A conversation with Dr. Edward LeRoy Long, Jr. ’48 Emeritus university professor and author Dr. Edward LeRoy Long, Jr., M.Div. ’48, wrote the following statement about why he created a charitable trust, established several gift annuities, and is making annual gifts—all to benefit Union through the Edward Long Endowment for Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies.
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A conversation with Rev. Sharon Nordmeyer Hope Rev. Sharon Nordmeyer Hope, M. Div. ’86, is giving back to Union Theological Seminary through her will because the seminary allowed her to follow her call—including setting up a full-time prison ministry while a student. “Union totally supported me,” Sharon said. “President Donald Shriver loaned me his car
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What do you do? I’m the full-time pastor of the First United Methodist Church of San Fernando, CA, and I also serve as the volunteer coordinator of Peace with Justice for the California-Pacific Conference of the United Methodist Church, which means I have at least one and a half jobs. Right now, my organizing efforts
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What’s the best thing about your job? The best thing is working with a talented team of people to address pressing issues of the manipulation and misuse of religion to justify violence. It is also a great privilege to serve my religious vocation in a way that addresses some of the most pressing issues in
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Jacqueline Rider, M.Div. ’83 What do you do? I’m the Digital Archivist at the Princeton Theological Seminary library. I process and provide access to the physical and electronic records of people and organizations that were and are part of the history of the Seminary and the Reformed tradition in America. I help researchers and the
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Rev. Greggory L. Brown, M.Div. ’80 What do you do? I am Senior Pastor at Miracles of Faith Community Church (ELCA). I am blessed to serve a wonderful and diverse community in East Oakland, CA, with loving support and practical services that include, uplift, and unify all of God’s people. What’s the best thing
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Mónica Maher, Ph.D. 2004 Pastor of Social Ministry Quito, Ecuador What do you do? I serve as Pastor of Social Ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ecuador, a program of peace-building and human rights, with outreach to refugees and women survivors of violence. I also am a Professor associated with the Department of Sociology
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Preston A. Davis, M.Div. ’11 Minister to the University Chapel and Religious Life Office High Point University High Point NC What do you do? I am the Minister to High Point University in High Point, North Carolina. What’s the best thing about your job? Though I loved being the pastor of a multigenerational congregational church–the
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Rev. Nicholas S. Richards ’09* Assistant Minister for Global Outreach Abyssinian Baptist Church New York NY What do you do? I’m one of the ministers at The Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York. I’m Abyssinian’s minister for global outreach, and I’m also the Executive Secretary for the Foreign Mission Board of the National Baptist Convention.
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Rev. Dr. Carol Burnett, M.Div. ’82 Executive Director, Moore Community House Biloxi MS What do you do? Since 1989 I have been the Executive Director of Moore Community House (MCH), a non-profit community center that is one of the United Methodist Women’s national mission institutions. MCH serves low-income families in east Biloxi, MS, by providing
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