Nominate a pastor for the 2024 Barnabas Awards by June 1
The Arkansas Conference Board of Ordained Ministry will present the 2024 Barnabas Award at the Clergy Session of Annual Conference. The Barnabas Award is presented to a person, lay or clergy, known to have “a heart for pastors.” Established in honor of Rev. Jim Beal, we present the award to persons who, as Rev. Beal, […]
Obituary – Roy Thomas (Tommy) Deaton
Roy Thomas (Tommy) Deaton, 91, of Little Rock, AR, joined his heavenly family on April 26, 2024. He was born to Claudius and Ola Mae Deaton on December 29, 1932, in El Dorado, AR. Tommy was preceded in death by his parents, his loving wife, Murl; one grandson, Bart Deaton; and three siblings, Claude Deaton, […]
First UMC Bentonville Devotes Service at UMCOR’s Sager Brown Depot in Louisiana
written by Kelli Reep February may not sound like an optimum time to travel for a mission project, but the First United Methodist Churches of Bentonville and Bella Vista made the most of the chilly weather when they traveled to Baldwin, LA to volunteer at UMCOR Sager Brown Depot. The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) […]
Hendrix Inaugurates 13th President
CONWAY, Ark. (April 23, 2024) — Hendrix College formally installed its 13th President, Dr. Karen Petersen, during Alumni Weekend 2024. The inauguration ceremony, held inside Staples Auditorium due to weather the morning of April 20, celebrated the College’s history and hope for the future. Petersen’s inaugural address, “Our History of Excellence: A Foundation for […]
Obituary – Danny Ray Burris
Danny Ray Burris, 78, of Spiro, Oklahoma passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024, in Fort Smith, AR. He was born on August 4, 1945, in Paris, Arkansas to Dennis Ray and Ila Jean (Henderson) Burris. He was a retired Supervisor of Quality Control at Whirlpool Corporation and served in the Air National Guard for […]
Obituary – Rev. Curtis Norman Carter
Rev. Curtis Norman Carter (“BC”), age 90, died peacefully on April 7, 2024 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. He was born in Blossom, Texas on April 28, 1933. He graduated from Blossom High School in 1950 where he met his lovely wife Novella Luttrell Carter. In 1964, BC graduated from the Perkins School of Theology at Southern […]
Rev. Dr. Michael Beck is the Featured Speaker for The Bob & Candi Nolan Speaking Series
Can churches in the 21st century stop, reverse, or prevent decline – and even become healthy, thriving congregations? Leading scholar and practitioner of congregational renewal, Michael Adam Beck, says they can. But the old cookie-cutter ways of doing church won’t cut it in today’s world. If churches are going to stop the shocking rates of […]
Hendrix College Announces Fulbright U.S. Student Award for 2024-2025
CONWAY, Arkansas (March 28, 2024)—Hendrix College is pleased to announce that Emma Schroeder has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award for an English Teaching Assistantship to France for the 2024-2025 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. As a Fulbright participant, Schroeder will teach abroad for the […]
Hendrix College Receives $2.5 Million National Science Foundation Grant for Expanding the Scientific Workforce in Rural Regions
Project will support STEM-focused students from economically limited backgrounds CONWAY, Arkansas (March 26, 2024)—Hendrix College has been awarded a six-year, $2,500,000 Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant will provide up to $15,000 in scholarships annually to students from economically limited backgrounds to pursue degrees […]
Obituary – Rev. Margaret “Sue” Kelly
Rev. Margaret “Sue” Kelly, 79, of Belleville, IL, born August 18, 1944, in Natchitoches, LA, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2024, at her home. Sue had a gift for pastoral duties whether it was programs for children, adults, or the elderly, and she had been ordained a deacon in 1998. She had a talent […]