Alumni/ae Convocation 2021, Day 2: Worship and Plenary with Bishop Yvette Flunder, Andover Newton Seminary Fellow at Large

Event time: 
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 - 11:00am
Location: 
Zoom Webinar See map
Event description: 

Register NOW for Worship and the Plenary Session with Bishop Yvette Flunder.

Bishop Yvette Flunder, Andover Newton Seminary Fellow at Large, will be our plenary speaker for Alumni/ae Convocation. We look forward to hear a word about our theme, “Emerge, Gather, Belong,” from Bishop Flunder and hope that you join us for the event!

We will also have special musical guests and student readers for the worship portion of this service.

We currently plan to include Communion in this online service, as has been our tradition when we have met in person for Convocation in the past. Be prepared with your own Communion elements for this virtual experience. 

“Emerge, Gather, Belong:” Our theme for Alumni/ae Convocation 2021 is also our theme for the academic year. Learn more on our news site.
 

Bishop Yvette Flunder - Plenary Speaker

“Rev. Dr. Yvette Flunder, a San Francisco native, has served her call through prophetic action and ministry for justice for over thirty years. This call to ‘blend proclamation, worship, service and advocacy on behalf of those most marginalized in church and in society’ led to the founding of the City of Refuge United Church of Christ in 1991. In 2003, Rev. Dr. Flunder was consecrated Presiding Bishop of The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries, a multi-denominational coalition of over 100 primarily African American Christian leaders and laity. Rev. Dr. Flunder is on the Board of Starr King School for the Ministry and DEMOS and has taught at many theological schools. She is a graduate of the Certificate of Ministry and Master of Arts programs at Pacific School of Religion, and received her Doctor of Ministry from San Francisco Theological Seminary. She is also an award winning gospel music artist and author of Where the Edge Gathers: A Theology of Homiletic and Radical Inclusion.”