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

Bethany Student Publishes Poetry Collection

Julia Baker Swann, a student in the Master of Theopoetics and Writing program, has published a book of poetry entitled The Moon is Always Whole as part of the DreamSeeker

Carl McRoy

An Exceptional Experience

Carl McRoy, of Maryland, originally learned about Bethany from a Google search about graduate programs related to social justice. After conversations with Bethany faculty and staff, he chose to enroll in the Master of Arts in Theopoetics

Sharon Flaten

At Home in Nigeria

Sharon Flaten grew up in Bridgewater, Virginia, but as a kid, Nigeria was all around her.

“There were wooden tables, trunks, and tie-dyed tablecloths my parents had brought from Nigeria,” she recalls. Her mother, the late

Bethany Seminary cornerstones

Bethany Professors and Administrators Present at Annual Conference

Several Bethany teaching faculty members and administrators are presenting Equipping Sessions at the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference, which will be held June 28-July 1, 2026, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. All conference attendees are encouraged to

Tara Shepherd Bowdel

Personnel Changes at Bethany

New Positions Filled

Tara Shepherd-Bowdel will begin as a regional advancement officer at Bethany on March 14, 2016. This new position will focus on strengthening Bethany’s relationships with donors and congregations

Brethren Life & Thought Back Issues

Vol. 58 No. 2 (Fall 2013)

This issue includes articles on a wide variety of topics. “‘Battle Ground’ Peaches: Dunkers on the Gettysburg Battlefield,” written by Steve Longenecker, is the third in a series of papers presented over the five-year

New Student Orientation 2019-20

Bethany looks forward to welcoming you to campus for the 2019-20 academic year! We can’t wait to meet you and learn more about you as you come to campus for your orientation. Please complete the registration form below so

Grant to Support Collaboration and Reflection

The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion has awarded a $5,000 small project grant to faculty members at Bethany Theological Seminary and Columbia Theological Seminary. The grant will support collaborative reflections on teaching and learning

How to Make a Current Gift

Whether you support Bethany through the unrestricted Annual Fund or through restricted or endowment giving, there are a number of ways you can give. Bethany’s procedures for making current gifts are outlined below.

 

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