Committee on Theological Education

COTE supports theological education in the PC (USA)

  • Members of COTE meet twice each year.
  • COTE is responsible for distributing funds collected through the Theological Education Fund

The Committee on Theological Education meets twice each year to discuss and support Theological Education in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). This body is responsible for distributing funds collected through the Theological Education Fund.



Members of the Committee are as follows:

Executive Committee:

Saundra Tracy, Chair
Ruling Elder
Bloomington, Illinois

Brian K. Blount, President (Vice Chair)
Union Presbyterian Seminary
Richmond, Virginia, and Charlotte, North Carolina

Katharine Hande Smith (Chair, Theological Education Fund Advisory Committee)
Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives
Duke Divinity School
Durham, North Carolina

Other Members:

Craig Barnes, President
Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton, New Jersey

Jodi Craiglow (Member, Theological Education Fund Advisory Committee)
Adjunct Professor
Miami University
Miami, Ohio

David Esterline, President
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Garnett Foster
Honorably Retired Teaching Elder/Consultant
Presbytery of Chicago

Vanessa Hawkins (Member, Theological Education Fund Advisory Committee)
Designated Associate Presbytery Leader
Giddings – Lovejoy Presbytery
St. Louis, Missouri

Amaury Tañón-Santos (Member, Theological Education Fund Advisory Committee)
Networker
Synod of the Northeast
Lawrence Township, New Jersey

Leanne Van Dyk, President
Columbia Theological Seminary
Decatur, Georgia

Michael Williams, Pastor
Georgetown and Cool Spring Presbyterian Churches
Georgetown and Cool Spring, Delaware

 

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