International Association of Methodist-related Schools, Colleges, and Universities (IAMSCU) is a private,

not-for-profit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

of schools,

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s and

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associated with Methodist-Wesleyan tradition. All the member institutions have a current or historical affiliation with a Methodist denomination. Most institutions are legally autonomous under their own boards of trustees and separately chartered by their respective states. IAMSCU seeks to enable Methodist-related educational institutions and those with a

Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's ...

tradition to cooperate through the development of common understandings.

US Member Schools

External links

IAMSCU official website
{{Authority control Methodist organizations College and university associations and consortia in the United States