Join the United community as we celebrate the installation of Rev. Dr. Mark R. Teasdale as the next president of United Theological Seminary. The service will be livestreamed for those who wish to attend virtually.
Date:
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Noon
Location:
United Theological Seminary
4501 Denlinger Road
Dayton, OH 45426
Schedule
Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. William H. Curtis, Senior Pastor of Mt. Ararat Baptist Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About President Teasdale
Dr. Mark R. Teasdale was elected as President of United Theological Seminary in 2026. He is ordained in the Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church and has served local congregations for 12 years as a youth pastor, assistant pastor, and solo pastor.
Dr. Teasdale received a BA from The American University, an MDiv and DMin from Wesley Theological Seminary, and a PhD from SMU. For 18 years, he served as E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. He has been a Member of Academy for Evangelism in Theological Education and American Society of Missiology since 2011, serving as Editor of Witness: Journal of the Academy for Evangelism in Theological Education and as President of the organization from 2017-2021.
Dr. Teasdale has contributed to numerous chapters in books and articles dealing with evangelism, mission, and Methodist studies. He has published several books; his most recent is Socially Awkward Evangelism: Overcoming Fears in Sharing the Gospel, which was released in May 2026.
Dr. Mark R. Teasdale was elected as President of United Theological Seminary in 2026. He is ordained in the Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church and has served local congregations for 12 years as a youth pastor, assistant pastor, and solo pastor.
Dr. Teasdale received a BA from The American University, an MDiv and DMin from Wesley Theological Seminary, and a PhD from SMU. For 18 years, he served as E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. He has been a Member of Academy for Evangelism in Theological Education and American Society of Missiology since 2011, serving as Editor of Witness: Journal of the Academy for Evangelism in Theological Education and as President of the organization from 2017-2021.
Dr. Teasdale has contributed to numerous chapters in books and articles dealing with evangelism, mission, and Methodist studies. He has published several books; his most recent is Socially Awkward Evangelism: Overcoming Fears in Sharing the Gospel, which was released in May 2026.
About United
Dr. Teasdale is the 10th president to lead United Theological Seminary, since the seminary as we know it today was formed in 1954 through a unification of two Evangelical United Brethren seminaries: Bonebrake Theological Seminary and the Evangelical School of Theology. United’s story began in 1871, with the founding of Union Biblical Seminary (later renamed Bonebrake) in Dayton, Ohio. With the union of The Evangelical United Brethren Church and The Methodist Church in 1968, United Theological Seminary became one of thirteen theological schools of The United Methodist Church. Since then, United has been blessed to serve an increasingly diverse student body that now represents nearly 60 Christian denominations. Throughout its history, United has been dedicated to the Pietist commitment of serving as a means of grace through which students experience the working of the Holy Spirit as they are prepared to become Christian leaders who make disciples of Jesus Christ.