48 Students Receive 2020 Dollars for Scholars Grants
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (August 17, 2020) – The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas is proud to make $48,000 in scholarship contributions to 48 students receiving 2020 Dollars for Scholars awards to begin or continue their education at United Methodist colleges, universities, and seminaries. For each recipient, the students’ local churches gave $1,000 and the United Methodist […]
Bishop J. Woodrow Hearn dies
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”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/2020/08/hearn-j-woodrow-150×187-1.jpg” title_text=”hearn-j-woodrow-150×187″ align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.5.8″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” hover_enabled=”0″ animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop” alt=”bishop hearn”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″] Retired United Methodist Bishop J. Woodrow Hearn died last night (August 30, 2020) at home in Galveston, Texas, after a long battle with illness. He […]
United Methodist Global AIDS Committee Set to Host Free Webinar Series
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, the United Methodist Global AIDS Committee has announced plans to host a series of educational webinars that will be made available at facebook.com/UMCglobalaidsfund and archived on their website. The webinar series will be held during the following months: October 2020, November 2020, February 2021, April 2021 and June 2021. These webinars will serve to […]
200K More Reasons Invites You To Connect With Your Community in New Webinar Series
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (August 25, 2020) – 200,000 More Reasons and The Delta Project initiatives of the Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church and the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas, invite you to participate in an upcoming series of webinars aimed at helping individuals connect with their communities. The webinars will take place on three […]
Bishop Yambasu’s funeral set for Sept. 6 in Freetown
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bishop-john-k-yambasu-mug-1.jpg” title_text=”bishop-john-k-yambasu-mug” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” hover_enabled=”0″ animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop” alt=”bishop yambasu”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″] Bishop John Yambasu, the late resident bishop of the Sierra Leone Annual Conference, will be laid to rest on September 6 after a series of services that will celebrate […]
A Letter to Early Childhood Education Directors
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/element5-digital-OyCl7Y4y0Bk-unsplash-scaled-1.jpg” title_text=”element5-digital-OyCl7Y4y0Bk-unsplash” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” hover_enabled=”0″ animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop” alt=”School Work”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default”] Dear Early Childhood Education Directors, We know this has not been an easy time to navigate. We appreciate all of the responses to our requests as it helps the ARUMC […]
Equip: Sabbath Switches to Month-Long, Online Event
Participants are invited to meditate and explore their own Sabbath in September
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/08f719d6-1139-4bf4-90c8-274436afea19-1.jpg” title_text=”08f719d6-1139-4bf4-90c8-274436afea19″ align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ 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=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default”] Equip is an annual event that brings together youth workers from across the Conference to learn and grow in ministry with youth. This […]
Bishop John Yambasu of Sierra Leone dies in road accident; he was also chancellor of Africa University
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bishop-yambasu-general-conference-2016-.jpg” alt=”bishop yambasu” title_text=”bishop-yambasu-general-conference-2016-” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.5.6″ 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_blurb _builder_version=”4.5.6″ _module_preset=”default”] Photo by Paul Jeffrey/UMNS [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.6″ _module_preset=”default”] Bishop John K. Yambasu, the Resident Bishop of the Sierra Leone Area of The United Methodist Church, died in a road accident this morning […]
Moving From Ministry FOR Our Neighbors to Ministry WITH Our Neighbors
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/wylly-suhendra-Swk4G_xi_uM-unsplash-scaled-1.jpg” alt=”community” title_text=”wylly-suhendra-Swk4G_xi_uM-unsplash” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.5.6″ 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”][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.6″ _module_preset=”default”] In March, none of us imagined that social distancing, mask-wearing, and living in a new normal […]
Q&A With Liza Godwin, Ozark Mission Project
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_5028-2.jpg” alt=”wheelchair ramp liza” title_text=”IMG_5028-2″ align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.5.6″ 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=”4.5.6″ _module_preset=”default”] How long have you been involved with the Ozark Mission Project and what roles have you held in the organization? […]