Rose Niles-McCrary has been called as the associate for theological education and seminary relations for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly Council (GAC) in the Theology, Worship, and Education program area. She was pastor of First Church of Mount Vernon, New York, and doctor of ministry faculty for New York Theological Seminary of Manhattan, N.Y.
Dr. Niles-McCrary, a member of the Hudson River Presbytery, assumed her new position on September 17 after eleven years of service as the head of staff in Mount Vernon, a multicultural congregation in the greater New York City area and four years as pastor of Emmanuel Church in an urban setting in Manhattan, N.Y. and New York City Presbytery.
She will be leading the Theological Education Fund (TEF) effort, the only denomination-wide funding for seminaries in the PC(USA), and working closely with seminary staff in admissions, communications, and development.
As the primary staff person for the national TEF Network of more than 150 volunteers, she will coordinate connecting congregations to Presbyterian seminaries.
