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Matthew 25 Food Pantry Receives $10,000 Grant to Provide Toilet Paper, Personal Incontinence Products
The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas Grants Funds for Oak Forest United Methodist Church’s Mission to Purchase, Distribute Personal Hygiene Care Items to Neighbors in Need
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For More Information, Contact: KD Reep, 501-766-1260 or kdreep@hotmail.com LITTLE ROCK, AR (Sept. 22, 2022) – It was an unusual request, but one which would mean the difference in mobility and quality of life. Oak Forest United Methodist Church...
J.D. Walt to Preach All Services on Nov. 6 at St. James UMC
Little Rock, Ark. (August 22, 2022) – Reverend J.D. Walt will preach at all services at St. James United Methodist Church in Little Rock on November 6, 2022. Reverend Walt will speak on “Band Meetings — Wesleyan Community and Renewal” at the 8:30 am, 9:30 am and 11 am...
Bishop Mueller Announces Retirement
Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Arkansas Conference, Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! I am writing to share with you my decision to seek retirement at the upcoming South Central Jurisdictional Conference this November, to take effect...
A ReStart for the United Methodist Church: The Heart of United Methodism
I long for the United Methodist Church that invited me into a life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord to continue to do for others what it has done for me because it is a church in which moderates and traditionalists, as well as progressives...
Celebrating Laity Sunday
by Kathy Conley, Conference Lay Leader It is with great joy that I greet you as your Conference Lay Leader. It is truly an honor for me to serve alongside each of the Laity of the Arkansas Conference. To say our Laity are continuing in their bold witness to the love...
Bishop Names First Director of Newly Created Arkansas Conference ReStart Initiative
September 9, 2022 – Bishop Gary E. Mueller and the Appointive Cabinet, in their roles as Chief Mission Strategists, have made it a priority to support those who will remain United Methodist even if their congregations ultimately disaffiliate. As part of this work,...
Spiritual Direction: Your Life’s Window
Spiritual Direction is not a new concept or practice. This journey through self-reflection, self-discovery, life meaning, and motivation has been alive for centuries. United Methodist Church founder John Wesley believed it to be rooted in the questions of, “How is it...
UCA Wesley Foundation Welcomes Students Back to Campus
The Wesley Foundation at the University of Central Arkansas has been in a time of transition over the past school year as we moved under the ministry umbrella of First United Methodist Church in Conway. This has proven to be a huge blessing as we are able to benefit...
33rd Annual Conference for the Black Clergywomen of the United Methodist Church
The 33rd Annual Conference for the Black Clergywomen of the United Methodist Church was held in Chicago earlier this month. Eight women represented Arkansas at the conference including Reverend Maxine Allen of St. Paul Maumelle who was elected to the position of...
Samantha Menley named Community Coordinator for 200k More Reasons
Samantha Black Menley was recently named the new Community Coordinator for the Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church 200,000 More Reasons initiative. She is a recent graduate of the Clinton School of Public Service, where she received her Masters in...