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estminster Seminary California’s Thirty-Ninth Annual Commencement exercises took place on Saturday, May 30th, at 10am. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and closure of campus on March 14, 2020, this event was changed to a virtual format. While we were disappointed to be unable to celebrate this significant milestone for the class of 2020 in person and send off these graduates in the ordinary fashion, we were thankful that many friends, family, and fellow-students were able to celebrate with us online. WSC President Joel E. Kim provided a charge to the graduates from Romans 5:1-5, titled “Ministry of Hope.” The service also included prayers of thanksgiving and dedication from the faculty and the conferral of degrees with photos of the graduates on the screen so each was appropriately recognized. A video/ slideshow with senior reflections and photos followed the commencement service.
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Thirty-three master’s degrees were awarded, including 21 Master of Divinity (M.Div.) and 12 Master of Arts (M.A.). Please join WSC in praying for these men and women as they go forth to serve as pastors, teachers, missionaries, scholars, and leaders, joining more than 1,200 WSC alumni who are using their theological education to glorify Christ, promote his gospel, and serve his church across the United States and in more than 30 countries throughout the world. The 2020 graduates have been invited to return to Westminster Seminary California in May of 2021 for a class reunion and participation in next year’s commencement exercises. Video from the commencement service and personal reflections from six of the graduates is available online at wscal.edu/commencement-2020
BRIAN WHITE | M.Div.
CALEB FRENS | M.Div.
PHILIP SUH | M.Div.
“Every one of the professors has poured into me, not just as a mentor...but also as a friend and a brother in Christ in ways that I will carry with me for the rest of my life.”
“What a wonderful goodbye it is knowing the Gospel goes out with such as these.”
“These recent days remind us that we live in uncertain times, but, my brothers and sisters, we testify to an absolutely certain message.” UPDATE | FALL2020
