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Millsaps and the United Methodist Church
In the late 1800s, Major Reuben Webster Millsaps challenged the Methodists of Mississippi to meet his gift of $50,000 to build a college in Mississippi. The Methodists met the challenge and have continued to be faithful supporters of Millsaps College. Today, the United Methodists of Mississippi provide scholarship support to Millsaps students through their annual apportionments, and Bishop Hope Morgan Ward serves as vice chair of the Board of Trustees. The College embraces the spirit of John Wesley in its emphases on intellectual growth, academic freedom, the habits of the heart, and the commitment to serve the least, the lost and the last..
Millsaps has developed innovative partnerships such as The Center for Ministry and The Faith and Work Initiative, which are open to all faiths. Chaplain Lisa Garvin ministers to the entire campus community and leads the Campus Ministry Team, which is open to students of all faiths.
Learn more about the College’s relationship to the Church in the following areas:
Bishops Scholarships
Campus Ministry Team
The Center for Ministry
Course of Study
The Faith and Work Initiative
Millsaps Chamber Singers
Mississippi United Methodist Annual Conference
Statue of John Wesley
Summers Lectures
The United Methodist Church
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