Author: Kimberly Macdonald
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 […]
Dr. Iain S. Maclean (STH Regular) Passed in June 2017
Dr. Iain Maclean passed on June 2, 2017 at the age of 61. While Dr. Maclean’s final degree was from Harvard, he was a regular at BU and attended STH for several years. His full obituary can be found here.
Dr. Richard Olson (STH ’72) Publishes “A Guide to Ministry Self-Care”
Dr. Richard Olson (STH ’72) recently served as the Lead author for A Guide to Ministry Self-Care: Negotiating Today’s Challenges with Resilience and Grace. A Guide to Ministry Self-Care offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of both the causes of stress and strategies for effective self-care. Written for both new and long-time ministers, the book draws […]
Rev. Ralph Kenneth Shunk (STH ’52, STH ’53) died on February 10
Rev. Ralph Shunk, age 92, (STH ’52 & ’53) died Sunday February 10, 2019 at his residence in Dublin, Ohio. A Memorial Service will be held at the Linworth United Methodist Church, 7070 Bent Tree Blvd Columbus Ohio 43235 on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 3:00pm with burial to follow in Toledo, Ohio at a […]
Dr. Herman O. Kelly, Jr. (STH ’83) Nominated to Receive African American Cultural Center Award
Dr. Herman O. Kelly, Jr. Pastor Of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana was nominated to receive the African American Cultural Center Legacy Award on Saturday, December 23, 2019 at The Annual Jazz Brunch on the Louisiana State University’s Campus. The Legacy Award is given Annually to the faculty member who is […]
Rev. Jim Hipkins (STH ’54) died on February 15
Rev. Jim Hipkins (STH ’54) died peacefully Friday evening, February 15, 2019. Our prayers are with Gail, and with his family and friends. A Celebration of Jim’s life is scheduled for March 18, 2019, at 3PM in the Brooks-Howell Home Memorial Chapel in Asheville, North Carolina.
Dr. Robert P. Lisensky (STH ’54, GRS ’60)
Dr. Robert P. Lisensky (STH ’54, GRS ’60) died on January 12, 2019 in Boulder, Colorado. For the full Obituary, click here.
Dr. Newell S. Booth, Jr. (STH ’50, CAS ’47, GRS ’56)
Dr. Newell Snow Booth, Jr., 91, died on Sunday, December 2 at West Chester Hospital, his wife and one daughter at his side. He earned his Master of Divinity and PhD in Religion at Boston University before joining the New England Conference of the United Methodist Church. Later in life he joined the academy and […]