Ordination & Installation Announcements

CTS takes pride in forming the religious leaders for the world and celebrates with CTS alumni who enter into ordained ministry.  In particular, we rejoice over the following recent and upcoming ordinations:

Ordinations

Catherine Erwin '08
Prairie Grove, IL

  • Ordained April 3, 2011 at Faith Community United Church of Christ in Prairie Grove, IL

Adam Yates '10
Norwalk, CT

  • Ordained to the Presbyterate at St. Paul's on the Green on January 6, 2011

Nathan Danison '09
Grand Rapids, MI

  • Ordination at Park Church UCC on June 20, 2010

Solomon Sudhakar
Chicago, IL

  • Ordination to the Presbyterate at St. James Cathedral on May 30, 2010

Lori Hlaban '09
Hartland, WI

  • Ordination at Lake Country Unitarian Universalist Churh on May 1, 2010

Gwendolyn Kirkland '08
South Holland, IL

  • Ordination at Covenant UCC on March 14, 2010

Julianne Buenting '10
Chicago, IL

  • Ordained at St. James Cathedral December 6, 2009

Elizabeth Dickerson '08
Hinsdale, IL 60521

  • Ordained at Union Church of Hinsdale November 15, 2009

David Safeblade '06
Chicago, IL 60622

  • Ordained at Wellington UCC on November 15, 2009

Gregory B. Sabetta '05
Chicago, IL 60659

  • Being ordained at St. Paul's UCC, Chicago, on November 22, 2009
  • Called as Senior Pastor at Edgewood Community UCC

Installations

The Rev. Dr. Damon R. Jones '02 & '05
Berwyn, IL

  • Damon will be installed to serve as Senior Pastor of First Baptist
    Church of Berwyn on May 15, 2011 at 3pm.

Stephen Angel '97
Chicago, IL

  • Installed as Pastor of Eden UCC in Chicago, IL on Nov. 7, 2010

Sally Iberg '98
Oakpark, IL

  • Installed as Senior Pastor of Pilgrim Congregational Church in Oak Park, IL on Sept. 19, 2010

Beth Dickerson '08
Chicago, IL

  • Called as Lead Pastor at Galewood Community Church on March 7, 2010

Gregory B. Sabetta '05
Chicago, IL 60646

  • Installation as Senior Pastor at Edgebrook Community Church UCC, January 17, 2010

Mark Winters '09
Naperville, IL

  • Installation as the Co-Pastor at First Congregational UCC, January 17, 2010

If you are a CTS Alum about to be ordained, please fill out an Alumni Update form and email Nell Stigler with a recent photo of yourself--we'll post your ordination up on this page and help spread the good news!