The Thrill of Hope

By Rev. David Saliba It is the time of year when we ready our churches, our homes, and our hearts to experience again the Holiest of Nights. It is Advent, a time to celebrate the coming of Christ and to rejoice in His birth! It is precisely this time of year when we remember that […]

12th Annual Dinner of Celebration

See All Photos from the 2019 Dinner of Celebration here All photos courtesy of Luke Lucas. On Thursday, August 8, 2019, the Stegall Seminary Scholarship Endowment Foundation celebrated its 12th year in ministry at the annual Dinner of Celebration. The banquet, held at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Montgomery, welcomed approximately 400  students, alumni and […]

Notre Dame Cathedral and our United Methodist Churches

Millions of Christians all over the world wept on April 16, 2019 when they observed on television the fire that did extensive damage to the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. With its flying buttresses, magnificent spires, beautiful rose windows, and Great Organ with 8000 pipes, this 800 year old icon served as the site of […]

12 Course of Study Students Supported This Summer

For the second year, the Stegall Foundation is proud to support Course of Study students from the Alabama – West Florida Conference. All 12 students are currently serving appointments in local churches, with one student serving a dual appointment at a Wesley Foundation and a local church. “We are so thankful for these dedicated students […]

We need each other!

By Patrick McBride In 2016 I decided I wanted to attend seminary and respond to God’s call to be an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church, but I had no idea how I would do it. As a husband and father working as a certified lay minister at Myrtle Grove UMC in Pensacola, I […]