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  • Sarah E. Bollinger Joins GBHEM as the Director of Leadership Development in Collegiate Ministry
    Published On: January 10, 2018

    The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) today announced the appointment of Sarah E. Bollinger, Ph.D., as the director of Leadership Development in Collegiate Ministry in the Division of Higher Education’s Office of Collegiate Ministry. Bollinger’s appointment is effective January 16, 2018. In this role, Bollinger will develop...

  • New Scholarship Fund for Deacons Honors a Woman Who Dedicated Her Life to Church Service
    Published On: January 9, 2018

    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...

  • EIST Grants Are Used to Transform Young Lives and Recruit Minorities for Church Service
    Published On: January 4, 2018

    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...

  • Thomas Wolfe Named IAMSCU President
    Published On: January 3, 2018

    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...

  • GBHEM Commemorates Three Education Milestones in Argentina
    Published On: January 3, 2018

    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...

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