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About Gammon's Open House @ GROW WEEK
You’re Invited: Gammon’s Open House @ Grow Week
Join Gammon Theological Seminary during GROW Week for an inspiring Open House designed to help you discern your call to ministry and explore our Master of Divinity (MDiv) program offerings.
This is your opportunity to get an authentic “taste of seminary”, connect with faculty, staff, students, and alumni, engage in meaningful dialogue, and experience how Gammon’s justice-rooted theological education can equip you for spiritual and vocational leadership.
Discover what it means to grow in faith, purpose, and create a just and generative world.
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MEET REV. DR.
RENITA J. WEEMS
Chief Academic Officer & Dean
Dr. Weems is a trusted voice in the church and academy, a nationally recognized womanist biblical scholar, and the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in Old Testament from Princeton Theological Seminary. She has taught at Spelman College, Howard University, and Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Her leadership at Gammon represents tradition and transformation, nurturing future theologians through academic excellence and spiritual formation.
“At Gammon, we aren’t just studying scripture—we’re shaping the next generation of justice-minded, spiritually grounded leaders.”
MEET DR. KYLAN PEW
Director of Student Affairs & Interim Director of Recruitment & Enrollment Management
As a way-making mentor, vocational discernment facilitator, educator, and community builder, Dr. Kylan C. Pew serves as Director of Student Affairs and Interim Director of Recruitment & Enrollment Management at Gammon Theological Seminary, where his work bridges formation, belonging, and purpose.
Grounded in pastoral care and prophetic imagination, he creates spaces for students to discern their call, connect in community, and grow as holistic leaders.
“My role is to ensure you’re not just enrolled, but embraced, equipped, and empowered on your journey.”
MEET DR. BARANDA FERMIN
Director of Online Learning & Institutional Effectiveness
Dr. Fermin is a strategic innovator, healer, and advocate with 25+ years of leadership experience across education, nonprofits, and social impact ecosystems. With advanced degrees from Michigan State, Columbia, and Iliff, they bridge the academic and practical with a commitment to sacred space, spiritual formation, and systems transformation. A published author and embodiment practitioner, they are leading the charge in making theological education accessible and liberating.
“We cultivate leaders who live their faith out loud—online, in the margins, and the movement.”
MEET DR. CANDACE M. LAUGHINGHOUSE
Faculty & Student Advisement
Scholar, activist, theologian, and musician Dr. Laughinghouse brings a prophetic and interdisciplinary lens to theological education, engaging theology, race, environment, and worship. Her current work deconstructs Christian Nationalism in Black Gospel music and examines memory, liturgy, and liberation. As a mentor, advisor, and minister, she embodies a deeply womanist ethic of care and critical engagement.
“My classroom is a sacred space for decolonizing, dreaming, and disciplining.”
BY ATTENDING OUR OPEN HOUSE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:
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Hear, discern, and respond to God’s call and claim upon your life
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Explore Gammon and its Master of Divinity (MDiv) offering to make decisions about the next steps in theological exploration
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Discover answers to questions regarding the admissions and enrollment process
