Dear alumni,

You are in our prayers. These are incredibly challenging times, and we are praying for you as you lead and eager to know how we can care for you as you care for others.

In response to the evolving coronavirus crisis, the Seminary has made the difficult yet prudent decision to postpone Reunion 2020 until May 2021. Whether or not you planned to join us next month, we hope we will see you May 10-12, 2021 for a chance to reconnect with your classmates and learn from our faculty after a season of virtual connection. No matter how long it’s been since you graduated, we hope you will return to campus to reminisce about your time here and make more memories with new and old friends. If you registered for Reunion 2020, we will be in touch with you to process your refund.

Our mission is to prepare people for ministry, yet preparing Christian leaders to lead during a pandemic was not top of mind until recently. We long to care for and resource you as you care for and resource each other. One of the ways we are attempting to do that is through continuing education, gathering groups of alumni, faculty, and administrators for webinars and podcasts that are relevant to you. We are also exploring the possibility of hosting virtual, regional alumni gatherings so that you can connect with alumni near you. If you have additional suggestions, we are all ears.

In the meantime, as Dr. Sonia Waters reminded us in a recent webinar, the promise of the gospel is that our mortality is connected to our eschatological hope. As we head into Holy Week, I can’t think of a better word. Thanks be to God.

May God be with you until we meet again,

Ann-Henley Nicholson
Director of Alumni Relations