“The Yale experience is fundamentally changed by a student’s observance of Islam, but influence also flows the opposite direction,” reported Kelsey Dallas ’14 M.A.R. for Washington Post’s On Faith blog. “Being at Yale alters Muslim students’ relationship to their religion, at the very least by exposing them to an academic environment that resists spiritual reasoning.” Online 6/17/14.
Kenyon Adams (‘15 M.A.R.) performed at the Kennedy Center as part of the The U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts.
On July 3, 2014 Howard C. Benson ‘53 S.T.M. passed away surrounded by family members. He served the U.S. Army in World War II and was an ordained United Methodist minister in northern Illinois for more than 60 year. Online on Meaningful Funerals.
The North American Interfaith Network has named Esther Boyd ‘13 M.A.R. and Wendy Webber ‘13 M.A.R. as two of their Young Adult Scholars, recognized for their interfaith work. Online on Detroit Interfaith Council.
Anthony Campbell ‘95 B.A. ‘09 M.Div. will take over the position of assistant chief of administration for the New Haven police. Online for the New Haven Register, July 1, 2014.
“Congress is alive because it belongs to the American people, not big money and Super PACs,” preached Derick Dailey ’14 M.A.R. at the opening of the 2014 Bread for the World National Gathering. “And the Church is definitely alive because it belongs to a risen Savior.” Online on Bread.org, June 9.
Verna M. Ehret ‘93 M.A.R. was awarded tenure as an associate professor of religious studies at Mercyhurst University. Online on GoErie.com
Richard Gelwick ‘56 B.D. of Harpwell died Sunday, June 29, in Harpswell. He was a professor, a social activist, a community organizer, and an ordained minister. Online on The Sun Journal (ME), July 4.
Randy Goldson ’15 M.A.R. was the 2014 speaker for Graduates Day at St. Luke’s Church of New Haven.
Tim Hare ’98 M.Div. has been called at the 41st permanent minister of Trumbull (CT) Congregational Church UCC. Online on the Trumbull (CT) Times, June 19
Harold H. Hogg ‘51 Div. 86, of Naples, FL, went to be with his Lord on June 3, 2014 after a brief illness. He was the husband of Ruth (Haigh) Hogg for 64 years. Online on Legacy.com 6/8/14.
A memorial service was held on June 28 for William (Bill) Wayne Jones ’58 M.Div. He was the husband of more than fifty years of Beulah Kessop ’58 M.A. Online in the Herald Sun (NC), June 22.
“The Fig Tree website has endless numbers of stories of people acting out of their faith, people in all walks of life,” said Lorna Kropp ‘68 M.A.R. who is webmaster at The Fig Tree.
Justin List ‘04 M.A.R. has recieved a 2014 Presidential Scholarship from the Academy Health Institute on Advocacy and Public Policy. He is a general internist and Robert Wood Johnson/VA Clinical Scholar at the University of Michigan/Ann Arbor VA. Online on AcademyHealth.org
The Office of the Bishop Diocese of Northern California has announced that the Andrea McMillin ‘94 M.Div. will be joining its staff as the new Canon to the Ordinary beginning September 1, 2014. Online on the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia.
The Christ Church (Needham, MA) Vestry and Search Committee named Nicholas M. Morris-Kliment ‘85 B.A. ‘01 M.Div. as their ninth rectory. Online on ccneedham.org, July 8.
Michael O’Loughlin ‘09 M.A.R. has been hired as national reporter for a new website on Catholicism sponsored by the Boston Globe. Online on Boston Globe Media PR, July 8.
Riess Potterveld ’69 B.D. has been named the next president of the Graduate Theological Union. ” Online on GTU.edu, July 1.
“The metaphor of hospitality is actually problematic,” wrote Whitney Rice ’08 M.Div. in a blog post for Young Clergywomen. “Why? Because it places the church in a position of power. When we use language of hospitality and welcoming people in, we’re implying that we’ve got it all figured out, that we’re on the inside and they’re on the outside.” Online, July 10.
The Pastoral Search Committee at the Woodmont United Church of Christ (CT) has named Care Goodstal Spinks ‘99 M.Div. as candidate for acting pastor. Online in the Milford (CT) Mirror, June 19.
Charles R. Springer ‘58 S.T.M. a retired Lutheran (ELCA) pastor, died Friday, June 13, 2014, at Alamance Regional Medical Center after several years of declining health. Online on Legacy.com, June 18.
Bob (Robert E.) Stebbins ‘56 B.D. died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at the Hospice Compassionate Care Center in Richmond. Online on Richmond (KY) Register, June 18.
Dave Strohmaier ‘95 M.A.R. is a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 92 of the Montana House of Representatives. Strohmaier has served as a Missoula city councilman. Online on Ballotpedia.
“Helping is easy,” Alida Ward ‘89 M.Div. told the Fairfield (CT) Sun in a story recognizing her for 25 years of service to Greenfield Hill Congregational Church. “Being in need is a lot harder.” Online, June 6.