MILWAUKEE — Speaking to attendees of a gathering sponsored by Columbia Theological Seminary, Denise Anderson, a board member at the seminary, addressed “the elephant in the room” and spoke to a recent decision to eliminate 18 positions, many of whom were people of color.
“The board was prayerful and thoughtful and anguished,” Anderson said at the luncheon hosted by the Decatur, Georgia, seminary at the 227th General Assembly of...
Columbia Seminary addresses restructuring at GA227 luncheon; board member Anderson says ‘much hurt was caused’
President acknowledges 'profound human cost' of cuts; board chair denies race was a factor. Enrollment data shows incoming class is 60 percent people of color.
Victor Aloyo, president of Columbia Theological Seminary, addresses alumni and GA227 commissioners at a luncheon in Milwaukee, WI. Photo by Eric Ledermann.
