Boards of Ordained Ministry (BOMs) are tasked with recruiting and credentialing candidates and clergy, as well as recommending them for licensing and ordination and developing standards for continuing formation and regular evaluation by The United Methodist Church. This library houses resources for the Boards of Ordained Ministry and District Committees on Ordained Ministry.

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The GBHEM scholarship application opens in January of each year. You can only submit one application per year where it will be screened for all possible eligible programs. GBHEM awards an average of $4 million each year in scholarships.

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The Church changes the world not by
making converts but by making disciples.

– John Wesley

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