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United Methodist Communications to Celebrate Social Media Day
Nashville: United Methodist Communications will celebrate Social Media Day on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 with free learning opportunities throughout the day, featuring a special live learning session Q&A at 12pm CT – all at Facebook.com/UMCom. United Methodist...
North Little Rock FUMC Hosts Summer Social Justice Lunch and Learn Series
The United Methodist Church has a long and rich history of concern for social justice, and North Little Rock First United Methodist Church is no different. This summer, NLRFUMC is proud to offer its First Annual Social Justice Summer Lunch and Learn Series. This...
Daily Digest – June 4, 2021
Annual Conference 2021
A chain of people linked arms around the Hot Springs Convention Center to show racial unity during the Having the Conversation presentation.Friday, June 4, 2021 was the last day of this year's Arkansas Annual Conference. The day consisted of many reports from...
Daily Digest – June 3, 2021
Annual Conference 2021
Morning worship, lead by, left to right, Dave Williams, Paul Lazenby, Brooke Hobbs, and TJ Williams.The second day of the 2021 Arkansas Annual Conference began where any good day should start, in communal worship of our Savior and Creator. The morning worship was led...
Daily Digest – June 2, 2021
Annual Conference 2021
The Rev. Melanie Laureen Tubbs is ordained as an elder in full connection during the 2021 Arkansas Annual Conference.The 2021 Arkansas Annual Conference commenced its first-ever hybrid event today, June 2, 2021, with clergy and lay members from around the Conference...
Southwest District Hires New District Administrator
The Southwest District of the Arkansas Conference announced today that Jodie Meyers has been hired as the new District Administrator, starting at the end of June. Meyers will take over the position from Cindy Parker, who has served as the Southwest District...
Two New Chairs Highlight Perkins’ Wesleyan Connections
DALLAS (SMU) – Perkins School of Theology announces the appointment of two new holders of two endowed chairs: Dr. Rebekah Miles as the Susanna Wesley Centennial Professor of Practical Theology and Dr. Ted Campbell as the Albert Cook Outler Professor of Wesley Studies....
New Podcast Focuses on Anti-Racism As Christian Discipleship
Contact: Jeehye Kim Pak, Communications Director General Commission on Religion and Race, the United Methodist Church 202-495-2949 jpak@gcorr.org “Expanding the Table,” a new video podcast series from the General Commission on Religion and Race, will debut on Tues.,...
Rev. James H. Lenderman Named 2021 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year
WILMORE, KY--The Reverend James H. Lenderman, Asbury Theological Seminary class of 1991, has been selected the Distinguished Alumnus of the year 2021. Lenderman is a native of Carlisle, Ark., and a graduate of the University of Arkansas. A member of the Arkansas...
Bishop Mueller’s Statement on Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict
April 21, 2021 George Floyd’s death was a watershed moment for many white Americans as we realized the true depth and breadth of racism. Today, a jury found the police officer guilty of murder. Justice, which is an essential component of healing, has been served. We...