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 […]

Pointing Toward Hope

One of the more unique aspects of the Stegall Seminary Scholarship Foundation is the communication that donors and students share via regular, handwritten correspondence. Students, in a display of their deep appreciation for the sacrifices made by donors, send notes containing updates about seminary life, course work and professors, and prayer requests when times are […]

Stegall receives Clay F. Lee Award

On the evening of Thursday, January 31, Dr. Karl K. Stegall was honored by Wespath by being named the recipient of the 2019 Clay F. Lee Award. According to Wespath (formerly called the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits), the Clay F. Lee Award “recognizes former directors of Wespath who have given exemplary service […]