About Emily Howard

Emily recently completed her Master of Divinity degree from the Methodist Theological School in Ohio. She lives in Marion, Ohio, with her cat, Gallagher. Pictured in her choir robe, she will make music at every opportunity, and often does so as a member of First United Church of Christ in Marion. Emily has been learning this year with the Council of Health and Human Service Ministries of the UCC in their CHHSM Scholar program.

Recent Blog Posts

Reflections on the Miami Valley LGBT Horizons of Aging Summit

By Emily Howard  •  February 28, 2019

What Does Advocacy Mean to Me? First, it means learning to love myself. I am a questioning, and queer, woman. I had a moment during the course of the LGBT Horizons of..

Reflections on Love at the End of Life

By Emily Howard  •  November 08, 2018

This blog is the third in a series of reflections from the 3rd annual Symposium with Dr. Ira Byock on October 12, 2018, Abundant Aging Through the End of Life.

How Can We Keep From Singing?

By Emily Howard  •  July 26, 2018

“We learn our religion through music earlier than we learn it through reading texts. … In his Jewish upbringing, Peter recalled, ‘I learned the Kaddish … long before I..