FUMC Sheridan Brings Last Supper to Life
contributed by Jim Lancaster, FUMC Sheridan member In a spectacular Holy Week drama, thirteen men of the First United Methodist Church in Sheridan portrayed Jesus and the twelve disciples as they appear in the 1494-98 Leonardo Da Vinci painting of the “Last Supper.” One by one, the disciples captured the tension of the moment when […]
ARUMC Center for Communication Receives Awards and Nominations
Each year, the United Methodist Association of Communicators invites general agencies, annual conferences, and local churches to submit their very best work to be evaluated by a panel of judges. The contest recognizes excellence in print publications, digital publications, writing, internet communications, video production, audio, photography, visual design, publicity/advertising, and media presentations. This year, the […]
Serving Soup and Connection in Grady
Grady United Methodist Church, in the Southeast district, has recently started Soup Tuesdays, a feeding ministry in which church members gather every second and last Tuesday of the month to feed the food insecure in their small community. “It is take-out only at this time, but it is a great way to help those in […]
Coffee, Connection in Columbia County
Each Wednesday morning, the clergy in the Magnolia area gather for coffee in fellowship to support one another and pray. A few months ago, part of this coffee group discussed how they would like to join together for Holy Week. Once they visited with other pastors from the area, the “Columbia County United Methodist Holy […]
Cherokee Village UMC: Both/And Ministry Success
contributed by David Malone, Cherokee Village UMC Lay Leader and technical team coordinator Like many churches, Cherokee Village United Methodist Church did not have an active online presence prior to the pandemic. We used Facebook to post about special events, but we were limited to posting pictures with an occasional video. That all changed with […]
Turning Tragedy Into Ministry
contributed by Colleen Holt Mary K. Meacham of Brinkley is the perfect example of how working through grief can bring benefits to thousands. After Mary’s son, Kyle, died in 2010 by suicide, she couldn’t imagine ever feeling happy again. Over time, she was able to turn her grief into constructive work that is truly keeping […]
Tanako To-Go Announced
For more than seventy years, Camp Tanako, located on the banks of Lake Catherine in Hot Springs, has remained a timeless Methodist tradition. This year, the United Methodist Camps and Retreat Ministries awarded Tanako a $30,000 grant in support of their newest outreach expansion project. “The goal of the gift was to enable individual sites […]
Bring Your Dog to Church
Pinnacle View UMC expands their pet ministry program
Pinnacle View United Methodist Church’s pet ministry program has created a space of community for pet lovers. In 2007, Rev. Betsy Singleton Snyder thought of a way to include pets in a new ministry: by offering free therapy dog training available for anyone in the community. “It was inspired by God and our love of […]
Women’s History Month in the Arkansas Conference
contributed by Bettye Johnson, Theressa Hoover UMC member March is Women’s History Month. The Arkansas Conference has a history in ministry recognizing women with gifts for being leading disciples. In this article, I will lift three names in the African American community: Theressa Hoover, Maxine Allen, and Edna Morgan. Theressa Hoover was called by God […]
Bentonville FUMC: Growing Through Hybrid Connection
contributed by Rev. Dr. Michelle Morris, Senior Pastor at Bentonville First United Methodist Church In Jeremiah 32, we learn that while Jeremiah was in prison as the people of Israel were facing the Babylonian exile, Jeremiah bought a field in the territory of Benjamin. That did not make any sense! He just bought a field […]