Redistricting Proposal Announced
Written by Rev. Dr. Blake Bradford and Amy Ezell The 2024 regular session of the Arkansas Conference will consider a proposal to redistrict the conference into four districts from the current five-district structure. This endeavor is a rightsizing and an adjustment based on our experience of losing churches due to disaffiliation over the last two […]
An update from the Conference Council on Finance and Administration
Dear Arkansas Annual Conference, Greetings from your Conference Council on Finance and Administration (CFA). We (CFA) want to update you regarding work that has been done on three items that are an outflow of Annual Conference 2023. You will recall the issues are: review and offer a recommendation regarding pastoral moving expenses, review of salaries for […]
The Arkansas Annual Conference is proud to partner with UMCOR
The special offering is Sunday, March 10 Sunday, March 10 is UMCOR Sunday across the United Methodist denomination! Gifts given on UMCOR Sunday underwrite UMCOR’s administrative costs, allowing 100% of gifts to go toward their designated programs like U.S. disaster response, international disaster response, and humanitarian aid. Thanks to the giving by Arkansas United Methodists and our partnership with UMCOR, the […]
Duke Divinity School – study leave 2024-2025
Find time to read, reflect, research, or just relax with Study Leave for Ministry Professionals. Over the span of five to seven days, participants can immerse themselves in learning and renewal through self-directed study, worship, and prayer on the Duke University campus. Designed for Christian institutional leaders, pastors, program staff, or laity; participants select their topic […]
Laity in Leadership: Pangburn UMC
written by Jane Wahlgren, Lay Servant Minister of Pangburn UMC I am happy to share with you about my church and my community, Pangburn. We are a small community of 500 about halfway between Searcy and Heber Springs. I have been attending this church for more than 20 years and I feel very fortunate to […]
Harrison UMC: Edith Martin Historical Display
Written by Rev. Angie Gage In 1931, Edith Martin, who grew up in Harrison, Arkansas was commissioned as a missionary and went to serve in Africa for 36 years in Zaire (Congo). Her journey has been documented by the General Board of Global Ministries here. But the true documentation of her journey as a Missionary […]
Announcement of Proposed Shared Coverage Areas for Bishop Laura Merrill by SCJ Committee on Episcopacy
Original story shared by the Great Plains Annual Conference and UNNews. February 29, 2024, Little Rock, AR: In a recent statement, the South Central Jurisdiction’s Committee on Episcopacy announced that it will be recommending that no new bishops be elected for the jurisdiction in 2024. This recommendation followed consultation with the jurisdiction’s College of Bishops […]
A farewell from Rev. Edna Morgan
We hope that you will all join us to celebrate the work and ministry of Rev. Edna Morgan, SE and SW District Superintendent, as she will be retiring (again!) June 30, 2024. Rev. Morgan shared, “My prayer for all of us is that we grow in our discipleship to be more like our Savior, Jesus […]
Obituary – William “Richy” Wall Richardson
William “Richy” Wall Richardson, 69 of Little Rock, passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Richy was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and attended high school in Sewanee, Tennessee, and Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, where he was the president of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Richy graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in […]
Caps off to 100-year-old NLR FUMC member, Juanita Rich
written by Laura Turner, communications coordinator, North Little Rock First UMC During worship at North Little Rock First United Methodist Church on Sunday, February 18, Rev. Jarod Saucedo, associate pastor of NLR FUMC, blessed hand-knitted caps made by the late Juanita Rich. Rich was a long-time NLR FUMC member and an avid volunteer at church […]