Sinhyang Lee Park earns Master of Divinity degree from SFTS

SAN ANSELMO, CA (05/27/2011)(readMedia)-- San Francisco Theological Seminary graduated 62 students in six degree and diploma programs on Saturday, May 21, on a beautiful, sunny day amid the redwoods at Bouick Field. With 20 graduates from Korea, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Mexico and Canada, SFTS continues to stand out as a training ground for international theologians and pastors.

Sinhyang Lee Park of Seoul, Korea, is one of 28 students who earned a Master of Divinity degree, the first professional degree in theological studies. She is looking to serve a Korean church with her gift in spiritual direction ministry. She will continue to work as a spiritual director in the Interfaith Counseling Center housed in Lloyd Dobbins Hall on the SFTS campus.

Park received a Master of Arts degree from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif. Her Bay Area studies began when she joined the SFTS Program in Christian Spirituality, earning a Diploma in the Arts of Spiritual Direction in 2008. Before arriving in the Bay Area, Park earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Yonsei University in 1989.

Founded in 1871, SFTS has a rich history of service to the church. As an institution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and a member of the Graduate Theological Union, SFTS remains dedicated to being a Christ-centered academic community, rooted in the Reformed tradition that embraces a diverse student body. With a focus on spiritual formation, critical theological reflection, and the skills and arts of ministry, SFTS prepares Christian leaders to serve in congregations, the wider church, classrooms and the public sphere.