Bethany Hires New Assistant to the President

Karen Schroeder has been hired as the new executive assistant to the president at Bethany Theological Seminary, beginning October 1, 2018.

Schroeder comes to Bethany from Earlham College, where she had been

Bethany Celebrates Commencement

Bethany Theological Seminary honored eighteen graduates during commencement on May 11, 2019. The following degrees and graduate certificates were awarded:

Master of Divinity
Alexandre Gonçalves – Sao Paulo, Brazil
Naomi Beckwith Kraenbring – Columbia, PA
Rebecca Lynell Ullom Naugle – Gilberts, IL

Master of

Richard Rose

Bethany Announces New and Reaffirmed Trustees

Bethany Theological Seminary is welcoming Dr. Richard Rose (pictured) as member of its Board of Trustees. He will serve a five-year term as an at-large member.

Current Trustee John Flora has agreed to

Sharon Flaten

Sharon Flaten Joins Bethany Staff in Nigeria

Sharon Flaten, MDiv 2022, has joined the staff of Bethany Theological Seminary as Assistant of Recruitment and Student Development in Nigeria. Flaten is based in Jos, Nigeria, where she works directly with students enrolled in the Certificate for

Class of 2015 to Graduate

Bethany Theological Seminary anticipates graduating its second-largest class in seventeen years on Saturday, May 9, 2015. The ceremony will be held at 10:00 a.m. in Nicarry Chapel with eighteen expected to graduate from the master of divinity, master of

New Master’s Degree Highlights Revised Curriculum

In fall 2019 Bethany Theological Seminary will offer its first new graduate degree in fifty years—the master of arts: theopoetics and writing (MATW). This degree is a major feature of the comprehensive curriculum revision that Bethany faculty have

New Students Enroll at Bethany

Bethany Theological Seminary’s fall semester has begun with the largest group of new students in a number of years. Sixteen are beginning studies at Bethany for the first time, and four alumni with graduate certificates from the Seminary are

Bethany to Welcome Students for In-Person Classes in August

Bethany Theological Seminary plans to offer face-to-face teaching and learning during the 2021-22 academic year. Beginning with the August intensive courses, teaching faculty will be in the classroom, offering courses that blend in-person and video conferencing options. This

Dr. Maggie Elwell

Meet Dr. Maggie Elwell

Dr. Elwell arrived at Bethany in the fall  of 2022 from the University of Maryland, where she taught from 2019-2022. She earned her BA from Swarthmore College, her MA in teaching from Johns Hopkins University, and both her MDiv

My Seminary of Choice

We all make choices every day.

Some are big; others are smaller. The choices for a seminary are no different.

The how of seminary is personal. As a seminary of choice, Bethany is flexible. Staff, and faculty, and peers support students