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Bethany Welcomes Students For 2024 August Intensives

Bethany Theological Seminary and Earlham School of Religion (ESR) are currently offering seven August Intensive courses, with a total of 34 students attending class in person and another 26 connecting via Zoom. 

Intensive courses, which

Class of 2018

Bethany Holds Commencement

Sixteen graduates were honored at Bethany Theological Seminary’s 2018 commencement on Saturday, May 5, in the presence of family, friends, and the Bethany community. The following degrees and graduate certificates were awarded:

Master of Divinity
Steven P. Fox – Farmersville, Ohio
Mycal

Dan Poole Named to Faculty Position

Dan Poole, MDiv ’91, has been named assistant professor of Ministry Formation at Bethany Theological Seminary, beginning July 1, 2019.

Poole began employment at the Seminary in August 2007 as coordinator of

Positions Filled in Admissions and Student Services

Bethany Theological Seminary has filled the new position of executive director of admissions and student services with the hiring of Lori Current, Richmond, Indiana. She comes to administration at the Seminary from Indiana University East in Richmond, where she

Tax Form

Clergy Tax Seminar – February 29

Monday, February 29, 2016
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Available onsite at Bethany Seminary or online

  • Learn how to file clergy taxes correctly and legally.
  • Comply with regulations while maximizing tax deductions.
  • Earn 0.3 CEUs.

This seminar is highly recommended for seminary students, pastors,

Welcome, Friends!

We deeply value our relationship with those who are part of the extended Bethany community! Whether you are interested in supporting us financially and prayerfully, volunteering, or taking part in educational opportunities, your involvement enhances Bethany’s mission to prepare

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Your gifts to Bethany sustain the important continuing work of educating for ministry leadership that is both challenged by and nurtured by the testimonies of the Church of the Brethren.

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Dr. Joelle Hathaway

Joelle Hathaway

Dr. Joelle A. Hathaway is the Assistant Professor of Theological Studies at Bethany Theological Seminary, where she also directs the MA: Theopoetics and Writing. She is a double graduate of Duke Divinity School, where she completed her MTS (Masters