Dear MTS Community, MTS President Rev. Dr. Jody Hill When God called me to ministry, I left a lucrative job in a family-owned construction company. Without the support of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and other gracious donors, I could not have...
A woman on a mission: What led Reverend Elaine Sanford to care for Memphis’ most vulnerable | Opinion Lynn Norment This article was originally published in The Commercial Appeal. Elaine Sanford is a woman on a mission. And she refuses to allow the COVID-19...
Dear MTS Community,As we gathered last Saturday for our 2020 and 2021 commencement at MTS, I pondered how the word ‘commencement’ really encompassed the day’s celebrations. While a graduation might recognize an ending, a commencement celebrates all the new beginnings...
I was drawn to Memphis Theological Seminary in the late 1980’s, when my mother, who recently passed, was an employee of MTS. I was 20 years old at the time and had a craving for God’s Word. I loved reading and studying books about the Creator. My mother...
We are excited to announce that Memphis Theological Seminary has received a $50,000 planning grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. The Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative is designed to help theological schools strengthen their capacities to prepare and support pastoral...
Miracle on East Parkway South by Shelia O’Mara (MDiv, ’83), originally published in Cumberland Presbyterian Magazine What a year 2020 was. Like many of you, my thoughts and prayers are that 2021 will find us out of the grips of a global pandemic that has...
