Black History Month Celebration
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
6:00 pm Reception
7:00 pm Program
Plan now to join us for our annual Black History Month Celebration on February 20, 2018.
"
An Evening of Music: African Americans in Times of War"
will feature
area choirs: Livingstone College Gospel Choir, the 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 is organized by the Seminary’s community life committee. The event is free and open to the public. African attire and military uniforms are welcome at the event.
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Lifestyle Medicine Programs for Your Wellness Ministry
February- May 2018 Classes and Workshops
Cabarrus Health Alliance (CHA), Public Health Department for Cabarrus County, in collaboration with Hood Theological Seminary (HTS) will be offering free wellness programming for faith communities. Programs will focus on lifestyle related education (i.e. physical activity, nutrition, stress management) and policies to encourage healthier people and places of worship. Emphasis will be placed on self-care as well as effective strategies for health and wellness ministry outreach. All programming is sponsored by the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust.
Click
here
for more information on the classes and workshops to help support your wellness ministries. (Download flyer
here
.)
Please note there are still spaces left in the Faithful Families class series
; disregard the registration deadline.
Location:
All workshops and classes will be held at Hood Theological Seminary, Room 320, 1810 Lutheran Synod Drive, Salisbury, NC 28144.
Who can attend?
All workshops and classes are open to HTS students/alumni, community clergy/leadership, and church volunteers interested in offering wellness related activities to their congregation.
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Third Annual All Hood Alumni & Friends Center for Chaplaincy Symposium
Thursday, March 15, 2018 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Friday, March 16, 2018 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Theme:
Chaplaincy -The Many Roads of Spiritual Service and Compassionate Caring
Keynote Speaker:
Brigadier General J. Steven Chisolm
Director, Office of the Chaplain Assistant
to the USAF Chief of Chaplains
Details and registration link
here
.
Registration is free of charge. We are grateful to the Lilly Endowment, Inc., The Association of Theological Schools, and The Henry Luce Foundation for making this symposium possible.
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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.
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The Sixth Annual Tony A Biles
Clergy Convocation
March 1, 2018, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
All Saints Episcopal Church
525 Lake Concord Road NE, Concord, NC 28025
Sponsored by Carolinas HealthCare System NorthEast Spiritual Care Department,
The Carolinas HealthCare System Faith Community Health Ministry Department
& the NorthEast Foundation
Convocation Topic:
Addictions and the Faith Community:
Impact, Interventions, and Involvement
Presenters:
Omar Manejwala, M.D.
Author of ‘Craving: Why We Can’t Seem To Get Enough’
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Delton Russell
Member Engagement Specialist, Cardinal Innovations
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Russell Suda, M.D.
Community Care of Southern Piedmont
(Light breakfast and lunch included)
There is no charge for this event but reservations are required!
To RSVP call 704-403-1443 or email
Latoya.Gaines@carolinashealthcare.org
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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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Firm Foundation Covenant Service
Thanks to the Board of Bishops of the AME Zion Church, their Episcopal Districts, and all the people of the AME Zion Church around the world, as well as faculty, staff and friends, for making this year's Firm Foundation Covenant Service a record-breaking event. Over $300,000 was raised on February 7th to support the mission of Hood Theological Seminary!
Bishop George Crenshaw
delivered the sermon, "The Other Side."
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The Bishop Alfred E. and Mrs. Mamie White Endowed Heritage Lecture Series
Thanks to
Dr. Christina J. Davis
(above left) of Christian Theological Seminary for her excellent presentations of the Heritage Lecture Series last Friday and Saturday on "The Psychology of Racialized Trauma" and “Towards a Collective Liberation Theology: Mapping a Pathway to Healing.” HTS was delighted to have
Rev. Gwendolyn Moore
(above right)
,
a close family member of Bishop White, present for the lecture on Saturday.
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Dr. Vergel Lattimore,
President, participated in the
"Blessing of the Children"
service at Trinity Presbyterian Church o
n February 11, 2018
. This service was an opportunity to showcase the talent of the younger generation and to focus on the history of African Americans.
Dr. Mary Love, Adjunct Professor of Christian Education, began the presentation by helping the younger generation to reflect on significant contributions of African Americans in the various branches of the military. Then, Dr. Lattimore (the first African American to achieve the rank of Brigadier General as a Chaplain) shared some of his experiences with the group. It was a meaningful experience for young and old alike.
The service was sponsored by F. A. C. T. (Families and Communities Together) which is a collaborative among several churches across denominational lines.
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IMLA Cameron W. Jackson Awards and Recognition Banquet
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Congratulations
to
Dr. Vergel Lattimore
who was honored on Tuesday, Feb. 13 in Norfolk, VA, with the "Dabney N. Montgomery 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.
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J-Term Immersion Course in Jamaica
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Scenes from
Dr. Sharon Grant
's immersion course, "The History of Religion in the Caribbean," held on the campus of The United Theological College of the West Indies (UTCWI) in Kingston, Jamaica. Seven enrolled students, 2 alumni, and 2 guests attended the course that was held January 9 -12, 2018 during the J-term semester.
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Congratulations to
Patricia Turner,
M.Div. '05,
on the publication of her book,
Developing Preaching Sermons to Reflect the Spirit of Pentecost.
A
vailable on
Amazon.
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We celebrate the appointment of
Rev. Dawn Hand
, M.Div. ’06, as the Pittsburgh District Superintendent in the Western Pennsylvania Conference of The United Methodist Church.
Rev. Hand is the second Hood graduate to be appointed to district superintendency in The United Methodist Church since the UM University Senate listed Hood as an approved graduate seminary in 1999 (the first being Rev. Dr. Lillie Madison Jones, M.Div. '03).
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Dr. Vergel Lattimore
,
President
,
attended the Founder's Day Observance at Livingstone College on February 8, 2018. He also attended the Annual Livingstone College UNCF Leader's Hall of Fame Celebration on that day. On February 11, 2018, he participated in the "Families and Communities Together" (F.A.C.T.) program "Blessing of the Children Worship Service" at Trinity Presbyterian Church, USA, Salisbury.
President Lattimore attended the community presentation - "Stakes Is High: Race, Faith, and Hope for America" (Rev. Dr. Michael Waters) - at Myers Park United Methodist Church in Charlotte, NC, on February 12, 2018.
Dr. Lattimore was selected to serve on the 19-member Association of Theologicals Schools (ATS) Board of Commissioners' Task Force for the Redevelopment of the Standards and Procedures.
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Dr. Clay Barrow,
D.Min. '17,
and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, has been appointed Interim Director of the Center for Chaplaincy. In 2017, Dr. Barrow became HTS's first D.Min. graduate specializing in Pastoral Theology and Care. An ordained Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Dr. Barrow currently serves as Pastor of Clapp's Chapel AME Church in Whitsett, NC, and Dean of the Western North Carolina Conference Board of Examiners of the 2nd Episcopal District of the AME Church. He received his M.Div. from Emory University's Candler School of Theology in 1996.
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Dr. Daran Mitchell, M.Div. '97 and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, has been appointed Administrative Faculty for Supervised Ministry. Dr. Mitchell is an ordained Elder in the AME Zion Church and Pastor of Trinity A.M.E. Zion Church, Greensboro, NC. He completed his D.Min. in Worship and Liturgy at the Samuel D. Proctor School of Theology, Virginia Union University, Richmond VA.
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Congratulations to
Dr. Debra Moody Bass,
Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology,
on the publication in January 2018 of her new book,
The Female Prophets of the Bible.
Available from
WestBow Press
.
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Job Opportunity
District Fellows at The District Church:
District Fellows is a one-year ministry intensive designed to equip the next generation of church leaders. Fellows spend one year living in community in the heart of Washington, DC, and serving with The District Church family. Details
here
.
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The Hood community joins together in prayer for and offers
sincere condolences to the families and friends of:
Ruth Louise Hulliberger
Grandmother of Rev. Kris Mares, M.Div. '16
Alma, Michigan, February 9, 2018
Mrs. Evaline B. Mitchell
Mother of Ida Mitchell, M.Div. student
January 28, 2018
Rev. Dr. George H. McNeely, '78
Charlotte, North Carolina, January 5, 2018
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It's so easy to
donate securely online
! 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
gift, small and large, is greatly appreciated and stewarded responsibly.
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PLANNED GIVING
Create your legacy through a planned gift by remembering Hood Theological Seminary in a bequest or will with gifts of stocks and bonds, gifts of real estate or personal property, life insurance, charitable trust, retirement funds/IRA or life income gifts. By making a planned gift, you will become a member of the
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
Salisbury, NC 28144
704-636-7611
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