CHILDREN’S ADVOCATE TO RECEIVE EDEN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AWARD
Eden President to present Reinhold Niebuhr Award to Sue Quellhorst on June 29 in Columbus.

The founder of an organization that provides children around the world with medical assistance is the 2008 recipient of the Reinhold Niebuhr Award of Eden Theological Seminary. Eden President David Greenhaw will present the award during 10:30am worship services on June 29 at St. John Evangelical Protestant United Church of Christ, 59 East Mound Street, Columbus, Ohio.

Sue Quellhorst is the founder of SARA’S CHILDREN (a part of the ministry of Sharing America’s Resources Abroad), a non-profit ecumenical ministry affiliated with the Ohio Conference of the United Church of Christ. The ministry provides medical supplies, equipment and expertise for children around the world. Sue’s work has been focused on serving the needs of children caught in the clutches of poverty primarily in the Ukraine.

The Reinhold Niebuhr Award is named for Reinhold Niebuhr, a 1913 graduate of Eden and a distinguished American social ethicist and theologian. Niebuhr’s perspectives significantly impacted American-theological thought in the mid-twentieth century. Specifically, Niebuhr was concerned with relating the gospel to pressing social issues. The Reinhold Niebuhr Award of Eden Theological Seminary is awarded by vote of the Seminary Board of Directors to recognize and honor persons who exemplify in their own life and ministry a compassion for parts of humanity that most of us never see.

Sue Quellhorst is a graduate of Heidelberg College and is married to the Reverend Dr. Ralph Quellhorst, former member of the Eden Board of Directors and former Ohio Conference Minister. Both are long-time supporters of Eden. Their daughter, Melinda Q. Lacefield, is a graduate of Eden.

Eden Theological Seminary is a graduate school preparing women and men for ordained and lay Christian ministry. The Seminary is located on a 22-acre campus in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1850, Eden has approximately 220 students representing as many as 18 denominations. Eden is one of seven seminaries of the United Church of Christ.

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