LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (February 4, 2025) — Any student attending a United Methodist seminary and seeking ordination as an Elder or Deacon within the Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church is eligible to apply for the MFA Seminary Scholarship, which provides $22,000 per year for a three-year period. The application window for Fall 2025 is now open.
The successful applicant must be a Certified Candidate for ordained ministry at the time of the application; be recognized by the seminary as a full-time student; and must agree to serve in the Arkansas Annual Conference after graduation. Apply by Friday, March 14 to be considered for Fall 2025. Find the application at www.methodistfoundationar.org/ministries/seminary-scholarships.
The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas Seminary Scholarships aim to strengthen United Methodist churches in Arkansas by ensuring strong leadership in our local communities. These scholarships enable some of our best and brightest students to answer God’s call and become local church leaders as Elders and Deacons. Assisting these persons in pursuing their callings is important and satisfying work, and the Foundation’s donors have responded generously in making these scholarships possible.
About the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas
With a mission to establish and manage charitable funds to strengthen and expand Methodist ministries across Arkansas, the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas manages over $220 million in endowment funds and other charitable assets that benefit local churches and other Methodist ministries. Founded in 1963, the Foundation has grown into one of the largest Methodist foundations in the country, managing more than 800 funds that support Methodist ministries. To learn more, visit methodistfoundationAR.org.
