In the May 2017 edition of The Commons, we featured this column written by Western’s oldest living alumni, Rev. Wallace Stoepker (’46). Sadly, we received news that Rev. Stoepker passed away on December 13th. The full obituary which includes a wonderful tribute to his...
Western Theological Seminary Awarded $1 Million Grant to Work with Thriving Congregations Western Theological Seminary is pleased to announce it has received a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to fund Churches in Mission. The project aims to learn with and...
New art by Joel Schoon-Tanis is featured in the Seminary atrium Western Theological Seminary has a long tradition of putting beliefs and convictions into visible objects or form through art. This shows up in the shape of the atrium, the redesigned chapel, the circular...
Rev. Julie Myers was the first Western Theological Seminary student to graduate with a Graduate Certificate in Disability and Ministry (GCDM) alongside her Master of Divinity in 2017. Three years earlier, she had been reluctant to begin seminary, turning in her...
Making Strides with the Girod Fellowship In 2017 Western began accepting applications for the Girod Fellowship, a full-tuition scholarship for students with outstanding research and writing skills who display eagerness for deep theological learning and have a heart...
