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The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) hosted the 2025 United Methodist Church Deacons Gathering, a landmark event convening nearly 150 deacons, provisional deacons and candidates in Nashville, Tennessee, and online.

Love is truly the most powerful force we can encounter. If our communities put the energy it takes them to be angry into being loving, no challenge will stand against them. Love always wins.

When the Rev. Brian Anderson meets a new student at Alaska Pacific University, he sees more than just a name on a roster. “What inspires hope for me,” he says, “is beginning relationships. Meeting each new student and reconnecting with returning ones over the years. It’s a privilege to walk alongside them.” 

A pioneering partnership between Garrett Evangelical-Theological Seminary and Africa University is reshaping how theological education is delivered globally, thanks to a $400,000 grant from the Ministerial Education Fund (MEF) administered by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM).

We are layered people. We work with layered people. Our experiences and memories make of us a cohesive canvas of seemingly contradictory feelings. This is who we are. And that is ok.

In early September, leaders from United Methodist-related, University Senate-listed colleges and universities joined representatives from the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Study USA partnership with the British Council in Northern Ireland. 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When she started college at age 26, Dr. Cynthia Bond Hopson didn’t know where the road would lead. However, for this lifelong United Methodist, the church’s support — through scholarships, prayers and people — turned dreams into a legacy of leadership in higher education.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) has appointed Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Kent Lundy as director of the United Methodist Endorsing Agency (UMEA), effective Oct. 1.

Love is truly the most powerful force we can encounter. If our communities put the energy it takes them to be angry into being loving, no challenge will stand against them. Love always wins.

We pour ourselves into the lives of so many people. We go the extra mile to let them know their lives are meaningful and that they matter. Do we know we matter? Do you know that you matter?