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The Ministerial Education Fund:
Preparing Men and Women for Effective Ministry
They come to DISCOVER. They come to be CHALLENGED. They learn to LEAD. They leave to SERVE.
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The Ministerial Education Fund Apportionment
For most United Methodist seminaries, Ministerial Education Fund (MEF) disbursement accounts for 12 to 20 percent of their annual budget.
25% of the receipts assist candidates for ministry, to support continuing education for pastors and clergy recruitment and to provide financial aid for students in your annual conference.
75% is disbursed to the 13 United Methodist seminaries to assist candidates for ordained ministry through scholarships and faculty salaries. It also goes to the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry to support the work of the Division of Ordained Ministry.
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Hyosun Oh
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It’s a long way—more than 6,000 miles—from Ganghwa, Incheon City, South Korea, to Evanston, Ill., but Hyosun Oh continues to go the distance.
“I never dreamed I could study in the U.S.,” says the 40-year-old seminarian. “However, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary (G-ETS) offered me the opportunity to make my impossible dream come true.”
Now active in Vision United Methodist Church, Mundelein, Ill., Hyosun grew up in the Korean Methodist Church. “I have extensive experience in church work, in Korea as well as in the Philippines, as a lay minister and a missionary,” she adds. “I have made special efforts to develop skills in evangelism and small-group educational ministry. Prior to attending Garrett-Evangelical, I was trained in theology at Incheon Methodist Bible Theological Seminary.”
Earning a B.A. in science and secondary education, Hyosun’s next goal is to receive Master of Divinity degree from GET-S and to become an ordained elder in the Northern Illinois Conference.
What drew her to G-ETS? “A pastor of my home church in Korea studied in the D. Min. program at G-ETS.” She also appreciated “the many internship and ministry opportunities in the Chicago area. The diversity of theological, racial, ethnic and national backgrounds was an important factor.”
Hyosun had a unique calling to the ministry. After injuring her leg in an accident and undergoing surgeries, she committed her life to God. “As a descendant of four generations of Christians in my family,” she notes, “I want to pass on God's blessings to my descendants of a thousand generations and witness how God magnificently blesses God's children who serve in ministry and devote their lives for God's glory.”
United Methodist support of the Ministerial Education Fund shapes and forms clergy leaders for the present and the future. Thank you for your gifts!
--Adapted from the Web site of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Thank you for Supporting the Ministerial Education Fund Apportionment at 100%!
For more information on Ministerial Education Fund scholarships and loans, please contact the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry.
United Methodist Seminaries:
Boston School of Theology, Boston, MA
Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Claremont School of Theology, Claremont, CA
Drew University, The Theological School , Madison, NJ
Duke University, The Divinity School, Durham, NC
Gammon Theological Seminary, Atlanta, GA
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston,
ILIliff School of Theology, Denver, CO
Methodist Theological School in Ohio, Delaware, OH
Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
Saint Paul School of Theology, Kansas City, MO
United Theological Seminary, Dayton, OH
Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC
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