Editing Free Methodist Church (section)

==Higher education==
B. T. Roberts began what is now Roberts Wesleyan College in 1866. Spring Arbor College followed in 1873 (renamed Spring Arbor University in 2001), Seattle Pacific University in 1891, and Greenville College (renamed Greenville University in 2017) in 1892. Central College began in 1914, a continuation of Orleans Seminary begun in 1884. [[Los Angeles Pacific College (defunct)|Los Angeles Pacific College]] existed from 1903 to 1965.<ref name="ReferenceB"/>

The following educational institutions are a part of the Association of Free Methodist Educational Institutions. The schools are not owned by the denomination but meet a set of requirements to maintain this relationship.

* [[Central Christian College of Kansas|Central Christian College]], [[McPherson, KS]]
* [[Greenville College|Greenville University]], [[Greenville, IL]]
* [[Roberts Wesleyan University]], [[Chili, New York|North Chili, NY]]
* [[Spring Arbor University]], [[Spring Arbor, MI]]
* [[Seattle Pacific University]], [[Seattle, WA]]

In addition, the Free Methodist Church is one of several denominations supporting [[Azusa Pacific University]] ([[Azusa, CA]]). [[Wessington Springs College]] is a former, now closed institution which was located in [[South Dakota]].  Internationally, there is [[Osaka Christian College]] of the Japanese Free Methodist Church, Hope Africa University,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.hopeafricauniversity.org/| title = Hope Africa University}}</ref> a recently founded school in [[Bujumbura, Burundi]], Haiti Providence University, and the [[Faculdade de Teologia Metodista Livre]], São Paulo, Brazil.

Through the John Wesley Seminary Foundation (JWSF) graduate students who are preparing for full-time ministry in the Free Methodist Church are provided a grant or loan at the following affiliated schools:<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Wesley Seminary Foundation {{!}} Center for Pastoral Formation FMCUSA |url=https://leadership.fmcusa.org/education/grants |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=leadership.fmcusa.org}}</ref>

* [[Asbury Theological Seminary]] – (KY, FL, TN, OK, CO Campuses)
* [[Azusa Pacific University|Azusa Pacific Seminary]], Azusa, CA
* [[Northeastern Seminary]] at Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, NY
* [[Portland Seminary]] at [[George Fox University|George Fox Evangelical Seminary]], [[Portland, OR]]
* [[Seattle Pacific University|Seattle Pacific Seminary]], Seattle, WA<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fmcusa.org/leadership/grants/|title=Grants &#124; Center for Pastoral Formation}}</ref>
* [[Wesley Biblical Seminary]], [[Jackson, MS]]
* Wesley House of Studies at [[Baylor University]]’s Truett Theological Seminary, Waco, TX
* Wesley Seminary at [[Indiana Wesleyan University]], Marion, IN