Alabama - West Florida Conference Board of Ordained Ministry

09/22/2011

The CPE unit offered by Morning Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in Montgomery is now accepting applications for the unit that will begin in January 2012. Deadline for applications to be submitted is November 1, 2011. To apply, contact Rev. Dr. Cecilia Walker at [email protected].

09/15/2011

National Depression Screening Day is October 6. For more information, go to the discussions section of this page.

08/23/2011

Check out the new Ministerial Services area on www.awfumc.org. It is a new addition to the main navigation at the top. Within this section you will find three handbooks just approved and adopted by all eight district committees on ministry, packets for those planning to come before BOM in 2012 and an "Appointments and Moving" section, to name a few.

Fiscal Office 100 Interstate Park Drive Suite 106 Montgomery, AL 36109

07/12/2011

The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry is now offering UMC History, Doctrine and Polity by correspondence course. UMC Polity and History can now be taken online. You may also go to www.gbhem.org and find Form 116.http://www.awfumc.org/console/files/oFiles_Library_XZXLCZ/GBHEM_Classes_2011_XU7MBPXW.pdf

The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry leads and serves The United Methodist Church in educating, nurturing, and preparing leaders for the church and the world.

06/29/2011

The Board of Ordained Ministry page at www.awfumc.org has just been updated to include the pictures of our 2011 Ordination Class and Commissioned Class. Check it out.

Fiscal Office 100 Interstate Park Drive Suite 106 Montgomery, AL 36109

04/18/2011

Those candidates needing to take CPE in the Montgomery area, please find information about accredited CPE units led by Rev. Dr. Cecilia Walker on the discussion page.

03/23/2011

Minor changes to a new formula for allocating church dollars to the 13 United Methodist theological schools were approved by the Board of Directors of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry during their spring meeting in Nashville. For more see the discussion section.

03/01/2011

Candidate packets now available for those planning to come before the Board of Ordained Ministry in January, 2012. For more visit http://www.awfumc.org/news/detail/610

The candidate packets for 2011-2012 have now been posted to the Board of Ordained Ministry page of the awfumc.org website. Click here, then scroll down to 2011-2012 Candidates Packets. These packets are for those planning to come before the Board of Ordained Ministry in January, 2012: Associate

02/16/2011

(UMNS) -When United Methodists start electing clergy delegates this spring to the denomination’s top legislative meeting, several new groups will be eligible to vote for those representatives. The new categories of electors for the 2012 General Conference were clarified by the denomination’s Judicial Council in a special called session Feb. 12. To read more visithttp://www.awfumc.org/news/detail/604

(UMNS) -When United Methodists start electing clergy delegates this spring to the denomination’s top legislative meeting, several new groups will be eligible to vote for those representatives.

02/08/2011

Recently the University Senate met and clarified policies in regards to two major areas: the listing of Approved Non-United Methodist Seminaries and distance learning. For more information visit the discussion board or go tohttp://www.awfumc.org/news/detail/600

The University Senate is an elected body of professionals in higher education created by the General Conference to determine which schools, colleges, universities, and theological schools meet the criteria for listing as institutions affiliated with The United Methodist Church. The University Senat

12/10/2010

Check out the new discussion I just posted on the Alabama-West Florida Conference Board of Ordained Ministry page. I need feedback from all those who have recently applied (2010) or plan to apply (2011) for provisional deacon/elder, associate member or full deacon/elder. Give me your feedback on the discussion board please!