How To Worship During A Pandemic
Arkansas Churches Share Their Reopening Strategies During COVID
When the first confirmed case of COVID-19 appeared in Arkansas on March 11, 2020, churches across the Arkansas Conference, and Arkansans in general, wondered how this would change the way we worshipped for the next few weeks. Many of us never dreamed that this pandemic would last for the majority of 2020 and that the […]
All In For Ingathering
Ingathering 2020 Divides Up the Work for Each District
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ingathering-promo.png” title_text=”ingathering promo” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.6.5″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” hover_enabled=”0″ animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop” alt=”ingathering 2020″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Caleb Hennington” position=”Digital Content Editor” twitter_url=”twitter.com/arumceditor” linkedin_url=”www.linkedin.com/in/caleb-hennington” admin_label=”Person” _builder_version=”4.2.2″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default”] Although plans were made for the annual Ingathering event to be held at the Arkansas Foodbank, as it […]
Q&A w/ Shanterra McBride
Keynote Speaker for 2020 Teaching Family Association Conference, Hosted by Methodist Family Health
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img_06431.jpg” alt=”shanterra mcbride” title_text=”shanterra mcbride” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.6.5″ width=”50%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] The Teaching Family Association is an international association that works with children and adults who have experienced trauma, and have developed an effective model for working with these […]
Donating Life
Two Arkansas Methodists Raise Awareness for Bone Marrow Registry
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_3716-2-scaled-1.jpg” alt=”corey read donation” title_text=”IMG_3716-2″ align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.6.5″ width=”50%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default”] Rev. Corey Read donates her blood stem cells. The donations that Read made helped to save the life of a 3-year-old girl in New Jersey with acute anemia. [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_team_member name=”By […]
A Fall Season Like No Other
Don't Let This Difficult Year Keep You From Celebrating the Things That Bring You Joy
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.6.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.6.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.6.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/pexels-ylanite-koppens-3036363-scaled-1.jpg” alt=”pumpkin variety” title_text=”pexels-ylanite-koppens-3036363″ align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.6.3″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Caleb Hennington” position=”Digital Content Editor” twitter_url=”twitter.com/arumceditor” linkedin_url=”www.linkedin.com/in/caleb-hennington” admin_label=”Person” _builder_version=”4.2.2″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.3″ _module_preset=”default”] Fall’s welcome arrival in late September heralds the return of everything pumpkin. Pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin scented candles, pumpkin decor; anything […]
Arkansas Conference Receives Faith Based Group of the Year Award
Annual Award Given by Arkansas Foodbank
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/7c1c7582-7090-4a31-b457-a1b4c366b780-2.jpg” alt=”mary lewis brenda” title_text=”7c1c7582-7090-4a31-b457-a1b4c366b780-2″ align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.5.8″ width=”55%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”] Brenda Norwood, left, and Mary Lewis Dassinger, right, accept the award for Faith Based Group of the Year from the Arkansas Foodbank. [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_team_member name=”By Caleb Hennington” position=”Digital Content Editor” twitter_url=”twitter.com/arumceditor” […]
Q&A w/ Emily Autry
2020 Global Mission Fellow from the Arkansas Conference
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Image-5.jpeg” alt=”Emily Autry” title_text=”Emily Autry” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.5.8″ width=”50%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Caleb Hennington” position=”Digital Content Editor” twitter_url=”twitter.com/arumceditor” linkedin_url=”www.linkedin.com/in/caleb-hennington” admin_label=”Person” _builder_version=”4.2.2″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] How were you selected as a Global Mission Fellow? The short answer: I applied. The long answer: I […]
Rev. Rashim Merriwether Appointed to Special Assistant to the Bishop on Ethnic Concerns and Initiatives
New Cabinet Position Will Bring Forth Conversations on Ethnic Issues
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/rashim_headshot-web.jpg” title_text=”rashim_headshot web” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.5.8″ width=”50%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” hover_enabled=”0″ animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop” alt=”rashim merriwether”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”] The Arkansas Conference is proud to announce that the Rev. Rashim Merriwether has been appointed as the Special Assistant to the Bishop on Ethnic Concerns and Initiatives, a newly […]
Ordination Service Takes Place in Scaled Down, Online Version
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Ordinands-and-Bishop-1-scaled.jpg” alt=”ordination” title_text=”Ordinands and Bishop 1″ align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.5.8″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” hover_enabled=”0″ animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”] This year’s ordination service for full elders, associate, and provisional members of the Arkansas Annual Conference took place in a very scaled-down, but no less meaningful ceremony on […]
Weathering the Unpredictable Storms of Life
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/pexels-suparerg-suksai-1030320-scaled-1.jpg” alt=”storm” title_text=”pexels-suparerg-suksai-1030320″ align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.5.8″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” hover_enabled=”0″ animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Caleb Hennington” position=”Digital Content Editor” twitter_url=”twitter.com/arumceditor” linkedin_url=”www.linkedin.com/in/caleb-hennington” admin_label=”Person” _builder_version=”4.2.2″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”] A few months ago, my wife and I decided we needed to take a much-needed vacation somewhere out of state. With […]