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  • MTSO will be the new home of the Center for Integrative Pastoral Practice

    MTSO will be the new home of the Center for Integrative Pastoral Practice

    Published On: September 11, 2025

    Methodist Theological School in Ohio has been selected as the new academic home of the Center for Integrative Pastoral Practice (CIPP).

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  • Methodist Leaders Convene to Strengthen Mission in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Methodist Leaders Convene to Strengthen Mission in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Published On: July 31, 2025

    Eighty-six participants, representing 40 partners across the region, assembled for a mission consultation held July 21-23 in Panama.

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  • Travel ban to affect United Methodist mission and ministry

    Travel ban to affect United Methodist mission and ministry

    Published On: June 6, 2025

    A June 5 opinion piece in United Methodist Insight titled “New U.S. Travel Ban Will Harm the United Methodist Church” raises concerns about the potential impact of the travel ban on the worldwide church.

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  • Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Confers Honorary Degree on Roland Fernandes

    Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Confers Honorary Degree on Roland Fernandes

    Published On: May 13, 2025

    Roland Fernandes received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree for his impact and leadership in global mission, education and humanitarian service in The United Methodist Church.

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  • General Secretary Signs AAC&U Statement Defending Academic Freedom

    General Secretary Signs AAC&U Statement Defending Academic Freedom

    Published On: April 28, 2025

    Roland Fernandes, general secretary of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry and of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church, joined more than 500 higher education leaders in signing “A Call for Constructive Engagement,” a statement from the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) defending the essential freedoms of U.S. colleges and universities against political interference and coercive government overreach.

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  • A moral imperative to stand on the side of the gospel

    A moral imperative to stand on the side of the gospel

    Published On: April 10, 2025

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

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  • Dismantling the U.S. Department of Education Harms Us All

    Dismantling the U.S. Department of Education Harms Us All

    Published On: February 24, 2025

    Students on the campus of Drew University, a United Methodist-affiliated school. Photo by Kathleen Barry, UMNS By Roland Fernandes, General Secretary of Higher Education and Ministry and Global Ministries of The United Methodist ChurchThe General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of The United Methodist Church...

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  • Hope in times of challenge

    Hope in times of challenge

    Published On: October 15, 2024

    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...

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  • Fernandes begins tenure as general secretary of two agencies as he assumes GBHEM’s chief executive role

    Fernandes begins tenure as general secretary of two agencies as he assumes GBHEM’s chief executive role

    Published On: July 1, 2024

    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...

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  • GBHEM and GBGM Move Toward Greater Missional Alignment as Rev. Greg Bergquist Announces His Retirement

    GBHEM and GBGM Move Toward Greater Missional Alignment as Rev. Greg Bergquist Announces His Retirement

    Published On: October 24, 2023

    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...

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