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Faith Stories
M. Garlinda Burton. Photo courtesy of M. Garlinda Burton.

Collier had impact at denominational, personal levels

The Rev. Karen Y. Collier led the way for Black clergywomen and helped create The United Methodist Church’s Women of Color Scholars program.
Social Concerns
The Rev. Stephen Handy leads a prayer vigil on June 4, 2020, at McKendree United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tenn., that was held to grieve and remember people lost to acts of racism. In a new survey by Gammon Research Institute, Black clergy and laity listed discrimination and racism among the top concerns facing the future of The United Methodist Church. File photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Black clergy, laity share perspectives on church’s future

Gammon Research Institute, part of Gammon Theological Seminary, gleans insights from online survey of more than 650 participants.
Church Leadership
The Rev. Dr. Tori Butler (right) speaks with Bishop LaTrelle Easterling of the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware conferences in the fifth installment of the “Hollering for Change” series on women leaders and “firsts” in the denomination. Zoom video image courtesy of the Rev. Butler, via YouTube.

Hollering for Change: Conversation with Bishop LaTrelle Easterling

The Rev. Tori Butler speaks with Bishop LaTrelle Easterling about the influence of strong women leaders in her life like her mother and grandmother.
Theology and Education
The Rev. Dr. Tori Butler (right) speaks with the Rev. Candace Lewis, president-dean of Gammon Theological Seminary — the first woman to hold that position — in the latest installment of the “Hollering for Change” series. Zoom video image courtesy of the Rev. Butler, via YouTube.

Hollering for Change: Conversation with the Rev. Candace Lewis

The Rev. Tori Butler speaks with the Rev. Candace Lewis, president-dean of Gammon Theological Seminary — the first woman to hold that position.

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