United Theological Seminary
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United Theological Seminary is a United Methodist
seminary in Trotwood
, Ohio
, United States
, in the Dayton metropolitan area
. Founded in 1869 by Milton Wright
, it was originally sponsored by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ
. In 1968, when the United Brethren merged with The Methodist Church, United Theological Seminary became one of the thirteen official seminaries of the new United Methodist Church. Though the seminary is affiliated with the United Methodist denomination, students come from many denominations and are ordained by a wide range of denominations upon graduation. The seminary houses a Presbyterian, Baptist, and United Church of Christ House of Studies. In recent years, the seminary has become a hub for discussion of church renewal
.
Thomas B. Dozeman - Professor of Old Testament
Wendy J. Deichmann Edwards - President and Associate Professor of History and Theology
Richard Eslinger - Professor of Homiletics and Worship
Tim Forbess - Vice President for Development
Lisa M. Hess - Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Practical Ministries
Harold Hudson - Associate Dean for Doctoral Studies
Vivian L. Johnson - Associate Professor of Old Testament
Emma J. Justes - Distinguished Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling
Ron Kuker - Vice President for Finance
Kendall K. McCabe - Professor of Evangelization in the Heisel Chair
Alicia D. Myers - Assistant Professor of New Testament
Andrew Sung Park- Professor of Theology
Jason E. Vickers - Associate Professor of Theology and Wesleyan Studies
David F. Watson - Academic Dean and Associate Professor of New Testament
David M. Whitford - Professor of the History of Christianity
United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...
seminary in Trotwood
Trotwood, Ohio
Trotwood is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 27,431 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is served by the Trotwood-Madison City School District...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, in the Dayton metropolitan area
Greater Dayton
The Dayton metropolitan area is the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Ohio, behind the largest, Greater Cincinnati, Greater Cleveland, and Greater Columbus.-Definitions:...
. Founded in 1869 by Milton Wright
Milton Wright (Bishop)
Milton Wright was the father of aviation pioneers Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright, and a Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ.- Family :* Father: Dan Wright* Mother: Catherine Wright née Reeder...
, it was originally sponsored by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ
Church of the United Brethren in Christ
The Church of the United Brethren in Christ is an evangelical Christian denomination based in Huntington, Indiana. It is a Protestant denomination of episcopal structure, Arminian theology, with roots in the Mennonite and German Reformed communities of 18th century Pennsylvania, as well as close...
. In 1968, when the United Brethren merged with The Methodist Church, United Theological Seminary became one of the thirteen official seminaries of the new United Methodist Church. Though the seminary is affiliated with the United Methodist denomination, students come from many denominations and are ordained by a wide range of denominations upon graduation. The seminary houses a Presbyterian, Baptist, and United Church of Christ House of Studies. In recent years, the seminary has become a hub for discussion of church renewal
Church renewal
Church renewal is a term widely used by clergy, Christian sociologists, and theologians to express concern over the decline or decay of the church, as well as the hope of church reform and revitalization. It can also be used to denote concern over the current state of Christianity in the West and...
.
Academics
The seminary offers Master of Divinity (M.Div), Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S.), and Master of Arts in Christian Ministries (M.A.C.M.) degrees at the masters level, as well as a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min) degree at the doctoral level. Students in the Master of Divinity program can choose to enroll in the West Virginia In-Context concentration for those students who live in a geographic area not served by another United Methodist Seminary. The seminary also houses the Institute for Applied Theology, as well as the Pohly Center for Supervision and Leadership Formation, the Center for Urban Ministry, the Center for Worship, Preaching and the Arts, The Heinrich Center for Wellness Ministry and Education, and the Harriet L. Miller Women's Center, which all offer classes for enrolled students, clergy, and lay leaders.Accreditation
United Theological Seminary is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools and the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.Center for Evangelical United Brethren Heritage
A part of United's archives is its Center for Evangelical United Brethren Heritage, which manages archives related to the Evangelical United Brethren and other related denominations.Faculty and staff
Sarah D. Brooks Blair - Director of Library Services, Assistant Professor of Church HistoryThomas B. Dozeman - Professor of Old Testament
Wendy J. Deichmann Edwards - President and Associate Professor of History and Theology
Richard Eslinger - Professor of Homiletics and Worship
Tim Forbess - Vice President for Development
Lisa M. Hess - Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Practical Ministries
Harold Hudson - Associate Dean for Doctoral Studies
Vivian L. Johnson - Associate Professor of Old Testament
Emma J. Justes - Distinguished Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling
Ron Kuker - Vice President for Finance
Kendall K. McCabe - Professor of Evangelization in the Heisel Chair
Alicia D. Myers - Assistant Professor of New Testament
Andrew Sung Park- Professor of Theology
Jason E. Vickers - Associate Professor of Theology and Wesleyan Studies
David F. Watson - Academic Dean and Associate Professor of New Testament
David M. Whitford - Professor of the History of Christianity
Notable alumni/ae
- Paul Eugene Virgil ShannonPaul E. V. ShannonPaul Eugene Virgil Shannon was a Bishop of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, elected in 1957.-Birth and early life:...
-Bishop of the Evangelical United Brethren Church. - DeForest SoariesDeForest SoariesReverend DeForest Blake "Buster" Soaries, Jr. is an African-American Baptist minister, Republican Party politician, author and public advocate, from Montclair, New Jersey. He is the former Secretary of State of New Jersey and former chairman of the federal Election Assistance Commission...
(D.Min.) - African-American BaptistBaptistBaptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
minister, politician, author and public advocate. Former Secretary of State of New Jersey. - Marshall GilmoreMarshall GilmoreMarshall Gilmore, the 41st Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Hoffman, NC, January 4, 1931. From infancy, his early Christian nurture was within the bosom of the Pleasant Hill CME Church family. Upon his hearing and answering the call to preach, his home church...
(D.Min. in 1974) - the 41st Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal ChurchChristian Methodist Episcopal ChurchThe Christian Methodist Episcopal Church is a historically black denomination within the broader context of Methodism. The group was organized in 1870 when several black ministers, with the full support of their white counterparts in the former Methodist Episcopal Church, South, met to form an...
. - Floyd H. FlakeFloyd H. FlakeFloyd Harold Flake is the senior pastor of the 23,000 member Greater Allen African Methodist Episcopal Cathedral in Jamaica, Queens, New York, and president of Wilberforce University...
(D.Min.) - Pastor of the 23,000 member Greater Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church; president of Wilberforce University and congressman. - Vashti Murphy McKenzieVashti Murphy McKenzieVashti Murphy McKenzie was elected as the first female bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She is also the national chaplain of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and the granddaughter of Delta founder Vashti Turley Murphy...
(D.Min.) - the first female bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. - Michael Slaughter (D.Min) - Lead Pastor, Ginghamsburg ChurchGinghamsburg ChurchGinghamsburg Church is located in Tipp City, Ohio, 13 miles north of Dayton, Ohio. It hosts 4500 people of all ages on its campuses each week and is one of the 10 largest United Methodist Churches in the United States. -Worship and ministries:...
, author, leader of the missional church movement. - Jeremiah WrightJeremiah WrightJeremiah Alvesta Wright, Jr. is Pastor Emeritus of Trinity United Church of Christ , a megachurch in Chicago exceeding 6,000 members...
(D.Min) - For 36 years the Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago and pastor to the family of President Barack ObamaBarack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
. - Omarosa Manigault-StallworthOmarosa Manigault-StallworthOmaroseonee Manigault-Stallworth , usually known simply as Omarosa, is a two-time participant on Donald Trump's television reality show The Apprentice.-Early life:Manigault-Stallworth was born in Youngstown, Ohio...
(D.Min.)- Reality Television star, best known for starring on The Apprentice.
Notable Faculty
- Leonard SweetLeonard SweetLeonard I. Sweet is an author, preacher, scholar, and ordained United Methodist clergyman currently serving as the E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism at Drew Theological School, in Madison, New Jersey; and a Visiting Distinguished Professor at George Fox University in Portland, Oregon...
-former professor and president of the seminary. - Samuel DeWitt ProctorSamuel DeWitt ProctorSamuel DeWitt Proctor was an African American minister, educator, and humanitarian. He was active in the African-American Civil Rights Movement and is perhaps best known as a mentor and friend of Martin Luther King, Jr.-Biography:Samuel DeWitt Proctor was born in Norfolk, Virginia on July 13, 1921...
-former professor.