The updated Board of Ordained Ministry Library, including the updated BOM Handbook, is now live on the GBHEM website, offering 2025 candidacy forms and essential resources to support the work of annual conferences.

Retired Lt. Col. Rev. Mitchell Lewis of the U.S. Army, a United Methodist Endorsing Agency (UMEA) consultant, attended the May 23 graduation of three chaplains from the U.S. Air Force Basic Chaplain Course at Maxwell Air Force Base.

The Rev. Major Kimberly Hall has served as a chaplain for 13 years — six and half years in the Army and six years in the Air Force after transferring in 2019.

The first woman and first United Methodist chaplain assigned to the Coast Guard, Navy Capt. Chaplain Jennifer Bowden offers assurance and God’s grace to those facing some of their most difficult moments.

The Rev. Col. Karen Meeker’s passion for ministry began early, with a call that led to her becoming the second woman chaplain in the 82nd Airborne Division.

The Rev. Capt. Luigi Perez Perez, an Air Force chaplain stationed at Keesler Air Force Base, sees the world as his parish.

Memorial Day honors the cost of military service in the lives lost and those changed. United Methodist-endorsed military chaplains across the armed forces walk beside the living, those who carry visible and invisible wounds of war.

“I want others to know that it’s never too late to answer God’s call. Even after years of waiting, the opportunity came, and I’m ready," said Seini Fine, a 2025 Claremont School of Theology graduate and GBHEM scholarship recipient.

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.

As commencement season unfolds this May, the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) celebrates the dreams realized by 290 graduates whose journeys were fueled by GBHEM scholarships.