Summer 2020

Mother, Preacher, Dreamer, Soldier The Rev. Mary Miriti (M. Div. ‘11) was recently featured in a column in the Dallas Morning News, entitled “Mother, preacher, dreamer and soldier: As her African church turns 6, Dallas chaplain heads to Iraq.” Miriti arrived in Dallas from Nairobi, Kenya, in 2003, attended Perkins, and has served as senior pastor of Oasis Global United Methodist Church in East Dallas. A chaplain in the U.S. Army Reserves, Miriti will be deployed to Iraq in [...]

Rev. Dr. Daniel Rodriguez The Rev. Dr. Daniel Z. Rodriguez (M. Th. ‘57) passed away on July 19 at the age of 88. Daniel accepted the call to ministry in the Rio Grande Conference of the United Methodist Church and served more than 50 years in church appointments across South Texas. Rodriguez attended Southwestern University, SMU Perkins School of Theology and received an Honorary Doctor Degree from Southwestern University. He also served in San Antonio as Northern District Superintendent, [...]