Thornton UMC Serves Community After Fire
Last weekend, an unfortunate fire in Thornton, Arkansas, left a family without a home. The United Methodist Church in Thornton, led by Rev. Ron Grigsby, was able to collect $500 in a matter of hours and, with help from the community, organized a clothing drive and secured three nights of lodging at a local hotel. […]
The Foundation for Evangelism Local Church Grant Cycle opens January 15, 2024
The Foundation for Evangelism is pleased to announce it will open the 2024 Equipping the Local Church grant cycle on January 15. Up to 50 grants of $5,000 or $10,000 are available to small and medium* church congregations, or clusters of churches working together, in a Wesleyan-tradition denomination. During the last Equipping the Local Church […]
Obituary – Barbara Jean Eaton
Barbara Jean Eaton passed away Thursday, December 21, 2023. She is preceded in death by her husband, Lowell Eaton; father, James Conger; mother, Mildred Conger; and son, Keith Eaton. She is survived by her brother, Donnie Conger; two sons, Bradley Eaton (Alice Eaton) and Steve Eaton (Pam Eaton); grandchildren, Kaitlyn Maynard, Christina Mendoza (John Mendoza) […]
Obituary – Judith “Judy” Wingfield Eaton Henderson
Judith “Judy” Wingfield Eaton Henderson, 89 of Magnolia, Arkansas passed away Monday, December 25, 2023, at Wentworth Place. She was born February 21, 1934, in El Dorado, Arkansas to the late Lester Ray Wingfield and Rebecca Maxine (Whiddon) Norville and is preceded in death by her first husband and father of her children, Don Eaton, […]