The Rev. Dr. Rose E. Niles is Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary’snew
Development Officer, in the Houston area, fromthe Presbyterian Mission Agency
in Louisville, KY, where she served as Associate for Theological Education and
SeminaryRelations for the Committee on Theological Education for almost seven
years.
A life-long Presbyterian, Niles’s leadership in the church was recognized at anearly
age. Ordained a ruling elder at the at the age of fourteenat the UniversityHeights
Presbyterian Church, Bronx, NY; at seventeen, she was elected vice-moderator of
the Synod of the Northeast; and in 1995 she was elected as Moderator of the Synod.
Her degrees include a Bachelor’s (AB) from Harvard Radcliffe University in
Comparative World Religion (’83), a Masters of Divinity (MDiv) from Harvard Divinity
School (’90) and a Doctor of Ministry (DMin) from New York Theological Seminary
working in the area of Immigration Justice Ministries (NYTS) (’01).
In Hudson River Presbytery, she served on the Nominating Committee, the Permanent Judicial Commission and the Committee on Preparation for Ministry. Dr. Niles was received as a member of the Presbytery of the New Covenant in March of 2014. In Mount Vernon NY Rose served the local community as an elected member and president of the Mount Vernon City School District Board of Trustees. At New York Theological Seminary she has taught in multiple programs, supervised DMin projects and taught in their master’s degree program in Sing-Sing maximum security prison.
Rose also served the wider church as interim temporary supply pastor at Grace-HopePresbyterian Church: a historical African Diaspora congregation planted by faculty and students of Louisville Seminary.
Recently, Rose served as a member of the “Circle of Interpreters” on the Horizon’s Bible Study, Reconciling Paul: A Contemporary Study of 2 Corinthians.
A poet and author, Rose draws from her immigrant, bi-racial, Afro-Caribbean and Australianheritages as she seeks to affirm the full humanity of all people.
The Rev. Keatan Kingis a native of Austin, Texas and a lifelong Presbyterian.
Keatan graduated from Austin College in 2009 witha B.A. in Cultural Anthropology
and Spanish and she received her Master of Divinity from Louisville Presbyterian
Theological Seminary in 2013.
Throughout her life and theological training, ministry with young peopleretains
special emphasis in her work and commitmentto the church.Keatan has a heart for
ministry with youth and young adults and seeksto accompany young people as they
experience the transformative loveof Jesus Christ in their lives. Keatan is dedicated
to the spiritual growth and theological formation of youth and young adults and
works to equip them to serve as faithful, compassionate, and imaginative leaders
in both the Church and the world.
In her free time, Keatan enjoys running, reading, cooking, nail art, being
outdoors and spending time with friends.