Release date: Feb. 8, 2007

Creating Community Explored at Emory's Candler School of Theology

Contact: Elaine Justice: 404-727-0643, elaine.justice@emory.edu
Contact: Kelly McLendon: 404-727-4481, kelly.mclendon@emory.edu

Bishop Yvette A. Flunder, senior pastor at City of Refuge United Church of Christ in San Francisco, will preach 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 22 at Cannon Chapel during a three-day event entitled "Creating a Community of Radical Inclusion." The event, scheduled Feb. 20-22, is hosted by the Black Church Studies Program at Emory University's Candler School of Theology. The public is welcome to join in worship.

Also open to the public is a lecture by Bishop Flunder and dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20 in Bishops Hall, room 311. Reservations are required by contacting Ayanna Kyles at akyles@emory.edu, 404-727-4180.

In addition to her pastorate, Flunder is presiding bishop of Refuge Ministries/Fellowship 2000, a multi-denominational fellowship of more than 50 primarily African American Christian leaders. She is also executive director of the Ark of Refuge Inc., a group created to challenge and overcome the individual and institutional barriers that discourage or prevent underserved populations from accessing vital services. This agency is dedicated to creating culturally sensitive programs that address holistically the complex life circumstances of people in need of basic health, educational and psychosocial services.

Candler School of Theology, Emory University, is an intellectually vital, internationally distinguished and intentionally diverse university-based school of theology. Candler is committed to educating ministers, scholars of religion and other leaders. Candler is dedicated to expanding knowledge of religion and theology, deepening spiritual life, strengthening the public witness of the churches, and building upon the breadth of Christian traditions, particularly the Wesleyan heritage, for the positive transformation of church and world. It is one of 13 United Methodist Church seminaries, and its enrollment includes more than 500 students from more than 50 denominations.

Emory University is one of the nation's leading private research universities and a member of the Association of American Universities. Known for its demanding academics, outstanding undergraduate college of arts and sciences, highly ranked professional schools and state-of-the-art research facilities, Emory is ranked as one of the country's top 20 national universities by U.S. News & World Report. In addition to its nine schools, the university encompasses The Carter Center, Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Emory Healthcare, the state's largest and most comprehensive health care system.

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