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Rev. Cyreta Oduniyi (’19) Ministers through Counseling & Relationships

By | on 17, Dec 2024 |   social justice Faith

“Since I was a teenager,” Rev. Cyreta Oduniyi reflects, “I always…said I would love to be a youth pastor.” So it made sense that she earned an MDiv in pastoral care and counseling. While at United, Cy[...]

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Rev. Gloria Roach Thomas (’98) Ministers through Love, Healing, and Hope in a Hurting World

By | on 25, Nov 2024 |   Community Relationships VOICES

Rev. Gloria Roach Thomas (’98) grew up in a small town in South Carolina. As she recalls, “I drank out of the colored water fountains, I went to the colored elementary school.” Still, she reflects, th[...]

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Social Transformation Student Doe Hoyer Follows the Spirit

By | on 19, Nov 2024 |   social transformation VOICES

Doe Hoyer, who is pursuing an MDiv in Social Transformation, grew up southeast of the Twin Cities. Their grandfather was a Lutheran pastor. “I really had a strong love and resonance with him as a chil[...]

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Remembering Rev. Dr. Don White, Professor Emeritus

By | on 02, Jul 2024 |   Academics Faculty

Appointed to replace Theophilus Hilgeman, Don became the assistant professor of historical theology at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in 1965. He was from Youngstown, Ohio, and he rece[...]

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Bob McCrea: Remembering a Steadfast Ambassador for United

By | on 21, Jun 2024 |   Fundraising VOICES

In his youth, Robert “Bob” Kyle McCrea* was an acolyte at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, and a founding member of the Edina High School Alpine Ski Team. As an adult, Bob was a founding partner and CE[...]

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Amoke Kubat (’17) Transforms Artistry into Activism

By | on 20, Jun 2024 |   Activism VOICES

In 1987, Amoke Kubat (’17) moved from Los Angeles to Minneapolis. “I wanted to work with Prince,” she explains. Two years later, she began a 25-year career teaching special education in North Minneapo[...]

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