Commencement 2025

MLTS

You’re invited to join us for Meadville Lombard’s 180th Commencement on Sunday, May 18th.
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Please Make a Gift to MLTS

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Please support Meadville Lombard Theological School with a gift.
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Creating Theology Together in 2024

Fahs Collaborative

News
Dive into a transformative journey of shared Unitarian Universalist (UU) theology, shaped by lived experiences.
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Rev. Jim Foti, MDiv '13, Wins 2023 Skinner Sermon Award

Rev. Jim Foti

MDiv '13
Rev. Jim Foti, MDiv ’13, won the UUA’s 2023 Skinner Sermon Award. Read or listen to his sermon, "Resisting Tyranny."
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A Place of Refuge

Dr. Elías Ortega

President
Dr. Ortega's reflection and prayer on home and refuge.
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MLTS enters into Cooperative MDiv with Hartford International University

MLTS

News
Meadville Lombard is pleased to announce the establishment of a new cooperative MDiv arrangement with Hartford International University for Religion and Peace.
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Alum Story: Rev. Emily Conger, MDiv '17

Rev. Emily Conger

MDiv '17
Rev. Rev. Emily Conger, MDiv '17, created Nourish with Rev. Aisha Ansano to help Unitarian Universalists feel fed in body and spirit through embodied worship experiences. We asked them about their call to ministry, about dinner church, and their hope for Unitarian Universalism.
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Alum Story: Rev. Sarah Osborne, MDiv '22

Rev. Sarah Osborne

MDiv '22
Rev. Sarah Osborne, MDiv '22, serves as the Director of Religious Exploration for Neshoba Unitarian Universalist Church in Cordova, TN. She shared how her career led to MLTS, why she chose MLTS for her seminary, what she regards as the best experience at the school, and some advice for those who are thinking about entering seminary.
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Alum Story: Rev. Dr. Qiyamah Rahman, MDiv '08

Rev. Dr. Qiyamah Rahman

MDiv '08
Rev. Dr. Qiyamah Rahman, MDiv '08, is the editor of the new anthology, "The Rough Side of the Mountain: Black Women’s Ministries in Unitarian Universalism" (Skinner House 2023). We asked about her ministerial journey, her new book, and her hopes for Unitarian Universalism and Meadville Lombard's role in it.
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Alum Story: Jennifer Norber, MALS '19

Jennifer Norber

MALS '19
Jennifer Norber graduated with a Master of Arts in Leadership Studies in 2019. We asked about her experience at MLTS, her career path, and the political issues she is dealing with now. She has a special message about gun safety. Please read on.
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From Prosecution to the Ministry

Rev. Viola Abbitt

MDiv '19
[From UUWorld] Long before becoming an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, Rev. Viola Abbitt, MDiv '19, aspired to address failures in our criminal justice system by working within it.
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Alum Story: Rev. Allison Farnum, MDiv '08

Rev. Allison Farnum

MDiv '08
Rev. Allison Farnum, MDiv '08, is the Executive Director of the Unitarian Universalist Prison Ministry of Illinois and a community minister affiliated with the Second Unitarian Church of Chicago. We asked how her ministry unfolded, her hopes for the future of Unitarian Universalism, and Meadville Lombard's role in it.
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Alum Story: Rev. Karen Hutt, MDiv '03

Rev. Karen Hutt

MDiv '03
Rev. Karen Hutt, MDiv '03, is a Unitarian Universalist minister, board-certified chaplain, and Clinical Pastoral Educator. We asked how her ministerial career path unfolded, her hopes for the future of Unitarian Universalism, and Meadville Lombard's role in it.
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Student Story: Angeline Jackson

Angeline Jackson

MDiv
Angeline Jackson is a current student, aiming to graduate in May 2023. She is a prominent LGBTQ+ rights activist in Jamaica. We asked about her career as an activist, the connection between her activism and her call to ministry, and what she thinks the future of Unitarian Universalism can be.
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Spiritual Resilience and the Climate Emergency

Michael Hogue, Ph.D.

Dr. Hogue's essay on spiritual resilience in this climate emergency we are facing now. "In place of resignation in the face of climate change, the path of spiritual resilience opens us to a fuller life." [Originally published in the UU World Fall/Winter 2022 issue]
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Sacredness of Trans Lives

Dr. Elías Ortega

President
A reflection and prayer from President Ortega on this International Transgender Day of Visibility.
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Ministerial Sisterhood Unitarian Universalist (MsUU) Herstory Tablecloth

Library & Archives

We take great care of the records and objects we are tasked to preserve and safeguard in our Archives and Special Collections, but we also make sure the items we hold are meaningfully accessible to the communities who’ve entrusted them to us. Here is a wonderful story about the "Herstory" Tablecloth.
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Alum Story: Rev. Dr. Michael Tino, MDiv '07

Rev. Dr. Michael Tino

MDiv '07
Rev. Dr. Michael Tino, MDiv '07, serves in the Lead Ministry Team of the Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF). They shared their career path, CLF's history and ministry (especially the prison ministry), and their hope for the future of Unitarian Universalism and Meadville Lombard's role in it.
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Rev. Tandi Rogers: Ministry and Spiritual Direction

Rev. Tandi Rogers

Affiliated Faculty
This fall, Rev. Tandi Rogers will start teaching the Spiritual Direction Formation & Certification program offered by the Leadership Institute for Growth, Healing, and Transformation (LIGHT) at Meadville Lombard. We asked her about her ministerial journey, spiritual direction, and her vision for the future of Unitarian Universalism.
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LIGHT: Lifelong Learning

LIGHT 2024/2025 Programs

Take a look at these creative lifelong learning program offerings for 2024/2025 from our Leadership Institute for Growth, Healing, and Transformation—LIGHT.

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Doctor of Ministry

NEW! Doctor of Ministry in Social Justice Leadership

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new DMin in Social Justice Leadership. This is a program designed for accessibility and transformation.

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Rooted in Love, Compassion, and Service

Engage Your Passion for a Just and Sustainable World

At Meadville Lombard, you will find a cohort of justice-makers who are learning to transform themselves to mobilize ethical leadership and healing into the world. In addition to our degree programs, our Leadership Institute for Growth, Healing, and Transformation (LIGHT) offers programs for continuing education and certification for religious professionals and lay leaders.

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Degree Programs

Meadville Lombard offers exceptional degree programs that prepare students for ministry, religious leadership, and scholarship grounded in justice, equity, and compassion.

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LIGHT: Lifelong Learning

The Leadership Institute for Growth, Healing, and Transformation (LIGHT) at Meadville Lombard equips values-driven individuals as well as ordained and lay progressive religious leaders with the skills for personal and social transformation.

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ML Commons

Visit the Commons

Justice, Equity, and Compassion

As a Unitarian Universalist identity institution, Meadville Lombard is an intentionally pluralist learning community committed to furthering the transformative, justice-making potential of liberal religion. We firmly believe that justice-making and spiritual growth are bound together, and our curriculum design reflects it. We emphasize that leadership requires deep accountability in communities and prepares students to be effective leaders in our multiracial, multicultural world. Are you ready to join us?

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