Bethany Board Holds Spring Meeting

The Bethany Theological Seminary Board of Trustees gathered on March 21-22, 2025 for a meeting at its Richmond, Indiana campus. 

The trustees approved next fiscal year’s budget and heard reports regarding academics, student support, finances,

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

Raul Rivera Arroyo

Brethren Academy Hires New Administrative Assistant

Raul Rivera Arroyo has accepted the position of administrative assistant for the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership (BAML), a partnership of Bethany Theological Seminary and the Church of the Brethren Office of Ministry.  

Rivera Arroyo holds

Richard Wehrle

Seeking New Ministries

For many pastors, thinking about the future of pastoral ministry involves rethinking many of the practices and areas of focus that have long been assumed to be most important.

“Sunday morning worship

First Bank Richmond Makes Gift

First Bank Richmond has made a gift of $100,000 to Bethany Theological Seminary. The gift is designated to the Bethany Neighborhood, a program of the Seminary designed to foster a sense of connection between students and encourage engagement with

New Students Welcomed

With the opening of the fall semester on August 27, twelve new students began their studies toward a graduate degree or certificate at Bethany Seminary. Two ecumenical students join ten Church of the Brethren students from eight districts, among

Kelly Burk

Bethany Celebrates the Class of 2022

Bethany Theological Seminary will honor its Class of 2022 graduates during an Academic Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at 10 a.m. (Eastern time) in Nicarry Chapel. 

The featured speaker at the ceremony will be the

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Brethren Life & Thought is a joint publication of Bethany Theological Seminary and the Brethren Journal Association. The journal solicits thoughtful, interpretive essays, scholarly articles, and short creative works, including poetry, related to the faith, heritage, and practices of

Bethany Dedicates Student Housing

Bethany Theological Seminary celebrated the naming of Patterson House, one of its student housing properties, along with a dedication of the Bethany Neighborhood at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, April 10. Along with members of Bethany’s administration who spoke,

Brethren Life & Thought Vol 55 No 1 and 2 (Winter/Spring 2010)

The cover date is Winter and Spring 2010, yet this volume mailed to subscribers on April 20, 2011.  This volume is a themed issue, which was part of the reason for the delay.  Since this issue considers the topic