Lighting the Way
Instead of using candles during 2021 Christmas candlelight services, a few Methodist Churches in Hot Springs decided to get creative to avoid the unnecessary removing of face masks or blowing out of individual candles. Each row of worshipers at Grand Avenue United Methodist Church received gift bags containing small flashlights that were used to illuminate […]
Anonymous Blessing at Shiloh UMC
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_3282-2-copy-scaled-1.jpg” title_text=”IMG_3282 (2) copy” _builder_version=”4.14.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=”4.14.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Pictured: Shiloh UMC members Harold & Sharon Logan, Donna Sugg, Marie & Larry Lichti, and Mike Bishop [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Two weeks ago, a large package was […]
A Sweet Friendship
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.14.2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.2″ global_colors_info=”{}”] A sweet friendship formed when a Dairy Queen opened around the corner from Pinnacle View UMC. “They have given us a lot of coupons for our events,” Rev. Betsy Singleton Snyder, senior pastor at Pinnacle View UMC, said. The congregation decided to return the kindness. […]
Thanksgiving Feast To Go
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_20211125_095637992.jpg” alt=”tv” title_text=”IMG_20211125_095637992″ align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.14.1″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Mary Jane Silva” position=”Farmington UMC” _builder_version=”4.14.1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Farmington United Methodist Church is in Washington County, Northwest Arkansas, a hub of prosperity. However, estimates place nearly 82,000 […]
Look Beneath the Glitter
The contrast is striking. On the one hand, there is the glitter of Christmas, which often goes up early in November (sometimes even in October!) and starts coming down the day after Christmas because people are ready to move on. Sadly, however, no amount of glitter can change what’s beneath it: beautifully decorated houses filled […]
This Little Light of Mine
New parents usually rely on a steady stream of visitors after having a baby. Without that support and interaction during COVID, parents have struggled with feeling more isolated than usual. After having another baby during the pandemic, Cara Chapman, Director of Music and Worship at Lakewood United Methodist Church, remembered how all-encompassing and isolating caring […]
How Your Church or Ministry Can Prepare Mental Health Resources This Holiday Season
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Q&A with Bailey Thomas
Tell me about yourself: Where you’re from, where you live now, where you went to school, your previous jobs, etc. I was born and raised in Beebe and graduated high school there. I received a Biology degree from Williams Baptist College in Walnut Ridge, AR. After graduating from Williams, I decided to go back to […]
Thank You
A Final Word from the Editor
I thought a lot about what I would write for my last From the Editor column.
Yes, you read that correctly, this will be my last time writing a From the Editor column as the Digital Content Editor for the Arkansas Conference. I have found a new career opportunity in Arkansas, and have decided to end my time here at the Conference office in order to pursue a new adventure.
Young Leaders Engage in Service and Civil Rights Learning at 2021 Hendrix Youth Institute
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