Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church 2018 Appointments
The appointments for 2018 can be found by clicking the link below and opening the PDF. Appointments are divided up by each district in Arkansas and are organized in alphabetical order by church name. 2018 Final Final Appt List6-28
Statement by the Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church Regarding Native American Ministries
Media Contact: Amy White Ezell amy.ezell@arumc.org 501-324-8030 Statement by the Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church Regarding Native American Ministries LITTLE ROCK, AR (June 24, 2018) – In the 2018 session of the Arkansas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, the voting body overwhelmingly passed a resolution to reaffirm the recent movement in […]
Arkansas Conference Response to the Department of Justice’s Separation of Immigrant Families at the Border
Media Contact: Amy White Ezell amy.ezell@arumc.org 501-324-8030 Arkansas Conference Response to the Department of Justice’s Separation of Immigrant Families at the Border LITTLE ROCK, AR (June 21, 2018) – At the Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church’s Annual Conference in Hot Springs, June 17-20, the body voted to pass a resolution urging the U.S […]
Developer of Clergy Recruitment for Arkansas Conference named
The Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church announced today that Michelle Moore has been named Developer of Clergy Recruitment for the Arkansas Conference. Her first official day in this position will be July 1. Moore’s responsibilities in this part-time position will include developing and directing a coordinated system of clergy recruitment and tracking; working […]
Caleb Hennington named Digital Content Editor for Arkansas Conference
The Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church recently announced that Caleb Hennington has been named Digital Content Editor of the Center for Communication. Hennington’s responsibilities will include creating, editing, constructing the layout, and publishing the strategic content of The Arkansas United Methodist: Living Our Faith. He will also work closely with the rest of the communications […]
Day Davis named Social Media Specialist for Arkansas Conference
The Center for Communication is very pleased to announce the hiring of Day Davis as Social Media Specialist. Davis is joining the Arkansas Conference from Fayetteville. She is a University of Arkansas graduate, where she received a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a focus on advertising and public relations. Davis grew up in the First […]
Petition to 2019 Called General Conference Affirmation of the Movement of the Holy Spirit in Scripture, Our Tradition, and Our Current Context
Whereas, we affirm that the mark of a faithful believer is the presence of the Holy Spirit. Acts 10:44-48; Whereas, we affirm that the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Galatians 5:22-23; Whereas, we affirm that the fruit of the Spirit and the presence of the […]
Arkansas Conference Response to Church Post About Gay Pride Event
LITTLE ROCK, AR (June 13, 2018) – The mission of the Arkansas Conference of the UMC is to create vital congregations that make disciples of Jesus Christ, who make disciples equipped to transform lives, communities and the world. As followers of Jesus Christ, we always want our beliefs and actions to help others grow closer […]
PETITION TO THE 2019 GENERAL CONFERENCE AFFIRMING THE CURRENT DOCTRINE AND DISCIPLINE OF THE UMC
PETITION TO THE 2019 GENERAL CONFERENCE AFFIRMING THE CURRENT DOCTRINE AND DISCIPLINE OF THE UMC Sponsored by the Arkansas Connection of Orthodox Wesleyans Total Number of Pages: 3 Title: Affirm Current Doctrine and Discipline Concerning Human Sexuality Discipline Paragraph: Book of Discipline 2016, Social Principles of the United Methodist Church, Marriage Social Principles of the […]
Petition Submission and Deadlines for 2019 Called General Conference
June 5, 2018 Brothers and Sisters of the Arkansas Annual Conference, The highest court of our denomination, the Judicial Council, has released guidance related to petitions to be submitted to the specially called session of General Conference. By way of reminder, a petition generally asks the General Conference to revise the Book of Discipline through calling for wording in […]