A Little Corny, A Lot of Fun
Last month, The Arkansas Conference had a booth at the 6th annual Arkansas Cornbread Festival, a celebration of all things corny, that took place on Oct. 26 in the South Main neighborhood, one of the funkiest and fasting growing neighborhoods in Little Rock. A few months prior, during one of our Center for Communication meetings, […]
Advent Sparks Light at Methodist Family Health
contributed by Amy Shores, Director of Pastoral Care, Methodist Family Health I have a pretty unpopular opinion. Unlike what feels like 95% of the population, Christmas is not my favorite holiday. I’m more of an Easter kind of girl. Give me spring, give me pastels and coconut candy and dyed eggs, not to mention the […]
United Methodist Bishops meet to discuss General Conference, elect new officers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church will meet November 3-6 at Lake Junaluska Assembly in North Carolina to prepare for the 2020 General Conference, elect new officers and ratify a constitutional amendment among other things. Coming from Africa, Asia, Europe and North America, the more than 100 bishops who […]
All Saints’ Day
Remembering Those We Lost in 2019
Special Recognition Kenneth William HicksJune 18, 1923 – June 19, 2019 Bishop Kenneth William Hicks, 96, died Wednesday, June 19, at his home in Shepherd’s Cove in Little Rock midst his wife and family. He was born as the only child of Earl and Ertie Hicks on June 18, 1923, near Iola, KS, and graduated […]