April D. Vanlonden

Daniel W. Ulrich

Biographical Sketch

Dan’s love for the Bible began early while growing up in a family and church that emphasized Jesus’ call to love neighbors and seek peace. Intercultural experiences, including a year of undergraduate study in Barcelona, Spain, helped broaden and

Dan Poole

Biographical Sketch:

I was born in Indiana and grew up attending the Wabash Church of the Brethren. After serving for 18 years in congregational ministry, first at the Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren as Associate Pastor and then at the

Dawn Ottoni-Wilhelm

Biographical Sketch:

Born and reared in Detroit, Michigan, Professor Ottoni-Wilhelm is ordained in the Church of the Brethren. After serving for three years as a hospital chaplain and nine as a pastor, she completed her doctoral work in practical theology

Denise Kettering-Lane

Biographical Sketch:
I serve as the Associate Professor of Brethren Studies and Director of the MA Program at Bethany. I received a BA in Religion from Ashland University in Ohio and a Masters in Theological Studies from Candler School of

Jeff Carter

Jeff began his service as President in 2013. Born in Washington D.C. and reared in Westminster, Maryland, Jeff served pastorates in the Church of the Brethren for twenty years. Following graduation from Bridgewater College, where he studied International Studies

Russell Haitch

Russell Haitch came to Bethany in 2003, after being a teaching fellow at Princeton Theological Seminary and instructor for Pacific School of Religion.   He says major strengths of Bethany are “the high value it places on teaching and

Steven Schweitzer

Biographical Sketch:
I have had an eclectic spiritual journey on my way to becoming Brethren. I was born into an observant Catholic family, my parents joined the Assembly of God when I was in 8th grade. Through high school and