From the inception of the World Methodist Evangelism Institute (WMEI) in 1982, Candler School of Theology at Emory University has served as an important joint sponsor. Candler provides our offices in the Rita Anne Rollins Building on the Emory campus in Atlanta, GA.  Candler also provides vital administrative and faculty support for the institute.

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Emory University was founded in Oxford, GA in 1836 by the Methodist Church. This institution currently has 15,000 students and 2,500 faculty members who represent all regions of the United States and some 90 foreign nations. Emory has nine major academic divisions, numerous centers for advanced study, and a host of prestigious affiliated institutions. In addition to Emory College, the University has a graduate school of arts and sciences; professional schools of medicine, theology, law, nursing, public health, and business; and Oxford College, a two-year undergraduate division on the original campus of Emory in Oxford, GA.

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Housed at this large liberal arts University, WMEI greatly benefits from the academic setting, faculty, library and classroom facilities of the University. In addition, our location in Candler School of Theology provides scores of seminary students accessibility to our ministries and resources. Annually, close to 30 Candler students attend WMEI seminars and complete the additional course work for 3 hours of academic credit. These students, who are from an array of Christian denominations, often return with glowing reports of their experiences in WMEI seminars facilitated in various global contexts. Because of our location on Emory’s campus, many of our seminar participants come from Candler. However, our seminars are open to and frequently attended by students from a variety of other seminaries as well.