Union Theological Seminary News Archives

The Rev. Pat Slomanski is the new pastor of Ebenezer Presbyterian Church between Benson and Coats.

Curt and Sue Forbes of Morris announce the engagement of their daughter, Danette Elizabeth, to Eric Edward Colclasure of Kempton, Ill.

University of Montana assistant professor Dan Spencer says the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's recent decision to allow gays and lesbians in committed relationships to serve as clergy will ease homophobia.

The Rev. Mary E. McNamara has begun her term as the seventh president of UCC-related United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, an ecumenical Protestant seminary in New Brighton, Minnesota.

Lisa J.M. Poirier, daughter of Louis and Claire Giuliani of Fitchburg, has been granted tenure and promoted to associate professor in the Department of Comparative Religion at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

As a rule, religions get along with each other about as well as anointing oil and holy water.

The Rev. Todd Wright, who grew up an Army brat and served all of his pastorates in the Carolinas, believes he has found his niche in the mountains of West Virginia.

The Poverty Initiative, based at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, has a mission "to raise up generations of religious and community leaders dedicated to building a social movement to end poverty, led by the poor." Recently, at Camp Virgil Tate outside Charleston, West Virginia, they presented a week-long Leadership School with leaders ...

Published Tuesday 1 September 2009 12:19am EST. If you're reading this, chances are you go to Columbia University in the City of New York.