The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) is pleased to announce the appointments of the Rev. Margaret Lassiat as executive director of ministry and Dr. Philip Wingeier-Rayo as executive director of education. These leaders bring decades of experience in ministry, education and global leadership, making them well-suited to further GBHEM’s mission of equipping...

MTSE members and the e-academy students in the sanctuary of the church in the Czech Methodist Center in Prague. The Methodist-Related Theological Schools of Europe (MTSE) met in Prague, February 3-7, for a forum on self-care and strategic planning. Led by outgoing President Hilde Marie...

November 15, 2024 | by Kimberly Lord Muldersdrift, South Africa — The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM)’s, Leadership, Education, and Development (LEAD) Hub, South Africa, held an “Introduction to Chaplaincy” training from Oct. 28 to Nov....

Rev. MiRhang Baek, Virginia Annual Conference, The United Methodist Church, with spouse Rev. TaeWon Kang. Participating in the Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program at the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry’s Center for Integrative Pastoral Practice (CIPP) has profoundly transformed my self-awareness, personal growth and ministry as...

The process of uniting knowledge and vital piety is a theological core value of the Wesleyan tradition, The United Methodist Church, and the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM), which guides United Methodist higher education ministries. United Methodists are called to support principled Christian leaders around the world...

Each year the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) awards approximately $5.5 million in scholarships to students all over the world thanks to the support of faithful members of The United Methodist Church.

UMC Partnerships Help to Strengthen Theological Education What could a newlywed from Alabama and a grandfather of two living in Washington, D.C., possibly have in common? Well as seminary students striving towards their ministerial calling, they may have more in common than meets the eye. Both John Bruce and...

The Central Conference Theological Fund (CCTEF) illuminates the power of the connectional Spirit among us in the East Congo Episcopal Area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Both John Bruce and Leslie Williams are recipients of the Excellence in Clergy Leadership Scholarship, and both understand that the high costs of education can sometimes be an obstacle in pursuing one’s dreams. However, the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) is helping to tackle those barriers, one student at a time. 

In an extremely "heartwarming" moment, a few of our Methodist leaders greeted Pope Francis with a John Wesley bobblehead doll. When Pope Francis received the John Wesley bobblehead figure, he immediately recognized it and said, “Oh, John Wesley, the Methodist!”