Easter Message 2025
An Easter Message from President Millard “While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them…. But they urged him strongly saying ‘Stay with us’….so he went in to stay with them.” Luke 24:15, 29 April 17, 2025 According to the Gospel of Luke, on the afternoon of Easter Sunday, the […]
2024 Heirs of Pietism in World Christianity 2 Conference Highlights
2024 Heirs of Pietism in World Christianity 2 Conference Recap The second Heirs of Pietism in World Christianity conference took place at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, October 23-25, 2024. Sponsored by the Center for The Evangelical United Brethren Heritage, the event featured academic presentations and worship in the spirit of the Pietist heritage […]
Love Your Enemies
LOVE YOUR ENEMIES “But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.” (Luke 6:27-28 Today’s English Version) Monday, August 26, 2024 Friends: It is obvious that we live in a deeply divided society, politically, religiously, racially […]
A Look Back at 2023-2024
A Look Back at 2023-2024 Friday, July 26, 2024 Each July marks the start of a new academic and fiscal year at United Theological Seminary. As we begin our “new year,” it is good to look back and thank God for all of God’s blessings we experienced in 2023-24. After the 2024 commencement service, board […]
Debt-Free at Last
DEBT-FREE AT LAST May 15, 2024 Monday, May 13, 2024, is a historic day in the life of United Theological Seminary. On this day, United became debt-free at last. For decades, United has had building mortgages or endowment debts which had to be paid through its annual budget. In 2021, by the grace of God […]
Easter Message 2024
DO NOT BE AFRAID…FOR HE HAS RISEN But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here: for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.” — Matthew 28:5 April 1, 2024 When angels appear in […]
Christmas Message 2023
Emmanuel: God Is With Us All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the Prophet: “Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’” — Matthew 1:22-23 December 20, 2023 According to the birth narrative in Matthew’s Gospel, […]
Jesus and Forgiveness
Friends: During the past couple of years, over 6,000 United Methodist churches have disaffiliated from The United Methodist Church. Over half of those churches have joined the Global Methodist Church and the other disaffiliated churches have become independent. One of the results of these disaffiliations is that many leaders on all sides are filled with […]
VIRGIN BIRTH?
“Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.”— Matthew 1:18 “The angel said to Mary: ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of […]
UNITED WILL REMAIN A UNITED METHODIST SEMINARY
Dear Friends, For the past 150 years, United Theological Seminary has been part of the United Methodist tradition, founded in connection with the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, one of the forebearers of the current United Methodist denomination. Today, United is proudly one of 13 official seminaries of The United Methodist Church (UMC). […]