{"id":16698,"date":"2021-04-24T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-24T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=16698"},"modified":"2021-04-24T16:00:10","modified_gmt":"2021-04-24T16:00:10","slug":"bethany-seminary-commencement-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2021\/bethany-seminary-commencement-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethany Seminary to hold commencement ceremony online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A release from Bethany Theological Seminary<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alumni and friends are cordially invited to watch Bethany\u2019s Academic Commencement Ceremony live online as we honor graduates from the classes of 2020 and 2021. This year\u2019s ceremony will include the first students to earn certificates while studying in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fifteen graduates and their families will join us in Nicarry Chapel, while others will be honored from a distance. The featured speaker is Amy Gall Ritchie, M.Div. \u201993, a former director of student development at Bethany who is founding director of Persimmon Studio and a member of the pastoral staff at Manchester Church of the Brethren. The service will include theopoetic reflections by students and music provided by Carolyn Ripp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join us for a Zoom webinar format livestream on Saturday, May 8, at 11 a.m. (Eastern time). Here\u2019s the link: <a href=\"https:\/\/bethanyseminary.zoom.us\/j\/97849369581\">https:\/\/bethanyseminary.zoom.us\/j\/97849369581<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/bethany-theological-seminary-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/bethany-theological-seminary-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/bethany-theological-seminary-1-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/engage-event-supports-mission\/\">Engage event offers opportunity to gather in support of global mission, resources are available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/shine-curriculum-for-fall-2026\/\">Shine curriculum for Fall 2026 includes new features<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/bfia-grants-go-to-churches-and-camp\/\">BFIA grants support congregations\u2019 outreach to neighbors and a memorial to victims of violence, among other projects<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/elizabethtown-hosts-rise-up-conference\/\">Volunteers rise up: New CWS outreach campaign draws refugee advocates to Elizabethtown Church<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/living-word-bulletin-series\/\">Living Word bulletin series is a worship resource for congregations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alumni and friends are cordially invited to watch Bethany\u2019s Academic Commencement Ceremony live online as we honor graduates from the classes of 2020 and 2021. 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