A Special Calling
contributed by Kathy Conley, ARUMC Lay Leader Are you listening? Really listening? I hope so because God is calling you to ministry and service. All of us are being called in some form or fashion every day. We all have been blessed with a special gift from God that is just for us. Discerning what […]
Inaugural SHINE-ola Shares the Light, Love of Arkansas Musicians with State’s Children, Families
If Arkansas has an abundance of anything these days, it’s sunshine in the summer. Arkansas singer-songwriter Jason Lee Hale and his band, The Personal Space Invaders, are taking advantage of the season by pairing summer’s long days with hot tunes from Arkansas musicians. This good time with good folks will benefit the state’s children who […]
Online Ministry with No Bounds

The hymn “Go ye, go ye, into the world, and make disciples of all the nations” can be energetically sung when your online services are, indeed, reaching persons across the globe. Rev. Peaches Smith, pastor of Haven United Methodist Church in Hot Springs, is aware of views from different states for their online services. But […]
Obituary – James William Holifield
James William (Jim) Holifield departed this life peacefully in his Lexington, KY, home on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, following a year-long battle with cancer. Jim was born October 9, 1948, at Methodist Hospital in Memphis, TN, to the Rev. Pharis Jerome and Blanche Elizabeth Schwinabart Holifield. He was 73 years of age at his passing. […]