Candler School of Theology at Emory University is one of thirteen seminaries affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1914, the school was named after Warren Akin Candler, a former President and Chancellor of Emory University and a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Currently more than 500 students from over 50 denominations attend Candler School of Theology.
The Candler School is located on the Emory campus in the metropolitan Atlanta area in western unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States.
The school also houses the World Methodist Evangelism Institute, which is a joint project with the World Methodist Council.
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