Steve & Olivia Poole Reneau featured on newsletter cover

Steve and Olivia Poole Reneau were recipients of Stegall Seminary Scholarships during their three years at Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Steve was reared in the First United Methodist Church of Wetumpka, Ala., and Olivia was reared in the First United Methodist Churches of Greenville and Montgomery, Ala. Steve is now serving as pastor of [...]

The Miracle of Multiplication

(Jay Cooper) – In 2010, Bishop Paul A. Duffey addressed those assembled for the annual Stegall Seminary Scholarship Foundation banquet. With his familiar, compassionate tone and twinkling eyes, he withdrew a $1 bill from his coat pocket and told us that it was a dollar unlike others – it was “loaded.” He declared that this [...]

Memorable Moments from the 2012 Donor Appreciation Banquet

Nearly 350 people gathered on August 9 for the annual Foundation Donor Appreciation Banquet. This year, thanks to  the generosity of two anonymous donors, the banquet was moved to the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Montgomery. The 2012 banquet marked the five year anniversary of the Foundation’s formal establishment.  “I am overwhelmed by the support given [...]

18 years later, an Air Force Chaplain looks to supporting the ‘next generation’

  I have been serving as a military chaplain for almost 12 years now, extending the ministry of the Alabama – West Florida Conference of The United Methodist Church into the darkest, most dangerous, and sometimes the most amazing and beautiful locations on God’s earth.  For the past three years I have been serving as [...]

Where Are They Now? Wesley and Meghan Kelley

Wesley and Meghan Kelley both graduated from Duke Divinity School in May 2009.  They were both ordained as Elders in Full Connection at the Alabama – West Florida Annual Conference in June 2011.  Wesley currently serves as an Associate Pastor at Dothan (Ala.) First United Methodist Church.  Meghan serves as the Associate Pastor at Enterprise [...]