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The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) is honored to announce the latest addition to its more than 70 scholarship funds. The Rubie Plant Butterworth Scholarship Fund will provide financial assistance to individuals attending one of the 13 United Methodist seminaries and pursuing ordination as a deacon. The...

Luther Young, a third-year student at Vanderbilt Divinity School, has spent the past two summers mentoring elementary school children at the Freedom School at Clark Memorial UMC in Nashville. The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry’s (GBHEM) mission is centered around the formation and development of leaders for The...

A recent meeting of the International Association of Methodist-related Schools, Colleges, and Universities (IAMSCU) Board of Directors in Buenos Aires, Argentina, included a transition of leadership. With a change in Dr. Marcio de Moraes’ university affiliation (now immediate past president of IAMSCU), the board elected Rev. Dr. Tom Wolfe, president...

IAMSCU and UCEL board members at the 25th anniversary celebration in Argentina. The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) traveled to Argentina to celebrate three milestones within United Methodist global education—the opening of GBHEM’s Regional Hub for Leadership, Education and Development (LEaD Hub) for Latin America and the...

The meeting included representatives from UM educational institutions and GBHEM. Representatives from United Methodist educational institutions and the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) met this fall and are recommending that certification in specialized ministry be made more accessible to and affordable for United Methodist lay leaders. Every...

The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) recently partnered with the Methodist School of Theology in São Paulo, Brazil to host an event for 87 Brazilian candidates for ministry, most between ages 17 to 25, in the Methodist Church in Brazil. POV or Programa de Orientação Vocacional (Vocational...

The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) and the Association of United Methodist Theological Schools (AUMTS), in support of the Commission on a Way Forward, are the sponsors of a new book, “Unity of the Church and Human Sexuality: Toward a Faithful United Methodist Witness.” This book showcases...

The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) and the Association of United Methodist Theological Schools (AUMTS) co-hosted an academic theological colloquy, “Missio Dei and the United States: Toward a Faithful United Methodist Witness” November 12-15, 2017, in Boston, Massachusetts.  The colloquy brought together more than 40 United Methodist...

Student loan debt is not always avoidable for those pursuing higher education. Interest rates for educational loans can vary from lender to lender, and federal student loan interest rates have been increasing year-over-year. Thankfully, United Methodist students do not have to worry about increasing interest rates. Through its Office of...

The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) today announced the appointment of Rev. Mark Hanshaw, Ph.D., J.D., as associate general secretary of the Division of Higher Education, effective February 1, 2018.  Hanshaw currently serves as the dean for the School of Arts and Letters at Texas Wesleyan University....