Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Grounded in Faith, Formed in Community
This week, PTS will celebrate its 228th Commencement (congratulations to the graduates!). Each year, the students of the chapel team, led by the Rev. Kendra Buckwalter Smith ’12/’13, director of the Seminary’s Worship Program, design a final chapel service before saying goodbye to PTS—the “Service of Thanksgiving”—to mark the transition out of seminary and to…
As a 2023 participant in the Miller Summer Youth Institute’s Fellowship for Undergraduates Program, I can say that one of the fantastic parts about the fellowship is how much time we spent experiencing the different parts of the city of Pittsburgh. One such day was when we went on a tour of the Mexican War…
2023 SYI Curriculum Coordinator Reflects on Paying Attention “Attention . . . is the same thing as prayer.” – Simone Weil In summer 2023, I participated in the Miller Summer Youth Institute Fellowship for Undergraduates Program as a curriculum coordinator. Although this was my third year being a part of SYI, thanks to the pandemic…