T’00s
Rev. Dr. Charles Alkula T’05 has been appointed as the Director of Spiritual Care at the Thorne Crest Senior Living Community in Albert Lea, MN. His ministry career has taken him from Maryland, Colorado, Nebraska, the US Navy, Texas, Montana, Colorado, and now to Minnesota. Thorne Crest has 150 residents in Memory Care, Assisted Living, and Independent Living apartments, plus over 100 staff members. See photo gallery.
Rev. Dr. Carol Patterson T’07, ’16, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Newark, NJ, was the featured preacher on January 12 on “Day 1” with host Katie Givens Kime, the nationally broadcast ecumenical radio program also accessible online at Day1.org and by podcast. First Presbyterian Church in Newark is known as “Old First,” the congregation that founded the city in 1666. “Gathering for God’s Glory” is based on Isaiah 43:5-7, in which the prophet repeats God’s promise to bring together the people he created for His glory. “This is WHY the Church exists! Christians are called to bring glory to God!” she says. “Jesus says God is glorified when the people of God are unified.” In the midst of a successful career in multicultural marketing communications, Patterson received a call to preach the gospel. She was the first woman ordained at Calvary Baptist Church of Morristown, NJ. She has been recognized by EBONY magazine as an Outstanding Woman in Marketing and Communications, the Morris County Branch of the NAACP with the Community Leaders Social Justice Award, and Business News NJ as one of the Top 10 Women in the State. She is the chief evangelism officer of Setting the Captives Free Ministries and the creator of “God’s Glory… Our Story,” a biblically based and culturally relevant curriculum that parallels salvation history with Black history. She is the author of Deceit, a novel about resilience after domestic violence, and A Womanist Study Guide of that novel. She is the founder of FreeHER, a non-profit organization dedicated to healing, empowering, and restoring those adversely affected by domestic violence and/or intimate partner violence.
T’10s
Dr. Lori Wagner T’11 released a new book – “This Lenten Season, gather around the table with Jesus as he spends his last weeks with his disciples. Feast on Mediterranean dishes Jesus may have enjoyed and share thoughts, relationships, and prayer time together. Around the Table with Jesus contains a full group Bible Study for your small group or church and a daily Lenten Devotional with meditations, prayers, and healthy meal suggestions to follow on your own.” See photo gallery.
Rev. Dr. Eric Brewer T’24 shares, “I was just hired as the new Director of Field Education at Howard University School of Divinity and Project Coordinator for the Black Church Resource Center.” See photo gallery.
T’20s
Sung Hyun Lee T’22 will be appointed to the Teaching Faculty of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, IN. She’ll begin July 1 as Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology and Psychology.
