Zero Student Loans — Again

For the third semester in a row, no students at Bethany Theological Seminary are taking out federal student loans. This milestone, which follows a yearslong, institution-wide effort to remove the financial barriers that often keep students

Bethany Welcomes 38 New Students

Bethany Theological Seminary opened the 2025-26 academic year with a Joint Convocation with the Earlham School of Religion, held in Nicarry Chapel on Bethany’s campus. As is the tradition for the seminaries, the speaker was the most

Dr. Joelle Hathaway Publishes Chapter in New Book

Dr. Joelle Hathaway, assistant professor of theological studies and director of the MATW program, has contributed a chapter to a new book, Naming the Spirit: Pneumatology Through the Arts (Intervarsity Press, 2025).

Dr. Hathaway’s chapter

A Global Welcome

Brigitte Zawadi was about to embark on a career as a schoolteacher in Rwanda when her pastor suggested another path. The Church of the Brethren Global Missions wanted to provide financial support to two students so that

Bethany Hires Community Engagement Coordinator

Bethany Theological Seminary has hired Mary Parrett as Coordinator of Bethany BOLD. BOLD (which stands for Build, Organize, Love, and Dare) is the Seminary’s service-based program for residential students. She begins her work at Bethany on July

Audri Svay, MATW ‘22, Publishes Poetry Collection

Audri Svay, MATW 2022, has published a book of poems entitled Between You and Me (Brethren Press, 2025). The publisher’s website describes the book as, “an intimate conversation about the distance between people” and notes that the book challenges

In the Footsteps of Paul

A group of 34 individuals — including Bethany alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and students — traveled to Greece May 24-June 2, 2025, to take part in an educational trip led by Dr. Dan Ulrich, Wieand professor of

Connect with Bethany at Church of the Brethren Annual Conference

Bethany Theological Seminary will have a strong presence at Church of the Brethren Annual Conference, July 2-6, 2025, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Following is a listing of events with close connections to the Seminary. Our faculty and staff look

President Carter Speaks at Bridgewater College Commencement

President Jeff Carter served as the Commencement speaker at Bridgewater College on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Dr. Carter is a 1992 graduate of Bridgewater. In his address, “Be Curious,” Dr. Carter encouraged students to use the knowledge and

Bethany Celebrates Commencement on May 10, 2025

Bethany Theological Seminary will honor the Class of 2025 during a Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 10 a.m., in Nicarry Chapel. The ceremony will feature a keynote address by Dr. Kathy Melhorn. Christine Langer,