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United Methodist Studies
As a school grounded in the Pan-Methodist tradition, Hood Theological Seminary is an excellent institution for students preparing for ordination in the United Methodist denomination to complete their theological training.
The University Senate of the United Methodist Church has listed Hood as “an approved graduate theological Seminary” since July 1, 1999. For over twenty-five years, Hood has produced a significant number of pastors for the Western North Carolina Annual Conference, as well as other annual conferences in the North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
We offer the following services for UM Students:
- A dynamic learning environment where UMC students can interact with pastors and future church leaders in all major Methodist denominations, including the AME Zion, AME, and CME traditions.
- Flexible class schedule options for UMC students currently serving churches.
- UMC M.Div. students are paired with a United Methodist Faculty Advisor who will help guide the student through the Seminary’s curriculum, as well as denominational, and annual conference requirements for ordination.
- A strong focus on United Methodist Ordained Ministry preparation in UM Studies classes
- UMC Studies courses in history, doctrine, polity, missions, and evangelism offered each year.
- Advanced courses in Wesleyan and Methodist theology and history taught by experts in those fields.
- The opportunity to discuss paperwork prepared during the candidacy, provisional, and ordination processes with faculty who are experts in Wesleyan history and theology.
- Periodic workshops on preparing for the Board of Ordained Ministry.
- Periodic Wesleyan immersion trips to England.
- Hood United Methodist Seminarians, or "HUMS," which seeks to build community, nurture faith, and strengthen relationships among current UM students while expanding mentoring and vocational opportunities for UM students and increasing our UM students involvement in the denomination's connection.
Dr. Otto Harris is the Director of United Methodist Studies at Hood Theological Seminary. You can contact him at oharris@hoodseminary.edu.
