but classes no longer count for credit. In place of the SCUPE classes, Garrett-Evangelical has worked to offer more contextually appropriate and public theology-focused classes. Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary Garrett-Evangelical and Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) have partnered to provide students at AMBS seeking ordination in the United Methodist Church the opportunity to earn a certificate in United Methodist Studies from Garrett-Evangelical. In return, AMBS will provide a set of courses for a concentration and/or certificate in Peace Studies for Garrett-Evangelical students. Some of these courses will be made available online, some by intensive courses in January and the summer, and some during regular semester terms on the campuses in Evanston or Elkhart. Another component of the partnership is that each school will also provide staff to advise students in fulfilling the expectations for these certificates. Notable alumni Edsel Albert Ammons (B.D., 1956) - a bishop of the United Methodist Church Hobart Baumann Amstutz (B.D.) - a bishop of The Methodist Church James Hal Cone (M.Div. and Ph.D.) - father of Black Liberation Theology Don Wendell Holter (B.D., 1930) - a bishop of the United Methodist Church Bruce Johnson - a Methodist minister who worked closely with the Young Lords in Chicago Jonathan D. Keaton (M.Div., 1971; S.T.D., 1979) - a bishop of the United Methodist Church David J. Lawson (B.D., 1959) - a bishop of the United Methodist Church George McGovern (No degree, 1946) - historian, politician, and 1972 Democratic presidential candidate J. Gordon Melton (M.Div., 1968) - a research specialist in religion and New Religious Movements Smokie Norful (attended) - American gospel singer and pianist who won a Grammy at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album in 2004 Lloyd John Ogilvie (M.Theology) - Presbyterian minister, author, and former Chaplain of the United States Senate Emilie Townes (Ph.D. 1989) womanist theologian and dean of Vanderbilt University Divinity School John S. Stamm (graduate of Evangelical Theological Seminary-Naperville, Illinois [E.T.S.]) - bishop of the Evangelical Church John McKendree Springer (B.D. from Garrett Biblical Institute, 1901) - pioneering Methodist missionary in Africa and bishop Elmer Towns (M.R.E. from Garrett Theological Seminary) - co-founder of Liberty University Bruce R. Ough (M.Div., 1978) - a bishop of the United Methodist Church Henry C. Schadeberg (B.D., 1941) - politician James Zwerg - a freedom rider before attending seminary Former and current faculty Edsel Albert Ammons - professor, 1968–76 Ernest T.