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| An e-newsletter July 2019
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Welcome to EMMA! This is our first Hood Lines produced and sent through a new emailing platform called EMMA. In making the transition from Constant Contact and updating our address lists, we made every effort to remove the email addresses of those who had opted out of receiving emails sent through Constant Contact over the past four years. If you had previously opted out (unsubscribed), we apologize. If you still prefer not to receive our newsletter, you may click Opt Out at the bottom of this message. Thank you!
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Free Continuing Ed Classes
The Institute for Early Career Clergy Development (IECCD) at Hood Theological Seminary is offering three upcoming 2-day classes on Church Planting (July 12 & 13), Mission Matters (July 19 & 20) and Social Justice (August 16 & 17).
The classes are free and open to the public but registration is required.
Check out all the details here.
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Join Us!
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Hood Theological Seminary Alumni & Prospective Student Fellowship
WH&OMS Quadrennial Convention - AME Zion Church
6:00 pm
Café Osceola, Rosen Shingle Hotel
9939 Universal Blvd., Orlando, FL 32819
Please RSVP by Friday, July 12 to charper@hoodseminary.edu
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Save the Date
Friday, September 13, 2019
8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
International Center of Faith, Science and History (ICFSH) Seminar and Worship
" The Matrix and Memory of Water: Commemorating a 400 Year Sojourn through Faith, Science and History in America”
Panel 9:00—11:00 a.m.—"African Americans in the Sciences” with Keynote Speaker, Charles H. Long, and a distinguished panel, followed by worship with Guest Preacher, Rev. Dr. Teresa Frye Brown. Read more here.
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Owens Named Interim Director
HTS is pleased to announce that Rev. Dr. Karen L. Owens has accepted the invitation to serve as the Interim Director of The Center for Chaplaincy at HTS.
Dr. Owens is an HTS Master of Divinity (M.Div.) graduate (2015, magna cum laude) and an HTS Doctor of Ministry graduate (2019, Highly Distinguished). Read the full article here.
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Did You Know?
You can audit a class at HTS!
Learning is a lifelong process; continue the journey with us.
For clergy, church professionals and laypersons. All denominations welcome! Read more here.
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Alumni NewsRev. Juston Smith, MDiv ’14, a member of the Communications Commission for the Western North Carolina UMC Annual Conference, wrote an interesting behind-the-scenes article for the conference newsletter. Check it out here.
Alumni and Prospective Students: Join us for Fellowship on Tuesday, July 16 at 6 p.m. at the Café Osceola, Rosen Shingle Hotel in Orlando, during the WH&OMS Quadrennial Conference. Please RSVP by July 12 to charper@hoodseminary.edu.
HTS staff (Kim Clarke, John Everett, Reginald Boyd, Ashley Dreff and Carmen Harper) were busy visiting with and hosting alumni and prospective students at several Annual Conferences in June!
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June 4, South Carolina UMC Annual Conference
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June 13, Virginia AME Zion Annual Conference
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June 13, NC UMC Annual Conference
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June 20, Western NC UMC Annual Conference
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Student News
Congratulations to the newly elected Student Government Association (SGA) Officers for the 2019-2020 academic year:
President- Angellica Sweat
Vice President- Melissa Malcolm
Secretary- Michele Shadden
Treasurer- Donna Cuthbertson
At-Large Member- Angela Maxwell Brown
Alabama Representative- Valtoria Jackson
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Lattimore at MTSO
Dr. Vergel Lattimore, HTS President, was the speaker for the 57th Commencement at Methodist Theological School in Ohio (MTSO), Delaware, Ohio on May 25, 2019. Lattimore is Professor Emeritus of Pastoral Care and Counseling and former Director of the M.A. in Counseling Ministries at MTSO.
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Awaiting a New Lease on Life
Brittany Dancy Caro, daughter of Dr. Regina Dancy, HTS CFO, is facing a major health challenge - interstitial lung disease/pulmonary fibrosis. This condition has led to a decrease in her lung function and her quality of life, and to the need for supplemental oxygen, a devastating setback in her young life.
Following a week-long evaluation by a team at Johns Hopkins, Brittany has been approved as a candidate for a double lung transplant and has been placed on a watch list. Please pray for Brittany, her husband, Reuben, and the whole family.
Visit Brittany's campaign page on the National Foundation for Transplants website to read more and learn how you can help.
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Hood's Herald - Spring 2019
Read the latest edition now available online! This annual publication includes highlights of the past year, articles of interest, and the Honor Roll of Donors for 2018.
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In Their Own WordsHood Theological Seminary (HTS) alumni have been making a difference in the world for over 100 years in diverse communities and settings. Meet one of Hood’s accomplished alumni who is living out the Seminary’s mission to prepare women and men for bold and creative leadership for the Christian church for a diverse world.
We celebrate all those who have come to HTS seeking excellence in theological education.
"The theological education I received at Hood prepared me to serve as a Diaconal Minister (a/k/a Deacon) in the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Hood’s high caliber of courses provided me with the tools needed to study Scripture in original languages, think critically and analytically about concepts, and bring a scholarly approach to my teaching and preaching. I hold membership in the Society of Biblical Scholars and my Hood education allows me to interact with global scholars, keeping my own knowledge up-to-date." GeoRene Jones, MTS 2014
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|  | President Vergel Lattimore will attend the Board of Bishops Conference (AME Zion Church) July 10-12 in Orlando, Florida. He will also be in Orlando for the AME Zion Women's Home & Overseas Missionary Society (WH&OMS) Quadrennial Conference, July 13-19.
| |  | Dora R.Mbuwayesango, Professor of Old Testamenr and Languages, attended the Racial Equity Workshop, June 19-20, at the Laureate Center, in Kannapolis, NC. She also facilitated an Adult Class discussion titled "Preserving Our Identity: Fear of Change in a Multicultural Context" at First United Methodist, Salisbury, as part of their 5th Sunday Seminary Series on June 30th.
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|  | Kim Clarke, Program Coordinator of the Institute for Early Career Clergy Development, was licensed on June 22, 2019 as a Local Pastor at the UMC Western North Carolina Annual Conference. She will begin serving as Pastor of Triad Native American UMC Church in Greensboro effective July 1, 2019
| |  | John Everett, Dir. of Institutional Advancement and Enrollment Management, will attend the Western North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church (WNCCUMC) Candidacy Retreat on July 12.
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|  | The entire Hood community joins together in prayer for and offers sincere condolences to the family and friends of:
Rev. Richard Alexander Graham, MRE 1982
May 4, 2019
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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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Create Your Legacy with a Planned Gift ~ Do you have an IRA?
~ Are you at least 70 1/2 years of age?
~ Would you like to help HTS in its mission to prepare women and men for bold and creative leadership for the Christian church for a diverse world?
If you answered ''Yes" to all three questions, please consider an IRA Charitable Rollover.
In an IRA Charitable Rollover, the distribution of up to $100,000 annually made directly from the IRA custodian to a qualifying public charity, such as HTS, is excluded from gross income and counts toward the required minimum distribution.
For more information, contact John Everett at jeverett@hoodseminary.edu or (704) 636-6545, or visit our Planned Giving website for lots of helpful information.
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