Just over a decade ago, Rev. Kathi Trautwein (MDiv '00) was serving her community as the Executive Director of a local food bank and attending Peace Memorial Church in Clearwater, Florida. Peace had just closed a preschool and was pondering the future of the building. Between Kathi's food bank experience and her husband Bill's involvement with the men's group, the former preschool soon reopened as the Peace Cafe, serving neighbors in need every Thursday evening.

Now the Associate Pastor and Director of Administration at Trinity Presbyterian in Clearwater, Kathi and Bill are still dedicated volunteers at the Peace Cafe. The Cafe itself has grown as Kathi describes it, "from serving maybe 27 people a night to serving 127." Other churches and ministries have also adopted the Cafe, and it now serves neighbors 3 nights a week.

Kathi has brought her passion for helping others to Trinity as well. They also maintain a ministry to the homeless and serve breakfast at a local agency assisting people in getting back on their feet. Kathi says that she feels "living out your faith" is an important part of being part of a church community, and is grateful to have spent her time in formation at LPTS.

In January, Louisville Seminary welcomed the newest member of the community, Anita S. Coleman, PhD , as the new Director of Library Services and Associate Professor of Bibliography and Research.

Coleman has worked in academic libraries and on teaching faculty in library and information sciences for more than 25 years. Also a scholar/activist, anti-racism educator, and lay theologian, she is the founder two specialty digital libraries and the author of several publications.

“I am ecstatic, humbled, and honored to be joining the distinguished Louisville Seminary community and its mission of theological reflection and imitation of Christ building bridges between sacred texts, human lives, and the Divine,” said Coleman. 

“Dr. Coleman brings to us consummate gifts beginning with an experienced and versatile library science background,” said Louisville Seminary President Alton B. Pollard, III. “Her digital creativity, anti-racist advocacy, inquisitive mind, and relational faith will further contribute to the great work taking place at our Ernest Miller White Library.”

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Sara Hodsden (MDiv '98) is now the Designated Pastor at First Presbyterian in Huron, OH. Her husband, James, is the Head of Staff at Norwalk Presbyterian Church in Norwalk, OH. They have one son, Thomas, who is embarking on an internship with the U.S. State Department in Romania.

Kimbrel Johnson (MDiv '03) has begun a new call as Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Neenah, WI.

Cheryl (Rohret) Mays (MDiv '80) retired from Unity Spiritual Life Ceneter in Yakima, WA in April 2018 and is now serving as a Transitional Specialist with congregations in the Unity Northwest Region. Additionally, she married Jackson Mayes in August 2019, and they reside in Yakima, WA.

John Lentz (MDiv '79, DMin '86) is conducting workshops in Israel and Switzerland this year. He has previously offered workshops in Turkey, Israel, Germany, France, England, Italy, and South Africa, as well as the U.S. He has published 11 books, most recently, Rocky's Road: A journey to meaning and purpose, the story of his Labrador Retriever, written from her perspective. (She was a wonderful therapist.) His upcoming two books are about Borderline Personality Disorder, and Morgan and Samuel, a book about healing health concerns with hypnosis.

Robert E. Dahl (DMin '85) has published his third book of poetry in collaboration with his daughter, Rachel Dahl. Rachel formatted the book and added several original watercolors. Chris McKinley-Dahl, an award-winning mixed-media sculptor and Bob's wife, contributed photos of many of her sculptures. The book, Comedy and Tragedy and What's in Between, is available from Amazon Books and Barnes and Noble Books.