Longtime friend of the House, Jean Ervin, died September 23, 2010, in Chicago. Sympathy to Don Ervin and their family. A retired Chicago Public School system teacher, Jean provided exemplary volunteer service to University Church, to the Disciples Peace Fellowship, and in many community organizations. A memorial service was held at University Church, Chicago, on October 16.

Samuel C. Pearson (1951) has edited Supporting Asian Christianity’s Transition from Mission to Church: A History of the Foundation for Theological Education in South East Asia, which was published by Eerdmans this fall. The volume traces the efforts of one North American foundation to train an indigenous leadership and to nurture theological scholars in China and Southeast Asia.

House Scholar Andrew Packman is serving on the Council of Theological Students of the Global Ministries of the UCC and Disciples of Christ. They met October 7-10.

Teresa Hord Owens (1999) preached the closing worship service of the Indiana Regional Assembly on October 2. She has been Dean of Students at the Divinity School since 2005; she also serves as the interim minister of First Christian Church, Downers Grove, Illinois.

As the General Secretary of the National Council of Churches, Michael Kinnamon (1973) issued a statement on the occasion of the ninth anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. The statement calls for remembrance, commitment, and prayer. Click here to read the message.

A Service of Induction on September 11 inaugurated Tod and Ana Gobledale's  (1975) co-pastorate with St. Andrew's United Reformed Church and St. Michael's United Church in the southeastern part of London, England. Read a report about their new context of overseas service here.

House Scholar Deirdre Jackson Jones, husband Lewis, and son Lawrence welcomed Lance Vincent Jones on August 31 at 8:57 p.m. Lance arrived weighing 7 pounds, 8.5 ounces and was 20 inches long. Congratulations to the entire family.

Congratulations to Jaime Polson (1999) and Zack Flanagin, who are the proud parents of Julia Madeline Polson-Flanagin. Julia arrived on September 16 at 6:06 p.m., weighing 8 pounds, 4 ounces and measuring 18.5 inches long joining sister Isabella who is now 21 months old.

Liz Myer (1998) and Matthew Myer Boulton together with Holly McKissick (trustee) have founded SALT, a not-for-profit project dedicated to reclaiming and sharing the beauty of Christian life through film, photography, music, poetry, and ideas. They "aim to build a community of conversation and resource-sharing that, like salt itself, preserves and seasons the best and most beautiful of the Christian tradition."

Beau Underwood (2006) was ordained to the Christian ministry on July 10, 2010, at his home congregation, First Christian Church of Princeton, Illinois. A number of his Disciples House colleagues traveled to Princeton for the service, as did ministers and members of his field education church, Jackson Boulevard Christian Church in Chicago; faculty from Eureka College where Beau received his undergraduate degree; Cynthia Lindner, Director of Ministry Studies at the Divinity School; and Dean Kris Culp.