With guidance from the Center for Integrative Pastoral Practice, a former GBHEM program now administered by the Methodist Theological School in Ohio, Mary Johnston Hospital's CPE program will equip future spiritual leaders with the education and training they need for ministry.
Mary Johnston Hospital, a United Methodist health facility in the Philippines, will serve as the first accredited and certified Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) center outside of the U.S., thanks to a proposal approved by the HEM and GBGM boards at their recent meeting. 🎉
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Rooted in faith and community connection, Paine College is using BCF funds for revitalization, hurricane recovery and expansion efforts, ensuring its students can continue to pursue their unique educational goals.
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BREAKING NEWS: Four general agencies — United Methodist Communications, Discipleship Ministries, Global Ministries and Higher Education and Ministry — are making plans to become one. Legislation to unify the agencies will be going to General Conference. www.umnews.org/en/news/4-ch...
A new board-approved $4 million distribution to the 11 United Methodist-related HBCUs will provide critical support to these institutions as they continue to shape leaders and transform lives across the U.S.
Learn more about the significance of this funding: https://bit.ly/4tcUwDp
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GBHEM's new Regional Conference Higher Education Fund, with $4 million in board-approved funding, will strengthen institutional development and contextual education in The United Methodist Church's regional conferences in Africa, Europe and the Philippines.
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Hear from Bishop Sandra Steiner Ball, the president of GBHEM's board of directors and episcopal leader of the Western Pennsylvania Episcopal Area, as she reflects on the power of the United Methodist connection during the recent GBHEM, UMCOR and GBGM joint board meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.
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This visit took place during the recent Higher Education and Ministry, Global Ministries and UMCOR spring board meeting in Kenya.
Hear from Bishop Kennetha Bigham-Tsai, the vice president of GBHEM's board of directors and episcopal leader of the Iowa Episcopal Area, as she celebrates the impact of Global Ministries' Yambasu Agriculture Initiative in Naivasha, Kenya.
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Representing GBHEM were the Rev. Dr. Tammy Gieselman, director of education, and Dr. Crystal Banks, director of the Black College Fund, alongside partners and leaders from across The United Methodist Church. Bethune-Cookman is one of 11 United Methodist HBCUs in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Today, Higher Education and Ministry joined the Bethune-Cookman University community in celebrating a historic moment — the investiture of Rev. Dr. Albert Mosley as its eighth president!
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After the board meeting's closing worship, a group picture was taken, which included board members, staff, bishops from East Africa districts, missionaries, guests and members of Trinity UMC.
During the joint Global Ministries and Higher Education and Ministry board meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, HEM board members visited Kenya Methodist University. A tour was led by Vice-chancellor Rev. Prof. John Kobia Ataya, PhD, of the school that enrolls over 12,000 students.
Time is running out to submit your nominations for GBHEM's 2026 Exemplary Teacher of the Year Award! ⏰
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With enrollment at 725 and a goal of 925 in 3 years, Philander Smith is using BCF dollars to improve school programs and infrastructure, following President Maurice Gipson's vision of Philander Smith as a leader in health professions, entrepreneurship, and technology.
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When you give to GBHEM's scholarship fund, you support students like Dorine, who is actively supporting her campus ministry's worship, outreach, and pastoral care services to fellow students, all while pursuing her degree at Africa University.
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Meharry Medical College is driven by a spirit of faith and service, with eighty percent of alumni working in underserved communities, and some of their Black College Fund dollars from GBHEM being used to fund a mobile dental clinic that travels to rural Tennessee communities that lack dental care.
A $975,000 capacity-building grant from GBHEM to Gammon Theological Seminary, the only historically Black theological institution in the United Methodist connection, will strengthen its operations, academic programs and student services, and support its move toward independent accreditation.
Read this excerpt from their "Blessing of Witness," and explore the full resource here: www.resourceumc.org/-/media/cosr...
GBHEM's the Rev. Meg Lassiat, executive director of Ministry, and the Rev. Amie Stewart, senior manager of Conference Relations, contributed to a resource from the General Commission on the Status and Role of Women honoring the 70th anniversary of women's ordination in the UMC.
Support students like Matthew with a gift to GBHEM's scholarships fund today: www.gbhem.org/news/gbhem-s...
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With support from a GBHEM scholarship, Tennessee-native Matthew Mertes is studying Sports Economics at The Ohio State University, combining his passions of sports and numbers with his dream of going to college out-of-state.
When you give to United Methodist scholarships, you support students like Salia as they pursue their callings and serve as the next generation of leaders for the church and the world.
Learn more about Salia and give to scholarships today: www.gbhem.org/news/gbhem-s...
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At Drew University Theological School, Salia Kamara is studying to become a full-time worship leader and music minister, with a vision for ministry rooted in justice, inclusion and the transformative power of worship.
Wondering what it means to be "United Methodist-related?" 🤔
Our updated primer breaks it down, exploring the mission, values, shared history and common language that connect United Methodist‑related schools, colleges and universities across the U.S.
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As enrollment surges, interim president Dr. Teresa Hardee is using support from the Black College Fund to improve and renovate key campus infrastructure, strengthening Bennett's calling to "prepare young women to lead, to change and to succeed."
Learn more: www.gbhem.org/news/bennett....
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Founded 155 years ago, Dillard University has long stood as a faith-based beacon for Black higher education, with notable programs in nursing, criminal justice and public health.
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As diversity, equity and inclusion programs in education are challenged in the U.S., the Black College Fund, administered by GBHEM, is continuing and expanding its support of the 11 United Methodist-related HBCUs, including Dillard University.⬇️
