Since Fall 2001 Brite Divinity School has sponsored the Borderlands Center for Latina/o Church Studies. The Center and its Coordinator aid in recruitment of Latina/o students at Brite; coordinate programs for the Divinity School and community such as the Borderlands Intersections Lecture Series; sponsor continuing education seminars and workshops for Latina/o pastors, including the annual Hispanic Summer Program; and network with Latina/o pastors in the community, including licensed ministers.

In Spring 2005 Brite approved two affiliation agreements that provide an alternate route for theological education for Latina/o pastors and laity: a non-degree four-semester Certificate Program in Pastoral Counseling, in affiliation with the Ecumenical Center for Religion and Health, San Antonio, Texas; and an introductory level extension program in the Metroplex and the south Texas area, in affiliation with the Hispanic Center for Theological Studies (Centro Hispano de Estudios Teológicos) in Bell Gardens, California.