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The Hood Theological Seminary National Alumni Association invites you to an evening of fellowship, inspiration, and investment in the future of Hood Theological Seminary.

Thursday, November 19, 2026

The 1885 Society is the signature fundraising initiative of the Hood Theological Seminary National Alumni Association, established to provide scholarship support for HTS students. Named for the Seminary’s founding year, the Society recognizes alumni and friends who fulfill a $1,885 commitment to the HTSNAA Student Scholarship Fund.

The annual 1885 Society Alumni Banquet brings the Hood community together to celebrate and induct new Founding Members, recognize alumni and community leaders, and support the educational journey of current HTS students through scholarship funding.

The Ruben L. Speaks Endowed Memorial Lecture Series is named in honor of the late Bishop Ruben Lee Speaks, a gifted African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church leader acknowledged on numerous occasions for his leadership and creative engagement in ministry. Speaks received the Chancellor’s Award from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Brooklyn Advisory Committee of the New York Urban League.  Click the link to watch the playback

Watch the Playback of this inspiring and spirit-filled Convocation Message

by our Bishop-in-Residence,  Bishop Michael A. Frencher Sr.