Author: Jaclyn K Jones
Program / Shelter Director or Supervisor in Lowell, MA
A nonprofit providing meals, emergency shelter, and transitional as well as supportive housing has partnered with NonProfit People Search (formerly Nonprofit People & Systems) to locate a Program / Shelter Director or Supervisor in northeastern MA. Title: Program / Shelter Director or Supervisor Org Type: Human Services Location: Northeastern MA Opportunity: Are you program professional […]
Erika Stalcup (GRS '16)
The Rev. Erika Stalcup (GRS ’16, Ph.D.) is an ordained deacon serving as pastor of Eglise Evangélique Méthodiste in Lausanne, Switzerland. The United Methodist News Service wrote an article about her. Read the article now.
Chalice Press Publishes "Through the Valley" by Pat Reyes (STH'11)
From the book’s publicity website: “A narrative approach to Christian vocational discernment, Through the Valley explores the journey to non-traditional Christian ministry through personal narrative. The book tells the story about a Christian educator from a marginalized community. The story explores how he was transformed through work in the fields, the trauma experienced at home, and in a […]
Walter Fluker (GRS'88), The Ground Has Shifted
Walter Fluker published The Ground Has Shifted: The Future of the Black Church in Post-Racial America. NYU Press describes the book: “If we are in a post-racial era, then what is the future of the Black Church? If the U.S. will at some time in the future be free from discrimination and prejudices that are […]
William Bobby McClain (STH '62, STH '77) helped celebrate the new civil rights trail dedicated in Anniston, AL
William Bobby McClain (STH ’62, STH ’77) helped celebrate the new civil rights trail dedicated in Anniston, AL. Over one thousand people attended the dedication. The trail commemorates sites in the city’s historic black churches, neighborhoods and business district, but also its most notorious moments, such as the beating of the Freedom Riders in 1961 […]
LaTrelle Easterling (STH '04) is elected Bishop
The United Methodist News has the story of the Northeastern Jurisdiction electing STH alumna, LaTrelle Easterling, as Bishop. Bishop Easterling gave a wonderful speech that mentioned her education at Boston University School of Theology. You can view the video at this link: http://livestream.com/accounts/283212/events/5800922 Choose the video titled “NEJ 2016 Thursday AM 3.” LaTrelle’s speech begins at the 11 […]
Bill Alberts (STH '61) publishes article about the Orlando nightclub shooting
Bill Alberts (STH ’61) wrote this article that appeared in United Methodist Insight: “The horrific massacre of 49 people and wounding of 53 more at Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando confronted certain Christian leaders with the dreadful reality that their own denominations might be complicit. The possibility that their Biblically-based anti-homosexual beliefs and discriminatory practices […]
Alumni Participate in Direct Action Against West Roxbury Pipeline
Wednesday, June 29th, Ashley Anderson (SSW ’14, STH ’14), Ian Mevorach (STH ’09, STH ’15), Mariama White-Hammond (STH ’17), Kristina Keefe-Perry (STH ’16) and Lindsay Popper (STH ’15) participated in direct action against the pipeline in West Roxbury, MA. Mariama White-Hammond & Lindsay Popper were both placed under arrest. One of the key resistance leaders is […]
Hate Has to End
Beloved Community, I pray that this moment may be the beginning of the end of hate. Hate has to end. I offer my reflections on the horror in Orlando and I invite yours. With deep sorrow, Mary Elizabeth Moore Dean 14 June 2016 Words fail, silence fails, actions fail. No words can describe the tragic […]
Wendy Miller Olapade (STH '95) featured in Boston Globe article
Wendy Miller Olapade (STH ’95) is pastor of Sanctuary United Church of Christ. Profiled over several years, the Boston Globe reports on the Congregational Church of West Medford as they decide to sell their building and begin as Sanctuary United Church of Christ. Read the Globe article. Read about Sanctuary UCC on their website.