Wesley
Theological Seminary
Buffalo,
NY Extension
Admissions, General Information, Course Offerings, Schedule, Cost, Housing, Registration, Contact Information
Welcome!
At the request
of the WNY Conference Board of Ordained Ministry, in July of 2004, The Board of
Directors of the United Methodist Course of Study at Wesley Theological Seminary
Program approved the creation of a Buffalo Extension designed for part-time
local pastors in the New York West Area and surrounding Conferences.
We are grateful
for the privilege of serving you, and for your continued prayers and support as
we serve the mission of the WNY Conference, “to recruit, resource, refresh and
release excellent spiritual leaders to strengthen and multiply places where
Jesus is proclaimed and served in our world.”
Dr. Wendy J. Deichmann Edwards,
Director and Registrar
Rev. Gail
Lewis, Local Academic Coordinator
Rev. Cliff Cliver, President of the WNY Fellowship of Local Pastors
Requirements
for enrollment in Course of Study include:
Location
West
Seneca campus of Houghton College (about 12 miles south of Buffalo), 810
Union Road,, West Seneca, NY 14224 (716-677-0802)
General
Information about Courses
·
Minimum enrollment
required of 10 students per course. Full
refunds (including registration fee) will be granted if a course is cancelled
because of insufficient enrollment.
·
Course syllabi will be
posted on this site approximately 3 months prior to the beginning of each
course.
·
Students are expected
to acquire books foe courses on their own, since there is no bookstore on
campus. Normally books can be
ordered through online sources or at your nearest Cokesbury store.
Exceptions and additional sources should be stated in the syllabi.
Please contact the Instructor of the course or the Director if you have
questions.
·
It is expected that a
significant portion or the reading, and possibly written assignments, will be
due prior to or at the first meeting of class.
Please be sure to study the syllabus for each course as soon as it is
posted to allow sufficient time for preparation.
CS-111
“Pastor as Interpreter of the Bible”
January 23-24 & February 27-28, 2009
Instructor,
Rev. Dr. Lawrence Lundgren, Director
of Connectional Ministries, Western New York Conference UMC, Buffalo, NY
Registration Due: November 23, 2008
CS-114 “Pastoral Leadership and Administration”
April 24-25 & May 29-30, 2009
Instructor, Rev. Dr. Cathy Hall-Stengel, District Superintendent, Western New York Conference UMC, Mountain View District, Olean, NY
Registration Due: February 24, 2009
DOWNLOAD COURSE
SYLLABUS
CS-113
“Pastoral Care for Spiritual Formation”
August 14-15 & September 11-12, 2009
Instructor,
Rev. Robert C. Spilman, Clinical Pastoral Education Department, Samaritan
Pastoral Counseling Center of WNY
Registration Due: June 14, 2009
CS-112
“Theology in the Wesleyan Spirit”
October
9-10 & November 13-14, 2009
Instructor, Dr. Jason Vickers, Assistant Professor of Theology, United Theological Seminary, Trotwood, OH
Registration Due:
August 9, 2009
2009 YEAR 2 COURSES
CS-211
“Hebrew Bible”
Instructor,
Dr. Carl Schultz, Professor of Old
Testament, Department of Religion and Philosophy, Houghton College, Houghton, NY
Registration Due: August 9, 2009
CS-212
"Theological Heritage: Early Church”
April 24-25 & May
29-30, 2009
Instructor, Dr. John Tyson, Professor of Theology, Houghton College, Houghton, NY
Registration Due:
February 24, 2009
CS-213 “Formation for Discipleship”
January 23-24 &
February 27-28, 2009
Instructor, Barbara Bruce, Nationally known Christian Educator and Author
Registration Due:
November 23, 2008
CS-214
“Practice of Preaching”
August 14-15 &
September 11-12, 2009
Instructor, Dr. Richard Eslinger, Professor of Homiletics and Worship, Director of the Center for Worship, Preaching and the Arts, United Theological Seminary, Trotwood, OH
Registration Due:
June 14, 2009
2009 YEAR 3 COURSES
CS-311 “New Testament 1”
August 14-15
& September 11-12, 2009
Instructor, Dr.
David Watson, Assistant Professor of New Testament, United Theological Seminary,
Trotwood, OH
CS-312 “Theological Heritage: Reformation”
October 9-10 &
November 13-14, 2009
Instructor,
Dr. David Whitford, Associate Professor of Church History, United Theological
Seminary, Trotwood, OH
CS-313 “Our Mission: Evangelism”
April
24-25 & May 29-30, 2009
Instructor,
Rev. Dr. Gregory Crispell, Pastor, First United Methodist Church, N Tonawanda,
NY
CS-314
“Pastoral Care and Counseling”
January 23-24 & February 27-28, 2009
Instructor, Rev
John Wetherwax, Pastor, Williamsville United Methodist Church, Williamsville,
NY, Clinical Therapist, Child and Adolescent Treatment Services, Buffalo,
NY
Schedule
Each course will meet on a Friday/Saturday format as follows:
Fridays:
1:30-2:30pm Arrival, check-in, refreshments
2:30-5:00pm Class
5:00pm Community worship
5:30pm Dinner
6:30-8:30pm Class
Saturdays:
7:30-8:30am Continental Breakfast
8:30am-12:00 Class
12:00-1:00pm Lunch
1:00-3:00pm Class
Costs per course
(Costs should not prevent a person from enrolling in Course of Study.
Contact your home Conference Board of Ordained Ministry about scholarship
assistance. If you need assistance
beyond what your home Conference can provide, please contact the Director of the
Extension.)
Please
note:
Registration
forms (see below) and accompanying registration fee must be postmarked two
months prior to the beginning of each course.
$75.00 registration fees are not refundable unless the course is
cancelled. Tuition and Board may be
refunded upon written request until the course begins.
Fees $
75.00 (non-refundable)
Tuition $
350.00
Board* $
35.00
Dorm room $ 30.00 (2
Fri. nights, optional.)
_______
Total
$
490.00
*Includes
Friday night dinner, Saturday continental breakfast and lunch, beverages and
snacks
Dormitory
housing will be available most Friday nights at the West Seneca campus for $15
per night, linens included, on a first come, first served basis.
Students must indicate on registration forms whether they want to reserve
a room on campus or arrange their own housing elsewhere.
On occasion, Houghton College may need their dormitories for their own
programs, in which case it would be necessary to find alternative housing.
Following is a list of nearby hotels, phone numbers and approximate
costs—which vary from season to season. (This
list reflects primarily off-season rates.)
Econo
Lodge
(4344
Milestrip
Rd., Blasdell, 5.5 miles from campus Mapquest
location
1 bed $67.00, 2 beds $87.00, also offering 10%AAA discount
Red
Roof Inn
(5370 Camp Road, Hamburg, 9 miles from campus Mapquest
location ) 716-648-7222
$89.00-$94.00
Comfort
Inn
( 901 Dick Road, Cheektowaga, 11.5 miles from campus Mapquest
location ) 716-633-6000
$115.00
Bluebird
Motel
( South Western & Transit Road Rds., West Seneca, 3.5 mi. from campus Mapquest
location ) 716-674-3174
$39.00-$45.00
Hampton
Inn
( 1750 Ridge Rd., West Seneca, 2 miles from campus Map
quest location ) 716-824-2030
$120.00
Registration Form Download Form (Note: Acrobat Reader required)
Free
Rev. Dr. Wendy J.
Deichmann Edwards
Director, UM COS Buffalo
Extension
United Theological Seminary
4501 Denlinger Road
Trotwood, OH
45426
(937) 529-2255
Rev. Cliff Cliver
President, WNY Fellowship
of Local Pastors
Dunkirk United Methodist
Church
15 East 6th
Street
Rev. Gail Lewis
Local Coordinator
810 Union Road
West Seneca, NY 14224
revGML@aol.com
Denise Barham
Administrative/Hospitality
Assistant, UM COS Buffalo Extension
810 Union Road
West Seneca, NY
14224
(716) 677-0802