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Responding to the Call in These Times

Dr. Elías Ortega

President
President Ortega's message to our students and alums, who are ministering to their communities during this time of great uncertainty.
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In Living Animation

Rev. Dr. Bill Schulz

Affiliated Faculty
Rev. Dr. Bill Schulz delivered his final sermon at January Ingathering, reflecting on the animating themes of his life upon his retirement from ministry.
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The Story Behind Our New Brand

Tomo Hillbo

Director of Communications
In January 2018, Meadville Lombard unveiled its new logo with the launch of the new website. We rebranded the school, based not on a marketing strategy, but on listening and learning, and on our deep desire and intention to dismantle white supremacy culture.
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Covenanting Together for Institutional Service

Dr. Elías Ortega & Rev. Dr. Lee Barker

Dr. Ortega and Rev. Dr. Barker issued a joint covenantal statement ahead of Dr. Ortega's Inauguration Ceremony.
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Ministry at the End of the World (or) What Future Is This?

Dr. Elías Ortega

President
Dr. Ortega delivered this sermon during the Ingathering Worship Service in late August.
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Lee Barker Professorship Fund

MLTS

Meadville Lombard raised nearly $2 million dollars to endow the Lee Barker Professor of Leadership Studies.
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This Big White Box

Eli Snider

MDiv
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is an integral part of MDiv students' learning. Here is a reflection from one of our second-year students on his CPE experience.
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Kindling the Spirit

Rev. Connie Simon

MDiv '18
A wise reflection from Rev. Connie Simon, MDiv ‘18, that helps us “see and encourage the light that shines from the soul of each of us.”
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A Brief History of Our School

Dr. Nicole Kirk

Read "A Brief History of Meadville Theological School of Lombard College" by Dr. Nicole Kirk, our Rev. Dr. J. Frank and Alice Schulman Professor of Unitarian Universalist History.
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Our New President

President Search Team

President Search Team is delighted to introduce the new President of Meadville Lombard, Dr. Elías Ortega
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175th Anniversary

We are celebrating our 175th anniversary. Browse through this section for anniversary reflections, stories of notable alums, photo album, and information about the gala.
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Ministry of Language

Alex Kapitan

When we launched our new website, we contacted Alex Kapitan, the Radical Copyeditor extraordinaire, to do intentional copyediting of all of our contents. Here in this interview, Alex talks about the work ze was called to do.
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Jussie Smollett, Believing the Victim, and Deep National Wounds

Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey

Faculty
Dr. Lightsey reflects on America's deep wounds of racism in this essay originally published in Newsweek Magazine.
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The Drum Major Instinct: MLK Service

ML Students

A group of students put together and delivered a powerful service in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during January Intensives.
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Getting Proud

Mariela Perez-Simons

MDiv
At 2019 January Ingathering, Mariela gave this passionate sermon about her experience of becoming nobody as a political refugee from Cuba, and then decades later finding herself again during her ministerial training.
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Dr. Lightsey Protests on the Border

Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey

Faculty
Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey helped organize and participated in a protest and teach-in event, El Grito de la Frontera/The Cry From the Border, in El Paso, Texas.
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COVID-19 Information

Find the latest announcements and updates of Meadville Lombard's response to COVID-19 pandemic.

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Power of We

Engage Your Passion for a Just and Sustainable World

Our Contextual Learning model combines an innovative curriculum, intensive courses for low residency, and integrated internships. Pursue your degree from wherever you live, across North America and beyond, while learning from our distinguished faculty.

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Master of Divinity

Our Master of Divinity degree program provides the academic and experiential grounding you need to minister effectively in our multifaith, multicultural world. Students seeking Unitarian Universalist ordination are guided step-by-step through the process.

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Master of Arts in Leadership Studies

Focusing on the theory and practice of leadership in our multifaith, multiracial, and multicultural world, this 18-month degree program equips you to be an effective leader in community-based ministries.

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Justice, Equity, and Compassion

Meadville Lombard brings out the best in our students so that they will be ready to lead the communities they serve into the deeper spiritual endeavor, that is required for personal transformation and lasting societal change. Are you ready to join us?

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