattie

Rev. Marla Elifritz Brown, '86 and Len Brown

Rev. Katharine, '91 and Mr. Richard Schaefer

Rev. Dr. Ed Zeiders, '73

Dr. Samuel DeWitt Proctor

Rev. Dr. Cozette R. Garrett, '01

The Rev. Dr. Jack Sullivan Jr., '93

Rev. Eugene E. Purdy, '61

Mrs. Eloise T. Purdy

Rev. Dr. William K. Quick

Rev. Dr. J. D. Landis, '87, '93

Lt. Col. Robert E. Rae

Mr. Denis Larrick

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

Rev. Michael Raymo, '80

Anonymous

Dr. Calvin H. Reber, '39

Chaplain and Mrs. Larry W. Biederman, '77

James, '77 and Billie, '77 Maynard

Rev. Dr. James B. Recob, '53

Rev. John E. McRoberts, '58

Rev. Dr. Carl W. Roberts

Philip A. Roberts, Trustee, Emeritus

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

Jo Aun Ross, mother

Dr. Vance P., '15 and Rev. Bridgette Ross

Mrs. Barbara M. Roush

Rev. Dean V. Roush, '60

Rev. William D. Schmeling, '58

Mrs. Sandra H. Schmeling

Dr. Arthur L. Schultz, '52

Mrs. Louise S. Schultz

Rev. Elmer A.R. Schultz, '44

First United Methodist Church Johnstown

Jonita Sears

Mr. Mike Sears

Fr. Mike Shank

Rev. Jerry D. Adinolfi, Jr., '96

Wendy Dietrich Shaw

Ron, '65 and Cathie Dietrich

Marilyn Shearer

Rev. Wilson A. Shearer, '54

Rev. Dr. Valerie Sissle-Simpson, '99, '15

Rev. Dr. Crystal Walker, '14

Mr. Horace E. Smith

Rev. Stephany Smith Sechrist

Rev. John F. Springer, '55

Mrs. Joann L. Springer

Mr. Ron C. Thie

Rev. and Mrs. Harold M. Stockman, '67

Dr. Richard Tholin

Mr. Martin Deppe

Sylvia D. Tilghman (mom)

Rev. Dr. Marlon Tilghman, '22

Reginald Timpson

Anonymous

Patsy Tucker, Marsha’s mother

Mr. Greg Hutchinson and Rev. Marsha Hutchinson

Rev. Harold A. Varce, '51

Mrs. Virginia R. Varce

Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker

Rev. Dr. Tony Curtis Henderson, '01

Rev. Dr. Quentin J. White, '97

Dr. Newell J. Wert, '50

Rev. and Mrs. R. Craig Miller, '76

Rev. James M. Thompson, '74

Great aunt Lida West, 1882 graduate, Missionary to Sierra Leone

Dr. Blake and Gere Wagner Sr.

Franklyn T. and Lucille T. Williams

Anonymous

Toby Woodyard

Rev. David L. Woodyard, '69

Bishop Joseph H. Yeakel, '52

Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul Gruver Jr.

Bishop Joseph, '52 and Mrs. Lois Yeakel

Rev. and Mrs. Harold M. Stockman, '67

Dr. Carl E. Young, '33

Mrs. Mary L. Miller

Rev. Russell H. Youngblood, '40

Dr. Lynn Youngblood

Mrs. Joan M. Zeiders

Rev. Dr. Ed Zeiders, '73

Mr. Richard A. Zimmerman

Ms. Hillary Marotta

Southern Illinois relations of Beecher City, IL United Brethren congregations over the generations

The Rev. Timothy J. Shaw

In Honor

Rev. Dr. Ida Andrews, '17

Rev. Mother Lutricia Wright Richardson, '17

Bishop George, '58, '76 and Carolyn Bashore

Mrs. Louise S. Schultz

Mr. Andrew Dorsett

Anonymous

Rev. Edwin J. Herald, '00

First United Methodist Church Johnstown

Rev. Kim Houff, '18

Anonymous

Dr. Harold A. Hudson, '03

Rev. Dr. Nathan M. Brown, '18

Rev. Dr. Maureen A. Collins, '09

Rev. Dr. Carl Solomon, '14

Harold Hudson Scholars Class of 2021

Rev. Dr. Jacques D. Denkins, '21

Rev. Dr. Carmen Knight, '21

Ms. Ntatu North, '18, '21

Rev. Dr. Kevin L. Sykes, '21

Dr. Justus Hunter

Rev. Dr. Cliff Wall, '20

Dr. Tyron Inbody, '65 Chaplain Gary D. Livesay, '80 and Ms. Valerie Vlahakis, '78

Dr. and Mrs. Tyron Inbody, '65

Rebekah Burch Basinger

Ms. Janice Kronour

Kirk and Anita Watkins

61st wedding anniversary of Melvin and Louise

Dr. Melvin, '90 and Mrs. Louise Lindberg

Dr. Kent Millard

Mr. and Mrs. Larry C. Franks

Mr. Brent Hartman and Mrs. Linda Hartman

Rev. Dr. Cindy Reynolds, '78

Dr. Shane Stanford

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Tarr

Jim and Jayne Thorne

Janna and John Urbahns

Mosaix House of Study

Pastor Chip Freed

Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr., '90

The Rev. Dr. Jack Sullivan Jr., '93

Andrew Sung Park, PhD

Judith Ann Sigmund, M.D., '03

Rev. Dr. Rosario Picardo, '14 and Mrs. Callie Picardo

Mrs. Betsy Bulleit and Mr. Tom Bulleit

Mrs. Callie Picardo

Diana, '18 and Scott McHenry

Rev. Gary Pope-Sears, '80

Anonymous

Mr. and Mrs. Horace E. Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Smith II

Rev. Floyd S. Sollenberger, Jr., '70

Rev. Dr. Arlys A. Mindt-Fogt, '96, '07

Rev. Harold, '67 and Mrs. Norma

Stockman

Ms. Caryn M. Dalton, '98, '01 Mike Miller, '17

Dr. Sang H. Suh

Anonymous

Dr. Richard Tholin

Mr. Martin Deppe

John A. Thomas

Rev. Dr. Frank A. Thomas

Dr. David Watson

Dr. Shane Stanford

Rev. Dr. Cliff Wall, '20

Jeanne Leohner Woodyard

Rev. David L. Woodyard, '69

Dr. G. Edwin Zeiders, '73

Michael J. Dawes, '08

Joe A. Lambright, Board member (2005)

Rev. Stephany Smith Sechrist

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Zimmerman

Anonymous

In gratefulness to God

Blanca N. Baker, '14

In honor of Completion of my DMin Program

Anonymous

In honor of God’s mission at United David and Laura Weber

In honor of Prophetic Activism: From the Cross to the Community

Rev. Dr. and Dr. Danny A. Everett, '20

In honor of the Class of 2021 Graduates

Beatrice Alghali, '21

In honor of Vietnam Initiative

Le Phuoc Thang, '16 and Mary Huynh, '16

United’s 150th Birthday

Rev. Dr. Stephan, '81 and Ms. Gail Angel

Keith A. Zimmerman

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.

Members

Rev. Robert E. Airhart and Mrs. Judy Buckle Airhart

Rev. and Mrs. 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*

Rev. and Mrs. Paul A.* Fulp

Mr. Walter Gildemeister and Mrs. Gisela Gildemeister

Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Mearle L. Griffith

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

Mrs. Vicki L. James and Mr. Rick L. James

Rev. Kevin A. Johnson

Rev. J. Paul Jones*

Ms. Winifred L. Kaebnick

Rev. and Mrs. Paul W. Kauffman*

Rev. and Mrs. Dennis R. Keller

Rev. and Mrs. Charles W. Keller Jr.

Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Keyworth

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Knecht

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

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

Lt. Col. 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

Dr. and Mrs. Ted L. Sauter

Rev. Katharine Schaefer and Mr. Richard L. Schaefer

Rev. and Mrs. David E. Schar

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. Max L. Smith

Rev. Harvey B. Smith

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.* and Mrs. Leon A. Whitney II

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

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

Board of Trustees

OFFICERS

BOARD MEMBERS

Rev. Michael A. Beck Pastor, Wildwood UMC; Cultivator of Fresh Expressions, Florida Conference of The UMC Wildwood, FL

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. Dr. Cynthia D. Davis, '05 Retired Elder, Memphis Conference of The UMC Memphis, TN

Rev. Warren “Chip” Freed, Jr. Lead Pastor, Garfield Memorial Church Pepper Pike, OH

Dr. Jeffrey E. Greenway Lead Pastor, Reynoldsburg UMC Reynoldsburg, OH

Dr. Marion Hayes, MDiv '15, DMin '18 Senior Managing Director, Arsenal Capital Partners New York, NY

Dr. James W. Holsinger, Jr. Retired, University of Kentucky College of Public Health Lexington, KY

Mrs. Kirsten D. King Retired, FedEx Global Planning and 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 Emeritus of The Global Methodist Church Martinsburg, WV

Rev. Dr. Sir Walter Lee Mack, Jr., '97 Senior Pastor, Union Baptist Church Winston-Salem, NC

Rev. William M. Nicholas Retired Senior Pastor, Sugar Land UMC Sugar Land, TX

Rev. Dr. Jorge L. Ochoa † Director of Hispanic/Latino Movement, Northwest Annual Conference of The UMC Lubbock, 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

Rev. Dr. Ted L. Sauter, '72 Retired Elder, Florida Conference of The UMC Marietta, GA

Rev. Dr. Robert C. Scott, '97 Senior Pastor, St. Paul Baptist Church Charlotte, NC

Rev. Dr. Michael B. Slaughter, '90 Retired Elder, West Ohio Conference of The UMC Cincinnati, OH

Rev. Harvey B. Smith, '58 Retired Elder, West Ohio Conference of The UMC Centerville, OH

Mr. Steven R. Smith † Retired Tontitown, AR

Dr. Cinda Swan, '13 Retired Faculty, Lindsey Wilson College Campbellsville, KY

Mr. James S. Tharp Retired, The Shelly Company Cincinnati, OH

Rev. Andrew C. Thompson Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church Springdale, AR

Mrs. Sarah Walters-Maher Data Management Director, Innovative Financial Group, Inc. Englewood, OH

Bishop Mark J. Webb † Bishop, Upper New York Episcopal Area Liverpool, NY

† United welcomed three new trustees during the past academic year. Thanks to our new trustees and to all of our trustees for their service to United.

Mr. James S. Tharp Chair

Dr. James W. Holsinger, Jr. First Vice Chair

Dr. Cinda Swan, '13 Second Vice Chair

New Trustees at United

United welcomed three new trustees during the past academic year. Thanks to our new trustees and to all of our trustees for their service to United.

Life and Honorary Trustees

Mr. Donald F. Aldrich

Mr. E. Lynn App

Bishop George W. Bashore

Rev. David S. Bell

Dr. Charles S. Brown

Rev. Marla Elifritz Brown

Mrs. Ruth A. Daugherty

Dr. James K. Davis

Mr. James A. Dyer

Rev. H. Stanley Eichenauer

Mrs. Mary Kay Feller

Mr. L. Craig Fulmer*

Mr. James R. Heinrich

Rev. Dr. Byoung Sam Kim

Mr. Geoffrey R. Lorenz

Mr. William T. Maddock

Mr. John E. Moore

Rev. Gary L. Olin

Rev. Saranne Nelson-Olin

Ms. Karen H. Painter

Mrs. Marjorie H. Putman

Rev. Christopher S. Roberts

Corporate/Administrative Officers

Kent Millard President

David Watson

Senior Vice President, Academic Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Callie Picardo Vice President for Development

Steven Swallow

Vice President for Finance and Administration, Board Treasurer

Dr. Philip A. Roberts

Mr. Richard M. Roediger

Mr. Charles E. Smith II

Rev. Harold M. Stockman

Mrs. Norma K. Stockman

Mr. Ron C. Thie*

Mr. Leon A. Whitney II*

Mr. Richard A. Zimmerman*

Mrs. Nancy C. Zimmerman

*deceased

Bridget Weatherspoon

Vice President for Enrollment

Destini Edmond

Executive Assistant to The President, Board Secretary

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

Rev. Dr. Jorge L. Ochoa Northwest Annual Conference of the UMC Lubbock, TX

Mr. Steven R. Smith Retired Tontitown, AR

Bishop Mark J. Webb Bishop, Upper New York Episcopal Area Liverpool, NY

“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”

John 1:5

Merry Christmas from the faculty, staff and students of United Theological Seminary