Rev. Dr. Virginia Child ‘80, ‘86

Rev. Dr. Virginia Child’s leadership on the Alumni/ae Association Board was transformational during her tenure as chair. Both on the Board and in her ministry, Rev. Dr. Child is a steadfast ambassador for Andover Newton. When the school began it’s move to New Haven, CT, she knew that the need for significant change was a long time in coming, not an impulsive move. She was able to help other alums to understand the difference between the School’s mission and the School’s physical campus, having worked for many years with churches in transition. With a keen eye to group dynamics, and a wicked sense of humor, she is at hear heart a pastor who has reached out with warmth and genuine affection to concerned alums and weary deans with equal sincerity.

Rev. Dr. Child has worked with churches in conflict and she espouses a gospel message of peace and good will. She approaches this important work with confidence, utilizing tools she collected when a student at Andover Newton Theolgical School. Equipped with these tools, she rebuilds communities with faith, hope, and joy.

Virginia received the Spirit of the Hill Award in Ocotber, 2017, during Andover Newton’s first Alumni/ae Convocation at Yale Divinity School.