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Thanksgiving Blessings
to all
our
Alumni and Friends
from
the Hood Seminary community!
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GIVING TUESDAY
November 29
Your gifts continue to impact the lives of our students and enable Hood’s vibrant learning community to thrive and develop in ways that challenge and inspire. As you give thanks and share the weeks to come with family and friends, we ask that you please remember the Seminary’s Firm Foundation Annual Fund Drive.
Click here to make your secure online gift to the Firm Foundation Annual Fund. Every gift, small and large, is greatly appreciated and stewarded responsibly.
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Diversity Talks
November 29
(Bi-weekly Tuesdays)
Students, faculty and staff are welcome to join in on Diversity Talks held bi-weekly Tuesdays, between 1:10-1:50 p.m. during community lunch in the Aymer Center. A different topic will be covered in each discussion.
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WNCCUMC Representatives on Campus
Wednesday, November 30
Rev. Kim Ingram, Director, and Rev. Annalee Allen (HTS '09), Associate Director of Ministerial Services, Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, will be on campus to meet with students in the WNCC or those who would like to become members.
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Advent Service of Lessons and Carols
Friday, December 2, 2016
Join us as we celebrate the Holy Season of Advent through the observance of the Service of Lessons and Carols.This moving service originated at King’s College, Cambridge, England in the early part of the twentieth century and is observed widely today. Dr. Bradley R. Trick, Assistant Professor of New Testament, will be the speaker. The service is open to the public - all are welcome!
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October is a month designated to raise awareness of breast cancer, domestic violence, and children.
A “Joining Hands to Lift Children” Summit was held on October 15 at the Epworth Children's Home in Columbia SC. The sponsoring partnership included Hood Theological Seminary, The Balm in Gilead, the Pan-Methodist Commission's Campaign for Children in Poverty, Big Changes Start Small, and Baptist Churches in the Carolinas. Read more...
On October 25, an Eduworship experience was held in the Aymer Center with a focus on the three areas, but emphasizing children. Melissa Shue of Prevent Child Abuse Rowan and Rev. Dr. Clifford Barnette of the First 2000 Days program were presenters. Read more...
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Congratulations to:
Rob Crawford, MDiv student, was accepted into the Congregation/Hospital-Based Level 1 Extended Unit of Clinical Pastoral Education at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston Salem for the Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 term.
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Rev. Kevin Griffin has been selected to be the Pastor of First Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC, located at 209 W. 28th St, Charlotte, NC 28206.
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Rev. Clay Barrow
has earned the double distinction of being the first doctoral student to graduate with the Pastoral Care Specialization and the first to complete the D.Min. program in 2 ½ years, finishing with a 4.0 GPA.
Clay received his MDiv from Candler Sc\hool of Theology at Emory University in 1996. He is pastor of Clapp's Chapel A.M.E. Church in Whitsett, NC. He and hjis wife, Dr. Tawana W. Barrow, have one daughter, Maia Grace.
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Rev. Dr. Lamont Freeman Foster was elected as the Stanly County Branch President for the NAACP on November 22, 2016 at the E.E. Waddell Center in Albemarle, North Carolina. Dr. Foster is pastor of Union Chapel AMEZ Church and a retired school administrator.
He graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor of science degree in business administration, a master of arts in school and agency counseling from North Carolina Central University, a master of divinity degree from Hood Theological Seminary, doctor of education degree in school administration from Appalachian State University and currently he is completing a doctor of ministry degree in pastoral theology and care from Hood Theological Seminary with an expected graduation date of May 2018. He is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
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Alumni News
Rev. Juston Smith, MDiv ‘14 has been appointed Associate Pastor of First United Methodist Church of Gastonia, NC, beginning November 1st. He is a provisional elder in The Western North Carolina Conference, and is presently in the 2nd year of Residency in Ordained Ministry. Prior to his move to FUMC Gastonia, Juston was appointed to the Belwood Charge consisting of Kadesh, Knob Creek, and St. Peter’s United Methodist Churches. He said it was a great pleasure to serve as their pastor for 2 and a half years.
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Charlotte area alumni gathered on October 13th. Other meetings were held in Salisbury, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Winston-Salem and Columbia, South Carolina.Click
here
for all upcoming alumni meetings.
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Dr. Donald W. Haynes, A
djunct Professor of United Methodist Studies, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from High Point University at its annual Alumni Weekend in October.
Read more
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Dr. Sharon Grant, Assistant Professor of the History of Christianity, accepted an invitation to become a member of the Editorial Board of the
Methodist History journal beginning with the (October/January 2016-17) issue.
Read more.
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President Vergel Lattimore (left) and Dr. Trevor Eppehimer, Academic Dean (right) attended the 2016 Annual Gathering of the Seminary Stewardship Alliance (SSA) October 13 – 15 at George Fox Evangelical Seminary, Portland, Oregon. At center is A.J. Swoboda, Director of the SSA.
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The Writing Project
Presidents and Deans of the Historically Black Theological Schools (HBTS) met October 21-22 at Payne Theological Seminary, Wilberforce, Ohio, to discuss the HBTS Writing Project, a collaborative effort to document the unique history and formation of the six historically black theological schools in the US (Hood Theological Seminary, Howard University Divinity School, Interdenominational Theological Center, Payne Theological Seminary, Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology, and Shaw University Divinity School).
(Front row, l to r) Marsha Foster Boyd, Marsha Bayless (Mayor, City of Xenia,Ohio), Leah Gaskin Fitchue, Beverly Wallace. (Back row, l to r) Itihari Toure, Vergel Lattimore, Michael Miller, Sylvia McDonald-Kaufman, John Kinney.
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Dr. Lattimore delivered the Inspirational Message at the Worship Service during the
Silver Anniversary Conference of the National Association of African American Honors Program (NAAHP), Nashville, TN, on October 30. NAAHP is an association of 100 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Colleges and Universities (PBCUs) in America. The event was hosted by the Tennessee State University Honors College and features hundreds of high achieving college students.
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The Hood community joins together in prayer for and offers sincere condolences to the families and friends of:
David Resner, brother of Dr. André Resner, October 3, Roseville, California.
Rick Sims, brother of Shirley Sims Gray, MDiv '15, August 23, Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Donald L. Reeves, brother of Maxine Sumpter, DMin student, November 1.
Rev. Freddie Fox, MDiv '11, November 7, Montgomery, Alabama.
HTS is deeply grateful for the gifts we continue to receive in memory of Bishop Richard K. Thompson for the Bishop Thompson Endowed Scholarship Fund. If you would like to make a memorial gift in Bishop Thompson's memory, please be sure to make checks payable to Hood Theological Seminary and include “Thompson Endowed Scholarship" on the memo line.
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Job Openings
The First Baptist Church of Huntersville, NC is seeking a part time Minister to Children and Families. We are a moderate Baptist congregation of 450 active members, located in Charlotte metro near Lake Norman. Our children’s ministry attendance averages 60 children ages birth through Grade 5. We are seeking a candidate who will minister to our children and encourage and equip our parents and volunteers, in a manner consistent with our church’s mission and vision. Applicants must have experience and/or training in early childhood development. Some seminary training from a recognized college or university is preferred. Résumé and cover letter may be submitted by November 30, 2016 to fbchuntersvillepersonnel@gmail.com.
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Your gift to the Annual Fund is essential in promoting the mission of the Seminary and helping keep tuition as low as possible for our students.
Click here to make your gift to the Annual Fund securely online.
Every gift, small and large, is greatly appreciated and stewarded responsibly.
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