Author: Kimberly Macdonald
Rev. Dr. Robert Smith (STH ’58) Passed on February 28, 2019
Rev. Dr. Robert Smith (STH ’58) passed on February 28, 2019 at the age of 85. Rev. Robert Smith was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He did his undergraduate work at Tuskegee Institute. While at Tuskegee he discovered a young lady in the incoming freshman class. They began a loving relationship and finally married in 1956. […]
Rev. Shirley Mattson (STH ’85)
Rev. Shirley Mattson (STH ’85) died on Sunday morning, February 24, at the Eastside Center for Rehab in Bangor, ME. Shirley served Maine churches in Chebeague Island, Woodland, Hodgdon, North Bucksport and Penobscot before retiring in 1999. Please keep Shirley’s family in your prayers. A celebration of her life will be planned at a later date. Words of condolence may be sent […]
Rev. Dr. Evans Edgar Crawford, Jr. (STH ’46 & GRS ’57)
Rev. Dr. Evans Edgar Crawford (STH ’46 & GRS ’57), Dean Emeritus of Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel at Howard University, died Feb.16. He served nearly 50 years in a number of appointments at Howard University, including Dean of Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Professor of Christian Ethics, Associate Dean of the School of Divinity and Interim Vice […]
Statement from Association of United Methodist Theological Schools during General Conference Plenary Session
The following statement was read aloud by Kim Ingram, a deacon from North Carolina who serves on the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, on the closing day of the United Methodist General Conference. ———- Association of United Methodist Theological Schools: Statement delivered during plenary session of the United Methodist Special General Conference February 26, 2019 […]
Dr. Kenneth Allen (GRS ’67 & STH ’67)
Dr. Kenneth Allen (GRS ’67 & STH ’67) passed away peacefully in Toronto, Canada on January 28, 2019 at the age of 89 years old. You can read his full Obituary here.
Rev. Dr. Donald “Don” Gillies (STH ’61 & ’91)
Rev. Dr. Donald Gillies (STM ’61 & DMin ’91) passed away on September 4, 2018. You can read his full Obituary here.
A Letter to Prospective BU School of Theology Students – Responding to the UMC 2019 General Conference
We invite prospective students to read the following personal letter written by Director of Enrollment Rev. Dr. Anastasia E. B. Kidd (STH’04,’18). As a prospective student to Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) you deserve a word from our institution with regard to the General Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC), which ended last night in […]
Dean Moore’s Response to UMC General Conference Outcome
Dear Community, I write with a heavy heart at the close of the General Conference 2019. The United Methodist Church voted in the closing hours of the Special Session of the General Conference to adopt the Traditional Plan as the way forward for the denomination. The vote of 438 (Yes) to 384 (No) was a […]
Dean Moore calls on Methodists to ‘make space’ for LGBTQ community
The following article was originally published in the Daily Free Press on February 26, 2019, in response to the United Methodist General Conference taking place in St. Louis, MO. School of Theology Dean Mary Elizabeth Moore urged the United Methodist Church to “make space” within its community for those who identify as LGBTQ Friday. […]
Do Justice…Make Space: A Message about the United Methodist 2019 General Conference
DO JUSTICE … MAKE SPACE As many of us United Methodists head to General Conference, our denomination faces big decisions. Any decision will effect change in the Church but also in the larger cultures in which the Church dwells. When a young gay man commits suicide or a lesbian woman is thrown out of her […]