Jeff Lehn (former resident), Ben Varnum (former resident), Beau Underwood (2006), and Michael Swartzentruber (2007) stopped by the House to meet with Kris Culp while they were on their annual study retreat. All serve as ministers of congregations. They met with various mentors, toured the new renovations at DDH, and took in a White Sox game.

Sarah Zuniga (2018) has been named the next Disciples Peace Fellowship Mission Director. They will continue as Associate Minister for Outreach & Growth at Allisonville Christian Church in Indianapolis. Allisonville Christian Church has been a key partner to DPF and home base for training for the Peace Intern Program.

Newly installed Board President Tish Duncan (1999) spoke about her work on pedagogy at Monday Night Dinner on April 27. She has developed it as a fellow in the Yale University Life Worth Living workshop, intending to foster genuine attention and engagement among students, their reading, teachers, and one another, in contrast to the transactional approach fostered by the pervasiveness of screens, social media, and a consumerist model of schooling and learning. Tish pointed particularly to Simone Weil's essay, Reflections on the Right Use of School Studies with a View to the Love of God, which she first encountered when it was assigned to her as an incoming MDiv student by Stephanie Paulsell.

Aneesah Ettress Veatch (2018) and Jack Veatch (2016) recently spent a week in the guestroom with their toddler, Fletcher. Aneesah was already traveling to DDH for the Alumni/ae Council meeting, and they decided to make the most of it. On Sunday, April 19, Fletcher was dedicated at Ellis Avenue Church, with with godmother, Virginia White, in attendance. On Tuesday, Aneesah took a group of DDH Scholars out for dinner (see photo) to talk about her work as the Director/Pastor of Bethany Fellows. Jack, Director of Church Relations at Chapman University, also caught up on connections.

Pamela James Jones called the Board of Trustees meeting to order on April 25, 2026, before handing the gavel to the new president, Patricia Duncan (1999). Expressions of gratitude for Jones's leadership followed, as well as for that of outgoing Vice President, Gaylord Yu, and incoming Vice President, Alexis Vaughan.

Virginia White (2014) gave a graduate seminar for Princeton University's Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies on April 2 entitled "Comedy, Judith Butler, and Queer Feminist Ethics." Virginia is currently a Teaching Fellow at the University of Chicago Divinity School. 

LauraJean Torgerson (2002) is becoming a board member of the Division of Overseas Ministries/ Common Board of Global Ministries shared by The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and The United Church of Christ. As a former mission co-worker (Nicaragua, 2010-2014), she is delighted to serve in this way. She shares that in July 2025, she was promoted to Associate Professor of New Testament at Berkeley School of Theology. Congratulations, LauraJean!

Tabitha Isner (2005) is running for state senator of Alabama's 26th District (Montgomery area). She notes, "Politics is a lot like congregational ministry. The challenge is to build community among people who will inevitably hurt one another, physically, economically, spiritually." Tabitha is Vice President of the Alabama Democratic Party. 

Joel Brown (2014) spoke as part of a panel for the Celebrating America 250: Religion and the American Founding Conference at Brigham Young University and hosted by the National Museum of American Religion. His talk was entitled “An Experiment in Liberty: Disciples and the American Founding” - linked here. His remarks begin around the 1:04:30 mark. 

In an essay for Sightings, "Who Is My Neighbor? Religion and the Metro Surge," Paul Pribbenow (former resident), President of Augsburg University, explains how Operation Metro Surge brought fear to Augsburg, but a lived theology of neighborliness endures, serving a diverse community with courage and care. Read more via https://ow.ly/iBBw50YpeZa