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A graduate fellowship program and ecumenical community affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) & the Divinity School of the University of Chicago

09/03/2026

On Saturday, September 21st, Delaney Beh - a 2026 graduate of the Divinity School and new DDH alum - will be speaking on the United Church of Christ’s Future of Faith: The Courage to Be Church webinar.

Delaney’s M.Div. thesis explored what the future of the church could be by “inviting congregations to confront their precarity with hope rather than fear and consider the power of faithful discipleship amid an uncertain future.” They will be talking about their thesis and ministerial experiences as a part of this webinar.

The link to register can be found here: https://ucc.zoom.us/webinar/register/8017853400655/WN_pn8MbDRZQ5icYjBSTekGFA #/registration

08/30/2026

On Sunday, September 27, DDH will host an afternoon of art and conversation to celebrate the full funding of the Amy Ann Northcutt Scholarship and its first recipient. (RSVP below) Lauren Blakemore will enter DDH and the MA program at the Divinity School this fall as the first Amy Ann Northcutt Scholar.

After a light lunch, prize-winning Chicago sculptor Gwen Yen Chiu will give an artist talk about pieces that will be on display. Her work explores home, belonging, and identity in the Asian diaspora. Her metal sculptures are influenced by her upbringing in Chinese calligraphy and painting.

Larry Bouchard, a leading scholar of Religion and Literature and Emeritus Professor at the University of Virginia, will join the conversation by video. His talk is entitled, "Windblown, or, Spirit on Writing and Art." A DDH alumnus and former President of the Board of Trustees, he knew Amy well. The event will conclude in the late afternoon with a reception. Amy's family will be in Chicago for the event.

The new scholarship recognizes emerging women leaders of promise and will undergird their education. The scholarship remembers Amy Northcutt, an alumna and former President of the Board of Trustees, who was the Chief Information Officer of the National Science Foundation at the time of her death in 2017. RSVP to celebrate Amy’s legacy, the connections that have built the scholarship, and the promise that Amy Ann Northcutt Scholars will bring.

08/26/2026

Current Disciples Divinity House Scholars Grace Dearhamer and Hayden Skaggs completed a triathlon together this past weekend. They swam, biked, and ran in the Supertri Chicago SuperSprint.

Our House Scholars and Residents are having so much fun in Chicago this summer now that the House has air conditioning!

08/19/2026

Entering DDH Scholar Lauren Blakemore has been named the inaugural Amy Ann Northcutt Scholar. Lauren is a summa cm laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Kenyon College where she majored in History and Arabic. At the University of Chicago, she plans to continue language study while exploring “the theme of identity within religion and how language, culture, history, and society can influence its manifestations.”

In April, the Board of Trustees took formal action to establish the Amy Ann Northcutt Scholarship to recognize emerging women leaders of promise and to undergird their education. The scholarship will support individuals who, regardless of their religious or denominational affiliation, study religion and/or theology at the University of Chicago and are affiliated with the Disciples Divinity House.

The scholarship remembers Amy Northcutt, an alumna and former President of the Board of Trustees, who was the Chief Information Officer of the National Science Foundation at the time of her death in 2017. Amy always felt a responsibility to support and mentor younger women, whether their careers were in the academy, public service, or the private sector. The scholarship keeps her memory and continues the spirit of her mentorship.

Over two-hundred family members and friends joined together to build the fund over the past nine years. A surge of generosity at the end of 2025 lifted the scholarship endowment past its initial goal to over $257,000, making possible the first award.

08/12/2026

Disciples Divinity House Scholars and Ecumenical Residents have had fun and eventful summers thus far.

Residents living in Chicago have gone to movies, celebrated birthdays, hung out at the lake, caught up over coffee, and more while completing internships with many organizations including the Christian Century and the Chicago History Museum and doing coursework at the Divinity School.

Other residents have been all around the country and world this summer for vacations, Week of Compassion Internship Programs, Global Theological Fellows trips, studies, church camp counseling, and more.

It’s a blessing to live in such a lively and active community, and we are excited to welcome everyone back to the House this fall.

08/07/2026

Reflections by Claudia Highbaugh and Joel Brown on the Cane Ridge Revival are featured in the Summer 2026 issue of the DDH Bulletin, now online and in the mail.

Highbaugh's article, "Searching for ancestors at Cane Ridge," was adapted from a talk she gave for a Monday DDH forum. In it, Highbaugh, a DDH trustee, considers family and denominational history, memory, and the work that we are called to do.

In his piece, "Cane Ridge, the 'Last Will,' and the future of theological education," Brown reflects on Cane Ridge as an "ecumenical, in*******al, improvisational event." It is not only a backdrop for the Disciples of Christ origin story, but it also helps us to see the changing forms of church and ministry that we tend to take for granted.

On Saturday, August 8, the Disciples of Christ Historical Society (Disciples History) hosts the 225th Cane Ridge Anniversary Celebration at the historic meeting house. Brown, a DDH PhD alumnus, is President of DCHS. Terri Hord Owens, General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and also a DDH alumna, will be preaching at the Cane Ridge celebration.

https://ddh.uchicago.edu/news-events/ddh-bulletin/

08/06/2026

Thank you to Clark Gilpin, who has gifted DDH's Herbert Lockwood Willett Library with a full set of the 26-volume Works of Jonathan Edwards (among other gifts to the library). Author, historian, and emeritus Divinity School faculty member Clark Gilpin teaches the ongoing Disciples History and Thought Seminar; he is a DDH alumnus and trustee. Brandon Roberts, current MA and House Scholar, is DDH's librarian.

08/04/2026

Announcing entering Disciples Scholars for 2026-27. Welcome Lauren Blakemore, Allie Lundblad, YeChan Park, Amelia Richter, and Paulo Yánez! The fall quarter begins September 28.

Lauren Blakemore (MA) studies “the theme of identity within religion and how language, culture, history, and society can influence its manifestations.” She is a summa cm laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Kenyon College (2026), where she majored in History and Arabic. Her home church is Sturgeon Christian Church, near Columbia, Missouri.

Allie Lundblad (PhD) recently concluded a decade of ministry at the Christian Church of Arlington Heights. An MDiv alumna, she studies Pastoral Theology, Personality, and Culture at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary. DDH’s award, in combination with full tuition from Garrett, will allow her to pursue her studies full-time.

YeChan Park (MDiv) brings a business degree from Purdue University-Northwest, master’s studies at Trinity Evangelical Seminary, and five years in campus ministry with Inter-Varsity, where he developed the innovative Global Bridge Project. He came to know the Disciples through Bethel Christian Church in Indianapolis.

Amelia Richter (MDiv) is a 2021 cm laude graduate of Kansas State University (BS, Biology). This summer she is learning about disaster relief in the Philippines through Week of Compassion. She is a member of First Christian Church, Manhattan, Kansas.

Paulo Yánez (MDiv) received Bachelor’s (English, 2022) and Master’s (2025) degrees cm laude from the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador. He is a member of Advent St. Nicholas church in Quito, an ecumenical congregation.

07/29/2026

Sarah Zuniga, Mission Director for the Disciples Peace Fellowship, and the three 2026 DPF Peace Interns are at DDH for a mini-retreat. Welcome, friends! First on the agenda: Chicago deep-dish pizza! The interns have had a busy season teaching and leading at Disciples summer camps across the country.

07/25/2026

Allie Lundblad's last Sunday as the Senior Minister of the Christian Church Of Arlington Heights, Illinois, is tomorrow, July 26. The congregation plans a celebration following the worship service. She has served the congregation since fall 2016, building a vital sense of community and connection, offering dynamic preaching, bible study, and pastoral care, and leading the congregation in community outreach and service.

She will become DDH's Bernard and Annie Mae Cooke Scholar this fall. An MDiv alumna of DDH and the Divinity School, she has been pursuing a PhD in Pastoral Theology, Personality, and Culture at Garrett-Evangelical Seminary on a part-time basis. (The Divinity School no longer offers a PhD in this field, in which the late Don Browning, former DDH Dean and Divinity School professor, was a leading scholar.) Garrett will continue to provide Allie with a full-tuition award; the DDH fellowship will allow her to be immersed in her studies full-time.

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