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Racial/Ethnic and Multiethnic Ministries grants support programs that foster leadership development and church growth in racial/ethnic communities.
Carefully laid plans don’t always align with God’s timing. For Police Chaplain Rev. Kimberly Davis, the call to ministry came when she was serving as a police officer.
The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry’s (GBHEM) 2025 Impact Report highlights how The United Methodist Church continues to strengthen educational institutions, develop transformational leaders, and expand access to theological education amid a rapidly changing world.
A new regional partnership developed in consultation with the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry will expand access to theological education for licensed local pastors.
During its June meeting, the University Senate of The United Methodist Church updated the list of approved non-United Methodist theological schools, based on University Senate requirements for preparing candidates for ordination in The United Methodist Church.
Upcoming Events
The Mid-Quadrennial Training is designed to equip members of Boards of Ordained Ministry and Annual Conference leaders with practical tools, updated guidance, and shared learning to enhance clergy recruitment, formation, evaluation, and support across annual conferences.
Join fellow UMEA clergy for a restorative retreat in Nashville, where we will explore how Scripture, story, and song can sustain us in ministry. Throughout the Bible, God’s people have turned to music when ordinary words could not carry the weight of grief, hope, joy, or suffering. As chaplains serving in military, healthcare, correctional, and other ministry settings, we encounter these realities every day.
Exploration 2026 creates sacred space for young adults, ages 18-26, to be in meaningful fellowship, passionate worship, theological reflection and practical workshops as they discern whether God’s call on their life is to ordained ministry in The United Methodist Church and what faithful steps they can take in response.
