Volume 1, Issue 1

The Common Thread for Moravian Theological Seminary Alumni

bethlehem, pennsylvania

Recounting our Recent HistoryIn the year leading up to the 2007 bicentennial of Moravian Theological Seminary, several staff and Emeriti spent long hours researching the Seminary’s history by pouring over documents and pictures housed in the archives of Moravian College, the Moravian Church and the Moravian Historical Society. It was compelling reading, particularly when the leaders of the institution faced obstacles that took a corporate act of faith to navigate — the 1913 fire that gutted Comenius Hall, the lean years during World War II when the school almost closed due to low enrollment, deliberations in the 1960s considering the merger of Moravian and six other regional seminaries. Brittle parchment and newsletters produced by mimeograph machines provided insight into decision-making that forged forward motion. In today’s vernacular, these written accounts were “priceless.”

The year after our bicentennial, when the United States economy encountered the worst crisis in nearly a century and institutional endowments experienced double digit losses, Moravian Seminary made some difficult choices. In November 2008, Dean Crouch gathered a group of faculty and administrators to immediately cut $130,000 from the operating budget, with a forecast of even deeper cuts required in the upcoming year. One of the items that was reluctantly cut from the budget was the production of the printed version of Accents, the Seminary’s semi-annual alumni newsletter. At that time we had just begun producing an electronic alumni newsletter and though we recognized that not all alumni had access to email, the E-newsletter was considered better than no newsletter at all. The committee agreed that Accents would take a short hiatus until the economic climate turned around...

Alumni who have read the past three years of E-newsletters have gotten a glimpse into the achievements and challenges of academic and community life at MTS. Since 2008 we have welcomed four new faculty members (see photo on page 3) and said goodbye to dedicated and gifted professors: Glen Stoudt, Glenn Asquith Jr., Otto Dreydoppel Jr.

As operating and endowment funds were affected by the recession, temporary budget adjustments translated into deeper cuts in 2009. Salaries and benefits were frozen for a year, Accents remained on the chopping block, program budgets were cut, and most painfully Seminary staff was reduced from eleven to seven members over a two year period. Like many institutions, the Seminary experienced the difficult task of saying goodbye to committed and long-time staff members Verdi Quinn, Claudia Zile, Sheila Sacks and Pam Weiss.

In the midst of the adjustments of the past three years, we celebrated the largest graduating class (28) in our history in 2010. We witnessed our entering student body follow national trends and drop by 10% in 2009, only to recover through new enrollment strategies and grow to a record high of 126 students this Fall 2011 semester. It has been encouraging to read the results of the Graduating Student questionnaires over the past three years and note that student satisfaction remains high. Likewise, inquiries for prospective students continue to increase; people respond to God’s call even in uncertain times.

Since 2009, mailings and E-newsletters have reported on the progress of “A Mission that Matters,” the $15 million campaign aimed at increasing student scholarship, endowing faculty positions and academic programs, and renovating the Bahnson Center. Generous leadership gifts from our Trustees, benefactor bequests, and support from alumni and friends were instrumental in the success of the campaign that concluded in October with a rededication of the newly renovated Bahnson Center (more in the Spring 2012 issue.)

People respond to God’s call even in uncertain times.

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a student-led newsletter to a faculty-led publication.

By the 1970’s two publications emerged, one of which continued the purpose of The Comenian. Intended for students and written by students and faculty, Seminary Life lasted almost a decade. It was

filled with stories of students and staff and also contained announcements of happenings at the Seminary.

The second publication, Accents, was published from 1972–2009 and was intended for alumni, the Moravian Church constituency and friends of the Seminary. It was written by staff and faculty.

Within recent history there have been a few publications written and prepared by students, Bahnson Banner in 1990’s and the Bahnson Banter in the early 2000’s.

As we begin our third millennia, technology has provided multiple ways for our story to be told. Electronic newsletters provide updates on continuing education events, connect to prospective students, and link alums to life at MTS. A new video library on vimeo.com allows the broader community to experience MTS lectures anytime and from anywhere. A Facebook page provides personal contact and instant updates in text and image.

Yet, there is something about the printed page that forms a more tactile connection, a common thread between generations and locations, so we are thrilled to bring you The Common Thread. — Kay Ward, historian

Over the course of the past three years when Accents was not published, we have lived into a new era with particular realities and learnings:

• economic uncertainty can become a backdrop of life, • it is possible to do more with less, • the teaching and learning that happens here has implications on a far greater scale, • God calls us even in uncertain times, • alumni care deeply about what happens here, • the impact of the printed word should not be underestimated!

Seminary Life header image circa 1973

Accents logo circa 1972

As we live into this new reality we do so with a new publication to connect Moravian Seminary with alumni and friends, The Common Thread. We look to send out three issues a year, with one devoted to the Annual Giving Report (like this one.) The 8-page newsletter will include happenings at the Seminary, opinion pieces, and an article that sheds light on a piece of history providing a common thread to the current time. Continued blessings as we live into our third century! — Jane Burcaw, co-editor

Moravian Theological Seminary celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2007 and plans have been underway since then to write the history of our second hundred years, 1907–2007. This newsletter is a way to relate some of those discoveries. With each edition, we will share an aspect of the rich history of our Seminary as it changed from a school whose purpose was to train Moravian pastors to becoming a 4 year liberal arts college with a distinct 3 year ecumenical, theological graduate school called Moravian Theological Seminary.

weaving a history of newsletters

A hand-drawn header from a 1950 newsletter.

In this, the first edition of The Common Thread, we will look at the variety of publications that have helped connect students, staff and faculty with each other as well as those intended for a wider audience. These newsletters were prepared for alumni, Moravian Church members and friends of the Seminary.

The printed page was the usual way for the Seminary to communicate in the early part of our history. While still primarily a school for the training of pastors, Moravian College produced its first publication in 1891. The Comenian began as a literary magazine but by 1910 had changed into a college newspaper which offered news of the school, as well as editorials by students and faculty. In the late 1920’s, The Comenian became a weekly newspaper called The College News. By 1932, it reappeared again as The Comenian and continues today as the monthly student run newspaper of the undergraduate school.

Entries from The Comenian into the 1960’s reveal a publication that often contained editorials concerning social issues, including world wars. It also chronicled news of the school being shaped into two separate but connected institutions — Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary.

The Seminarian was a student-led newsletter beginning in the fall of 1944,

published every two months for almost five years. By the spring of 1949, it was a monthly newsletter published during the school year “for the students, alumni and interested friends of the institution” (January, 1949 The Seminarian). There was a growing awareness of the need for communication and connection beyond the Seminary student body.

The focus of the early years of The Seminarian was to elicit correspondence between the students and Moravian pastors in the field. Writing letters and editorials was an accepted and valued form of discourse. Joe Gray ‘45 wrote an editorial called “A Theolog’s Theology” in addition to articles and editorials by the student editors.

In the March 1949 issue, mention was made of the art work begun by Ken Nowack ‘51, including the Seminary Flagstaff (pictured above). Art work continued until photos began to appear in the early 1950’s and “A Dean’s Corner” began to be a regular feature. Long articles, reviews and letters were most often written by faculty and staff—it had changed from

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Catching Up

The fall 2011 opening convocation celebrated a student body of 126, the largest in the history of Moravian Theological Seminary.

Above: The fulltime faculty of MTS (l-r) Rev. Dr. Riddick Weber, assistant professor of Pastoral Theology; Rev. Dr. Jane Williams, associate professor of Pastoral Counseling; Dr. Timothy Luckritz Marquis, assistant professor of New Testament; Rev. Dr. Deborah Appler, associate professor of Hebrew Bible; Rev. Dr. Craig Atwood, associate professor, Charles D. Couch Chair of Moravian Theology and Ministry; Rev. Dr. Frank Crouch, vice-president and dean; Rev. Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim, associate professor of Doctrinal Theology.

The new entrance to Bahnson Center! More in the next issue of The Common Thread.

In Spring 2011, members of Dr. Kim’s Theology from the Underside class and students and faculty from Moravian College traveled to the US/Mexico border to participate in the Borderlinks immersion program focusing on issues of immigration. Trip members pose at the border fence in front of a photo collage that depict feet walking.

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2010-2011 Annual Fund Report

Mission Leadership Society (gifts $100,000 and above)

Moravian Church, Northern ProvinceMoravian Church, Southern ProvinceSalem Congregation President’s Circle (gifts $10,000-$49,999)

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. BlackEvelyn Trodahl & Richard P. ChynowethRt. Rev. M. Blair Couch ‘78 & Warren M. GerickeMr. & Mrs. Gordon CrawfordMrs. Roy C. HaberkernMr. J. Robert HessMr. & Mrs. G. Dee SmithMrs. Ruth H. Smith*Mr. Thomas A. & Rev. Dr. Janice ‘82, ‘91 Young

Dean’s Circle (gifts $5,000-$9,999)

The Honorable Wilma A. LewisRev. Anna Deppen Lutz ‘70Mr. Bruce W. MaroldRev. Dr. David A. & Dr. Doris Wood SchattschneiderPresident Christopher M. & Dr. Kathy G. ThomfordeDr. Charles & Mrs. Laura D. Turner

Professor’s Circle (gifts $1,000-$4,999)

Mr. & Mrs. Adam M. AmbielliMrs. Janet Outten Amos* Karen A. ‘88 & Jose P. ArencibiaKathy Lynn & Robert E. ‘80 Beitler

Evangeline Bahnson Smith Leadership Society

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Ribbon cutting at the October 2011 rededication of the renovated Bahnson Center. L-R: Dean Frank Crouch; Trustee Faculty Representative,

Dr. Deborah Appler; President Christopher Thomforde; Student Elder President, Kayli Freeman; and Seminary Board Chair, Rev. Dave Bennett.

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Rev. David E. ’88 & Constance L. BennettRev. James O. ‘49 & Colleen Workman BruckartBusy Workers SocietyRev. Dr. Frank L. Crouch ’80 & Dr. Audrey WestMs. Lois N. Dalton*Rev. Barry R. ‘73 & Kim GalleyMs. Sallie L. GreenfieldMr. & Mrs. James A. Hancock Jr.Mrs. Lois Moser Harke ‘45Mr. Carl J. Helmich Jr. ‘53Rev. James L. ‘59 & Edith T. JohnsonDenise S. ‘93, ‘97 & Arthur T. KatsarosMr. & Mrs. Jerry KlineRev. Dr. Nola R. Knouse ‘09Larger Life FoundationMrs. Katherine Schwalbe LeinbachMr. John E. LintonMs. Mae K. Long Ms. Deborah LoPrestiYvonne Thompson Maddox, PhD

Ms. Sherry Mason BrownRev. Dr. Henry E. Jr. ‘63 & Mrs. Bobbie MayRev. Dr. Elizabeth D. Miller ‘85Ms. Jill Peters ‘07 Mr. & Mrs. Jesse M. PooleRev. Jami L. ‘02 & Mitch PossingerJane Young & James L.ReginaRev. Dr. & Mrs. Cedric S. RodneyDr. & Mrs. Ervin J. RokkeMr. & Mrs. Jary W. ShimerMr. & Mrs. Paul G. SittenfeldRev. Dr. Gordon L. ‘61 & Susan SommersMr. & Mrs. R. Arthur SpaughRev. Dr. Craig S. ‘82 & Anna TroutmanMr. & Mrs. Gary M. VacekMr. George W. Verheyden, Jr.Rev. Dr. Walter H. & Rev. Deborah H. WagnerPamela M. ‘99 & Andrew J. WeissMr. & Mrs. John E. Williams Mrs. Priscilla P. Wolle

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Sustainer (gifts $500-$999)

Rev. Dr. Deborah A. ApplerMr. Fredric BulleitRt. Rev. Dr. D. Wayne Burkette ‘69Mr. & Mrs. James O. BurriMr. & Mrs. R. Franklin Chitty, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Patrick CicorelliRev. Patricia F. ‘98 & Harold H. Garner, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Cromer R. Grubbs, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Raymond HansonRev. James D. Hejl ‘81Mr. & Mrs. Glenn HertzogRev. James T. HicksHome Moravian Church Women’s FellowshipMr. & Mrs. C. Cassard KaesemeyerMs. Doris E. KleintopRev. Margaret K. LeinbachRev. Gary T. Marsh ‘83Mrs. Carol Sloan & Rev. Dr. William H. ‘58 McElveenRev. Richard L. Sides ‘75Mrs. Evangeline Bahnson Smith*Mr. Jessie J. Stone*Rev. Cheryl A. Stoneback ‘04Dr. & Mrs. William A. ViechnickiRev. David L. Wickmann ‘67Mrs. Martha Hughes & Rev. Stuart N. ‘78 Zimmerman

Builder (gifts $150-$499)

Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. AllenDr. Helmut Bintz ‘53Bognet Medical Associates, P.C.Ms. Jane Frankenfield BurcawMr. & Mrs. Ben M. Cahill Jr.Mrs. Ruth Burns CarverRev. Belfield CastelloMs. Margaret E. CouchMrs. Paul DeS. McCuiston Couch, Sr.Rev. Dr. Howard H. CoxMr. & Mrs. Frank W. CrouchRev. Carol Packer ‘90 & Mr. Keith M. DagueRev. Kenneth V. Daniel ‘89Mr. & Mrs. Wesley S. Davis, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Harry E. DooleyMr. Frank E. DriscollMs. Susan L. Dupree ‘98Rev. Dr. Eileen Steele ‘05 & Rev. Ian D.S. ‘04 EdwardsRev. Dr. Donald C. Esslinger ‘82Mrs. Julia Cranford & Rev. Terry L. ‘78 FolkMr. & Mrs. Donald E. Frey

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Mr. Edward R. GanssDr. & Mrs. Charles E. GardnerMrs. Ann Caroline Mease GibsonMrs. Anna Mae GillettMrs. E. Jane Albrecht & Rt. Rev. Paul A. ‘64 GrafRev. William E. Gramley ‘62H. Martyn Group, LTDRev. Jane A. Keogh Harberg ‘91Harold & Elizabeth Vogler FundMrs. Nancy Trach & Rev. Dr. Willard R. ‘62, ‘86 HarstineRev. Dr. James S. Hilander ‘51IBM CorporationRev. Dr. Joseph E. Indano ‘89Rt. Rev. Robert A. Iobst ‘39Mr. Darryl S. Jeffries ‘69Dr. Andrew H. JohansonMrs. D. Jane Joyce ‘93Rev. Glenn F. Jurek ‘64Ms. Judith Plocher KaauaRev. Dianne Murray Kareha ‘93, ‘97Mrs. Kathryn Broczkowski KleinRev. Fred KnieriemMs. Bertie Francis KniselyMs. Sally L. Kolesar ‘87Rt. Rev. Dr. Milo A. Loppnow ‘40Rev. Dr. Mary D. ‘75, ‘82 & Rev. Dr. William W., Sr. ‘53 MatzMr. & Mrs. John C. McKitrickRev. David H. Merritt ‘82Mr. & Mrs. Myron MillerMr. & Mrs. Dan Mulholland

Mr. William C. Needs ‘63Mrs. Rose Eifert NehringRev. Charles Otto ‘03Rev. Catherine A. Parsons ‘95Rev. Helen R. Pearson ‘93, ‘97Mr. & Mrs. Jim PettitMs. Anne PortlockRev. Norman E. Prochnau ‘62Rt. Rev. Graham H. Rights ‘60Rev. John G. Rights ‘95Mrs. Grace Snavely & Rev. Dr. Kenneth W. ‘51 RobinsonMrs. Mary Jeane Moser RomerMs. Charlotte G. Rosenberger ‘92Rev. James V. Salzwedel ‘61Rev. Frederick C. Seyfert, Jr. ‘62Mrs. Kathryn ShamelMs. Jean H. SiftarMr. & Mrs. John P. SmeltzerMr. Halfred C. SmithMr. & Mrs. John P. SorensonMs. Linda Staples Borton ‘09Rev. Rebecca Y. Stephens ‘92Rev. Robert T. Stevens ‘94Dr. & Mrs. George J. Stuart, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Norman TrappRev. Lynne D. Trout ‘05Rev. David F. Weyant ‘75Rev. Theodore E. WildeRev. Dr. R. Jane WilliamsDr. & Mrs. John C.W. Worsley, Jr.Mr. Paul R. YochumMs. Jeanette YoungMs. Louise H. Young ‘90

The Rev. Christian D. & Dorothy Sohn Weber Scholarship Fund was established through the generosity of Rev. Christian and the late Dorothy Weber. The purpose of the fund is to provide scholarship support for deserving Moravian Theological Seminary students who are members of the Moravian Church.

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Sponsor (gifts to $149)

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond F. AgostinelliRev. Sara Moran Aker ‘86Rev. Matthew W. Allen ‘98Rev. William T. Andrews ‘82Rev. Robert G. Aregood ‘88Mrs. Julie Anderson & Rev. Craig D. ‘87 AtwoodMr. & Mrs. Douglas BadeMrs. Betty Lou Kohl BakerMrs. Blevins BaldwinMr. Michael W. Barnett ‘03Mr. & Mrs. Terry L. BartoletMr. F. Scott BauerMr. & Mrs. G. R. BeaverRev. Hartmut Beck ‘50Rev. Dr. Becky J. Beckwith ‘97Mrs. Ruth L. BehrendMs. Susan Bennetch ‘11Rev. Bradley L. Bennett ‘84Ms. Jacqueline Billy ‘97Mr. James O. Blanton III ‘59Mr. Charles B. Bledsoe ‘63Rev. Erwin E. Boettcher ‘52Mr. Bruce D. Bowen ‘01, ‘03Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. BoyanRev. Canon Doris S. Bray ‘80Rev. Karl F. Bregenzer ‘48Ms. Kelly Howard Brooks ‘05Rev. David R. Burkette ‘57Mr. Norman H. CampbellMr. & Mrs. A. G. Carmichael

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Mr. & Mrs. Donald L. CarterRev. John D. Christman ‘70Dr. Joseph R. Chuk ‘84Rev. Dr. Deborah Rahn Clemens ‘84Mr. & Mrs. Edwin F. CobleMr. & Mrs. Robert C. CollevechioRev. Paul D. Couch ‘93Rev. Steve E. Craver ‘77Mr. & Mrs. R. Michael Cude, Jr.Rev. Canon Virginia Rex Day ‘93Ms. Oneita M. DeaseMr. & Mrs. John W. DenhamMr. & Mrs. George H. DickerRev. Brian R. Dixon ‘05Revs. Joyce ‘08 & Douglas ‘08 DonigianMrs. Kathleen Doyle & Rev. J. Michael ‘71 DowdMs. Sylvia Muller DoyleRev. Wilfred L. Dreger ‘45Ms. Marlane E. Druckenmiller ‘90Mrs. Grace Wilkinson DunkleyRev. Dean A. Easton ‘05Mrs. Geraldine M. EichmanMr. Gregory Scott Ellis ‘07Rev. Robert F. Engelbrecht ‘56Miss Phyllis Ann EppersonRev. Dr. & Mrs. William S. FallaRev. David P. Felker ‘96Rev. Dr. Elaine Fenstermacher Bogert ‘79, ‘82Ms. Geraldine L. FenstermakerMs. Mary Ellen FisherRev. Wolfram Fliegel ‘56Mr. Gilbert L. FrankRt. Rev. Dr. Arthur J. Freeman, Jr. ‘52

Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. FreyMs. Deborah S. German ‘08Mr. Christina Schoeller & Rev. J. Christian ‘86 GieslerRev. Dr. Amy Gohdes-Luhman ‘93 & Mr. Thomas H. LuhmanMr. James A. GoldMs. Laura Ann GordonMr. & Mrs. William F. Graham, Jr.Ms. Amanda K. GriesserMrs. Martha Dodge ‘06 & Mr. Jeffrey A. GriffisRev. John Everard Griffith ‘69Rev. John D. Groblewski ‘90Mr. & Mrs. Willard GrunowMr. & Mrs. Robert J. HaberRev. Elizabeth Anne Haines ‘06Mr. & Mrs. Roderick H. HallMr. & Mrs. E. Richard HamptonRev. Dr. Gene E. Handwerk ‘77, ‘82Mr. Charles T. Harberg ‘67Rev. Margaret Braden Wellert ‘99, ‘00 & Rev. Keith K. Harke ‘99Rev. Milton Hartenstine ‘71Rev. Anthony Earl Hayworth ‘08Mr. Michael Hedrick ‘08Rev. David M. Henkelmann ‘57Ms. Leslie L. HenriquezMs. Therese M. Hero ‘95Mr. & Mrs. David H. HesterMrs. Margaret HilbertMrs. Cheryl Hilbert-Gonzalez ‘11Mrs. Diana Hill ‘93Mr. & Mrs. Roger K. HockadayMr. & Mrs. C. Graham Hodnett Jr.Rev. John D. Hoenig ‘80Ms. Violet M. HoffmanMs. Susan P. HollingsworthRev. Barbara Almon Rich ‘87, ‘93 & Rev. William M. Hosking, Jr. ‘87Mrs. Patricia A. Smith Hoyt ‘04Ms. Donna D. HurtMr. Billy D. HutchinsMr. Earl JacksonMrs. Alice C. JohnsonRev. Christine Sobania ‘88 & Rev. Darrell F. ‘88 JohnsonMr. Edmund W. JohnsonMr. Lawrence JohnsonRev. Melissa Hertzog Johnson ‘01Rev. R. Burke Johnson ‘67Mr. Alfred W. Jones III ‘11Mrs. Genoise S. JuddRev. Lawrence T. Junek ‘73Mrs. Elizabeth Graybill & Rev. Dean R. ‘81 JurgenRev. Judith D. Justice ‘95Rev. John H. Kapp ‘41*

The Center for Moravian Studies continues to serve as a nexus that links scholars, research institutions, and resources, including the Moses Lectures (above: 2011 Moses lecturer Dr. Katherine Faull) and publication of The Hinge.

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Mr. & Mrs. M. Keith KappRev. Gail H. Kees ‘86Rev. Dr. Judy Schaeffer Kehler Shirey ‘84Donald K. Kirts, EdD ‘57Rt. Rev. Douglas H. Kleintop ‘75Rev. James L. Knappenberger ‘77Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. KoenigMrs. Mary Kilpatrick & Rev. Richard W. ‘60 KohlMr. & Mrs. Steven KrawiecMs. Marcella Kraybill-GreggoMr. Gary A. KrohgMr. Michael K. KromerMrs. Dorothy C. KuhfahlMs. Allison H. LancasterRev. Reid P. Lauderman ‘10Mr. John R. Lee, Jr.Rev. Linda More Lennon ‘98Rev. Linda Leuser ‘08Dr. Robert A. Lewis ‘56Rev. Dr. Roy LewisRev. Dr. F. Thomas Lichner ‘82Dr. & Mrs. Roland R. LiebenowMr. & Mrs. James R. LinvilleMr. & Mrs. Alfred G. LisickiMr. David M. LobachMr. Frederick G. Lowrey, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Dale A. LucasLuther Crest Resident’s Spiritual Life CommitteeRev. Dr. Richard J. Manning ‘55Mrs. Colleen MarshMr. & Mrs. Steven H. MastinMr. & Mrs. John E. MatthewsRev. M. Lynnette Delbridge ‘84 & Rev. Andrew W. Meckstroth ‘86Mr. & Mrs. Tha MeeRev. Nicole R. Melara ‘06, ‘09Rev. Christie Melby-Gibbons ‘09Mr. & Mrs. George MentzerMr. & Mrs. Peter V. MeyersRev. Richard E. Michel ‘45Pastor Raymond A. MillerMr. & Mrs. William S. MohrMr. & Mrs. Alton C. MorganMr. Donald L. Murphy ‘99Rev. Jack T. Nance ‘65Ms. Sunny L. NelsonRev. Jimmie L. Newsom, Sr. ‘64Ms. Nancy D. NicholasRev. Dr. Stephen O. Nicholas, Jr. ‘67Rev. Kenneth W. Nowack ‘51Rev. Frederick W. Oleck ‘65Ms. Carol Olzinski ‘10Mrs. Mary Ellen Binder OrbenMs. Rebecca Kleintop Owens ‘95Mr. & Mrs. Leonard J. Parker, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. John A. PavisMs. Gloria K. Pearce

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Rev. Robert M. Peek, Sr. ‘99Ms. Susan H. PetreeRev. Mary Louise Plummer ‘04Rev. Vani ‘09 & Rev. Shanti K. ‘09 PradhanMs. Grace M. PrincipatoRev. Tracy A. Pryor ‘99Ms. Charlotte PuzioRev. John F. Rauhut ‘89Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. ReichMr. Richard P. ReinkeMr. & Mrs. Carl ReistRev. Janel R. Rice ‘05Rev. Dawn R. Richie ‘03Rev. Douglas C. Rights ‘83Mrs. Elynor Fishel Rights ‘54Theodore H. Rights, MD Rev. Tammie L. Rinker ‘99 & Mr. Ostomy MatthewMr. & Mrs. Richard N. RitterMr. Ronald K. RobertsonRev. Dorothy Elizabeth Rohn-Habhegger ‘01Mr. & Mrs. James T. RolandMs. Martha L. RolliMs. Julie A. RucksPhilip A. Sabetti, ODMs. Mildred SaderholmMr. & Mrs. Jerry D. SaundersRt. Rev. Dr. Edwin A. Sawyer ‘38Rev. Marlin L. Schaffstall ‘59Ms. Mary Jane SchimmelMr. & Mrs. Robert J. Schoenen, Jr.Rev. Raymond E. Schultz ‘45Rev. Eric J. Schulze ‘53Ms. Dorrett SergeantMrs. June Zimmerman & Rev. Dr. Richard I. ‘54 ShamelRev. Joan A. Shelton ‘79Wayne C. Shugart, Esq.Rev. Dody Freed Siegfried ‘02, ‘09Mr. & Mrs. Vernon SimmonsMr. & Mrs. E. A. SingletonMr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. SmithMrs. Margaret Dittmer & Rev. Robert H. ‘61 SmithMr. & Mrs. Robert L. SouersMr. & Mrs. I. B. Southerland IIIRev. Maria Evola Spada ‘89Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. StarbuckMs. Carol L. SteagerRev. Arkon G. Stewart ‘90Mrs. Mercedes StievoMrs. Lenore Stine ‘08Ms. Lynn Irwin & Rev. Dr. Glen W. ‘77 StoudtMrs. Barbara Martin Stout ‘87Rev. Gary M. Straughan ‘66Rev. Robert L. Strauss ‘84Rev. Arlene Byers Studer ‘72

Ms. Dorothy Tarreto ‘10Ms. Patricia TeelRev. Canon Jane B. Teter ‘83, ‘85Rev. Richard J. Thierolf ‘78Ms. Fay M. ThomasRev. Allen D. Timm ‘92Rev. Raymond T. Troutman, Jr. ‘53*Rev. C. Scott Venable III ‘79Rev. Dawn Gibson Volpe ‘85Ms. Katharine H. WalkerMr. & Mrs. William J. WalkerMrs. Emily B. ‘94 & Dr. Edwin WallaceRt. Rev. Dr. Kay K. ‘80 & Rev. Aden A. ‘71 WardWatertown Moravian ChurchRev. Bruce M. Weaknecht ‘81Mrs. Janet Parks & Rev. Dr. William J. ‘47 WeinlandRev. Warren D. Wenger ‘45Rev. Carol L. West ‘00Ms. Pearl WestergomRev. Gwyned Williams ‘60*Miss Debra A. WilliamsonMr. & Mrs. Raymond P. WilliamsonRev. R. Donald Winters ‘85Mr. Philip Ashton Woffindin ‘97Ms. Lenore Worrell ‘95Mr. Richard YochumDr. Thomas E. YoungRev. Dr. Samuel R. ZeiserMrs. Grady ZiglarMr. & Mrs. Paul H. Zimmerman

Gifts to the Annual Fund Support New

Academic Initiatives

In 2008, Moravian Theological Seminary broadened its graduate offerings to include a 21-credit Graduate Certificate in Formative Spirituality.

New in 2012, the Formative Spirituality program will also include a 24-credit Graduate Certificate in Spiritual Direction.

For more information contact Ann Gibson, Director of Enrollment 610-861-1512 agibson@moravian.edu.

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