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SUMMER 2025
Her Caring Heart: Jerilynn Blackstone
By Clyde Derrick
SFTS is deeply grateful for many supporters in the community outside its alumni who recognize the importance and lasting impact of the Seminary’s work.
Former Trustee Jerilynn Blackstone surely stands among the most dedicated of SFTS’ community volunteers and donors and could be the most unique. Rev. Dr. Barbara Rowe ’92, ’04, worked closely with Jerilynn while Rev. Rowe was Associate Pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Tiburon, California, near SFTS. There, in the later decades of her life, Jerilynn served as the church’s Treasurer, Finance Commission Chair, and Personnel Committee Chair.
Rev. Rowe remembers that in the late 1990s, Jerilynn decided to help a family of nine who were refugees from Kosovo and were having a difficult time without reliable transportation. Jerilynn not only gave them her silver gray Audi, but she also taught them to drive it. In an even bolder move, which delighted Rev. Rowe as “completely out of character,” the normally serious and private Jerilynn replaced the classy Audi for her own uses with a red Mazda Miata convertible. Rev. Rowe joked with her that if Jerilynn ever decided to sell the car, Rev. Rowe would like to buy it. Two years later, Jerilynn informed Rev. Rowe that she could purchase the car, which Rev. Rowe still drives.
Class notes
Class Notes reflect submissions from Sept. 30, 2024 to Mar. 25, 2025* 1960s
Marilyn “Casey” Wells ’65 has moved to Kendal at Oberlin in Ohio, living independently in a Continuing Care Community.
Loren M. Scribner ’66 ’85 was ordained in the First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo, with the service led by Rev. Dr. Henry Kuizenga. While serving as pastor of the Kirk of our Savior in Westland, MI, he earned his Master of Theology from Valparaiso University. He then earned his D.Min. from SFTS while pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Sturgis, MI. Loren was next called to be the teaching chaplain at Schreiner University from 1988 to his retirement in
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Jim Powell, Jerilynn’s brother, offers some background on this fascinating friend of SFTS. He recalls that his sister majored in Russian linguistics in college, as languages were her passion. When she realized post-graduation that she would have trouble translating that passion into a career, she took courses in accounting and became a CPA. After working for Price Waterhouse and Siedman, Jerilyn opened her own accounting office and became quite successful. Her dedicated professionalism enabled her to guide and counsel nonprofit organizations like SFTS and Westminster, as well as other nonprofits in the Bay area, as well as friends and friends of friends who benefitted from her expertise.
“Jeri couldn’t sit still,” Mr. Powell says affectionately. “She was always active, not only in what she knew, but in seeking out new knowledge.” Mr. Powell worked in computers, and his sister quizzed him thoroughly on how they might benefit her own work. Mr. Powell adds that Jerilynn was able to return to her first passion and “took a course at SFTS in Greek so she could read the New Testament in its original language.”
As well as guiding and strengthening other nonprofits in the Bay area, Jerilynn gave countless hours—indeed, years—to SFTS as a Trustee. As detailed in her published obituary, “In addition to the numerous task forces, search committees, and special projects she worked on, Jerilynn led virtually all of the Board’s financial committees and assisted in leadership transitions.”
Given her longstanding dedication to SFTS and Westminster Church, it is both moving and fitting that she designated an estate gift to be shared by these organizations upon her passing. SFTS is honored to have received her generous support, and will apply it in ways that would mean the most to Jerilynn. If there is one thing for us to carry on from Jerilyn, Bethany Nelson ’21, current Associate Pastor at Westminster Church, encourages us to always remember “her caring heart.”
2003. Loren has since taught at Marygrove College, Henry Ford College, and University of Detroit Mercy in the Detroit area. He continues to teach theology and Bible courses at the Grosse Ile P.C., where he worships. Loren also serves on the Commission on Preparation for Ministry of the Detroit Presbytery. John Langfitt ’67 lives in Encino, California. Retired from the Presbyterian Foundation, he chaired the PJC of the Synod of Southern California and Hawaii for two terms. Currently a member of San Fernando Presbytery, he served on its Personnel Committee. He shares the life and ministry of Westwood Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles), where late wife Sandy was an active Elder and they sang in the choir. Tom Owen-Towle ’67 shares that his wife of 50 years, Carolyn Sheets Owen-Towle, died in 2023. He will be getting remarried this spring to Loretta Wurgel Solsbery. On another front, Tom will be publishing
a book later this year titled Living with Purpose and Integrity: A Fresh Perspective on the Ten Commandments. He sends cheers and blessings to all.
Susan Ragland ’67 is now living in New Jersey, where she is president of Animal Rescue Force, a dog and cat rescue. Susan worked as a union rep for the American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees for 22 years.
1970s
Dr. Libby Hovey Boatwright ’72 moved recently to Cupertino, California. She did two mission trips to Peru and San Vicente, Mexico, last year and was just elected moderator for her Presbytery for 2025. She hopes to welcome her fourth grandchild at the end of February. She prays that we are enjoying life, with so many blessings to be grateful for.
Susan Rump Steinbach ’72 edited an anthology of inspired writings by lay leaders at the Unitarian Universalist Church titled The Outline of Our Souls: UU Church of Davis Worship Associate Reflections This collection springs joyfully from an intentional mentoring process in shared ministry that parish minister Rev. Beth Banks (retired) fostered in the Davis congregation for over 20 years.
Rev. Dr. Vernon Bittner ’73 has a new book, Amazing Grace: A Journey of Self-Discovery, from Wipf and Stock Publishers, including reflection questions for personal self-discovery.
Dale Christensen ’73, living in Richmond, Virginia, has retired from a career in addictions treatment and a directorship of hospital treatment unit. This career was fostered by seminary counseling courses and a year of CPE in Berkeley. He is married and is happy to live near two adult children in Washington, D.C.
Judith Donaldson ’73 reports that her first call was Swan Valley, Idaho, the second Hollister, Idaho, then to Owyhee, Nevada on a Native American reservation. She began serving in United Methodist Churches as they were part of a three-point parish including Lamoille, Wells, and Carlin, Nevada, followed by Battle Mountain, Nevada. Judith received a master’s in counseling in 2001 and cared for her mother from 2001-2003. She is now serving Carlin and Elko United Methodist Churches. Judith recently married after the death of her husband in 2010. She is 80 years old, having permission to work outside the bounds of Nevada Presbytery. Her husband is 62 and a good partner in ministry. Their current efforts include establishing a food pantry in Carlin, Nevada.
Steve Knowles ’75 ’83 just retired a couple of years ago after 45+ years of ministry in seven churches across the western U.S. Steve and wife Florence spend part of the year in Santa Barbara, California, and the other portion of the year in Florence, Oregon. Marvin W. Acklin ’76 graduated from SFTS, went to Vanderbilt University Department of Religion, and completed his Ph.D. in clinical psychology in Atlanta in 1984. He was an assistant professor of psychology at Loyola University of Chicago after his internship at Northwestern University Medical School. Moving to Hawaii in 1988, he was Director of Training at Queen’s Medical Center, then went into full-time independent practice in clinical and forensic psychology. While continuing a fulltime practice, Acklin is director of the Rorschach Historiography Research Group and has published over 80 articles and chapters in clinical and forensic psychology.
Stephen Simmons ’77 and Cynthia Leslie Simmons ’77 are enjoying an active retirement after serving churches in Oregon, Illinois, and Pennsylvania, although Steve earned his Ph.D. at University of Chicago and finished his career as theology professor at the Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Currently, Steve serves as an editor for the International Journal of Practical Theology and is the co-author of a book that examined the spiritual lives of 200+ young adults outside the church. Cindy serves as President of the Bethlehem Interfaith Group, which comprises 24 Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and Bahá’i congregations and organizations.
Jim Burklo ’79 serves as Executive Director of ProgressiveChristiansUniting.org and ZOE: Progressive Christian Life on Campus, a network of progressive campus ministries. He retired in 2022 after 14 years as Senior Associate Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life at University of Southern California. He now serves part-time as the pastor of
the United Church of Christ in Simi Valley, California. His latest and seventh book, TENDERLY CALLING: An Invitation to the Way of Jesus, is about progressive Christianity. His weekly blog on progressive faith, “musings”, has a global reach. He and wife Roberta live in Ojai, California and have three children and five grandkids.
1980s
Kent Philpott ’80 attended SFTS while pastor of Church of the Open Door in San Rafael. Kent then served as assistant pastor of Corte Madera Community Church from 1982-85, and became pastor at Miller Avenue Baptist Church of Mill Valley, where he is still pastor. In the early 1970s Kent began the Earthen Vessel Media publishing company, and most of his books are available through Amazon.com. Kent is currently working on Outside-Inside-Outside, which offers steps to getting out and staying out of prison, inspired by his 32 years volunteering in cell-to-cell ministry, and as a baseball and football coach at San Quentin prison. Kent’s work also includes TV shows, including The Bible Study ; Why We Are Christians; and The ____ and the Pastor, focusing on non-Biblical forms of spirituality.
Tom Murray ’82 just completed publishing a series of books entitled The Draken Saga, which includes Book One: The Summoning and the Scrolls; Book Two: The Scourge; Book Three: Invasion; Book Four: War in Xultan; and Book Five: The Jurrick. This series is similar in genre to Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series. Malcolm McQueen ’83 ’93 retired in February 2024, serving nearly 41 years in ordained ministry. Over these years his calls included Assistant/Associate Pastor at Fletcher Hills Presbyterian Church (El Cajon, California, 1983 – 1989); Pastor at Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church (Cortez, Colorado, 1990 – 1995); Pastor at John Calvin Presbyterian Church (San Antonio, Texas,1996 – 2014) and Pastor/Sr. Pastor at The Church at Horseshoe Bay (Horseshoe Bay, TX, 2015 – 2024). In the months since retirement, the McQueens have been 5th Wheeling their way through Colorado, Utah, and California, visiting family and friends while also living into the phrase: “Retired – Under New Management (see grandkids for details).”
Robert J. Thomas ’83 shares that his last retirement was from the Northern California Health Care System (NCHCS) VA Sacramento in 2021. He was blessed to become a Board Certified Chaplain in 2014, and served as the Chief Chaplain at VA Reno, and Clinical Chaplain at Northern California Health Care System. Since retirement he has written The Letter I Never Sent: A Memoir of Resilience, and Seasons of the Heart, a poetry collection published by World Stage Press. He was blessed to pastor four churches, served as a chaplain with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for 20 years, and subsequently served 22 years as a Protestant Chaplain with the U.S. Navy, retiring as a Commander. Robert may be contacted at rjtprays@gmail.com.
Joey Lee ’85 retired in January 2024 after 38 years of pastoral and mid-council ministry. He first served as Associate Pastor for English Ministry at First Chinese Presbyterian Church of New York City (1986-1991), then was the organizing pastor for the South Bay Asian American Presbyterian New Church Development in San Jose, California (1991-1996). He served as Associate Executive Presbyter for the Presbytery of San Jose (1996-2017) before being called to serve as Executive Presbyter (2018-2023). He now serves on the Board of Directors for SFTS, the Board of Pensions of the PCUSA, and mostly recently Watsonville Public House, an affiliated nonprofit of the Presbytery of San Jose.
Stephen Moon ’02 and Grace have been together for 40 years.
John Hasenjaeger ’86, HR, lives in Portland, Oregon, with wife Sharon and their three offspring and families nearby. John and Sharon regard it as a major achievement in life that all the family households still seem to like one another. John is involved with Westminster Presbyterian and continues to enjoy choral singing in two choirs (down from three). John is a regular Senior Auditor at Portland State University, focusing on language study, starting with Classical Greek, then Latin, and German. Spanish is next. John is usually seen riding his e-bike around the city several times a week, enjoying his favorite taquerias.
Theodore Louis Trost ’88 ’89 has been a professor of religious studies at University of Alabama for 27 years. During that time, he pursued visiting sabbatical fellowships with his family at Carlton University in Canada, Leeds University in England, and Edinburgh University in Scotland. While at Edinburgh, Ted published the chapbook Enduring Violence in America concerning, in part, the hymns sung by Christian partisans before and during the Epiphany Uprising in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021. He also wrote the book chapter “The Gospel of the Unnamed and the Subversion of Greatness” in the edited volume Essays on Decoloniality, Volume 1 (2024). His partner of 30 years, Catherine Roach, will continue as Distinguished University Professor in the New College at Alabama after he retires this August.
Richard “Ric” Cavnes Neese ’89 completed his graduate degree at SFTS while serving as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Holdrege, Nebraska. Returning to the Pacific coast, he served for 15 years as pastor of Chapel by the Sea PC (1997-2012) in Lincoln City, Oregon, and later as interim pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Newport, Oregon. He’s serving as president of the Oregon Coast Learning Institute and occasional pulpit supply at several central Oregon coast congregations. He and wife Nancy have celebrated 56 wedding anniversaries and enjoy two daughters and three grandsons.
1990s
Janice M. Lamott Adams ’91 and Samuel B. Adams ’91 are honorably retired and living at the Good Samaritan Village in Loveland, Colorado.
Steven Marsh ’91 retired as a Presbyterian Church (USA) Minister of Word and Sacrament on Dec. 31, 2023, after serving 9+ years at Geneva Presbyterian Church of Laguna Woods, California as Pastor/ Head of Staff. Steve and wife Janet have returned to Kansas, where Steven first came in 1997 as Assistant Professor of Religious and Philosophical Studies, Chair of the Department, and Dean of the Chapel and Spiritual Formation at Sterling College. He began serving as Interim Pastor at Grace Presbyterian Church in Wichita, Kansas on Jan. 15, 2024. In addition to his M.Div from Fuller Theological Seminary (‘82), one year at Princeton Theological Seminary (1981-1982), and his D.Min. from SFTS (‘91), Steve completed his MPhil at University of St Andrews (St Mary’s College, 2002).
Barbara D. Rowe ’92 ’04 retired in 2013 from 21 years as Associate Pastor of Westminster
*Only if the notification date was between Oct. 1, 2024 and Feb. 15, 2025*
Sam Codington ’23 has accepted a call to McGregor Presbyterian Church.
Presbyterian Church in Tiburon, California. She is now loving the life of retirement, volunteering in many ways, especially to help immigrants and to get wise, social justice people elected to public office.
Sahara V. Chea ’93 was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and as a child, survived the Killing Fields of 1975-79. After learning English in a United Nationssponsored refugee camp (1980-83), he attended high schools in Houston, Texas, and Bakersfield, California, graduating in 1987. He received his B.A. from CSU Bakersfield ’92; M.Div from SFTS ’93; D.Min. from Fuller Theological Seminary ’05; and Ph.D. from Newburgh Theological Seminary ’21. Ordained as a pastor in 1996, he initiated meaningful community programs such as the Gang Prevention Ministry Outreach in Kern County, California. Chea is pastor at NWBC, First Cambodian Baptist Church in Tacoma, Washington, and chaplain with Tacoma Fire Department.
Jung Il Park ’93 is an M.Div graduate (The 122nd), Matin Dwell Kneeland Preaching Prize winner. He was awarded a Lilly Endowments grant in 2005 and attended the Intensive Course in Theology at Oxford University, and traveled throughout Europe for 45 days. He served churches in Illinois and Washington. He retired and now lives in Orange County, California with his wife of 52 years.
Chuck Booker ’94 just celebrated 30 years of pastoral ordination and will complete 16 years as Pastor of Bethesda (Maryland) Presbyterian Church in June. In his calling, he cites often the work and example of SFTS biblical studies profs Chaney, Coote, Wire, and Waetjen, as well as the late, great Bishop Leontine T.C. Kelly of GTU, who taught him the meaning of preaching. Since 2012, Booker’s church hosted Twelve Step clubhouse with 40 weekly meetings serving 100 persons daily.
Bob Gram ’96 recently published his two-volume novel Apocalypses Vols. 1&2. It interweaves the eschatological hopes of the 2nd-century Montanist movement with millenarian expectation attached to the Civil War battle of Fredericksburg. Kirkus Reviews praised the novel, noting that it “is an engrossing and measured novel of wartime.”
Joanne Whitt ’97 ’07 ’19 retired in 2019 as the pastor/head of staff of First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo. Since then, she served in two interim pastor positions. She has been the adjunct professor of preaching at SFTS since 2023. She publishes a nearly-weekly blog, “Solvitur Ambulando,” most often discussing one of the lectionary biblical texts. She is a credentialed spiritual director.
Cornelia Cyss-Carter ’98 ’02 retired from full-time ministry in September 2021, after last serving the congregations of Two Rock and Tomales in Sonoma and Marin counties for more than 15 years. Since July 2022, she has been the half-time pastor at Kenwood Community Church, a UCC congregation in the Sonoma Valley.
2000s
Maricarmen Campos Castro ’00, daughter of an immigrant Hispanic family, was born in Santos, SP, Brazil. She was ordained as Minister of the Word and Sacraments at Presbytery of the Pacific in 2002.
She has worked as a teacher, pastor, and hospital and hospice chaplain. She has been a member of the Presbytery of Des Moines, Iowa, since 2017. Maricarmen lives with her family in Waukee, Iowa, and retired in 2024. She completed her Certification of Mindfulness Mentor in 2025 and teaches and practices mindfulness remotely. She can be reached at maricarmenc24@gmail.com.
Tom Harris ’00, after 17 years serving Govans Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, Maryland, accepted a call to First Presbyterian Church Palo Alto in early 2024. Wife Sasha is now working at Stanford Children’s Hospital as Program Manager for Vascular Access.
Stephen Moon ’02 earned his D.Min. degree from Berkeley School of Theology in 2013 and founded Intercultural Mosaics in 2013, creating a vibrant worshiping community that engages Millennials and Gen Z. It serves 3,150 registered participants, 300 active members, and a digital reach exceeding 50,000. Rooted in radical hospitality and a Third Culture identity, Mosaics has been sponsored by Davis Community Church, with support from the Presbytery of North Central California (NCCP) and the 1001 New Worshiping Communities initiative. Within the presbytery, Stephen has held key leadership roles, including Chair of the Nominating Committee. He currently serves as a Member-At-Large of the NCCP Council and a Synod Commissioner. Stephen and Grace have been together for 40 years, cherishing their journey as proud parents of their accomplished children, Eugene and Erica.
Joseph Dai Nguyen ’02 currently resides in the southern part of Atlanta, Georgia. In 2021, Joseph earned his D.Min. degree from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. He now serves as the Director of Christian Education for the Vietnamese District of the Christian & Missionary Alliance (C&MA) while also leading as the senior pastor of Morrow Vietnamese Alliance Church. Wife Katherine (Hoaithuong) is in her final year of the Doctor of Pharmacy program at Mercer University, diligently working toward completing her degree. Their children Ferrina will enter 8th grade, and Franklin will begin 6th grade at Eagles Landing Christian School in Stockbridge, Georgia. Exciting times are ahead! Jean Boal ’06 retired in 2015 from six years of church ministry in Weaverville, California, due to the onset of Alzheimer’s with Vascular dementia. Her husband, Jeff Boal, continues to care for her along with a daytime caregiver on weekdays. Jean is still ministering to others, strangers, or friends, with smiles from her lips and eyes. Her heart is the same, but her memory is disappearing.
Bev Brewster ’08 is now honorably retired after 12 years as Pastor of Sleepy Hollow Presbyterian Church in San Anselmo. Bev enjoys teaching bilingual yoga and dance to San Rafael elementary school students. She serves on the Executive Council of the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, and as Advisor for Faith and Community Engagement to the National Religious Campaign against Torture, working to end solitary confinement.
2010s
Elizabeth Campbell-Maleke ’11 and Raymond Maleke ’11 say hello from Williamstown, West Virginia where they live with children Caleb and Daniel. This August will mark Elizabeth’s 14th year serving in the community, where she pastors both First Presbyterian Church of Williamstown and Waverly-Bethel Presbyterian. She has been grateful to stay connected with other SFTS alums (Hi Alison Hendley!) and even connected recently with a few of her previous youth group members from Alameda, California in their 20s and 30s. She serves as synod commissioner for the West Virginia Presbytery, continues to learn and develop skills in supporting the needs of those diagnosed with autism at younger ages, and enjoys hiking and traveling with her family.
Alana Ackerson ’13 ’17 is the bestselling author of Creative Humans: How Technology is Transforming Human Nature and Future Possibilities, a book based on her doctoral dissertation and her career as an entrepreneur and investor in Silicon Valley. She continues to work at the intersection of technology and human creativity, advising and investing in frontier innovations.
Stephanie Ryder ’14 is grateful to be serving in her 12th year at Redwoods Presbyterian Church in Larkspur, California. Starting as an intern and music director at Redwoods in 2013, Stephanie was ordained in 2014 as the pastoral associate. She became pastor in 2016. She is grateful to the professors, staff, and students at SFTS who helped lead and guide her!
2020s
Sam Codington ’23, after serving a church in San Diego for six years, has accepted a call to McGregor Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina, where he will join the church in actively engaging issues of food insecurity, homelessness, and Earth care. Codington’s forthcoming book, Searching for Speech: Preaching in the Ruins of the Anthropocene (Cascade 2025), explores preaching and environmental catastrophe, raising the question, “What can preachers possibly say in the face of such manifold devastations?” The book includes sermons, historically situated theological reflections, and discussion questions. Codington continues to be profoundly grateful for the learning environment and witness of SFTS.
Passings
Passings reflect deaths Feb. 1, 2024 to Feb. 15, 2025*
Richard Klein ’53, Feb. 3, 2025.
Mark Duntley ’55, May 10, 2024. Family members include son Mark Duntley ’80.
James E. Zeek, Dec. 22, 2024.
James Martin ’65, Sept. 15, 2024.
John Moyer ’66, Nov. 27, 2024.
Jim Burklo ’79 serves part-time as the pastor of the United Church of Christ.
Richard “Ric” Cavnes Neese ’89 at the baptism of their youngest grandson.
Robert J. Thomas ’83 served 22 years as a Chaplain with the U.S. Navy.
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Leading with Grace: Bud and Lenore Frimoth’s Legacy
By Sarah Armes Harwood and Clyde Derrick
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or Reverends Lenore Frimoth and Elmer R. “Bud” Frimoth ’54, ministry was a lifelong calling. As students at SFTS, they met, fell in love, and began a journey of service that would take them across Kansas, California, and Oregon. Their faith was not just a profession but a way of life, shaping communities and inspiring those they encountered. Today, their legacy lives on at SFTS through an endowed fund that will continue supporting students and meaningful ministry experiences for generations to come.
After Lenore’s passing, Bud honored her memory by establishing a scholarship fund to assist SFTS students in their theological education. When Bud passed in 2023, his name was added to the fund, ensuring that both he and Lenore would be remembered together through the Bud and Lenore Frimoth Endowed Fund. The fund’s annual payout provides ongoing support to SFTS students, reflecting the Frimoths’ lifelong commitment to helping others.
Their daughter, Margaret Frimoth ’89, along with her siblings Todd and Christen, wanted to ensure the fund would have the greatest possible impact. As SFTS leaders explored how best to honor the Frimoths’ legacy, they uncovered a distinctive aspect of their
ministry: clown ministry. For over 30 years, Bud and Lenore used clowning as a powerful tool for connection, employing humor and therapeutic listening to engage with individuals in unconventional and deeply meaningful ways.
SFTS Dean Laurie Garrett-Cobbina also saw an opportunity to use the endowed fund to support programs that reflect the Frimoths’ spirit of ministry. Each fall, SFTS students embark on excursions to explore the culturally rich San Francisco Bay Area, an experience that broadens their understanding of diverse communities and ministries.
Margaret embraced these ideas, suggesting that the fund could support clown ministry, student excursions, or scholarships, leaving the final decision in the dean’s hands each year.
Through the Bud and Lenore Frimoth Endowed Fund, their compassion and creativity in ministry will continue to shape future generations of faith leaders. As one blessing ascribed to Bud states, “May grace continue to be your leading motive.” Their legacy is not just remembered—it is actively shaping the future of theological education.
If you would like more information about how an estate gift can benefit SFTS, please contact U of R’s Executive Director of Development – Woodbury and SFTS, Sharon Townsend at sharon.townsend@woodbury.edu.