2026 Commencement
May 16, 2026 | Join United in celebrating the class of 2025-26!
Alumni/ae Spotlight: Rev. Van Biak Thang
Alumni/ae Spotlight Rev. Van Biak Thang (MDiv, ’22) Donor Spotlight Dr. Yung Sim Kim Daejeon Mustard Seed Church (Daejeon, Korea) Daejeon Mustard Seed Church (Daejeon, South Korea) is living out the Great Commission through ministry in their local community and their support of church leaders around the world! Senior pastor and founder Dr. Yung Sim […]
Alumni/ae Spotlight: Pastor Mike Harris
Alumni/ae Spotlight Pastor Mike Harris (MDiv ’04) Donor Spotlight Dr. Yung Sim Kim Daejeon Mustard Seed Church (Daejeon, Korea) Daejeon Mustard Seed Church (Daejeon, South Korea) is living out the Great Commission through ministry in their local community and their support of church leaders around the world! Senior pastor and founder Dr. Yung Sim Kim […]
Introducing United’s Doctor of Theology
Introducing United’s Doctor of Theology Doctor of Theology students gather for an intensive, held in July 2024 at United Theological Seminary’s Dayton, OH campus. In summer 2024, United welcomed its inaugural cohort of Doctor of Theology (ThD) students. The new degree program is the fruit of years of dialogue and development between the faculty, staff, […]
Estate Planning Webinar
May 28, 2024 | Considering a master’s program at United? Join the enrollment team for a virtual Q&A covering your questions about degree programs, financial aid, online options and more.
ALUMNI/AE SPOTLIGHT
ALUMNI/AE SPOTLIGHT BISHOP THOMAS BICKERTON (DMIN ’94) Get to know Bishop Tracy Smith Malone (DMin ’01), who was welcomed as President Designate of the Council of Bishops of The UMC at the Spring 2022 meeting of the Council. HOW DO YOU SEE GOD AT WORK IN YOUR MINISTRY RIGHT NOW? “God continues to call me and to position […]
ALUMNI/AE SPOTLIGHT
ALUMNI/AE SPOTLIGHT BISHOP THOMAS BICKERTON (DMIN ’94) Get to know Bishop Thomas Bickerton (DMin ’94), who was welcomed as President of the Council of Bishops of The UMC at the Spring 2022 meeting of the Council. HOW DO YOU SEE GOD AT WORK IN YOUR MINISTRY RIGHT NOW? “I am humbled and honored to be able to serve […]
2023 Opening Convocation
Please return to this page to watch the Opening Convocation service at 12:30 p.m. EST on October 11, 2022. The service will still be viewable on this page after the initial broadcast. Join United in celebrating the start of the 2023-24 academic year! Bishop James Swanson will be bringing a message to mark the beginning of the academic year, […]
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INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION My journey of faith at United is indelibly marked by Spirit’s nudges, winks, sometimes outright pushes into unfamiliar but faithful endeavors. One I will highlight here: a sacred vocation in teaching/learning Christian discipleship became, in Spirit’s creativity and tether, something I had never conceived nor imagined: a pathway of Christian discipleship that requires […]
REVEREND DR. ROBERT CHARLES SCOTT
A Visionary, Pastor, Preacher, and sought-after speaker, the Reverend Dr. Robert Charles Scott is a native of Monticello, MS and a resident of Charlotte, NC. He is married to Pier Charisse Scott and they are the parents of Charis Jordyn Scott. He is the Senior Pastor of St. Paul Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC a […]