REV. ANNE ROBERTSON

Massachusetts Bible Society

14 Beacon Street

Boston,, MA 02108

617-542-2230

EDUCATION
8/92-5/94:	Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322 Graduated Magna Cum Laude with M.Div. degree. GPA 3.9
8/90-7/92:	Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL 60187 Received 18 graduate credit hours toward a Master of Arts in Theology. GPA 4.0. These credits were transferred to Candler.
6/80-8/80:	Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School, Butler Ave., Providence, RI 02906. Completed Entree program for college graduates. Received completion certificate.
1976-1980:	Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837 Graduated with BA in German and English with honors in German. Received Agnes Archer Warren Award for research.
1972-1976:	Coventry High School, Reservoir Road, Coventry, RI 02816 Graduated #7 in class of 479. Member Rhode Island Honor Society in Junior and Senior years. Recipient of Ardis W. Barbour Award for Scholarship and Community Service.
EXPERIENCE
4/07-Present:	Executive Director, Massachusetts Bible Society, Boston, MA 02108.
7/05-4/07:	Pastor, United Methodist Church of Westford, Westford, MA 01886.
6/99-6/05:	Senior Minister, St. John’s United Methodist Church, Dover, NH 03820. Congregation of 550 members in town of 30,000.
6/97-6/99:	Minister of Nurture and Discipleship, Trinity United Methodist Church, Gainesville, FL 32605. One of three pastors in 3,000-member congregation.
6/94-6/97:	Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Cross City, FL 32628 Sole pastor of 125-member congregation in rural North Florida.
6/88-11/91:	Trade Book Manager, Florida Book Store, Gainesville, FL Responsible for all buying, management, and student supervision in the trade book department of this bookstore across from the University of Florida. Wrote and produced two TV commercials for the store. Designed the store float for the University Homecoming parade.
9/85-11/87:	Marketing Director, Lomond Publications, Mt. Airy, MD 21771 Small academic press. Supervision of Marketing Dept. and staff, brochure and dust jacket design and copy, author liaison, coordination of media appearances.
9/80-9/84:	Reference Assistant, John Carter Brown Library, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912 Working with patrons and fellows to find appropriate research materials, writing and mounting exhibitions.
ORDINATION AND CONFERENCE AFFILIATION
	Ordination: Deacon: June 4, 1995, Elder: May 31, 1997 in the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church.
	Conference Membership: Transferred from Florida to the New England Annual Conference in May, 2001 after serving two years in New England as a Cross-Conference appointment.
AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS
Oct., 2006:	God's Top 10: Blowing the Lid Off the Commandments, Morehouse Publishing, Harrisburg, PA.
Nov., 2005:	Where Is The Hope? Zion's Herald, November/December, 2005 issue.
April, 2005:	Blowing The Lid Off The God-Box: Opening Up To A Limitless Faith. 98p, Morehouse Publishing, Harrisburg, PA.
July, 2004:	“Acting Out” ZION'S HERALD. July/Aug., 2004 issue.
Apr., 2004:	“Won Honorable Mention in Biblical Interpretation from” The Associated Church Press for "The Offering."
Apr., 2004:	“Between Text And Sermon: John 11:1-53” INTERPRETATION: A JOURNAL OF BIBLE AND THEOLOGY April, 2004 issue
Sept., 2003	“On Second Thought”  ZION’S HERALD.  Sept./Oct.,  2004 issue.
July, 2003	“The Offering”  ZION’S HERALD.  July/Aug.,  2003 issue.
Mar., 2003	“The Living Christ”  ZION’S HERALD.  March/April,  2003 issue.
Aug., 2002	“Pests, Predators, and Stewardship”  ZION’S HERALD.  July/Aug.,  2002 issue.
Feb., 2002	“Tower of Love”  ZION’S HERALD. Jan./Feb.,  2002 issue.
Oct., 2001	“What’s It All About?” ZION’S HERALD. Sept./Oct.,  2002 issue.
June, 2001	Two sermons published in Unfinished Business: Sermons by Ziegler Award Preachers, Boston Wesleyan Press, 2001. Read review HERE.
June, 2000	Received Wilbur C. Ziegler Award for Excellence in Preaching from the New England Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Nov., 1995:	Received Harry Denman Award for Evangelism for the Gainesville District of the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church.
July, 1990:	“In the Gods We Trust” KITPLANESMagazine
Nov., 1985:	“There’s a Hobbit in My Wardrobe” CHRISTIAN HERALD
OTHER
June 2003:	Became regular columnist for Zion's Herald World
Sept. 2001:	Accepted into the Pastor-Theologian Program, sponsored by the Center of Theological Inquiry, 50 Stockton St., Princeton, NJ 08540.
	This is an ecumenical program, supported by the Lilly Foundation, designed to encourage church renewal through theological reflection.
Date of Birth:	5/11/59
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