Extension Schools

Texas Annual Conference Extension Course of Study

This Extension School is only for Part-time Local Pastors. Classes are offered on the second Saturdays in Spring (March, April, May) and second Saturdays in the Fall (September, October, November). Six courses are offered each semester.

Rev. Francis Guidry and Rev. Rita Sims

To Register: https://www.txcumc.org/leadership-formation/cos-extension-ministries/

Perkins COS Extension School
3343 Tidewater Dr., Houston, TX 77045

Phone: 713.294.5660

rilosi2003@yahoo.com
pastorfew.guidry03@gmail.com

North Texas Annual Conference Extension Course of Study

The Course of Study School offered by the North Texas Conference is an extension of the Perkins School of Theology Course of Study School at SMU. These NTC courses are for Part-Time Local Pastors of the United Methodist Church.

The cost is $100 per course for North Texas Conference students and $200 per course for students from other conferences. Advance payment of the fee before the class begins is preferred, and no later than the first day of class.

  Registration:

Online registration is required. Specific course information is available by contacting the instructor(s). Confirmation of your registration will be sent to you following the receipt of your registration. You will also receive a confirmation email when your registration is approved by your District Superintendent and by your Local Pastor Registrar.

To register online, click here. 

For more information please visit the NTC website, or contact:

Rev. Dyan Dietz
Director of the North Texas Extension Course of Study School
NTCECOSS@gmail.com 

Mariel Vela
Ministerial Services Administrator and Registrar for the North Texas Extension Course of Study School

 

Arkansas Extension Course of Study

This Extension School is only for Part-time Local Pastors. Classes offered three Saturdays each semester from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Hendrix College in Conway, AR. Students can take one class per semester. 

To see which class is being offered and learn about the registration process, visit the Arkansas Extension Course of Study School website. 

For more information, contact:

Rev. Michelle Morris 
Director of Arkansas Extension Course of Study School
michelle.morris@arumc.org