Unification Theological Seminary, Barrytown campus is the former estate of Robert Livingston on the Hudson River. The Livingstons were a prominent family in the Hudson Valley in Colonial times. One, Philip Livingston was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. In the summer of 1868, 9-year-old Theodore Roosevelt came to Barrytown with his family and stayed for the month of August, while the Aspinwall’s were away. Watch: History of Massena Estate at Unification Theological Seminary, Barrytown, NY A Brief History of the Massena Estate in Barrytown, NY The Massena estate is a...

(Authors:  Elisabeth A. Nesbit Sbanotto and Ronald D. Welch) The Doctor of Ministry degree was first approved by The American Association of Theological Schools (now ATS) in 1972, with significant growth occurring in the number and scope of these programs soon after its inception. The degree was never intended to be a super-sized MDiv program, nor was it created to be the equivalent of a theological PhD program. Rather, it was originally created in response to a strong demand for continuing education that would provide advanced skills for clergy. Four decades later, how is the...

BARRYTOWN – All of us have games, pastimes or hobbies we enjoy. Ute Delaney, Registrar at the Unification Theological Seminary for the past 20 years and a 2010 graduate, has what she affectionately refers to as her “other life.” Her “other life,” the one apart from her “lives” as a wife, mother of two boys ages 21 and 18, and working woman, is her immersion into the world of crafts, into the world of Fiber Arts. This area runs the gamut of handcrafts, including spinning, dyeing, weaving, knitting, and crocheting, with some of these dating back to the dawn of recorded history. ...

TS President, Hugh Spurgin, had declared in a speech to the Top Gun conference in Las Vegas, November 6-8, that UTS alumni were leading projects and ministries across the nation, but that few people knew about it.  Alumni may not be flaunting their affiliations, but there is no doubt they are putting UTS skills training to good use in managing God-given programs in the Washington, D.C. area. Take the weekend of Nov. 14-15, for instance. On Saturday, Nov. 14, Dr. Michael Jenkins (UTS’77 &’12), was out and about early. He and Archbishop George Augustus Stallings, who is an...

The guest speakers at the Nov. 15 Sunday service of WestRock Family Church in Tarrytown, New York were a UTS Alumni husband and wife team who both graduated from UTS in the early 80s.  Anthony Ferrantello graduated with a Masters in Religious Education in 1983. Dr. Donna Ferrantello graduated from the Divinity program in 1982. After UTS graduation, both volunteered, in 1984, to be full-time City Leaders for the CAUSA mission at State College, PA, and in Altoona, PA. When they moved to New Jersey in 1987  they continued doing CAUSA work and civic engagement.  With that...

The November 2015 issue of The Positive Community will feature the second ad in the current advertising campaign that UTS has launched in the New York Metro area. The Positive Community has a print circulation of 48,000. One campaign goal is to recruit up-and-coming urban pastors from NY and NJ; to equip and empower them with skills and knowledge, and prepare them to make a stand for the moral revival of their (urban) communities. UTS Manhattan is easily accessible by subway and Metro North, just half a block from 5th Ave. Only 5 blocks from the United Nations (UN). UTS...

Statement of UTS President on Paris Attacks  |  Monday, November 16, 2015  |  New York, NY – Dr. Hugh Spurgin, President of the Unification Theological Seminary, issued the following statement today: On behalf of our UTS community, we mourn the death of the innocents that occurred on Friday in Paris and lift up our hearts in prayer for those killed, wounded and bereaved, together with citizens of civilizations the world over who join us in prayers for peace. On November 13th, the City of Paris was the scene of the latest savage attack by several militant...