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Perkins School of Theology announces 2010 Seals Award recipient Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, Texas, has announced the selection of Donna Dean Hutcherson of Hallsville, Texas, as the 2010 Woodrow B. Seals Laity Award recipient. The award will be presented at a luncheon on March 6, during the three-day Perkins Theological School for the Laity. The Ministerial Education Fund: They come to DISCOVER. They come to be CHALLENGED. They learn to LEAD. They leave to SERVE.
‘God opened a window on my life and invited me to look’ “The youngest of three children,” begins Bruce Wilson Jr., 25, “I find it fascinating that [my siblings and I] share the same DNA and environment; yet end up on such different career paths. My oldest sister is a farmer, the next in line is a draftsperson, and I am a candidate for ordained ministry in The United Methodist Church.” A third-year student at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary (G-ETS), Evanston, Ill., Bruce hails from Lake Charles, La. His home congregation is Moss Bluff United Methodist Church. “When I was 18,” he recalls, “I came to Chicago for Exploration, an event to help young people decide if ministry is right for them. I fell in love with Chicago. A few years later, I had contact with two G-ETS alums who told me about the exciting opportunities I would find at Garrett-Evangelical. The seminary's strong tradition in social justice and its high academic standards convinced me this seminary was right for me.” At age 12, Bruce says, he experienced a call to ordained ministry. “It was as if God opened a window on the rest of my life and invited me to look. Following that call has led me to many places in the United States and Russia. Most recently, and perhaps most significantly, it led me to the United Church of Rogers Park. This church has given me the opportunity to answer my call and help as many people as I can. What a blessing!” Working in the church is nothing new to Bruce. “I have seven years of youth ministry experience and have served on most of the committees at my home church,” he says. United Methodist support of the Ministerial Education Fund shapes and forms clergy leaders for the present and the future. Thank you for your gifts! --Adapted from the Web site of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
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