Steel-Hendrix Awards to Honor Four at March 14 Event
CONWAY, Ark. (January 25, 2022) – The 37th annual Steel-Hendrix Awards will honor four extraordinary church and community leaders on Monday, March 14: the Rev. Dr. Ulysses C. Washington, Mary Lewis Dassinger, Dr. Sara Tariq, and Lorrie McClure. Details of the celebration will be announced in February. Information about each Steel-Hendrix Award recipient follows: The […]
Wespath to offer “First Aid for Mental Health” sessions
The signs of someone struggling with mental health are often subtle, leaving many conditions undetected and therefore undiagnosed and untreated. It’s important to not only recognize these signs in ourselves but in our family, friends and colleagues so that we can give them the support they need when they need it. Recognizing this gap in […]
Soul Shop To Host Two Sessions In February
It’s estimated that one out of every two people in a given congregation has personally been affected by suicide. Soul Shop trains faith community leaders to offer support, hope and connection to those in their congregations. Co-sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Soul Shop equips participants with the resources and guidance they need […]
Beyond 2022 Cancelled
Due to the spike in COVID-19 transmission, the ARUMC Children’s Council voted to cancel the Beyond Conference on January 21 and 22, 2022. Registration refunds will be issued soon to all those who signed up for the in-person conference. Each district Children’s Ministry Representative will be planning a mini-Beyond specific to each district with a […]
Year-End Statistical Input Update
From Todd Burris and Dr. Blake Bradford
Local Church Leadership, Greetings in Christ! Thank you for your ministry and service to Christ’s Church. We have an important update about the submission of annual year-end statistics. First, some context: early in 2021, GCFA announced they would be eliminating their in-house statistical platform named EZRA. We have used this platform since 2014 for local […]
January 5, 2022 COVID Safety Update
With the latest data showing COVID-19 cases growing, please continue to use an abundance of caution to keep yourself and your church communities safe. Here are a few reminders: Use the ARUMC COVID-19 Dashboard daily. It is updated every 24 hours. Be very conservative with the data being shared. Self-testing has skewed the reporting of COVID-19 […]
United Methodists reach settlement in Boy Scouts’ Bankruptcy Case
United Methodist Communications Office of Public Information FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 2021 United Methodist leaders have reached a settlement in the matter of the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) pending bankruptcy proceedings. Upon final court approval, the settlement would absolve any claims of sexual abuse that may have occurred in congregation-sponsored Scouting programs. Under […]
Arkansas Disaster Response Update
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Meet Your Lay Leaders, Part 3
Introductions from Conference Lay Leader, Kathy Conley
This week, we will meet the leaders of our Lay Servant Ministry Program. This is a very important part of the Board of Laity as they are involved in seeing that our congregations have the best prepared and educated laity serving in the pulpits of churches. With the shortage of clergy, we have a number […]
Village UMC Plans Online Stewardship Campaign
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