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  • GBHEM Candidacy Office Offers Financial Planning Services to Certified Candidates
    Published On: June 27, 2017

    The Candidacy Office at the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) has partnered with Wespath and EY (formerly Ernst & Young) to offer financial planning services to certified candidates for licensed and ordained ministry. The services will be offered at no cost to candidates upon certification by their...

  • Collegiate Ministers Make Iconic Pilgrimage Across Spain
    Published On: June 23, 2017

    This year, seven collegiate ministers from across The United Methodist Church joined together for Sojourn 2017. This group made the iconic pilgrimage across France and northern Spain on the Camino de Santiago, ending at the legendary burial place of St. James. Sojourn 2017 was a joint effort of the Collegiate...

  • HANA Scholarship Empowers Pastor to Continue His Education and Service to the Church
    Published On: June 22, 2017

    Pastor Josias Andujar is a past recipient of the HANA scholarship for Hispanic, Asian and Native American United Methodist students and credits the program for providing valuable financial support. “I can honestly say I would not have made it without the HANA Scholarship. Prior to pursuing higher education, I worked...

  • IAMSCU Conference Met Under Theme of “Tearing Down Walls”
    Published On: June 20, 2017

    More than 300 participants from 30 countries across the Methodist connection and educational institutions worldwide gathered for the International Association of Methodist Schools, Colleges, and Universities (IAMSCU) conference on the campus of Universidad Madero, a Methodist school in Puebla, Mexico. An IAMSCU conference occurs every three years and has become...

  • GBHEM Announces New Appointments to the Board of Directors
    Published On: June 16, 2017

    The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) announced today the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors: Dr. Vivian Bull, Dr. James Hildreth and Rev. Sun Hee Kim. Vivian Bull, Ph.D.Bull served as 18th president of Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon from 1992 to 2005. She...

Upcoming Events

Wiley University Choir

Join the Black College Fund at the National Black Methodists for Church Renewal on March 19-22 in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Hermon J. Felton, president of Wiley University, is the keynote speaker. The Wiley University Choir will perform.

U.S. Scholarship Portal

The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry scholarship application portal closes on March 31 for United Methodist students seeking scholarships for undergraduate and graduate study at colleges, universities and seminaries in the United States. Potential scholarships awarded range from $500 to $1,200, on average.

Joint boards for Global Ministries and Higher Education and Ministry

The Board of Directors for the General Board of Global Ministries and the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry will meeting in person on April 10-12 in Atlanta.