Union Presbyterian Seminary Archives

Claude Godwin, Jr., who served the local and national church, dies in Kentucky

Posted February 6th, 2020

William “Claude” Godwin, Jr., a pastor turned stewardship and communication development ministry unit director in the national office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), passed away peacefully at the age of 79 on Tuesday.

New inspiration from favorite preachers

Posted February 6th, 2020

Westminster John Knox Press is proud to announce the publication of two new sermon collections.

Katie Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership awarded $400k grant

Posted December 12th, 2019

Union Presbyterian Seminary will use a $400,000 grant to lift the voices and perspectives of black women in the church, academy and the world.

Music group passionate about peace and justice coming to Union Presbyterian Seminary

Posted September 26th, 2019

The Many, a musical group passionate about creating music for people to sing together about peace and justice and a world where all belong, will perform at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, Oct. 14-15.

David Cortés Fuentes and Josefina Sáez Acevedo answer God’s call to service

Posted August 26th, 2019

After four years of service with the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Matanzas and the Church in Cuba, Rev. Dr. David Cortés Fuentes and Josey Sáez Acevedo have answered God’s call to serve as mission co-workers in the Dominican Republic.

Columbia Theological Seminary names vice president for Advancement

Posted August 20th, 2019

The Board of Trustees of Columbia Theological Seminary has appointed David Huffine, a certified fundraising executive, to be the seminary’s vice president for Advancement, according to a seminary news release.

Trading hotel and resort management for hurricane recovery

Posted May 24th, 2019

In a single month, Elizabeth Little vacationed, all expenses paid, at Westin’s resort in Los Cabos, Mexico, as a top sales leader; oversaw a $150,000 bar mitzvah at the Westin Charlotte in North Carolina, as senior catering manager; and took a mission trip to Mexico’s Yucatan, where she slept in a hammock in a village where no child had access to middle school.The contrasts were jarring.“I just kept thinking, there has to be something more,” said Little, who has been a Church Consultant with the Board of Pensions since 2016. “How could I take my hotel experience into the mission world?”

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