September 26, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — "A native of Glen Ellyn, Ill., she always knew she wanted to be a
pastor and attended DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind., focusing on
religious studies," notes a Michigan City News Dispatch story on the Rev. Ericka Parkinson Kilbourne. "The experience, she says, helped theologically mold
who she is today." A 1998 graduate of DePauw
University, she was formally installed yesterday as the new pastor at the First Presbyterian Church of
Michigan City. (photo: Rotary Club of Gull Lake Area)
"I saw my faith in the simplest terms," she tells the newspaper. "My studies helped me understand God is less about boundaries than
humanity would like to believe. I also began to understand my
call as a woman in theology ... and 
developed an appreciation for other
religions. I studied them and respected them, but it also strengthened
my faith as a Christian."
The article notes that after graduating from DePauw, Ericka Parkinson Kilbourne attended Princeton Theological Seminary and is working on her doctorate of ministry through McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago.
Access the story at the newspaper's website.
Also available is this previous summary.