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  • GBHEM Partners with Discipleship Ministries on International Scholarships
    Published On: February 21, 2017

    The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) and Discipleship Ministries, two agencies of The United Methodist Church, have teamed up to host a joint online scholarship application process for international students. Amos Nascimento, associate general secretary of global education at GBHEM, and Michael Ratliff, associate general secretary of...

  • Ethnic In-Service Training Grant Applications Open Through March 1
    Published On: February 7, 2017

    The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) opened grant applications for initiatives and programming designed to recruit, train and retain ethnically diverse United Methodists in leadership positions in every level of the church and its ministries. The Ethnic In-Service Training Grant (EIST) awards up to $10,000 for innovative...

  • The University Senate Announces New Members
    Published On: February 2, 2017

    The University Senate convened in late January for the first of its two annual meetings. The meeting marked the first for 13 new senators who were elected to the University Senate for the 2017-2020 quadrennium. The new senators include:  Dennis Carroll, Provost, High Point University Cathy Cox, President, Young Harris...

  • GBHEM Celebrates Women of Color Scholarship Program Graduate
    Published On: January 26, 2017

    The Office of Loans and Scholarships at the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) recently recognized Dr. Kimberly Russaw, who became the 41st Women of Color graduate when she received a Doctor of Philosophy in religion with a focus in Hebrew Bible and ancient Israel from Vanderbilt University...

  • Rebeck Elected Vice President of Diakonia of the Americas and Caribbean
    Published On: January 25, 2017

    Rev. Victoria Rebeck, director of Deacon Ministry Development and Provisional Membership, Division of Ordained Ministry at the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) was elected vice president of the Diakonia of the Americas and Caribbean (DOTAC). The new officers were selected by the central committee and will begin...

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.