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The Board of Ordained Ministry
MICHIGAN AREA ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Dear Inquiring Friend,
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!
So, you are wrestling with a sense that God is calling you to something? Wonderful!
By virtue of being incorporated into the church through baptism all Christians are called to ministry, and God
has uniquely designed each of us to participate in the body of Christ. We sometimes fulfill the ministry to which
God calls us as laypersons: in our homes, communities, workplace, schools, or around the world. Other times
the call God places on our lives is fulfilled through the credentialed ministry of ordination or licensure. All are
holy and valued callings.
The Candidacy Summit process is intended as a discernment journey to assist you in exploring God’s call in
your life. It is an intensive time of being present to the movement of the Holy Spirit through preparation,
participation and prayer.
The materials included in this packet are an invitation to participate in this process which lifts up faithfulness at
whatever place in your journey you happen to be. To help you better understand the journey you are
contemplating, a Step-by-Step Guide has been included.
In reviewing these materials notice that the discernment process is framed around a Candidacy
Summit. The Michigan Annual Conference offers the Candidacy Summit bi-annually. It is the first step
on your discernment journey. An invitation to the Summit is extended to you by your District Superintendent
by virtue of signing your Summit application. At this event candidates join with others who are exploring God’s
call on their lives in worship, fellowship, times of learning, and introduction to their mentoring groups. Your
participation in the Candidacy Summit is a first step in the process that may lead to certification for ministry,
though that is not guaranteed.
Review the materials enclosed, and if you are ready to take the next step, register to attend the next Candidacy
Summit. If you have questions don’t hesitate to talk with your District Superintendent or the Candidacy Summit
Registrars, Sharon Appling at sea0704@comcast.net.
Blessing for the journey!
The Michigan Conference Board of Ordained Ministry
Name: ______________________________________ Date of Birth ______/______/_______
Student: ☐ No ☐ Yes College/University/Seminary Attending _____________________
Gender: ☐ Male ☐ Female Expected Graduation Date _______/_______/_________
Preferred Address: _____________________________________________________________
City: ________________________________ State ______________ ZIP: _________________
Preferred Contact Info: Phone ____________________ Email: __________________________
Home Church: __________________________________ District: _______________________
☐This will be my first time taking a psychological assessment for The United Methodist
Church. If not, please indicate when and where you completed a psychological
assessment. _____________________________________________________________
☐I have read the Certified Candidacy Process guide included in this packet.
☐I have completed (am in the process of completing) The Christian as Minister with:
Rev. ________________________________________________ on ___/___/___
Clergy Leader’s Signature: _______________________________________
Clergy Leader’s Phone: _____________________ Email: _________________________
☐I have met with my District Superintendent
__________________________________________ _________________________
District Superintendent Date
Michigan Conference Candidacy Summit Application
Candidacy Summit – Friday & Saturday, January 28 & 29, 2022
Payment and Application Due: December 1, 2021
All other paperwork due: January 1, 2022
via Zoom Meetings
Mail completed, signed application and payment to:
Michigan Conference Center
Debbie Stevenson
Coordinator, Board of Ordained Ministry
1011 Northcrest Rd.
Lansing, MI 48906
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Conversation checklist for District Superintendents:
Below are topics to include in your conversation with the Inquirer, before signing the Candidacy Summit
application.
• Their story and sense of calling
• Have they read The Christian as Minister and discussed it with their pastor or other church leader?
• Share with them a description of the Candidacy Summit (worship, learning, psych assessment) and the
timing of credentialing process. See documents on in the Exploring Ministry Toolbox on the
Resources/Clergy page of the Conference website, including the Candidacy Step-by-Step Guide.
• Is there any criminal or legal history that might affect the credentialing process? Having a criminal
record and/or a history of financial difficulty does not necessarily preclude being licensed or ordained,
but it is a topic that should be addressed.
Michigan Conference of the United Methodist Church
Board of Ordained Ministry
Background and Credit Check Authorization Form
The United Methodist Church (UMC) requires criminal background and credit checks for all those seeking
appointments in the UMC. Per The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church – 2016, everyone who
applies for Certified Candidacy (⁋310.2.b), License for Pastoral Ministry (⁋315.6.a), Provisional Membership
(⁋324.12), or transfer from another denomination (⁋347.3), is required to complete these reports.
Please complete the information below:
I hereby authorize a First Advantage Background and Credit Check and an MSP-iCHAT Screening, on behalf
of the Michigan Conference, to procure a consumer report which I understand may include information
regarding my credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal
characteristics, or mode of living. This report may be compiled with information from credit bureaus, court
record repositories, departments of motor vehicles, past or present employers and educational institutions,
governmental occupational licensing or registration entities, business or personal references, and any other
source required to verify information that I have voluntarily supplied. I understand that I may request a
complete and accurate disclosure of the nature and scope of the background verification; to the extent such
investigation includes information bearing on my character, general reputation, personal characteristics or mode
of living.
_______________________________________________
Applicant Signature
(If submitting by email, typed full legal name is accepted.)
_______________________________________________ ________________________________________
United Methodist Church District
(where your membership is held)
Today’s Date ___________________________________
Current Legal Name _________________________________________________________________________
First Middle Last
How long have you had the current legal name listed above? _________________________________________
If applicable, please provide your maiden name
_________________________________________________________________________________________
First Middle Last
If applicable, please provide any other previous legal name(s):
First, Middle, Last __________________________________________________________________________
First, Middle, Last __________________________________________________________________________
Gender: ________________________________________ Ethnicity: _________________________________
Email: _________________________________________ Phone: ___________________________________
Email: _________________________________________ Phone: ___________________________________
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Social Security Number: ___________________________ Date of Birth: ______________________________
Current Home Street Address: _________________________________________________________________
City, State, ZIP
_____________________________________________________________________________ Current Home
County: _______________________________________________________________________ How long
have you lived at your current address? _________________________________________________ If you
have lived at the above address for five years or less, please provide your previous address: ___________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
If you reside in California, Minnesota, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, or Washington, please contact Debbie Stevenson at the
Michigan Conference (see contact information below).
The reason you are completing this form:
I am planning to attend the Candidacy Summit (No payment required.)
I am a Candidate for Provisional or Full Membership (Please include $30 payment made payable to
Conference Treasurer)
I will be serving a local church as an Elder, Deacon, Local Pastor or clergy from another conference or
denomination (Please include $30 payment made payable to Conference Treasurer)
I am a DSA/Certified Lay Minister in the District named on the other side of this form (Please contact your
District Office to determine if they will cover the cost of the background check. If you are responsible for this
payment, please include a check in the amount of $30 made payable to Conference Treasurer with your
authorization.)
Former Local Pastor seeking short term appointment. (Please include $30 payment made payable to
Conference Treasurer)
Other _________________________________________________________________ (Please include $30
payment made payable to Conference Treasurer)
Please mail your completed authorization and applicable payment to:
Michigan Conference Center
Board of Ordained Ministry
Debbie Stevenson
1011 Northcrest Rd.
Lansing, MI 48906
If you have any questions, please feel free to email dstevenson@michiganumc.org.
Rev. 07.13.2021
Michigan Conference of The United Methodist Church
Debbie Stevenson • (517) 347-4030 ext, 4051• dstevenson@michiganumc.org
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FORM
Form 102
Name: _____________________________________
__________________________________________
First Middle Last
Address: _____________________________
________________________________________________
Street City State Zip
Cell Phone: (_____) _______________________ Other Phone: (_____) __________________________
Sex: Male Female Birth
Date: ____________________________________
E-mail:_____________________________________
__________________________________________
Ethnic Origin:
Asian
African American/Black
White/Caucasian
Conference: ________
_________________________ District: __________________________________
Local Church: __
______________________________________________________________________
Church Address:
______________________________________________________________________
Street City State Zip
Briefly desc
ribe your involvement in your local church, such as your leadership positions, groups you enjoy,
church activities, etc.
Hispanic/Latin
o
Other:
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander American Indian
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Describe your church involvement in activities beyond your local church, such as district or annual conference
work, church camps, workshops, outreach, etc.
Educational Background
Dates
Attended
Degree or # of
Credit Hours
Yr. 1 Yr. 2
Yr. 3 Yr. 4
Yr. 5
Credit Hrs:
Single (never married)
Widowed
Separated
Divorced
If married, please indicate your spouse’s information.
Name: ____________________
___________________________________________________________
First Middle Last
Birth Date: _________
________________________ Marriage Date: ____________________________
Spouse’s Occupation: ___________________________________________________________________
Your children, if
any:
Child’s Name
Date of Birth
Sex/Gender
Education
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Marital Status:
Married (first marriage)
Married (second marriage or more)
Additional de
pendents, if any:
Dependent’s Name
Date of Birth
Sex/Gender
Education
Describ
e your community involvement and volunteer work, such as participation in community
organizations, social clubs, service agencies, and other non-church-related volunteer service:
Your childhood family and other significant relatives:
Name Relati
on Age
Marital
Status
Education Sex/Gender Occupation
Father
Mother
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Work Experience: (current employment, previous employment, and military experience, if any.)
Have you previously served as a local pastor, diaconal minister, deacon, or elder in The United Methodist
Church?
Yes No
If Yes, What Conference? __________________________________________________
Conference Rela
tionship
DATE
DATE
Diaconal Minister
Provisional Member
Local Pastor
Deacon in Full
Connection
Associate Member
Elder in Full Connection
Have you had a change in clergy relationship with a conference of The United Methodist Church?
Yes No
Change in Conference Relationship
DATE DATE
Discontinuance Administrative Location
Leave of Absence Honorable Location
Medical Leave Retirement
Termination by Annual
Conference Action
Withdrawal
Note: If additional space is needed please use a separate sheet of paper and attach this form.
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THEUNITEDMETHODISTCHURCH
MEDICALSUMMARYREPORTOFMINISTERIALCANDIDATE
Form103
Please mail completed form to:
Debbie Stevenson
Michigan Conference Center
Board of Ordained Ministry
1011 Northcres
t Rd.
Lansing, MI 48906
CONSENTFORTHERELEASEOF
CONFIDENTIALINFORMATION–COMPLETEDBYCANDIDATE
CandidateName:_____________________________________ BirthDate:_______________________
Iherebyauthorizeanddirect______________________________________(physician)todisclosetothe
______________________________(annualconference)BoardofOrdainedMinistrythefollowinginformationwith
regardtotherecordsof______________________________(candidate)forthepurposeofevaluationbyTheUnited
MethodistChurchforentranceintoministry.
I,theundersigned,understandthatImayrevokethisconsentatanytimeexcepttotheextentthataction
hasbeentakeninrelianceuponit.Thisconsentwillexpiresixty(60)daysafterthedatetreatmentis
terminatedunlessanotherdateisspecified.
Iunderstandthattheinformationrequestedmaybedisclosedfromrecordswhoseconfidentialityis
otherwiseprotectedbyfederalaswellasstatelaw.Anyoftheaboverequestedinformationmayinclude
resultsofalcohol/drug(substance)abuseand/ordiagnosisandtreatmentofpsychologicaldisorders,as
wellasHIVstatus.
Tothepartyreceivingthisinformation:Thisinformationhasbeendisclosedtoyoufromrecordswhose
confidentialityisprotectedbyfederallaw.Federalregulations(42CFRPart2)prohibityoufrommaking
anyfurtherdisclosureofitwithoutthespecificwrittenconsentofthepersontowhomitpertains,oras
otherwisepermittedbysuchregulations.Ageneralauthorizationforthereleaseofmedicalorother
informationisnotsufficientforthispurpose.
Signature of Candidate Date
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1011 Northcrest Rd., Lansing, MI 48906
SUMMARYREPORT–COMPLETEDBYPHYSICIAN
Commentsforphysician:
Completethesummaryreport.TheUnitedMethodistChurchassumesyouarecompletingthisinformation
basedonacurrentphysicalexaminationofthecandidate.Screeningguidelinesareprovidedforreference
asneeded.
ThispersonisacandidateforministryinTheUnitedMethodistChurch.Amongotherrequirements,this
includesbeingabletotypicallyworkafull‐timeweek–withperiodicweeksrequiringlongerworkhours.
Thoseservinginministrywillencountersituationsthatrequiretheabilitytocopewithconflictandstress.
Job‐relatedtasksrangefromofficeworkandtravelingfromsitetositetocommunicatingwithandrelating
toavarietyofpeopleandmanagingmultipletaskssimultaneously,amongotherresponsibilities.
Candidate’sName:_____________________________________________________________
DateofPhysicalExam:__________________________________________________________
CheckOne:
____ BasedonthephysicalexamIcompleted,thiscandidateappearstobehealthy.Ihavenoconcerns
abouthis/herphysicalfitnessforministry.
_____ BasedonthephysicalexamIcompleted,thiscandidatehassomehealthconcernsthatare
summarizedbelow.
SummaryofConcerns:
Typicaltreatment(s)forthisconditioncouldpotentiallyinclude(medication,surgery,lifestyle
modification,interventionbyspecialist,frequentmonitoring,etc.):
Questionstoask,orconversationthatacommitteemighthave,toaddresstheseconcernscould
include:
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Examining Provider:
Address:
Phone:
Fax:
Signature: Date:
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EXAMINATIONSTANDARDS*
Asapartoftheministryapplicationprocess,TheUnitedMethodistChurchrequireseachcandidateto
“presentasatisfactorycertificateofgoodhealth”byaphysicianontheprescribedform.Disabilitiesarenot
tobeconstruedasunfavorablehealthfactorswhenapersonwithdisabilityiscapableofmeetingthe
professionalstandardsandisabletorendereffectiveservice….(TheBookofDiscipline,¶¶315.6c,324.8,
347.3,357.7,355.3,368.5).
Thefollowinglistsshowstandardscreeningpracticestobeconsideredinanassessmentofphysicalhealth.
Additionally,thephysicianmaychoosetomakerecommendationstothecandidateasneeded.Whilethe
candidate’sphysicianshouldmakethefinaldeterminationregardingtheneedforspecificmedicaltestsas
relatedtotheoverallhealthandneedsofthecandidate,TheUnitedMethodistChurchseeksasummary
reportfromthephysicianuponcompletionofaphysicalexaminationofthecandidatethatprovidesan
assessmentofthecandidate’sphysicalabilitytoperformtherequiredworkofministry.
NOTE:DONOTRECORDSCREENINGRESULTSONTHISFORM.
Screening
Heightandweight(periodically)
Bloodpressure
Alcoholandtobaccouse
Depression(ifappropriatefollow‐upisavailable)
Diabetesmellitus(patientswithhypertension)
Dyslipidemia(totalandHDLcholesterol):men≥35y;menorwomen≥20ywhohave
cardiovascularriskfactors;measureevery5yifnormal
Colorectalcancerscreening(menandwomen50‐75y)
Mammogramevery1to2yforallwomen≥40y.EvaluationforBRCA testinginhigh‐riskwomen
only.
Papanicolaoutest(atleastevery3yuntilage65y)
Chlamydialinfection(sexuallyactivewomen≤25yandoldera
t
‐riskwomen)
RoutinevoluntaryHIVscreening(ages13‐64y)
Bonemineraldensitytest(women≥65y anda
t
‐riskwomen60‐64y)
AAAscreening(onetimeinmen65‐75ywhohaveeversmoked)
Counseling—SubstanceAbuse
Tobaccocessationcounseling
Alcoholmisuse:briefbehavioralcounseling;alcoholabuse:referralforspecialtytreatmen
t
Counseling—DietandExercise
Behavioraldietarycounselinginpatientswithhyperlipidemia,risksforCHDandotherdie
t
‐related
chronicdisease
Regularphysicalactivity(atleast30minutesperdaymostdaysoftheweek)
Intensivecounseling/behavioralinterventionsforobesepatients

AAA = abdominal aortic aneurysm; BRCA = breast cancer susceptibility gene; CHD = coronary heart disease.
* Based on recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
KeyPoints
TheU.S.PreventiveServicesTaskForcerecommendsroutineperiodicscreeningforhypertension,
obesity,dyslipidemia(men≥35years),osteoporosis(women≥65years),abdominalaorticaneurysm
(one‐time‐screening),depression,andHIVinfection.
TheU.S.PreventiveServicesTaskForcerecommendsroutineperiodicscreeningforcolorectalcancer
(persons50‐74yearsofage),breastcancer(women≥40years),andcervicalcancer.
TheU.S.PreventiveServicesTaskForcerecommendsthatallpregnantwomenbescreenedfor
asymptomaticbacteriuria,iron‐deficiencyanemia,hepatitisBvirus,andsyphilis.
TheU.S.PreventiveServicesTaskForcerecommendsagainstscreeningforhemochromatosis;carotid
arterystenosis;coronaryarterydisease;herpessimplexvirus;ortesticular,ovarian,pancreatic,or
bladdercancer.
Outsideofprenatal,preconception,andnewborncare,genetictestingshouldnotbeperformedin
unselectedpopulationsbecauseoflowerclinicalvalidity;potentialforfalsepositives;andpotentialfor
harm,including“geneticlabeling.”
Forpatientsforwhomgenetictestingmaybeappropriate,referralforgeneticcounselingshouldbe
providedbeforeandaftertesting.
Ahumanpapillomavirusvaccineseriesisindicatedinfemalesages9through26years,regardlessof
sexualactivity,forpreventionofcervicalcancer.
Asingledoseoftetanus‐diphtheria–acellularpertussis(Tdap)vaccineshouldbegiventoadultsages19
through64yearstoreplacethenexttetanus‐diphtheriatoxoid(Td)booster.
Azoster(shingles)vaccineisgiventoallpatients60yearsandolderregardlessofhistoryofprior
shinglesorvaricellainfection.
Asymptomaticadultswhoplantobephysicallyactiveattherecommendedlevelsdonotneedto
consultwithaphysicianpriortobeginningexerciseunlesstheyhaveaspecificmedicalquestion.
Smokingstatusshouldbedeterminedforallpatients.
Patientswhowanttoquitsmokingshouldbeofferedpharmacologictherapyinadditiontocounseling,
includingtelephonequitlines.
Routinescreeningisrecommendedtoidentifypersonswhosealcoholuseputsthematrisk.
Formanagementofalcoholabuseanddependence,referralforspecialtytreatmentisrecommended;
formanagementofalcoholmisuse,briefbehavioralcounselingmaybeuseful.
Cluesforchemicaldependencyincludeunexpectedbehavioralchanges,acuteintoxication,frequentjob
changes,unexplainedfinancialproblems,familyhistoryofsubstanceabuse,frequentproblemswith
lawenforcementagencies,havingapartnerwithsubstanceabuse,andmedicalsequelaeofdrugabuse.
CondomusereducestransmissionofHIV,Chlamydia,gonorrhea,Trichomonas,herpesvirus,and
humanpapillomavirus.
Itisimportanttoaskaboutdomesticviolencewhenpatientspresentwithsymptomsorbehaviorsthat
maybeassociatedwithabuse.
Whenanabusivesituationisidentified,addressimmediatesafetyneeds.
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THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY
CHARGE CONFERENCE OR EQUIVALENT BODY RECOMMENDATION
Form 104
I hereby declare my candidacy for licensed or ordained (circle one) ministry in The United Methodist Church and
request the support and recommendation of the Charge Conference or equivalent body as specified by the district
committee on ordained ministry for certification as a candidate for:
Order of Deacons: ________ Order of Elders: ________ License as Local Pastor: ________
Name:__________________________________________ Date: __________________________
(Signature of the Declared Candidate)
CHARGE CONFERENCE RECOMMENDATION (or equivalent body)
Let those who consider recommending persons for candidacy as ministers in The United Methodist Church ask
themselves the following questions which were first asked by John Wesley at the third conference of Methodist
preachers in 1746 (The Book of Discipline, ¶310).
Do they know God as a pardoning God? Have they the love of God abiding in them? Do they desire nothing but
God? Are they holy in all manner of conversation?
Have they gifts, as well as evidence of God’s grace, for the work? Have they a clear, sound understanding; a right
judgment in the things of God; a just conception of salvation by faith? Do they speak justly, readily, clearly?
Have they fruit? Have any been truly convinced of sin and converted to God, and are believers edified by their
service?
Believing that ____________________________ is called of God and is a suitable candidate for licensed or
ordained ministry in The United Methodist Church, _____________________________ (the recommending
body) recommends him/her for certification as a candidate to the District Committee on Ordained Ministry. In
making this recommendation, we attest to the fact that the declared candidate has been a professing member in
good standing of The United Methodist Church or a baptized participant of a recognized United Methodist
campus ministry or other United Methodist ministry setting for a minimum of one (1) year, has graduated from an
accredited high school or received a certificate of equivalency, and has received by written ballot a two-thirds
vote of this body.
Name: _________________________________________ Date: __________________________
(Signature of authorized elder, district superintendent, or bishop)
Conference: __________________________________ District: ______________________________
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Preparation for Meeting with District Committee on Ordained Ministry
1. This Declaration of Candidacy for Ordained Ministry should be sent to the district committee on ordained
Ministry along with the following:
a. Your written statement of call
b. Your written response providing evidence of understanding and expectation concerning the
following: (¶310.2a)
(i) the most formative experience of your Christian life;
(ii) God’s call to licensed or ordained ministry and the role of the church
in your call;
(iii) your beliefs as a Christian;
(iv) your gifts for ministry;
(v) your present understanding of your call to ministry as elder, deacon, or
licensed ministry; and
(vi) your support system
c. The required psychological reports, criminal background, and credit checks.
d. Other information as the district committee may require.
2. Appear before the district committee on ordained ministry for an interview and recommendation.
3. Agree for the sake of the mission of Jesus Christ in the world and the most effective witness of the gospel, and
in consideration of your influence as clergy to make a complete dedication of yourself to the highest ideals of the
Christian life as set forth in ¶¶101-103, and ¶¶160-166.
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Clergy Candidate Flow Chart
JB 04/03/19
INQUIRER
has conversation(s) w
pastor & DS. Receives
Candidacy Summit packet
from DS or Conf website
Signed Summit
application sent to OCE
UMCARES account
opened. Pre-Summit task
list
Inquirer attends
Candidacy Summit,
January or July
Finish Psych Eval process
Mentor Group mtgs
Local church SPRC mtg &
Charge Conf vote
DCOM meet & greet (opt)
DCOM votes to approve
Inquirer as Certified
Candidate
3/4 vote, written ballot
CERTIFIED CANDIDATE
Meets annually with dCOM
for support & accountability.
Action Reports sent to OCE
Attends License to Preach
School
late July/August –
weekends thru November
Receives appointment as
LICENSED LOCAL
PASTOR
Attends Course of Study, 5
- 12 years, FT or PT.
Annual mtg with dCOM
using 5 yr cycle. Annual
Action Reports sent to
OCE.
Options:
Assoc Member. Vote by
dCOM. Join 3
rd
Year
Residency Group.
Elder, via Advanced COS.
See BOD ¶324.6
DEACON/ELDER
Enrolls in approved
Seminary
Continues to meet
annually with dCOM
dCOM votes (3/4 needed)
to process candidate to
commissioning, files
Action Report with OCE
BOM Interview Week
(March)
No, Wait, Yes
Receives appointment as
Provisional Elder/Deacon.
Begin 3 year Residency
Program.
3
rd
Year Residency
Program
BOM Interview Week
(November)
No, Wait, Yes
Receives appointment as Full
or Associate Member
Candidate discerns path:
Local Pastor
Elder/Deacon
With
M.Div
.
w/o
M.Div
List of Approved Seminaries
University Senate-Approved Seminaries
effective July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020
*Boston University School of Theology
745 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 353-3050
*Candler School of Theology of Emory
University
Rita Anne Rollins Building
1531 Dickey Drive
Atlanta, GA 30322
(404) 727-6326
*Claremont School of Theology
1325 N. College Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 447-2500
*Drew University Theological School
36 Madison Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940
(973) 408-3000
*Duke University Divinity School
Duke University
407 Chapel Drive
Box 90968
Durham, NC 27708
(919) 660-3400
*Gammon Theological Seminary
653 Beckwith Street, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30314
(404) 581-0300
*Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
2121 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60201
(800) SEMINARY or (847) 866-3900
*Iliff School of Theology
2323 East Iliff Ave.
Denver, CO 80210
(800) 678-3360 or (303) 744-1287
11/19 cp
*Methodist
Theological School in Ohio
3081 Columbus Pike
Delaware, OH 43015
(800) 333-6876) or (740) 363-1146
*Perkin
s School of Theology at Southern
Methodist University (Dallas)
Kirby Hall 5915 Bishop Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75275
(888) THEOLOGY or (214) 768-8436
*Perkin
s School of Theology (Houston-
Galveston Extension Program)
SMU │ Perkins School of Theology
Contact: Dr. Hugo Magallanes
(214) 768-4808 or hugo@smu.edu
*Saint Pau
l School of Theology (Greater Kansas
City)
4370 W. 109th Street, Ste. 300
Overland Park, KS 66211-1397
(913) 253-5000
*Saint Pau
l School of Theology (Oklahoma)
Oklahoma City University Campus
2501 N. Blackwelder Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
(405) 208-5757
*United Theological Seminary
4501 Denlinger Road
Dayton, OH 45426
(937) 529-2201
*Wesley Theological Seminary
4500 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 885-8600
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary
3003 Benham Avenue
Elkhart, IN 46517
(574) 295-3726 or (800) 964-2627
Asbury Theological Seminary (Kentucky)
204 North Lexington Avenue
Wilmore, KY 40390
(859) 858-3581
Asbury Theological Seminary (Florida)
8401 Valencia College Lane
Orlando, FL 32825
(407) 482-7500
Asbury Theological Seminary Extended
Learning Program (ExL)
(800) 227-2879
Ashland Theological Seminary
910 Center Street
Ashland, OH 44805
(866) 287-6446
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
100 East 27th Street
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 404-4800
Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian
University
2925 Princeton Street
Fort Worth, TX 76109
(817) 257-7575
Chicago Theological Seminary
1407 E. 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 896-2400
Christian Theological Seminary
1000 W. 42nd Street
Indianapolis, IN 46208
(317) 924-1331
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
(listed with public warning)
1100 South Goodman Street
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 271-1320
Eastern Mennonite Seminary of Eastern
Mennonite University
1200 Park Road
Harrisonburg, VA 22802-2472
(540) 432-4000
11/19 cp
Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico
776 Ponce de León
San Juan, PR 00925
(787) 763-6700
Evangelical Theological Seminary
121 South College Street
Myerstown, PA 17067-1299
(800) 532-5775 or (717) 866-5775
Fuller Theological Seminary
135 North Oakland Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91182
(800) 235-2222 or (626) 584-5200
Harvard University Divinity School
45 Francis Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-5761
Hood Theological Seminary
1810 Lutheran Synod Dr.
Salisbury, NC 28144
(704) 636-7611
Interdenominational Theological Center
(Gammon Theological Seminary, only)
700 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30314-3143
(404) 527-7700
Lancaster Theological Seminary
555 West James Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
(800) 393-0654 or (717) 393-0654
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
1044 Alta Vista Road
Louisville, KY 40205
(800) 264-1839
Luther Seminary
2481 Como Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
(651) 641-3456
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary of
Lenoir-Rhyne University
4201 North Main Street
Columbia, SC 29203
(803) 786-5150
Memphis Theological Seminary
168 East Parkway South
Memphis, TN 38104
(901) 458-8232
Moravian Theological Seminary
60 W. Locust Street
Bethlehem, PA 18018
(800) 843-6541 or (610) 861-1516
Northeastern Seminary of Roberts Wesleyan
College (main campus only)
2265 Westside Drive
Rochester, NY 14625
(585) 594-6800
Pacific School of Religion
1798 Scenic Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 849-8200
Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern
University (Listed with Public Warning)
1300 Eagle Road
St. Davids, PA 19087-3696
(800) 220-3287 or (610) 896-5000
Phillips Theological Seminary
901 N. Mingo Road
Tulsa, OK 74116
(918) 610-8303
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
616 N. Highland Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
(412) 362-5610
11/19 cp
Pr
inceton Theological Seminary
P.O. Box 821, 64 Mercer Street
Princeton, NJ 08542-0803
(609) 921-8300
Sam
uel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology of
Virginia Union University
1500 N. Lombardy Street
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 257-5600 or (800) 368-3227
Se
attle Pacific Seminary of Seattle Pacific
University
Suite 200
4 West Nickerson
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 281-2136
Si
oux Falls Seminary
2100 S. Summit Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
(800) 440-6227 or (605) 336-6588
Uni
on Presbyterian Seminary (North Carolina)
5141 Sharon Road
Charlotte, NC 28210
(980) 636-1700
Uni
on Presbyterian Seminary (Virginia)
3401 Brook Road
Richmond, VA 23227
(800) 229-2990 or (804) 355-0671
Uni
on Theological Seminary
3041 Broadway at 121st St.
New York, NY 10027
(212) 662-7100
Un
ited Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
3000 Fifth Street, Northwest
New Brighton, MN 55112-2598
(800) 937-1316
or (651) 633-4311
Uni
versity of Dubuque Theological Seminary
2000 University Ave.
Dubuque, IA 52001-5099
(800) 369-UDTS or (563) 589-3112
11/19 cp
Vanderbilt University Divinity School
411 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37240-1121
(615) 322-2776
Yale University Divinity School
409 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 432-5303
*United Methodist School
Course of Study Regional Schools
*Please visit the Regional COS School website for information regarding COS Satellite or COS Hybrid locations.
NORTH CENTRAL JURISDICTION COS SCHOOLS
COS School of Ohio
Methodist Theological School in Ohio
3081 Columbus Pike
Delaware, OH 43015
Director: Dr. Joon-Sik Park
Phone: 740/362-3367
Email: jpark@mtso.edu
Contact Name: Grace Wallace, COS Coordinator
Phone: 740/362-3120
Contact Email: gwallace@mtso.edu
Website: www.cosohio.org
Garrett COS*
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
2121 Sheridan Rd.
Evanston, IL 60201
Director: Dr. Tercio Junker
Phone: 847/866-3942
Email: tercio.junker@garrett.edu
Contact Name: Jacqueline Azpeitia
Phone: 847/866-3942, 847/866-3942
Email: jacqueline.azpeitia@garrett.edu;
cos@garrett.edu
Website: https://www.garrett.edu/COS
NORTHEASTERN JURISDICTION COS SCHOOL
Wesley COS*
Wesley Theological Seminary
4500 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20016
Co-Director: Rev. Dr. Douglas Tzan
Email: dtzan@wesleyseminary.edu
Co-Director: Sara Sheppard
Phone: 202/885-8688
Email: ssheppard@wesleyseminary.edu
Website: http://www.wesleyseminary.edu/course-
of-study-current-students/
SOUTH CENTRAL JURISDICTION COS SCHOOLS
Perkins COS*
Perkins School of Theology-SMU
5915 Bishop Blvd.
PO Box 750133
Dallas, TX 75275-0133
Director: Dr. Paul Barton
Phone: 214/768-2768
Email: pbarton@mail.smu.edu
Contact Name: Jazmin Cabrera
Phone: 214/768-2265
Email: jcabrera@smu.edu
Website:
https://www.smu.edu/Perkins/PublicPrograms/COSS
Course of Study Regional Schools
*Please visit the Regional COS School website for information regarding COS Satellite or COS Hybrid locations.
Saint Paul COS*
Saint Paul School of Theology
4370 W 109th St., Suite 300
Overland Park, KS 66211
Director: Dr. Israel Kamudzandu
Phone: 913/253-5016
Email: israelk@spst.edu
Contact Name: Jennifer Smith
Phone: 913/253-5051
Email: jennifer.smith@spst.edu
Website: http://www.spst.edu/COS
SOUTHEASTERN JURISDICTION COS SCHOOLS
Duke COS*
Duke Divinity School
312 Blackwell St
Suite 101
Durham, NC 27701
Director: Rev. Rhonda Parker
Email: rparker@div.duke.edu
Contact Name: Barbara Campbell
Phone: 919/613-5326
Email: bcampbell@div.duke.edu
Website: www.divinity.duke.edu/cos
Emory COS*
Candler School of Theology
1531 Dickey Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30322
Director: Rev. Dr. Anne Burkholder
Phone: 404/727-1351
Email: anne.burkholder@emory.edu
Assistant Director: Amy Walker
Phone: 404/727-4587
Email: awalke8@emory.edu
Website:
http://www.candler.emory.edu/programs/cos/
WESTERN JURISDICTION COS SCHOOL
Western Jurisdiction COS
1325 N. College Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711
Director: Faith Conklin
Phone: 909/447-2573
Email: faithconklin3@gmail.com
Contact Name: Judith Little
Phone: 909/447-6338
Email: jlittle@cst.edu
Website: http://westernjurisdictionumc.org/wj-
events/course-of-study
Course of Study Extension Schools
North Central Jurisdiction COS Extension Schools
Illinois Great Rivers Extension COS
3 Western Avenue Heights
Mattoon, IL 61938
Acting Director: Dr. Kenneth Hutchens
Phone: 217/235-5677
Email: brokenhutchens@gmail.com
Website: http://www.igrc.org/cos
Indiana Extension COS
1225 Cardinal Circle
Franklin, IN 46131-2735
Director: Rev. Dr. Britt Leslie
Email: britt.leslie@inumc.org
Contact Name: Michele Phillips
Email: localpastors@inumc.org
Website: http://www.inumc.org/courseofstudy
Native American Extension COS
109 Springwood Dr.
Oxford, OH 45056-2711
Director: Rev. Fred Shaw
Email: fashaw@juno.com
Website: http://umcnacos.org/
United Extension COS - Hybrid
4501 Denlinger Rd
Dayton, OH 45426
Director: Rev. Dr. Peter Bellini
Phone: 937/529-2201
Email: pbellini@united.edu
Contact Name: Laura Discher
Email: cos@united.edu
Website: www.united.edu
Upper Midwest Extension COS
Morningside College
1501 Morningside Ave.
Sioux City, IA 51106
Acting Director: Dennis Tevis
Phone: 515/832-4587
Email: gtevis@aol.com
Contact Name: Carl Phillips
Email: carlphillipssvf@gmail.com
Website: http://www.iaumc.org/UMECOS
West Virginia Extension COS
2067 Barrcut Rd
Spencer, WV 25276
Director: Rev. Gregory Markins
Phone: 304/295-4896
Email: greg.markins@gmail.com
Contact Name: Lisa Tappe
Email: jellybean101162@aol.com
Website: http://coswv.org
Northeastern Jurisdiction COS Extension Schools
Buffalo Extension COS
70 Theresa Dr
Cheektowaga, NY 14227
Director: Rev. Gail Lewis
Phone: 716-984-1140
Email: bufcosdirector@gmail.com
Assistant: Barbara Sercu
Email: bufcosoffice@gmail.com
Website: http://www.unyumc.org/ministries/course-
of-study-extension-school-buffalo-ny
Course of Study Extension Schools
South Central Jurisdiction COS Extension Schools
Arkansas Extension COS
Hendrix College
1600 Washington Ave.
Conway, AR 72032
Director: Rev. J. Wayne Clark
Phone: 501/450-1263
Email: clark@hendrix.edu
Contact Name: Lori Mulhearn
Email: mulhearn@hendrix.edu
Website: http://arumc.org/course-of-study-school/
North Texas Extension COS
FUMC, 4901 Paige Rd.
The Colony, TX 75056
Director: Caddie Wade
Phone: 214/763-8084
Email: cassiewade@gmail.com
Contact Name: Marsha Middleton
Email: middleton@ntxumc.org
Website: https://ntcumc.org/board-of-ordained-
ministry/licensed-ministry/course-of-study
Texas Extension COS
1803 Turney Circle
Jacksonville, TX 75766
Director: Stephanie Scott
Phone: 903/262-0304
Email: revsteph1952@gmail.com
Southeastern Jurisdiction COS Extension Schools
Alabama Extension COS
PO Box 93
Crane Hill, AL 35053
Director: Rev. Walter R. Cash
Phone: 256/747-3329
Email: cashdepost@aol.com
Website: https://www.umcna.org/alcosumc
ALPS Extension COS
1204 Choctaw Trail
Brentwood, TN 37027
Director: Dr. Barbara Nye
Phone: 615/289-4332
Email: bnye1@earthlink.net
Contact Name: Pam Whitmore
Email: cosaccount@citilink.net
Website: www.alpsumc.org
MEM/TN/HOL Extension COS
1204 Choctaw Trail
Brentwood, TN 37027
Director: Dr. Barbara Nye
Phone: 615/289-4332
Email: bnye1@earthlink.net
Contact Name: Pam Whitmore
Email: cosaccount@citilink.net
Website: http://www.alpsumc.org/
Mississippi Extension COS
Milsaps College
1701 North State St.
Jackson, MS 39210
Director: Rev. Paige Swaim-Presley
Phone: 601/974-1246
Email: swaimpk@millsaps.edu
Contact Name: Betty Wheat
Email: wheatbc@millsaps.edu
Website: http://www.centerforministry.com/ms-
course-of-study.html
2021 UMC Licensing Schools
Jurisdiction
School Name
School Location
School Contact Information
For specific Licensing School dates, please contact the school directly. This is a partial listing of Licensing Schools.
NCJ
Indiana UMC License to Preach (Hybrid)
University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Matthew Leffler – Director of License to Preach
Michele Phillips – Administrative Assistant
301 Pennsylvania Pkwy
Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46280
317/924-1321
localpastors@inumc.org
www.inumc.org
NCJ
Iowa Licensing School
Shalom Spirituality Center
Dubuque, IA
Lisa Steel
2301 Rittenhouse St
Des Moines, IA 50321
515/974-8939
lisa.larson@iaumc.org
www.iaumc.org/iowalicensingschool
NCJ
Michigan Area School for License as Local
Pastor
Various Locations throughout
Michigan Conference
NEJ
Baltimore-Washington Conference
Licensing School
West River UMC Retreat Center
West River, Maryland
Rev. John Nupp
11711 East Market Place
Fulton, MD 20759
jnupp@bwcumc.org
www.bwcumc.org/ministries/license-to-preach-school/
NEJ
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
Licencing School
Revolving at five locations
West Chester, PA
Gordon Hendrickson
PO Box 163
St Peters, PA 19470
gordonacts6@gmail.com
Jeremy Wicks
475 N. Brownson Ave., Kinglsey, MI 49649
517-851-1494
jeremy@tcmosaic.org
www.michiganumc.org
Michigan Conference Board of Ordained
Ministry
Pastor-Parish Relations Committee (or equivalent)
Section III. Candidacy for Licensed and Ordained Ministry.
Paragraph 310.1 Those beginning candidacy for licensed or ordained ministry:
d) shall write their statement of call. The candidate will consult with the pastor
(clergy) or equivalent in a ministry setting specified by the district committee on
ordained ministry to request a meeting of the pastor-parish relations committee
or equivalent body specified by the district committee on ordained ministry to
consider the statement of call and to be interviewed on light of Wesley’s historic
questions;
(The Pastor-Parish Relations Committee can shall use this document in the interview and provide their
observations here)
1. Do they know God as pardoning God? Have they the love of God abiding in
them? Do they desire nothing but God? Are they holy in manner of
conversation?
2. Have they the gifts, as well as evidence of God’s grace, for the work? Have
they a clear, sound understanding; a right judgement in the things of God; a
just conception of salvation by faith? Do they speak justly, readily, clearly?
3. Have they fruit? Have any been truly convinced of sin and converted to
God, and are believes edified by their service?
As long as these marks occur in them, we believe they are called of God to
serve. These we receive as sufficient proof that they are moved by the Holy
Spirit.
Other observations:
Pastor-Parish Relations
Committee Chairperson:_________________________________________
Church: _______________________________________________________
Date:_________________________________________________________
Please submit this completed form to the District Committee on Ordained
Ministry.
District Committee on Ordained Ministry Chair_______________________
Address________________________________City____________________
State______zip________
Email_____________________________________________________
Phone______________________________________________
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River Of Life: A Life Review Activity
This is a reflection exercise. There will be no judgement about your artistic abilities! Your completed river will
not be displayed. It will, however, be shared in your first small group mentoring session and will also continue to
serve as a personal reflection tool on your discernment journey.
Remember that no drawing can possibly capture everything about your life journey. This is intended to be a
beginning point for reflection and small group conversation, not a comprehensive depiction of your life.
In creating your river, please use whatever supplies make sense to you, such as: piece of computer paper/pencil,
a sheet of drawing paper/colored pencils, a page in a journal/pen, graph paper/pencil etc
Again, the point of this exercise is not creating an artistic masterpiece, it is about engaging in deep reflection
and thinking about your journey in a new way. The only way to do this wrong is to not do it at all!
Prayer: Read Psalm 139 before you begin.
Before you put anything on paper, think briefly about the course of your whole life and reflect on these questions,
which frame this exercise:
• If you were able to compare your life with a river, what would the river look like?
• When and where are the smooth, flowing waters – those times when events and relationships
seem generally positive or there is a sense of ease about your life?
• When does the river take a sudden turn (and what caused the turn), or change from smooth
waters to rough, tumbling rapids or to an excited rush of water?
• Are there rocks or boulders falling into your river – unexpectedly landing there, changing its
direction forever?
• Are there points at which it flows powerfully and purposefully or seems to slow to a trickle?
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Instructions
1. Begin with a blank sheet of paper. Draw your river of life with its bends and turns, its smooth
waters and rough spots, its strength/vitality, and its direction.
• Write in your approximate age, and/or dates, along the flow of your river.
• Identify on your drawing the various key “marker events” in your life – the boulders in the river, or
places where the river changes course – that shape your story.
• If you were able to divide your life journey into sections, where would the section divisions occur?
Give names to each of the sections of your life river.
2. Now think about the various people who have accompanied you along this river’s journey.
• What relationships have been the most significant at dierent points in your life?
• Who has most shaped you?
• Have there been significant losses of relationship along the way?
• What groups or communities of people were most important?
• Record these key relationships and losses in the appropriate places on your river of life.
• If you wish, you might also want to jot down some of the thoughts and feelings that go along with these
relationships.
3. As you look over the diagram of your life river, think about the dierent ways you have
experienced and understood God across your life.
• Who or what was God to you at the dierent times depicted in your diagram?
• What caused you to feel closer to, or more distant from, God at these dierent times?
• What places or situations were encounters with the Sacred for you?
• Have you faced situations or experiences devoid of any sense of God/the Sacred?
• Decide on a way to note these matters, with words and/or symbols, and place them into your river.
4. In relation to your life’s journey,
• Are there times of significant pain or suering – yours or others’ – that shape the flow of your life
river?
• What has happened along the journey of your life that you associate with evil?
• Add these elements to your river.
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5. Rivers do not exist in isolation but are always part of a larger ecology. So, too, is human life
situated in a larger world.
• What was going on in the world – local, regional, and world events – that shaped the flow of
yourriver?
• Using words and/or symbols, place these events in the appropriate locations on your river.
6. As you reflect on your river of life,
• What values, commitments, causes, or principles were most important to you at a given point in
your life?
• Toward what goals, if any, were your primary energies directed – or, metaphorically speaking, what
purposes and ends helped to shape the flow of life waters at a given time in your experience?
• Note these on your river.
Taking a Step Back
As you finish depicting your river of life, take a look over the whole diagram.
• Do its symbols and words seem to portray how you think and feel about the whole of your life?
• Is there some important element left out?
• Make adjustments as needed.
Taken from Joyce Ann Mercer, Girl Talk, God Talk: Why Faith Matters to Teenage Girls – and Their Parents (San
Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008), 135-136. Reprinted by The Fund for Theological Education. Used with permission.
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745 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA 02215
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617-353-9699
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1531 Dickey Dr, Atlanta, GA 30322
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404-727-1353
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800-333-6876
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214-768-3445
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List of Approved Seminaries
University Senate-Approved Seminaries
effective July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020
*Boston University School of Theology
745 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 353-3050
*Candler School of Theology of Emory
University
Rita Anne Rollins Building
1531 Dickey Drive
Atlanta, GA 30322
(404) 727-6326
*Claremont School of Theology
1325 N. College Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 447-2500
*Drew University Theological School
36 Madison Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940
(973) 408-3000
*Duke University Divinity School
Duke University
407 Chapel Drive
Box 90968
Durham, NC 27708
(919) 660-3400
*Gammon Theological Seminary
653 Beckwith Street, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30314
(404) 581-0300
*Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
2121 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60201
(800) SEMINARY or (847) 866-3900
*Iliff School of Theology
2323 East Iliff Ave.
Denver, CO 80210
(800) 678-3360 or (303) 744-1287
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*Methodist
Theological School in Ohio
3081 Columbus Pike
Delaware, OH 43015
(800) 333-6876) or (740) 363-1146
*Perkin
s School of Theology at Southern
Methodist University (Dallas)
Kirby Hall 5915 Bishop Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75275
(888) THEOLOGY or (214) 768-8436
*Perkin
s School of Theology (Houston-
Galveston Extension Program)
SMU │ Perkins School of Theology
Contact: Dr. Hugo Magallanes
(214) 768-4808 or hugo@smu.edu
*Saint Pau
l School of Theology (Greater Kansas
City)
4370 W. 109th Street, Ste. 300
Overland Park, KS 66211-1397
(913) 253-5000
*Saint Pau
l School of Theology (Oklahoma)
Oklahoma City University Campus
2501 N. Blackwelder Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
(405) 208-5757
*United Theological Seminary
4501 Denlinger Road
Dayton, OH 45426
(937) 529-2201
*Wesley Theological Seminary
4500 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 885-8600
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary
3003 Benham Avenue
Elkhart, IN 46517
(574) 295-3726 or (800) 964-2627
Asbury Theological Seminary (Kentucky)
204 North Lexington Avenue
Wilmore, KY 40390
(859) 858-3581
Asbury Theological Seminary (Florida)
8401 Valencia College Lane
Orlando, FL 32825
(407) 482-7500
Asbury Theological Seminary Extended
Learning Program (ExL)
(800) 227-2879
Ashland Theological Seminary
910 Center Street
Ashland, OH 44805
(866) 287-6446
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
100 East 27th Street
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 404-4800
Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian
University
2925 Princeton Street
Fort Worth, TX 76109
(817) 257-7575
Chicago Theological Seminary
1407 E. 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 896-2400
Christian Theological Seminary
1000 W. 42nd Street
Indianapolis, IN 46208
(317) 924-1331
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
(listed with public warning)
1100 South Goodman Street
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 271-1320
Eastern Mennonite Seminary of Eastern
Mennonite University
1200 Park Road
Harrisonburg, VA 22802-2472
(540) 432-4000
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Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico
776 Ponce de León
San Juan, PR 00925
(787) 763-6700
Evangelical Theological Seminary
121 South College Street
Myerstown, PA 17067-1299
(800) 532-5775 or (717) 866-5775
Fuller Theological Seminary
135 North Oakland Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91182
(800) 235-2222 or (626) 584-5200
Harvard University Divinity School
45 Francis Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-5761
Hood Theological Seminary
1810 Lutheran Synod Dr.
Salisbury, NC 28144
(704) 636-7611
Interdenominational Theological Center
(Gammon Theological Seminary, only)
700 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30314-3143
(404) 527-7700
Lancaster Theological Seminary
555 West James Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
(800) 393-0654 or (717) 393-0654
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
1044 Alta Vista Road
Louisville, KY 40205
(800) 264-1839
Luther Seminary
2481 Como Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
(651) 641-3456
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary of
Lenoir-Rhyne University
4201 North Main Street
Columbia, SC 29203
(803) 786-5150
Memphis Theological Seminary
168 East Parkway South
Memphis, TN 38104
(901) 458-8232
Moravian Theological Seminary
60 W. Locust Street
Bethlehem, PA 18018
(800) 843-6541 or (610) 861-1516
Northeastern Seminary of Roberts Wesleyan
College (main campus only)
2265 Westside Drive
Rochester, NY 14625
(585) 594-6800
Pacific School of Religion
1798 Scenic Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 849-8200
Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern
University (Listed with Public Warning)
1300 Eagle Road
St. Davids, PA 19087-3696
(800) 220-3287 or (610) 896-5000
Phillips Theological Seminary
901 N. Mingo Road
Tulsa, OK 74116
(918) 610-8303
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
616 N. Highland Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
(412) 362-5610
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Pr
inceton Theological Seminary
P.O. Box 821, 64 Mercer Street
Princeton, NJ 08542-0803
(609) 921-8300
Sam
uel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology of
Virginia Union University
1500 N. Lombardy Street
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 257-5600 or (800) 368-3227
Se
attle Pacific Seminary of Seattle Pacific
University
Suite 200
4 West Nickerson
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 281-2136
Si
oux Falls Seminary
2100 S. Summit Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
(800) 440-6227 or (605) 336-6588
Uni
on Presbyterian Seminary (North Carolina)
5141 Sharon Road
Charlotte, NC 28210
(980) 636-1700
Uni
on Presbyterian Seminary (Virginia)
3401 Brook Road
Richmond, VA 23227
(800) 229-2990 or (804) 355-0671
Uni
on Theological Seminary
3041 Broadway at 121st St.
New York, NY 10027
(212) 662-7100
Un
ited Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
3000 Fifth Street, Northwest
New Brighton, MN 55112-2598
(800) 937-1316
or (651) 633-4311
Uni
versity of Dubuque Theological Seminary
2000 University Ave.
Dubuque, IA 52001-5099
(800) 369-UDTS or (563) 589-3112
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Vanderbilt University Divinity School
411 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37240-1121
(615) 322-2776
Yale University Divinity School
409 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 432-5303
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Course of Study Regional Schools
*Please visit the Regional COS School website for information regarding COS Satellite or COS Hybrid locations.
NORTH CENTRAL JURISDICTION COS SCHOOLS
COS School of Ohio
Methodist Theological School in Ohio
3081 Columbus Pike
Delaware, OH 43015
Director: Dr. Joon-Sik Park
Phone: 740/362-3367
Email: jpark@mtso.edu
Contact Name: Grace Wallace, COS Coordinator
Phone: 740/362-3120
Contact Email: gwallace@mtso.edu
Website: www.cosohio.org
Garrett COS*
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
2121 Sheridan Rd.
Evanston, IL 60201
Director: Dr. Tercio Junker
Phone: 847/866-3942
Email: tercio.junker@garrett.edu
Contact Name: Jacqueline Azpeitia
Phone: 847/866-3942, 847/866-3942
Email: jacqueline.azpeitia@garrett.edu;
cos@garrett.edu
Website: https://www.garrett.edu/COS
NORTHEASTERN JURISDICTION COS SCHOOL
Wesley COS*
Wesley Theological Seminary
4500 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20016
Co-Director: Rev. Dr. Douglas Tzan
Email: dtzan@wesleyseminary.edu
Co-Director: Sara Sheppard
Phone: 202/885-8688
Email: ssheppard@wesleyseminary.edu
Website: http://www.wesleyseminary.edu/course-
of-study-current-students/
SOUTH CENTRAL JURISDICTION COS SCHOOLS
Perkins COS*
Perkins School of Theology-SMU
5915 Bishop Blvd.
PO Box 750133
Dallas, TX 75275-0133
Director: Dr. Paul Barton
Phone: 214/768-2768
Email: pbarton@mail.smu.edu
Contact Name: Jazmin Cabrera
Phone: 214/768-2265
Email: jcabrera@smu.edu
Website:
https://www.smu.edu/Perkins/PublicPrograms/COSS
Course of Study Regional Schools
*Please visit the Regional COS School website for information regarding COS Satellite or COS Hybrid locations.
Saint Paul COS*
Saint Paul School of Theology
4370 W 109th St., Suite 300
Overland Park, KS 66211
Director: Dr. Israel Kamudzandu
Phone: 913/253-5016
Email: israelk@spst.edu
Contact Name: Jennifer Smith
Phone: 913/253-5051
Email: jennifer.smith@spst.edu
Website: http://www.spst.edu/COS
SOUTHEASTERN JURISDICTION COS SCHOOLS
Duke COS*
Duke Divinity School
312 Blackwell St
Suite 101
Durham, NC 27701
Director: Rev. Rhonda Parker
Email: rparker@div.duke.edu
Contact Name: Barbara Campbell
Phone: 919/613-5326
Email: bcampbell@div.duke.edu
Website: www.divinity.duke.edu/cos
Emory COS*
Candler School of Theology
1531 Dickey Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30322
Director: Rev. Dr. Anne Burkholder
Phone: 404/727-1351
Email: anne.burkholder@emory.edu
Assistant Director: Amy Walker
Phone: 404/727-4587
Email: awalke8@emory.edu
Website:
http://www.candler.emory.edu/programs/cos/
WESTERN JURISDICTION COS SCHOOL
Western Jurisdiction COS
1325 N. College Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711
Director: Faith Conklin
Phone: 909/447-2573
Email: faithconklin3@gmail.com
Contact Name: Judith Little
Phone: 909/447-6338
Email: jlittle@cst.edu
Website: http://westernjurisdictionumc.org/wj-
events/course-of-study
Course of Study Extension Schools
North Central Jurisdiction COS Extension Schools
Illinois Great Rivers Extension COS
3 Western Avenue Heights
Mattoon, IL 61938
Acting Director: Dr. Kenneth Hutchens
Phone: 217/235-5677
Email: brokenhutchens@gmail.com
Website: http://www.igrc.org/cos
Indiana Extension COS
1225 Cardinal Circle
Franklin, IN 46131-2735
Director: Rev. Dr. Britt Leslie
Email: britt.leslie@inumc.org
Contact Name: Michele Phillips
Email: localpastors@inumc.org
Website: http://www.inumc.org/courseofstudy
Native American Extension COS
109 Springwood Dr.
Oxford, OH 45056-2711
Director: Rev. Fred Shaw
Email: fashaw@juno.com
Website: http://umcnacos.org/
United Extension COS - Hybrid
4501 Denlinger Rd
Dayton, OH 45426
Director: Rev. Dr. Peter Bellini
Phone: 937/529-2201
Email: pbellini@united.edu
Contact Name: Laura Discher
Email: cos@united.edu
Website: www.united.edu
Upper Midwest Extension COS
Morningside College
1501 Morningside Ave.
Sioux City, IA 51106
Acting Director: Dennis Tevis
Phone: 515/832-4587
Email: gtevis@aol.com
Contact Name: Carl Phillips
Email: carlphillipssvf@gmail.com
Website: http://www.iaumc.org/UMECOS
West Virginia Extension COS
2067 Barrcut Rd
Spencer, WV 25276
Director: Rev. Gregory Markins
Phone: 304/295-4896
Email: greg.markins@gmail.com
Contact Name: Lisa Tappe
Email: jellybean101162@aol.com
Website: http://coswv.org
Northeastern Jurisdiction COS Extension Schools
Buffalo Extension COS
70 Theresa Dr
Cheektowaga, NY 14227
Director: Rev. Gail Lewis
Phone: 716-984-1140
Email: bufcosdirector@gmail.com
Assistant: Barbara Sercu
Email: bufcosoffice@gmail.com
Website: http://www.unyumc.org/ministries/course-
of-study-extension-school-buffalo-ny
Course of Study Extension Schools
South Central Jurisdiction COS Extension Schools
Arkansas Extension COS
Hendrix College
1600 Washington Ave.
Conway, AR 72032
Director: Rev. J. Wayne Clark
Phone: 501/450-1263
Email: clark@hendrix.edu
Contact Name: Lori Mulhearn
Email: mulhearn@hendrix.edu
Website: http://arumc.org/course-of-study-school/
North Texas Extension COS
FUMC, 4901 Paige Rd.
The Colony, TX 75056
Director: Caddie Wade
Phone: 214/763-8084
Email: cassiewade@gmail.com
Contact Name: Marsha Middleton
Email: middleton@ntxumc.org
Website: https://ntcumc.org/board-of-ordained-
ministry/licensed-ministry/course-of-study
Texas Extension COS
1803 Turney Circle
Jacksonville, TX 75766
Director: Stephanie Scott
Phone: 903/262-0304
Email: revsteph1952@gmail.com
Southeastern Jurisdiction COS Extension Schools
Alabama Extension COS
PO Box 93
Crane Hill, AL 35053
Director: Rev. Walter R. Cash
Phone: 256/747-3329
Email: cashdepost@aol.com
Website: https://www.umcna.org/alcosumc
ALPS Extension COS
1204 Choctaw Trail
Brentwood, TN 37027
Director: Dr. Barbara Nye
Phone: 615/289-4332
Email: bnye1@earthlink.net
Contact Name: Pam Whitmore
Email: cosaccount@citilink.net
Website: www.alpsumc.org
MEM/TN/HOL Extension COS
1204 Choctaw Trail
Brentwood, TN 37027
Director: Dr. Barbara Nye
Phone: 615/289-4332
Email: bnye1@earthlink.net
Contact Name: Pam Whitmore
Email: cosaccount@citilink.net
Website: http://www.alpsumc.org/
Mississippi Extension COS
Milsaps College
1701 North State St.
Jackson, MS 39210
Director: Rev. Paige Swaim-Presley
Phone: 601/974-1246
Email: swaimpk@millsaps.edu
Contact Name: Betty Wheat
Email: wheatbc@millsaps.edu
Website: http://www.centerforministry.com/ms-
course-of-study.html
2021 UMC Licensing Schools
Jurisdiction
School Name
School Location
School Contact Information
For specific Licensing School dates, please contact the school directly. This is a partial listing of Licensing Schools.
NCJ
Indiana UMC License to Preach (Hybrid)
University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Matthew Leffler – Director of License to Preach
Michele Phillips – Administrative Assistant
301 Pennsylvania Pkwy
Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46280
317/924-1321
localpastors@inumc.org
www.inumc.org
NCJ
Iowa Licensing School
Shalom Spirituality Center
Dubuque, IA
Lisa Steel
2301 Rittenhouse St
Des Moines, IA 50321
515/974-8939
lisa.larson@iaumc.org
www.iaumc.org/iowalicensingschool
NCJ
Michigan Area School for License as Local
Pastor
Various Locations throughout
Michigan Conference
NEJ
Baltimore-Washington Conference
Licensing School
West River UMC Retreat Center
West River, Maryland
Rev. John Nupp
11711 East Market Place
Fulton, MD 20759
jnupp@bwcumc.org
www.bwcumc.org/ministries/license-to-preach-school/
NEJ
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
Licencing School
Revolving at five locations
West Chester, PA
Gordon Hendrickson
PO Box 163
St Peters, PA 19470
gordonacts6@gmail.com
Jeremy Wicks
475 N. Brownson Ave., Kinglsey, MI 49649
517-851-1494
jeremy@tcmosaic.org
www.michiganumc.org
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