Wesley Theological Seminary

Buffalo, NY Extension

AdmissionsGeneral InformationCourse OfferingsSchedule, CostHousingRegistrationContact 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. David Hotchkiss, President of the WNY Fellowship of Local Pastors

            Ms. Denise Barham, Administrative and Hospitality Assistant

Admissions 

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.

 

 NEW  2010 COURSE INFORMATION  (Download .pdf file)

 

 

2010 YEAR 1 COURSES


 

CS-111 “Pastor as Interpreter of the Bible”

Sessions: January 15-16, February 12-13, 2010

Instructor, Rev. Dr. Carl Shultz, Professor of Old Testament, Department of Religion and Philosophy, Houghton College, Houghton, NY   

Registration Due: November 15, 2009

DOWNLOAD COURSE SYLLABUS


CS-114 “Pastoral Leadership and Administration”

Sessions: March 12-13 & April 30-May 1, 2010

Instructor, Rev. Dr. Cathy Hall-Stengel, District Superintendent, Western New York Conference UMC, Mountain View District, Olean, NY


Registration Due: January 12, 2010

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CS-113 “Pastoral Care for Spiritual Formation”  

Sessions: August 20-21 & September 17-18, 2010


Instructor, Rev. Robert C. Spilman, Clinical Pastoral Education Department, Samaritan Pastoral Counseling Center of WNY

Registration Due: June 20, 2010


CS-112 “Theology in the Wesleyan Spirit”

Sessions: October 15-16 & November 12-13, 2010

Instructor, Dr. Jason Vickers, Assistant Professor of Theology, United Theological Seminary, Trotwood, OH

Registration Due:  August 15, 2010

2010 YEAR 2 COURSES


CS-211 “Hebrew Bible”

Sessions: October 15-16 & November 12-13, 2010

Instructor, Rev. Dr. Carl Schultz, Professor of Old Testament, Department of Religion and Philosophy, Houghton College

Registration Due:  August 15, 2010

CS-212  "Theological Heritage: Early Church”

Sessions: March 12-13 & April 30-May 1, 2010

Instructor, Dr. John Tyson, Professor of Theology, Houghton College, Houghton, NY

Registration Due: January 12, 2010

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CS-213 “Formation for Discipleship” 

Sessions: January 15-16 & February 12 -13, 2010


Instructor, Barbara Bruce, Nationally known Christian Educator and Author

Registration Due: November 15, 2009

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CS-214 “Practice of Preaching”


Sessions: August 20-21 & September 17-18, 2010

Instructor,

Registration Due:  June 20, 2010

2010 YEAR 3 COURSES


CS-311 “New Testament 1”

Sessions: August 20-21 & September 17-18, 2010

Instructor, Dr. David Watson, Assistant Professor of New Testament, United Theological Seminary, Trotwood, OH

Registration Due: June 20, 2010



CS-312 “Theological Heritage: Reformation”

Sessions: October 15-16 & November 12-13, 2010

Instructor, Dr. John Tyson, Professor of Theology, Houghton College, Houghton, NY

Registration Due:  August 15, 2010

 


CS-313 “Our Mission: Evangelism”

Sessions: March 12-13 & April 30-May 1, 2010

Instructor, Rev. Dr. Gregory Crispell, Pastor, First United Methodist Church, N Tonawanda, NY

Registration Due:  January 12, 2010

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CS-314 “Pastoral Care and Counseling”

 Sessions: January 15-16 & February 12-13, 2010

Instructor, Rev John Wetherwax, Pastor, Williamsville United Methodist Church, Williamsville, NY, Clinical Therapist, Child and Adolescent Treatment Services, Buffalo, NY

Registration Due: November 15, 2009

DOWNLOAD COURSE SYLLABUS

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*           $  40.00

Dorm room    $  30.00 (2 Fri. nights, optional.)

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Total              $ 495.00

 

*Includes Friday night dinner, Saturday continental breakfast and lunch, beverages and snacks

 

Housing

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 ) 716-825-7530                                                   1 bed $67.00, 2 beds $87.00, also offering 10%AAA discount

 Red Roof Inn (Camp Road, Hamburg, 9 miles from campus) 716-648-7222
$89.00-$94.00

Clarion Hotel (S 3950 McKinley Pkwy, Blasdell, 6.5 miles from campus) 
716-648-5700
$89.00 - $110.00

Hampton Inn (Slade Road, West Seneca, 2 miles from campus) 716-821-2030
$170.00

Oak Tree Inn (3475 Union Road, Cheektowaga, 6 miles north on Union Rd from campus) 716-681-2600
$75.00 - $95.00

Bluebird Motel (Transit Road, West Seneca, 3.5 mi. from campus) 716-674-3174
$49.00 - $59.00 (This is a smaller family owned motel but several students have stayed here and said the rooms were nice)

Registration Form           Download Form  (Note: Acrobat Reader required)

Free      

Contact Information

Rev. Dr. Wendy J. Deichmann Edwards

Director, UM COS Buffalo Extension

United Theological Seminary

4501 Denlinger Road

Trotwood, OH  45426

(937) 529-2255

WJDEdwards@united.edu

                                                                                                                                                                         

Rev. David Hotchkiss

7200 Ontario Center Road 

Ontario, NY 14519

(585) 335-8418

dhotch2@frontiernet.net

 

 

 

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

denisebarham2000@yahoo.com