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.
A Clear Vision
Bart’s Place Eye Clinic Serves Hot Springs With Free Glasses
In the Gospel of Mark, we witness one of the few times that a recipient of Jesus’ miraculous healing power is named. Bartimaeus, the blind beggar, receives the gift of sight from Christ while Jesus and his disciples are on their way through Jericho. Oaklawn United...
Q&A w/ Von Unruh
This winter quarter, the Adult Bible Studies curriculum, used in UM Sunday School classrooms across the U.S., was co-written by two people with Arkansas connections. Rev. Dr. Michelle J. Morris, writer of the student book, here interviews Rev. Dr. Von Unruh, writer of...
St. James Opens Doors to Children of All Needs
Special Needs Ministry will create more inclusive church service
Rebekah Harpool served as an intern for the children’s ministry at St. James UMC in Little Rock last summer. “She had a heart for special needs and I saw it as a sign and a time for us to jump into launching the program,” said Sean Dunbar, the children’s ministry...
Amboy UMC will be the host of a new community garden for veterans
EPA grant allows for more gardens around North Little Rock
Already established community gardens around North Little Rock show a preview of what’s to come for the Amboy UMC and Veterans Home gardens. || Photos provided by Scharmel Roussel Already established community gardens around North Little Rock show a preview of what’s...
The Holy Spirit Gets Busy at Beyond 2020
When I was a full-time Children’s Minister, I often felt that my job looked like simply event planning, but in reality, I was creating a space for the Holy Spirit to work in the lives of the people who took part in the event. As your ARUMC Conference Coordinator of...
Finding Strength in Our Connectionalism
This month’s stories have made me realize how important our denomination’s connectionalism really is. If you don’t know what connectionalism is -- I’m not being snarky, I didn’t know either until I started working in the conference office -- it is a significant piece...
Veritas 2020 Explores “United” Theme
Veritas 2020 will be held on Feb. 28 through March 1 in Rogers, Arkansas at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center. Veritas is a unique experience that is put on by the Arkansas Conference Council on Youth Ministry which gathers more than 1,400 youth and their leaders...
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
If you have breath in your lungs, you have the ability to grieve. While that may seem like a thickheaded statement, many think children don’t or can’t grieve like older kids or adults do. However, children feel grief with the same degree of intensity they do...
A Word of Truth in Love
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ of the United Methodist persuasion in Arkansas, I have been with you, and tasked with leading you, for nearly eight years now. A great deal has taken place in our shared life together. God has been glorified through your work as...
Value Your Volunteers
Cindy Burns of PHUMC offers 4 simple ways to treat your volunteers right!
Cindy Burns has been the children’s minister at Pulaski Heights for more than 11 years, and a day doesn’t go by that she doesn’t value and give praise to every volunteer that helps minister to the children that walk through their church doors! At a district small...