Every year about this time, the United Methodist Higher Education Foundation publishes an Annual Review. This exciting and important document celebrates all the ways the support of generous donors and partners have allowed the Foundation to live into its grand vision throughout the past year.
Last year was no exception. We invite you to view the following 2019 Annual Review and join us in giving thanks for all of the ways UMHEF has been able to make it economically possible for United Methodist students to attend UM-related schools. We celebrate YOU and your part in this exciting year.
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Every year, the United Methodist Higher Education Foundation publishes an Annual Review celebrating the various ways we have lived into our vision thanks to the ongoing generous support of donors like you.
“In addition to scholarships, your gifts also allowed students to stay connected to the church during their education, minimize or eliminate educational debt, and study in faith-based communities as they discerned callings of service and leadership within The United Methodist Church.”
Bob Fletcher, UMHEF President/CEO
Click below to view the Annual Review for 2018, including complete remarks from UMHEF’s President/CEO, Bob Fletcher as well as scholarship reports, giving and distribution figures, introductions to new members of the UMHEF Board of Trustees, the chance to meet a few UMHEF scholars and how your support has changed their lives, and more.
This month, the United Methodist Higher Education Foundation launched the Bishop Bruce and Char Ough Scholarship Endowment funds at two special events honoring the couple and their legacy of ministry and leadership within the United Methodist Church. Biship Bruce R. Ough is the resident bishop for the Dakotas-Minnesota Area of The United Methodist Church. The new scholarship endowment includes two funds, one for students at Dakota Wesleyan University and one for students at Hamiline University, to help those who are discerning a calling to or preparing for a career in ministry.
“I am a product of a mentoring culture. I was not born a leader. I was raised to be a leader by others who very intentionally invested in me.” Bishop Ough shared these words about raising up the next generation of United Methodist leaders, inviting those at each event to lend their support to the efforts of the new endowment. “This scholarship is not meant to be about me. It is about the next generation that we are to call forth and mentor. I believe that preparing the next generation of spiritual leaders is every leader’s responsibility and ultimately, the legacy I want to leave.”
For questions about your gift to this fund or other UMHEF efforts, please contact UMHEF Development Officer, Cindy Patterson, at 615-649-3970 or cpatterson@umhef.org.
Lent is an important time in the Christian year when we can prepare our hearts and spirits for Jesus. The forty days of Lent, not counting Sundays, last from Ash Wednesday through Easter Saturday. The time period represents the forty days Jesus suffered in the wilderness, enduring the temptations of Satan by remaining close to God through fasting and prayer. The unimaginable time of Jesus’ trials and suffering is what prepared Him to carry out His ministry.
As Christians, we can dedicate the Lenten season to God and ask God to prepare our own hearts and minds for the ministry God has entrusted to us. Whether God is calling you to a time of repentance, fasting, prayer, or servanthood, the United Methodist Higher Education Foundation (UMHEF) has created a Lenten calendar to help you center your heart and mind on God each day and become new in Christ.
You may download the calendar below and print it for use at home, work, or school. Feel free to make copies and share with family, friends, your fellow church members, etc. Make this tool be a blessing to you and help you grow in your faith.
The United Methodist Higher Education Foundation has just created new $5,000 named endowed scholarships specifically to support students attending United Methodist-related Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Apply today using the General Named Endowed Scholarship application by the March 1 deadline. You must complete the application in full and send in all required documentation, postmarked by the deadline.
APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
Must be attending one of the UM-related HBCU schools listed below
Must be a member of The United Methodist Church for at least one year
Must be in good standing with the college/university
GPA of at least a 2.5
United Methodist-Related Historically Black Colleges and Universities include:
