REV. ANNE ROBERTSON

Massachusetts Bible Society

14 Beacon Street

Boston, MA 02108

617-542-2230

EDUCATION

8/92-5/94: Candler School of Theology, EmoryUniversity, Atlanta, GA 30322

Graduated MagnaCum Laude with M.Div. degree. GPA 3.9

8/90-7/92: Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL60187

Received 18graduate credit hours toward a Master of Arts in Theology. GPA 4.0.

These credits were transferred to Candler.

6/80-8/80: Katherine Gibbs SecretarialSchool, Butler Ave., Providence, RI 02906.

Completed Entreeprogram for college graduates. Receivedcompletion

certificate.

1976-1980: Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA17837

Graduated withBA in German and English with honors in German. Received

Agnes ArcherWarren Award for research.

1972-1976: Coventry High School, ReservoirRoad, Coventry, RI 02816

Graduated #7 inclass of 479. Member Rhode Island HonorSociety in Junior

and Senioryears. Recipient of Ardis W. BarbourAward 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: SeniorMinister, St. John’s United Methodist Church, Dover, NH 03820.

Congregation of 550 members in town of30,000.

6/97-6/99: Ministerof Nurture and Discipleship, Trinity United Methodist Church,

Gainesville, FL 32605.  One of three pastors in 3,000-membercongregation.

6/94-6/97: Pastor, First United MethodistChurch, Cross City, FL 32628

Sole pastor of 125-member congregation inrural North Florida.

6/88-11/91: Trade Book Manager, Florida BookStore, Gainesville, FL

Responsible for all buying, management, andstudent supervision in the trade book

department of this bookstore across from theUniversity 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, LomondPublications, Mt. Airy, MD 21771

Small academicpress. Supervision of Marketing Dept.and staff, brochure and

dust jacketdesign and copy, author liaison, coordination of media appearances.

9/80-9/84: Reference Assistant, John CarterBrown Library, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912

Working withpatrons and fellows to find appropriate research materials, writing

and mountingexhibitions.

ORDINATION AND CONFERENCEAFFILIATION

Ordination: Deacon: June 4, 1995, Elder: May 31, 1997 in the Florida Conferenceof the United Methodist Church.

Conference Membership: Transferred from Florida to the New EnglandAnnual 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, 2006.

Nov., 2005             "Where Is the Hope?" Zion's Herald, Nov/Dec, 2005 issue.

April, 2005             Blowing The Lid Off The God-Box: Opening Up To A Limitless Faith. Morehouse Publishing: Harrisburg, PA, 2005. 98p.

July, 2004 “Acting Out” ZION'S HERALD, July/Aug., 2004 issue.

April, 2004 Won Honorable Mention in Biblical Interpretation from The Associated Church Press for "The Offering." Published in ZION'S HERALD, July/Aug., 2003.

April, 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., 2003 issue.

July, 2003 “The Offering” ZION’S HERALD. July/Aug., 2003 issue.

Mar., 2003 “The Living Christ” ZION’S HERALD. Mar./April 2003 issue.

Aug., 2002 “Pests,Predators, and Stewardship” ZION’S HERALD. July/Aug., 2002 issue.

Feb., 2002 “Towerof Love” ZION’S HERALD. Jan./Feb., 2002issue.

Oct., 2001 “What’sIt All About?” ZION’S HERALD.  Sept./Oct., 2002 issue.

June, 2001 Twosermons published in Unfinished Business: Sermons by Ziegler Award Preachers,Boston Wesleyan Press, 2001.

June, 2000 ReceivedWilbur C. Ziegler Award for Excellence in Preaching from the New EnglandConference of the United Methodist Church.

Nov., 1995: Received Harry Denman Award forEvangelism for the Gainesville District of the

FloridaConference of the United Methodist Church.

July, 1990: “In the Gods We Trust” KITPLANES Magazine

Nov., 1985: “There’s a Hobbit in My Wardrobe” CHRISTIAN HERALD

OTHER

June 2003: Became regular columnist for Zion's Herald World.

Sept. 2001: Acceptedinto the Pastor-Theologian Program, sponsored by the Center of TheologicalInquiry, 50 Stockton St., Princeton, NJ 08540.

This is an ecumenical program, supported by the LillyFoundation, designed to encourage church renewal through theologicalreflection.

Date of Birth:       5/11/59