With great sadness and heavy hearts we share the news that
Dr. Robert Thompson McLawhorn
, Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017 at Kiser Hospice House in Salisbury, NC. Please pray for his wife, Barbara, and their family.
A Celebration of Life and Worship Service will be held on Saturday, December 16,10:30 a.m. at
New Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church
, 6408 Friendship-Ledford Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27107, with Rev. Fred Jordan officiating. The family will receive friends in the Church Fellowship Hall following service.
J. C. Green & Sons Funeral Home
is in charge.
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Help us close out 2017 with a gift to the Firm Foundation Annual Fund!
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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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With glad tidings from the faculty and staff of Hood Theological Seminary!
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Please note: the Seminary will be closed from 5 pm Thursday, December 21, 2017
until 8 am Tuesday, January 2, 2018.
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Maintain, Don’t Gain
This Holiday Season
It’s that time of year when we are celebrating faith, family, and community through holiday celebrations that usually include our classic favorite foods - casseroles, turkey and gravy, ham, greens with pork, pies, cookies and cakes.
Yes, these foods are delicious, and when eaten every once in a while, do not present a problem. But many of us are eating these foods for one to two months. As a result,
holiday weight gain accounts for 51% of annual weight gain (source: Eat Smart Move More NC)!
Looking for support to maintain your weight during the holidays?
Click here
to join the Eat Smart Move More Holiday Challenge with Cabarrus Health Alliance. Also, g
et great tips and links to simple, delicious recipes
here.
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Firm Foundation Covenant Service
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
7:00 p.m. in the Aymer Center
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The Bishop Alfred E. and Mrs. Mamie White
Endowed Heritage Lecture Series
February 9 & 10, 2018
Featuring Christina J. Davis, Ph.D.
Clinic Director | Assistant Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at Christian Theological Seminary
Lecture I:
The Psychology of Racialized Trauma: A Historical and Contemporary
View
Lecture II:
Towards a Collective Liberation Theology: Mapping a Pathway to Healing
(Times and location TBA)
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Planting and Renewing
February 13, 2018
9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Sign up to meet with Rev. Greg Moore,
Executive Director of New Faith Communities for the North Carolina Annual Conference and the founding pastor of
All Saints’ United Methodist Church
,
in Raleigh, NC.
Before starting All Saints’, Greg served as the Associate Director for Congregational Development for the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, as an Associate Pastor at Christ United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and as the pastor of several churches in rural England within the British Methodist Church.
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January 16 - 18, 2018
All Our Children: The Church's Role in Education Equity
An ecumenical and national symposium, at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Columbia SC.
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SAVE THE DATE!
Third Annual Alumni Symposium and Celebration
March 15 & 16, 2018
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An excellent article by
Dr. Trevor Eppehimer published in the November/December online issue of
Church
Executive highlights Hood's commitment to justice-based mission training through its degree programs and curricula
.
Click
here to read the article on page 22 of the magazine.
The entire Hood Seminary e-book on the Church Executive website, which includes Dr. Eppehimer's article and previous articles written by Dr. Clay Barrow and Rev. Kris Mares, can be viewed
here
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Service of Lessons and Carols
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We had a wonderful Service of Lessons and Carols on December 1 to start off the Advent season. Dr. Ashley Dreff's homily, "An Uncomfortable Christmas," was inspiring and challenging. Thanks to Dr. Mary Love and her helpers for the beautiful Chrismon tree, and to Rockwell Farms for their donation of beautiful poinsettias. In observance of World AIDS Day, names of victims were pinned to the HTS Aids remembrance quilt.
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Scenes from the 2nd annual
Holiday Gathering on December 7. Great food, great band, great fun! See more pictures on our
Facebook page.
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President Vergel Lattimore (left) attended the wedding of Bishop Joseph Johnson and Mrs. Robbie Morgan on their marriage December 9, 2017 at Temple Warner A.M.E. Zion Church in Memphis, Tennessee.
Bishop Johnson was Hood's first Chairman of the Board of Trustees. He also served on the faculty and as Bishop-in-Residence until his retirement in 2014.
Congratulations and best wishes to
Bishop and Mrs. Joseph Johnson
!
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Prevent Child Abuse Rowan Executive Director, Beth
Moore McKeithan is pictured with the donations of 20 pairs of socks, 44 pairs of gloves, 47 hats, 12 scarf sets and 1 coat collected by the Seminary for the families served by Prevent Child Abuse Rowan. They were presented on December 7 during Hood's 2nd Annual Holiday Gathering.
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Class auditors welcome!
Learning is a lifelong process and we invite all to continue the learning journey with us! Those who seek further education for personal enrichment may register for classes as an auditing student.
Spring 2018 classes begin January 23, 2018.
Interested in auditing a class? Please contact Dr. Reginald Boyd, Director of Recruitment and Admissions, at 704-636-6455 or rboyd@hoodseminary.edu. Recommended classes include:
Introduction to OT II
with Dr. Dora Mbuwayesango,
Introduction to NT II
with Dr. Bradley Trick,
History of Christianity in the United States
with Dr. Sharon Grant,
Systematic Theology I
with Dr. Trevor Eppehimer,
Christian Ethics
with Rev. Thomas Grinter,
Methodist Doctrine
with Dr. Ashley Dreff,
Worship and Preaching I
with Dr. André Resner, and
Foundations of Christian Education
with Dr. Mary Love.
Auditors pay only $75 per course! For details on class days and times, click for
Track I
and
Track II
. Read more about the audit process
here
.
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Hood Seminary is the grateful recipient of a generous grant from the
Cannon Foundation for renovations to the #500 residence hall.
Bobby Martin, Jr. of BM Paint Services, and his crew are hard at work painting the exterior while interior improvements such as new plumbing fixtures, HVAC upgrades and interior paint and carpet should be completed before the start of the spring term.
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2017 Society Founding Member Inductees with Keynote Speaker, HTSNAA President
Dr. Grant Harrison
,
Bishop Kenneth Monroe
(Keynote Speaker),
Mrs. GeoRene Jones
,
Dr. Lamont Foster
(HTSNAA President),
Rev. Patricia Turner
,
Dr. James Ferree
,
Rev.
Janet Garner-Mullins
,
Dr. Carolyn Buford
and
Dr. Vergel L. Lattimore
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1885 Society Scholarship Dinner Nets Over $8,000
There were over 100 in attendance at the dinner on November 3, 2017, sponsored by the Hood Theological Seminary National Alumni Association (HTSNAA). The HTSNAA is very pleased to report that the event raised over
$8,000.00
for Student Scholarships.
Rev. Dr. Daran Mitchell
, ’97, and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, was the Master of Ceremonies presiding over the event with humorous wit. Keynote Speaker,
Bishop Kenneth Monroe
of the Eastern North Carolina Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, gave a powerfully stirring and challenging message, “Getting the Church on Target.” Read the full report from Rev. Dr. Lamont Foster, President of the HTSNAA,
here
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Forum for Theological Education (FTE)
offers fellowships to sustain current Ph.D. and Th.D. students of color through graduate school and into a vocation of teaching and scholarship. In doing so, FTE is working toward improving the quality of theological education and scholarship by diversifying the faculties of theological schools. To learn more,
click here.
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HOOD ADMISSIONS AND RECRUITMENT ON THE ROAD!
If you're attending this events or are in the area, look for the Hood Seminary exhibit table and stop by to visit with Hood Seminary representatives:
AME Zion Mid-Winter Meeting
December 27-30, 2017
Atlanta Marriott Marquis
265 Peachtree Center Ave., NE, Atlanta, GA
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Dr. Vergel Lattimore
,
President
, was the Sunday morning speaker at the Rockwell A.M.E. Zion, Charlotte, NC, (Rev. Jordan Boyd, Senior Pastor) on
November 12
. He was the Speaker at the Annual Founder's Day Worship Service at Payne Theological Seminary, Wilberforce, Ohio, on
November 16
.
Dr. Lattimore participated in the Board Meeting of the Association of Theological Schools, November 30-December 1, 2017 in Pittsburgh, PA.
As the former chaplain, he attended the Annual Scholarship Luncheon of the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., Ohio Memorial Chapter in Columbus, Ohio on December 2. On December 9, he attended the wedding of Bishop Joseph Johnson (Former HTS Board Chair and Bishop-in-Residence) and Mrs. Robbie Morgan, Warner Temple A.M.E. Zion Church, Memphis, Tennessee.
He will attend the Annual Meeting of African American Presidents and Deans, convening at Vanderbilt University Divinity School, Nashville, TN, on January 8 and 9, 2018. On January 15, 2018, Lattimore will be the Keynote Speaker for the 32nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Breakfast presented by the Human Relations Council of Salisbury at the J. F. Hurley YMCA, Salisbury, NC.
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Congratulations to
Dr. Sharon Grant
,
Assistant Professor of the History of Christianity
, who has been selected as a finalist to participate in the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) Women in Leadership Mentoring Program that commences at the 20
th
Anniversary Celebration Event to be held February 28
– Friday, March 2, 2018 in Pittsburgh.
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The Hood community joins together in prayer for and offers
sincere condolences to the families and friends of:
General Harold Clark Earnhardt
Member of the President's Advicory Council
December 8, 2017
Rockwell, NC
Dr. Robert T. McLawhorn
Adjunct faculty member
December 11, 2017
Salisbury, NC
Everette Gilliam
Father of Joshua Gilliam, '17
December 2017
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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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