On Thursday, March 10, the following e-mail was sent out from the seminary to the members of the Erskine board and the Moderator of the General Synod of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Motion from the Erskine Theological Seminary Faculty to the Board of Trustees and the General Synod of the ARP Church: The Faculty of Erskine Theological Seminary respectfully requests that the Board of Trustees and the General Synod of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church establish the necessary mechanisms to facilitate the separation of the college and the seminary as soon as possible, and to effect an equitable division of institutional assets (e.g., real estate, endowed funds, library holdings, etc.) in a manner respectful of institutional history and donor’s wishes. The names of the full-time Faculty who voted (unanimously) for separation are as follows: William B. Evans, Terry L. Eves, R. J. Gore Jr., R. Leslie Holmes, Dale W. Johnson, Loyd D. Melton, Toney C. Parks, Max. F. Rogland, Mark E. Ross, and George M. Schwab Sr. [The end of faculty email.] Whereas, Erskine Theological Seminary has been in existence for two years longer than Erskine College (the former having been founded in 1837, the latter in 1839), and; Whereas, Erskine College and Erskine Theological Seminary have distinct missions and serve very different student bodies, and; Whereas, the entire full-time faculty of Erskine Theological Seminary has expressed their sincere, informed, expert opinion that the interests of both Erskine College and Erskine Theological Seminary might best be served by the separation of the two institutions as soon as possible with an equitable division of institutional assets (e.g., real estate, endowed funds, library holdings, etc.) in a manner respectful of institutional history and donor’s wishes, We, the undersigned alumni, former students, friends, and supporters of Erskine Theological Seminary wish to express our support for the actions of the faculty and request that the Board of Trustees take the appropriate steps to affect this separation in an efficient and timely manner.