New ARUMC EarthKeepers Named
The Global Ministries EarthKeepers program trains and supports United Methodist laity and clergy to address local environmental concerns and the systemic structures that give rise to those concerns. It is a response to the call to practice social and environmental holiness in the Council of Bishops’ 2009 document, “God’s Renewed Creation: A Call to Hope […]
Black Church Summit
written by Rev. LaToya Shepherd, Black Church Summit planning team member The Black clergy and laity of the Arkansas Conference were invited by Bishop Laura Merrill and Rev. Dr. Ulysses Washington to gather at the Black Church Summit on Saturday, November 16, 2024. The summit was held at Highland Valley United Methodist Church in Little […]
Bake Sales Rule!
St. Paul UMC in Little Rock recently hosted a community bake sale that benefitted their giving box and free food refrigerator. They raised over $600 and plan to spend it all on food for hungry neighborhood friends this holiday. The few baked items that were left were also put in the refrigerator and were picked up […]
The Connecting Link: A Licensed Local Pastor’s Journey
written by Rev. Peaches Smith An anchor connects a vessel to the bed of a body of water, keeping it steady amid wind and current. In life, we face storms—thunder, hurricanes, fires, and more. Yet, there’s peace when anchored in Jesus. Think of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, over 1,000 feet long and weighing over 100,000 […]