2025 VTS Alumni Convocation

Schedule

Tue Oct 14 2025 at 09:30 am to 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Virginia Theological Seminary | Alexandria, VA

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Join us for Alumni Convocation featuring VTS Professor, the Rev. Ruthanna Hooke, Ph.D., and NY Times columnist David French
About this Event

VTS is delighted to welcome New York Times columnist David French, who will speak on "Faith in an Age of President Trump" on Tuesday, October 14 at 10:45 a.m. followed by Q&A.

Following lunch, the Rev. Ruthanna Hooke, Ph.D., VTS Professor of Homiletics, will offer the keynote address at 2:00 p.m. on "Taking, Blessing, Breaking, Giving: Sacramental Preaching in Difficult Times." Her address will be followed by a panel of faculty members who will discuss "Reflections on Preaching the Gospel in these Times."

Additional Convocation highlights include Convocation Evensong, with sermon and the awarding of honorary degrees, followed by a festive reception.


Registration is $40.00 per person for those attending on campus, which includes the keynote address and other sessions, lunch, and the reception following Evensong.

Registration is $10.00 per person for those who are attending online only.

NOTE: The Alumni Reunion Dinner requires a separate registration by clicking here.

HOTEL Reservations: The Courtyard Marriott at Pentagon South is holding a block of rooms for Convocation attendees with a special rate of $179/night plus taxes. This includes breakfast and parking. The rate is avilable for the available block until September 12. You can make reservations by phoning the hotel at 703-751-4510 or at the reservation link here:



Convocation 2025 Schedule

Monday, October 13

5:15 pm - Evening Prayer

6:00 pm - Class Reunion Reception and Dinner

(Register here for the Class Reunion Reception and Dinner)



Tuesday, October 14

8:00am - Registration Opens

8:15am - Morning Eucharist

9:30am - Report and Update on Seminary Life: The Very Rev. Ian S. Markham, Ph.D., Dean and President, Virginia Theological Seminary and President, The General Theological Seminary

10:45am - Faith in an Age of President Trump: David French, New York Times columnist

12:15 - pm Lunch served


1:45 pm - Taking, Blessing, Breaking, Giving: Sacramental Preaching in Difficult Times," by Dr. Ruthanna Hooke

3:30 pm - Faculty Panel: "Reflections on Preaching the Gospel in these Times."

4:30 pm Informal discussion time/Free time

5:15 pm Convocation Evensong with sermon by the AAEC President, The Rev. Canon Kathy Walker '18, and the awarding of Honorary Degrees.

6:30 pm Festive Reception

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Virginia Theological Seminary, 3737 Seminary Road, Alexandria, United States

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