Faith UMC Exceeds Collectober Goal
For 45 years, United Methodist Churches in Arkansas have participated in Ingathering, a 200,000 More Reasons state-wide service event to replenish disaster relief supplies and feed the hungry. This year’s Ingathering included a month-long collection event, entitled Collectober, during which churches and districts were given a challenge to “one-up” themselves by collecting more disaster kits and food than […]
Sardis UMC Creates Special Treats for Local NICU
Bauxite, AR (October 18, 2022) – A baby’s first Halloween costume is often an exciting and adorable rite of passage for new parents. Families with babies in neonatal intensive care units, or NICUs, they might not normally have the chance to celebrate. These times can be deeply painful and exhausting for parents, no matter the […]
Obituary – Rebecca Boggan
For the Rev. Rebecca Walker Boggan, Christian theology came with a melody and sometimes you could even dance to it. The United Methodist deacon, who helped shape music ministry across the Arkansas Conference, died Oct. 18, 2022, in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was 67 and for the past two years had suffered from cerebral amyloid […]
Small Church Serves in a Big Way
Fighting food insecurity is a year-round effort embraced by many United Methodist churches. The Arkansas conference’s month-long collection endeavor, affectionately dubbed ‘Collectober,’ encourages churches to gather food and disaster kits to supply those in need and concludes with the Ingathering event in November. To nurture this month’s ministry, we recognize previous seasons of giving led […]
200,000 More Reasons Names Fall 2022 Grant Recipients
The 200,000 More Reasons grant review committee met recently and reviewed 40 grants requesting more than $70,000 for feeding and literacy ministries. “Unfortunately, we had only $30,000 to grant, and only three ministries received the full $2,000. Most everyone’s full request could not be met, and we could not approve awards for 11 applicants. Which […]
Vilonia Feeding and Literacy Ministry Touches Young Lives Outside of School
Fighting food insecurity is a year-round effort embraced by the United Methodist Churches in Arkansas. The Arkansas Conference’s month-long collection endeavor, affectionately dubbed ‘Collectober,’ encourages churches to gather food and disaster kits to supply those in need at the Ingathering event in November. To nurture this month’s ministry, we recognize previous seasons of giving led […]
Pastor Appreciation Month: Showing Appreciation for Your Pastor
As a layperson, are you stumped each year on how to show genuine support and appreciation for your pastor? We asked a few clergy friends across the Arkansas Conference of the UMC for some input on what would be meaningful messages of appreciation, and here is what was shared: “I feel appreciated most when people […]
St. Paul UMC, Little Rock Celebrates Renovation
On September 18, St. Paul United Methodist Church in Little Rock celebrated the re-opening of their renovated Richard Fellowship Hall and Ruth Wilson Room, which sustained huge amounts of water damage during the beginning of the pandemic. It was a grand celebration that brought together church members and the community.