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United Methodist Alumni Ordained and Commissioned
June 2, 2009
The South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church (UMC) ordained four alumni of Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (LTSS) as Elders and commissioned one alumna as a Probationary Deacon at the Opening Worship of the 2009 Annual Conference, in Florence, South Carolina, on Sunday, May 31, 2009. 
The Rev. Mike Hayhurst, Rev. Lois Helms, Rev. Faye Stephens, and Rev. Bob Vincent were ordained as Elders. All four received their Master of Divinity in 2006 from the seminary. Mary Kay Wood was commissioned as a Probationary Deacon, after receiving her Master of Arts in Religion in May 2009.
These newly ordained and commissioned leaders of The UMC now will serve congregations across South Carolina.
Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor of the South Carolina Conference led the worship service at the Florence Civic Center. 
An audio download of the service is available online. (Provided by the South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church, click for more information about the 2009 Annual Conference)
As an ecumenically committed Lutheran seminary, LTSS has been a choice for ministry candidates seeking theological education to serve The United Methodist Church for decades. About 12% of the student enrollment at the seminary in the 2008-2009 school year were
from the UMC tradition, including two graduates of the class of 2009.
LTSS alumni represent numerous denominations. To view updated lists of ordinations, consecrations, commissionings, and installations, please visit LTSS Alumni in the News webpage.
