Dr. Trevor Eppehimer's Lenten Series Continues
Sunday, March 11 and March 18, 2018
10:00 a.m.
All Saints Episcopal Church
525 Lake Concord Rd NE, Concord, NC 28025
The 5 part Lenten series at All Saints Episcopal Church (Concord, NC) continues the next two Sundays. Titled "The Work, Meaning, and Theology of the Cross," the sessions take place at 10 am in the church's fellowship hall.
Coming up:
March 11
- Saving us from ourselves: Scapegoat Theory (Rene Girard)
March 18
- The Revelation of the Cross (Martin Luther and the Death of God)
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Doctor of Ministry Service of Candidacy
Saturday, March 17, 2018
10:10 a.m. in the Aymer Center
Join us for this special service!
Rev. Dr. Nilous Avery
, D.Min. '05, and HTS Trustee, will be the speaker.
Candidates for 2018:
Constance Nelson Barnes, Robert T. Benton, Aldon Alfred Carson, Ronnie Lee Chrisp, George D. Crenshaw, Erlinda C. Dobson, Melvin Ivone Graham, Franklin Karl Grant, Brandon LaMarr Brandon, Janice Hill Ingram, Tracey Bobbett Matthews, Hannie Donald Milliing, Karen Lenora Owens, Titus Antwain Thorn, and LaTonya Renee Thorpe.
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Save the Date!
2018 Milestone Luncheon
Friday, May 18, 2018 at 12 noon
Open to ALL Alumni from classes of 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008 & 2013.
Additional Information Forthcoming!
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Commencement Week Events:
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Thursday, May 17, 2018
Bishop James Walker Hood Donor Recognition and Scholarship Dinner
Friday, May 18, 2018
Milestone Luncheon
Board of Trustees Meeting
Honors Awards and Closing Convocation
Saturday, May 19, 2018 - Commencement
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Applications Welcome for Faculty Position
Hood Theological Seminary invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position with primary responsibility for directing its Supervised Practice of Ministry program. Click
here
for details.
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ACT To End Racism Rally
April 4, 2018
Washington, DC
A Special Invitation from Bishop Tim Smith of the NC Synod - ELCA, to the
HTS community:
At the request of Bishop Eaton, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Presiding Bishop, who in turn is responding to a plea from our A.M.E. Zion sisters and brothers who are committed to taking 5,000 people to Washington, DC, for the
ACT to End Racism Rally
on the National Mall, and who have challenged the ELCA to do the same, I will be participating in this rally on
April 4.
Bishop Eaton and at least a dozen other ELCA bishops along with busloads from the synods will do the same. Please join me!
Bishop Tim Smith, NC Synod of the ELCA
Join our bus to D.C. for the ACT to End Racism Rally!
Contact GeoRene Jones to reserve your place. Details
here
.
Visit the ACT Rally website
here.
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President Lattimore and others from the HTS community were on hand for the inauguration of
Rev. Dr. Ken Walden as Dean of
Gammon Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 2. Dr. Walden was former Associate Professor of Pastoral care and Counseling at Hood. We pray for God's continued blessings on him in his new endeavors.
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Scenes from
Black History Month Celebration
on February 20, 2018.
"
An Evening of Music: African Americans in Times of War"
featured t
he Voices of Eden of the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Soldiers Memorial Youth Signing Choir, Antioch Baptist Church Choir, and the Hood Voices. This event was organized by the Seminary’s community life committee.
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Hood Seminary hosted and co-sponsored
The AARP African American/Black Faith-based Tool Kit Training on February 28. This training is designed for faith leaders, ministers and lay leaders of faith-based organizations to launch and sustain ministries for their African American/Black members, staff and volunteers, constituents and residents in the communities they serve who are 50 years of age and over.
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Hood Theological Seminary National Alumni Association (HTSNAA) Spring Newsletter
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From the Desk of Rev. Dr. Lamont Foster,
HTSNAA President
The school and conference year is coming to a close. Preparation for final papers and exams and fundraising efforts are in full swing for the majority of Seminary Students and Alumni Church Leaders. While some students are anticipating promotion to the next grade level, others students view graduation as elevation to another level of service within their respective denominations. The next phase will present opportunities for new challenges and new occasions for encouragement.
In Paul’s letter to the Galatians 6:9, he writes,
So let us not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up
(New Living Translation). These Pauline words reflect that attitude and the actions of the HTSNAA. The Executive Board extends our deepest appreciation for your generous gifts of time and financial resources to support and promote the mission of Hood Theological Seminary. The Executive Board is pleased to announce that the fundraising success of the 1885 Society Dinner has allowed HTSNAA to sponsor two scholarships for $2,250.00 per student recipient (Master and Doctorate Levels).
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Rev. Juston Smith, M.Div. '14, made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in February. Read his story and see pictures
here.
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Christian Education Conference Planning Committee
Members Dr. Reginald Broadnax, Dr. Reginald Boyd, Jr., Dr. Lester McCorn, Ms. Angela Davis-Baxter, Rev. George McKain, and Mrs. Carmen Harper. (Not pictured: Ms. Vincia Benjamin Miller)
In the works: an
Alumni & Prospective Students Reception
in Birmingham, AL on
Tuesday, July 24th
from 5-6:30 pm. with ALL 3 AME Zion Schools. Save the date - more details are coming!
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Dr. Vergel Lattimore
,
President
,
w
as honored on Tuesday, Feb. 13 in Norfolk, VA, with the
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The Alfred Gilbert Dunston
Salute to Service Award
"
presented by the International Ministers and Lay Association (IMLA) of the AME Zion Church at the 40th Annual Cameron W. Jackson Awards and Recognition Banquet. (The name of the award was stated incorrectly in the February newsletter.)
On March 2, he attended the Inauguration of Dr. Ken Walden as the 16th President-Dean of Gammon Theological Seminary, a consortia school at ITC in Altanta, GA.
President Lattimore will greet the congregation of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Salisbury, NC, on
Livingstone College Sunday
, March 11, 2018. (Rev. Leamon Brown, HTS M.Div, D.Min. Candidate.)
Also on March 11, he will be the speaker for the
Legacy Hope and Freedom Program
honoring the late Dr. George H. McNeely and Harriet Tubman, sponsored by the Lincolnton District of the Western N.C. Conference of the Piedmont Episcopal District at St. Stephens A.M.E. Zion Church, Gastonia, NC.
Dr. Lattimore will be the speaker for the Men's Booster Program of the Asheville District of the Blue Ridge Conference of the Piedmont Episcopal District at the Jones Temple A.M.E.Zion Church, March 16, 2018.
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Dora Rudo Mbuwayesango,
Dean of Students, George E. and Iris Battle Professor of Old Testament and Languages,
was appointed to serve on one of the International Travel Panels (ITAP) that administer the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) International Travel Awards. This is a program that offers opportunities to current SBL members outside North America to attend the Annual or International Meetings.
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Dr. Sharon Grant
,
Assistant Professor of the History of Christianity
, attended the Association of Theological Schools (ATS )Women In Leadership (WIL) 20th Anniversary Celebration in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from February 28 - March 2, 2018. The event is by nomination only and she was nominated by Dr. Vergel Lattimore, current HTS President and ATS Board member. Furthermore, among those nominated, Dr. Grant was fortunate to be selected among the 25 finalists vyinig to become mentees to a woman in Senior Leadership within an ATS member school Dr. Grant will be mentored by Dr. Emilie Townes, Dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville, TN.
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The Hood community joins together in prayer for and offers
sincere condolences to the families and friends of:
Juanita Price Best
Sister of Paula McCullough, MDiv student
March 4, 2018
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! Or mail your check to the Seminary at 1810 Lutheran Synod Dr., Salisbury, NC 28144. Your gift to the Annual Fund is essential in promoting the mission of the Seminary and in helping keep tuition as low as possible for our students.
Every
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Hood Legacy Society.
Visit the new
Planned Giving website for helpful information and valuable resources to help you determine the ideal planned giving option for you. For more information contact John C. Everett, Director, Institutional Advancement, at 704-636-6545.
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1810 Lutheran Synod Drive
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704-636-7611
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