 Although the seminary is affiliated with the United Methodist denomination, students come from many denominations and are ordained by a wide range of denominations upon graduation.The seminary houses a Hispanic Christian Academy, a UMC Course of Study program for UM local pastors, and a United Church of Christ House of Studies.The seminary also has strong ties to the African-American church tradition, with a number of major figures in the American Civil Rights Movement later going on to become students or faculty at United.