General secretary outlines faith-based response to humanitarian crises unfolding amid shifting geopolitical contexts

Roland Fernandes details efforts by Global Ministries and GBHEM to address global crises and launches the This Moment Matters campaign
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Reimagining Global Theological Education with Ministerial Education Fund Grant

Garrett Evangelical-Theological Seminary Partners with Africa University to Transform Seminary Education
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Center for Integrative Pastoral Practice Transitions to New Home

Methodist Theological School in Ohio selected as the new academic home of CIPP
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The Rev. Dr. (Lt. Col.) Kent Lundy Named UMEA Director

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Dr. Cynthia Bond Hopson

UMC Support Shaped Dr. Bond Hopson’s Leadership Legacy

Rev. Dr. Stuart Gulley Appointed Executive Director of NAAMSCU

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