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EF3 Tornado Hits Jonesboro, Local Churches Spring Into Action
Recovery efforts now underway amid COVID-19 pandemic
A bronze statue still stands despite the destruction surrounding it at the Mall at Turtle Creek Mall in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The tornado, rated an EF3 by the National Weather Service, carved a path of destruction through the city center. Although 22 injuries were...
COVID-19 Government Aid Info for Churches and Church Workers
Join us for a government aid webinar, Tuesday, March 31
We have received many questions regarding the recent passage of the CARE Act through the United States Congress. Many of these questions revolve around if there are any provisions in the act that will help non-profits, churches and church workers during this period of...
Latest Recommendations on Feeding Ministries from Mary Lewis Dassinger
This week is Spring Break and some schools, especially in rural areas, may not continue to serve meals. Other schools that are not offering any type of continued instruction also may not be offering meals. This means that those low-income students lose access to two...
A Quarantine Meditation
When we began Lent on Feb. 26, we were certainly not thinking about giving up this much. Not our jobs, not our family gatherings, not our dinners out and movie nights, not our worship services. We were not thinking about giving up affectionate hugs from our friends...
Bishop Mueller and the Arkansas Conference Temporarily Suspend Conference Tithing to Aid Local Churches
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (March 20, 2020) – The impact of coronavirus has not only affected the ability of churches to gather together for Sunday worship and Bible study, but it has also put a strain on the money needed to operate our church buildings from week-to-week. That...
Thinking Ahead: Getting Creative for Your Easter Service
“Will we be able to hold Easter Worship in our sanctuary and, if we can’t, what can we do?” This is a question laity and pastors are asking all over Arkansas. Bishop Mueller and the Cabinet believe it is important to recognize that it is highly likely that no...
General Conference Postponed Over COVID-19 Concerns
Meeting Will Move to 2021
This story was updated on March 23, 2020 to reflect the announcement that General Conference will be rescheduled to 2021. The Executive Committee of the Commission on the General Conference has announced that General Conference 2020, previously scheduled for May 5 -...
More Recommendations on Feeding Ministries from Mary Lewis Dassinger
I hope you will join us for Creative Strategies for Connecting with your Neighbor at 7pm on Thursday evening to discuss how we can continue to care for each other and for those most vulnerable in this time of uncertainty. Keep feeding and keep serving! Next week is...
A Pastoral Letter from the Arkansas Conference Cabinet
March 16, 2020 Dear Pastors and Lay Leadership of the Arkansas Conference, We give thanks to God for you! You are facing a crisis that has turned our world, your lives and the way church operates upside down. We have seen firsthand how you have adapted very quickly,...
COVID-19 Report from Volunteers in Mission / Disaster Response
The Arkansas Conference Disaster Response and Volunteers in Mission teams are continuing to work hard during this time of great uncertainty. In addition to continuing to respond to natural disasters throughout the Conference, the DR and VIM teams are taking extra...