Ingathering, Nov. 15
We are so excited for our Annual Ingathering event on November 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Churches will assemble buckets before bringing them to the ARUMC Disaster HUB for Ingathering. The HUB is located in the building behind Wesley UMC in Conway (2310 E Oak St, Conway, AR). Assembly Line The Assembly Line […]
Grand Avenue UMC – Stuttgart hosts Back to School Bash
Grand Avenue UMC in Stuttgart hosted a Back-to-School Bash on August 2 with over 140 people in attendance. Most families who participated needed backpacks and school supplies, while others attended as a fun outing with their kids. “With many prayers and a great deal of hard work, we were able to provide over 80 backpacks […]
St. Paul UMC Little Rock hosts Spring Fling Festival as part of One More Question microgrant
In May, St. Paul United Methodist Church in Little Rock hosted a Spring Fling Festival, a vibrant, multigenerational celebration of active neighboring that was made possible by the One More Question microgrant. One More Question is an initiative to support and encourage local churches to be better neighbors and partners in their communities. The goal is […]
Filling Buckets with VIM/DR
In June, Volunteers in Mission/Disaster Response hosted a group of 20 volunteers, including eleven from Project Transformation and six from The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas. Volunteers put together 100 buckets, which went to Arkansas churches to aid in relief and clean-up efforts in the event of a natural disaster. Volunteers also helped clear out older […]
Rev. Betsy Singleton Snyder and Gayle McKuin Fiser Celebrate Release of New Book
The Upper Room is celebrating the August release of “New Tricks: How Pet Ministry Can Transform Faith Communities and Change Lives,” written by Rev. Betsy Singleton Snyder, pastor of Pinnacle View UMC, and Gayle McKuin Fiser, community pet ministry coordinator at Pinnacle View UMC. The book has three parts: how pets make us better people, how […]
Pinnacle View UMC Pet Ministry hosting World Pet Memorial Day Rememberance Gathering, June 10
The Pinnacle View UMC Pet Ministry will hold its annual World Pet Memorial Day Remembrance Gathering on June 10 at 6:00 p.m. in the back garden space of the Pinnacle View UMC campus. This day was established by the American Veterinary Medical Association to remember the pets who are no longer with us. “The local […]
Immigration Summit: Train the Trainer
Lupita Chavarria, associate pastor at Geyer Springs United Methodist Church, and Rev. Gayla Toften recently traveled to the Immigration Summit: Train the Trainer in Omaha, NE, which focused on providing participants with essential skills in Know Your Rights education, Basic Community Organizing, and Spokesperson Training, as well as theological reflections on land, immigration, and race. […]
Obituary – Richa Thapa Morey
Richa Thapa Morey, born on January 20, 1984, passed away on April 23, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee. Richa lived a life infused with love and warmth, which she shared generously with her family and those around her. She radiated positivity and was the kindest soul. Richa was the cherished daughter of Purushottam Thapa and Sushma […]
Grand Avenue UMC Stuttgart members recieve awards from Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission
Grand Avenue UMC in Stuttgart church members, Nelson and Kay White, recently received awards from the Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission during the Arkansas State Board of Education Meeting. Ms. Yvonne Kay White, Stuttgart School District, was awarded with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Lifelong Service to Student Success Award. This award honors a […]
GBHEM awards scholarship to 16 ARUMC students
The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) awarded more than $3.7 million in scholarships to 1,895 United Methodist students in 2024, including 16 in the Arkansas Conference of the UMC receiving a total of $29,350. Students range from first-year to doctorate-level across the denomination. Arkansas Conference recipients include Grace Jones, Jefferson Carter, Quin Clark, […]