Tuesday, July 15, 11:45 am - 1:15 pm

Alumni/ae and friends will gather for lunch at the Memphis Convention Center. Come to see old friends and make new ones, including current, entering, and prospective students. Tickets are $30; reserve yours here.

The Alumni/ae Council has selected Marshall Dunn, Minister Emeritus of University Christian Church, Hyattsville, Maryland, as the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Alumnus Award. Lee Hull Moses, Laura Jean Torgerson, and Yvonne Gilmore will introduce Marshall at the luncheon.

April Lewton, alumna and trustee, will be among the evening preachers. She is the Vice President of Development and Marketing for the National Benevolent Association and a widely-sought speaker.

General Minister and President Terri Hord Owens and Associate General Minister and President Yvonne Gilmore will be present on the stage and behind the scenes. Both are DDH alums. Owens will be preaching in tandem with her predecessors on the final evening of GA.

Vy Nguyen and Alexis Vaughan, along with other staff from the Week of Compassion, will be at the Assembly to lead a house build and  a celebratory dinner. 

Joel Brown, Chris Dorsey, Lee Hull Moses, and others will host dinners, arrange events, and give leadership.

Find alums leading these workshops on Monday and Tuesday mornings:

Congregational Histories 101: How to Collect, Research, and Share the Story of Your Congregation - Joel Brown with Colleen McFarland Rademaker

Intergenerational Church: BEYOND Generational Assumptions -Virginia White with Martha Arambel, Tyler Araki, Jessica Braxton

These Ancient Words: Preaching so the Bible Can Speak - Lee Hull Moses

Covenant of Love: A Theological, Historical and Ethical Conversation Today & Beyond - Kris Culp, Bill Wright with Peter Heltzel and Tamara Nichols Rodenberg