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Report of General Secretary Roland Fernandes to the Board of Directors of Global Ministries and Higher Education and Ministry

United Methodist mission and education agencies form new boards of directors. October 15, 2024 | by Elliott Wright NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The general boards of Higher Education and Ministry and Global Ministries affirmed their partnership in mission and ministry during a joint meeting of their boards of directors in Nashville...

Higher Education and Ministry and Global Ministries boards meet in Nashville for organization, orientation and connection. Bishop Sandra Steiner-Ball with Roland Fernandes. The bishop gave the sermon during opening worship for the joint GBHEM and GBGM meeting taking place October 14 - 17 in Nashville, Tenn. Photo: Adam Bowers NASHVILLE,...

Roland Fernandes, general secretary of the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) and the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), has assumed leadership of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM), effective July 1, 2024. Fernandes has served since the fall of 2020 as general secretary of GBGM and...

Roland Fernandes Named as Successor to Lead Both Agencies Rev. Greg Bergquist, general secretary of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM), has requested a retired relationship from the California-Nevada Annual Conference, effective June 30, 2024, after serving as GBHEM’s chief executive for more than five years. Roland...

Nashville, TN, August 31, 2022 – It is with great sadness that the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry announces the death of board member Vivian Bull.

Nashville, Tenn. | April 19, 2022 – The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) recently announced the election of Bishop Sandra Steiner Ball as the President of its board of directors.