Let Your Neighbors Know You’re Here by Adding Your Logo to Your Church Vehicle
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/church-van.png” title_text=”church van” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.5.1″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Melinda Shunk” position=”Children’s Ministry Coordinator” facebook_url=”https://www.facebook.com/kidsarumc/” twitter_url=”https://twitter.com/kidzarumc” admin_label=”Person” _builder_version=”3.26.6″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”] You may think that church vans are sitting alone in empty church parking lots out in the hot summer sun. Of course, […]
Upcoming Webinar: Generosity in the Digital Age – Are You Prepared?
Registration link coming soon. One of the far reaching impacts of the COVID-19 crisis is the rapid acceleration in changes that were already taking place in our culture. For the church, the most obvious impact has been the shift from a reliance on in-person worship to one that is digitally dependent. The pivot has been […]
Churches Need to Be There for Kids, and Parents, When School Returns
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/element5-digital-OyCl7Y4y0Bk-unsplash-scaled-1.jpg” alt=”School Work” title_text=”element5-digital-OyCl7Y4y0Bk-unsplash” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.5.1″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Rev. Sam Meadors” position=”Community Coordinator, The Delta Project – 200K More Reasons” admin_label=”Person” _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”] “What will school look like this year?” This seems to be the question on […]
Culture of Calling Receives Methodist Foundation Grant for Project Transformation Chapter in Southeast District
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/MFFA_Logo_blue.png” alt=”Arkansas Conference UMC” title_text=”MFFA_Logo_blue” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.5.1″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” hover_enabled=”0″ animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″] LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (July 13, 2020) – The Arkansas Conference’s Culture of Calling initiative is excited to announce the funding of a new project to establish a chapter of the nationally recognized organization […]
Obituary – Rev. Guy M. Whitney, Jr.
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_slider show_image_video_mobile=”on” admin_label=”Slider” _builder_version=”4.9.1″][et_pb_slide image=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Guy-Whitney.jpg” _builder_version=”4.9.1″ background_color=”#ffffff” background_enable_color=”on” background_layout=”light” sticky_transition=”on”] Rev. Guy M. Whitney, Jr. [/et_pb_slide][/et_pb_slider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.9.1″ _module_preset=”default”] Rev. Dr. Guy Marvin Whitney, Jr., died at home in Conway, Ark., surrounded by family on July 10, 2020, at the age of 72, from complications due to […]
Weathering the Perfect Storm
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/torsten-dederichs-KrQJzrZiCak-unsplash-scaled-1.jpg” title_text=”torsten-dederichs-KrQJzrZiCak-unsplash” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Rev. Dr. William %22Bud%22 Reeves” position=”Senior Pastor, First UMC Fort Smith” _builder_version=”4.4.8″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″] It wasn’t supposed to last this long. The pandemic and its concomitant tragedies should have been over in weeks, maybe a couple of months, […]
Arkansas Conference Provides Websites to Churches Through Methodist Foundation Grant
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/carl-heyerdahl-KE0nC8-58MQ-unsplash-scaled-1.jpg” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.5.1″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” hover_enabled=”0″ animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop” title_text=”carl-heyerdahl-KE0nC8-58MQ-unsplash” alt=”Website”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″] LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (July 7, 2020) – The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas has graciously granted $43,200 to the Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church to […]
Parking Lot Service Brings Conway Community Together
Grace UMC holds weekly worship service outside the church's walls
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG-0853-scaled-1.jpg” title_text=”IMG-0853″ align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Caleb Hennington” position=”Digital Content Editor” twitter_url=”twitter.com/arumceditor” linkedin_url=”www.linkedin.com/in/caleb-hennington” admin_label=”Person” _builder_version=”4.2.2″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″] As the Arkansas Conference moves into Stage 2 of the COVID-19 reopening plan, many churches have chosen to remain physically distanced and continue online services to stop […]
Are You Having Fun Yet?
A few words of wisdom for communication leaders
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/samantha-borges-EeS69TTPQ18-unsplash-1.jpg” title_text=”samantha-borges-EeS69TTPQ18-unsplash” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Amy Ezell” position=”Director, Center for Communication” linkedin_url=”https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-white-ezell-43208542/” _builder_version=”4.4.8″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″] Take a second to ask yourself: When was the last time that you did something FUN through your online ministry? Something that actually makes you have the most […]
Wear A Mask, Keep Your Neighbors Safe
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/pille-riin-priske-O5Fo4vUuIBM-unsplash-1-scaled-1.jpg” title_text=”pille-riin-priske-O5Fo4vUuIBM-unsplash” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Caleb Hennington” position=”Digital Content Editor” twitter_url=”twitter.com/arumceditor” linkedin_url=”www.linkedin.com/in/caleb-hennington” admin_label=”Person” _builder_version=”4.2.2″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ hover_enabled=”0″] How did we get to the point where asking someone to wear a mask is a political issue? And yet, somehow, inexplicably, that’s exactly where we […]