The Center for Writing and Creative Expression at Southwest will launch its '22–'23 Soul in the City arts-and-music series by welcoming the Austin-based, nationally-renowned poet Roger Reeves to campus for a reading and book-signing. Come enjoy refreshments and fellowship with Roger on Thursday, September 22, from 6:45–8:00 p.m. in Howell Dining Hall on the Seminary […]

Please join us on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at 11:45 a.m. for Seminary of the Southwest's annual celebration of our founder, the Rt. Rev. John E. Hines. The event will take place in Christ Chapel on Seminary of the Southwest campus, with a lunch following in the Howell Dining Hall. The Rev. Nancy Frausto, Director […]

Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock to deliver keynote at annual alumni event Click here to watch a recording of the lecture The Southwest Alumni Association and Blandy Lecture Steering Committee are proud to announce Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock as the speaker at the 2022 Blandy Lecture. The event will be held on November 16, 2022, in […]

Each Advent season, the community of Seminary of the Southwest publishes online and in print our Advent Meditations and prayers. This gift from the Southwest community is meant to be a companion to those who prayerfully reflect on each day of Advent. Check back in mid-November to view the online content, and if you would […]

Please remember the students, faculty and staff of Southwest when you consider your giving this season – particularly today, Giving Tuesday. With your help, we are forming people for service, ministry, and healing to help meet this crucial need for priests, bi-vocational clergy, and mental health counselors. But we cannot do this without your donations. […]

Weeks Campus Center Seminary of the Southwest John Burnett is a national correspondent based in Austin, Texas, who has been assigned a new beat for 2022—Polarized America—to explore all facets of our politically and culturally divided nation. Prior to this assignment, Burnett covered immigration, Southwest border affairs, Texas news and other national assignments. In 2018, […]

Christ Chapel Join the Southwest community for this celebration of Black Saints, with Preacher, the Very Rev. Kim L. Coleman. The Rev. Valerie Mayo presiding. Featuring the Huston-Tillotson Gospel Choir/Praise Team as musicians.  

Weeks Center In support of the 2023 Black History Month theme, "Black Resistance," join us for our 2023 BHM Keynote Address, "Black Resistance: Yet with a Steady Beat," featuring the Very Rev. Kim L. Coleman, National Union of Black Episcopalians president. This dinner will be a reflective look at the more than 200 years of […]

  2023 Payne Lecture featuring J. Kameron Carter via Livestream Please join Dr. J. Kameron Carter– Professor, Religious Studies, and Co-Director, Center for Religion and the Human at Indiana University Bloomington – as he presents the 2023 Payne Lecture titled Beyond (the Religion of) Whiteness. The lecture will be presented virtually and livestreamed at the […]

Christ Chapel (Please note venue change) A Spiritual Journey celebrating human life as we grapple with Loss and emerge in Joy. The Rev. Dr. Cheryl Kirk-Duggan,  international womanist scholar, vocal performer, professor, poet, prayer partner, and preacher returns to Austin, celebrating her love of God and her commitment to empower others to live their authentic […]

Galveston Island Convention Center The Yacht Room, Level One 5600 Seawall Blvd. Galveston, TX. 77551 Please join the Very Rev. Cynthia Briggs Kittredge and other members of the Southwest faculty and staff at the annual Alumni Breakfast at the 174th Council for the Diocese of Texas. We look forward to seeing you there! Please direct […]

A Walking Tour of Historic East Austin Join us in celebrating Austin's rich Black history with a walking tour of East Austin. This tour will highlight landmarks of historic significance and amplify the voices and stories of those from the community. Following the tour, will be an opportunity to shop and eat with local Black-owned […]