Healing Hands and Open Hearts: Pulaski Heights UMC’s Mission with Salud y Paz
written by James Sawyer, Pinnacle View UMC communications director In July 2025, a team of fifteen from Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church (PHUMC) in Little Rock, Arkansas, traveled to Guatemala to continue a partnership nearly a quarter-century strong. Their destination was Salud y Paz, a Methodist mission dedicated to bringing health, healing, and hope to […]
First United Methodist Church of Jonesboro Hosts Second Annual Sorority Recruitment Dinner for A-State Freshmen Women
written by Holly Hall, member First UMC Jonesboro First United Methodist Church of Jonesboro (FUMCJ) opened its doors once again this week to welcome over 300 young women from Arkansas State University for the church’s second annual Sorority Recruitment Dinner. Hosted in Wesley Hall, the event was designed to offer encouragement, hospitality, and a sense […]
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 […]
Project Transformation hosts Free Book Fair
written by Rev. Samantha Meadors, Project Transformation Executive Director There’s nothing quite like the joy of a book fair—the thrill of new stories waiting to be discovered, the excitement of finding just the right book to take home. For many of us, the only limitation was our pocket money. But what if we removed that […]
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 […]
Ozark Mission Project celebrates its 39th summer of ministry with Church of the Resurrection and Pulaski Heights UMC collaboration
written by James Sawyer, Pinnacle View UMC communications director This past week in Little Rock, a powerful moment of ministry and connection is unfolding. Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church is hosting a mission team from Church of the Resurrection (COR) in Kansas through the Ozark Mission Project (OMP), bringing together 53 youth and 7 adults […]
Salem Camp Meeting Continues Tradition
written by Denise Willoughby The historic Salem Camp Meeting is celebrating 158 years! Methodists and the surrounding community have continually gathered at the Salem Campground (located at 1647 Salem Road in Benton) for spiritual renewal almost every year since 1867. Only two events have kept Salem Camp Meeting from being continuous – the Civil War […]
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 […]