Arkansas United Methodist
The Arkansas United Methodist is the monthly publication of the Arkansas Conference, designed to bring the good news of the faith and witness of United Methodists across our state.
Hope UMC Holds Ecumenical VBS
The definition of ecumenical is promoting or relating to unity among the world’s Christian churches. Rose Gagon is doing precisely that at First United Methodist Church in Hope for the second summer in a row! In 2017, Rose met the new Baptist pastor of First Baptist...
Mission u Gears up for Four Days of Fellowship, Fun
Mission u is a chance for United Methodist women and girls throughout the state of Arkansas to come together and study important issues affecting society, and this year’s Mission u will cover topics like radical discipleship, 150 years of United Methodist Women’s...
Breaking Barriers in the Community
Booneville UMC reaches people where they are
When the outreach ministry for Booneville First United Methodist Church first began, one lady showed up during one of the most challenging times in her life. “She came when we were having the meal on the church,” Mike Smith, the pastor at Booneville FUMC said. “She...
One planet, one chance to get it right
I’ve been thinking a lot about our planet lately. Not in a spacey kind of way, imagining the stars and planets and the endless wonder of the cosmos (although, that is something that takes up a lot of room in my brain as well). When I think about the planet these days,...
Lucie’s Place Finds New Life in Historic Building
In 2014, First United Methodist Church Little Rock purchased the property at 307 W. Seventh St. At the time, the building was severely dilapidated – the structure was abandoned for several years after its last tenant moved out – and in serious need of interior and...
Camp Tanako Provides Traditional Summer Experience for Arkansas Foster Children
Whether your memories of summer camp are real or formed from what you saw in movies, most of us know what summer camp is about. S’mores. Canoeing. Crafts. Bunk beds. Swimming. But there is a segment of kids who have never heard of summer camp – or have any way to go...
Can We Affirm A Common Core?
The “Common Core” refers to an often controversial set of state standards for education that was enacted a few years ago and is still supported in most states. The Common Core is knowledge that students should know by the end of a particular grade. The goal for the...
UMFA Hosts Endowment Seminar
On April 30, clergy and laity gathered in the Lusk Training Center of the United Methodist Foundation of Arkansas to hear from UMFA staff and Rev. Dr. Jim Bankston, retired pastor from St. Paul’s UM Church, Houston, Texas. The seminar focused on endowment fund...
Tom Trenney to Lead Hymn Festival, Summer Workshop
Kurt Kennedy and his daughter, Tish Davenport, first encountered Tom Trenney at the 2015 Dallas Church Music Workshop at Lovers Lane United Methodist Church in Dallas. “My dad came up, and he and I attended together, it was really neat to do together,” Davenport...
Let’s Double Down
We are in a tender time. Our beloved church is as polarized as our nation. Almost everyone is experiencing tremendous pain. Those who should be united in Christ are deeply divided. Hope seems to be at a premium. And in all honesty, I do not know whether we will be...