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  “My favorite part of attending SCS is the sense of Christ-like community,” shares SCS Master of Arts in Ministry student, Christian Pressley. “I love the opportunity to learn from professors and alongside peers who are actively pursuing a deeper understanding of...

  Stark College & Seminary is proud to announce the board of trustees awarded Dr. Tony Celelli, President, a well deserved 10-week sabbatical in honor of his 15 year anniversary at SCS. Dr. Celelli greatly appreciates this significant gift and requests everyone’s...

  I am a police officer for the Corpus Christi Police Department. My responsibilities are to respond immediately to calls and conduct traffic enforcement in order to enhance public safety. This provides me the unique opportunity to respond to incidents when members of...

For the last 12 years, Stark College and Seminary has hosted the annual Hand and Dove Scholarship Banquet. The banquet is the college’s way of recognizing the lifetime achievement and accomplishments of a community leader who exhibits selfless service. The honoree...

This article was written by Dr. Celeste Gonzalez-Moreno. She is the Acting Director of Undergraduate and Diploma Programs at SCS.  Having grown up in the Rio Grande Valley, where the majority of the citizens are Hispanic, I rarely thought about what it meant to be...

  This article was written by Andres Garcia, Acting Director Certificate Programs at Stark College & Seminary and Pastor of New Song Fellowship Church. I come from a big educated Hispanic family. My mother has a Masters of Arts in Spanish and although my father only...

  I grew up in a small town of 12,000 people that was predominantly Hispanic. I am a third generation Hispanic-American whose parents were migrant workers. My mom has a 7th grade education and never finished high school because she stayed home to help with younger...

  Since the introduction of Christianity in the Americas, racial divisions have existed in the Church. When we look at our churches in the United States today, the threads of these divisions have woven segregated communities and congregations.  So how do we as a...

  This article is written by Adela Villerreal-Cooper, Vice President of Student Experience at Stark College & Seminary. As we approach National Hispanic Heritage Month, I remember the first time I learned about the segregation of Mexican-Americans in Texas public...

  No matter which courses you take at Stark College & Seminary, reading will be assigned. Reading is a foundational skill for higher education success, but many students struggle to read and comprehend their textbooks. Even at Harvard, reading comprehension among new...