UNITED THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY RECEIVES $3 MILLION TO REDUCE STUDENT DEBT
DAYTON, OHIO, December 10, 2021 — United Theological Seminary has received $3 million to reduce the educational indebtedness for seminary students, from start to finish. A generous donor, who chooses to remain anonymous, first provided a $1 million grant to support scholarships for students answering a call to ministry. These funds have assisted 14 students beginning […]
United Theological Seminary celebrates 150th anniversary and Burns the Mortgage
UNITED THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY CELEBRATES 150TH ANNIVERSARY AND BURNS THE MORTGAGE DAYTON, OHIO, October 15, 2021 — On Sunday, October 10, 2021, United Theological Seminary celebrated its 150th anniversary and burned the mortgage on its current campus facilities. Nearly 300 gathered in Dayton, Ohio, to mark the momentous occasion. n October 11, 1871, United Theological Seminary, […]
United and Dakota Wesleyan University to Partner for New Graduate Degrees
DAYTON, Ohio, March 25, 2021 — Dakota Wesleyan University of Mitchell, S.D., and United Theological Seminary of Dayton, Ohio, have joined forces to offer a new program in which future church leaders can earn two master’s degrees. United, a seminary of The United Methodist Church founded in 1871, and DWU, a Methodist-affiliated university opened in 1885, […]
ACADEMIC DEAN NAMED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
United Theological Seminary announces the promotion of Dr. David Watson to Senior Vice President. DAYTON, OHIO, March 9, 2021 — Dr. Kent Millard, president of United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, and Mr. Jim Tharp, chair of the Seminary’s Board of Trustees, announced today that Dr. David Watson has been named the Senior Vice President of […]
2021 LENT DEVOTION
“Jesus fasted forty days and forty nights…” — Matthew 4:2 At the beginning of his ministry, Jesus went into the wilderness by himself, where he fasted and prayed for forty days and nights to discern God’s will for his life. For centuries, the followers of Jesus have observed the 40 days before Easter as a […]
PRAYER FOR THE UNITED STATES
God Brings Resurrection Out of Crucifixion January 11, 2021 Our Loving God, We come to you during a painful, crucifying time in our lives and in our nation. You know the pain we are going through caused by the coronavirus pandemic. You know and feel the pain of all those families who have lost loved […]
UNITED PARTNERS WITH SEMINARIO METODISTA JUAN WESLEY TO ADVANCE HISPANIC-LATINO EDUCATION
BEYOND BORDERS Seminario Metodista Juan Wesley in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico and United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, United States are cooperating to further Hispanic-Latino theological education: • Seminario Metodista Juan Wesley will receive some courses from United’s Hispanic Christian Academy / Academia Cristiana Hispana toward a licenciatura (U.S. bachelor’s degree equivalent) in theology. • United will […]