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Bear Creek UMC provides sack lunches for those in need
There are more than 200,000 reasons here in Arkansas for us to try help feed others. One of the members of Bear Creek United Methodist Church in Evening Shade had this concept placed on her heart several years ago, and we had been discussing this for some time before...
read moreSept. 19 Lawyers Conference free to United Methodist attorneys
NEWS RELEASE For more information, contact: Jessica Szenher, 501-413-9212 LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (July 5, 2018) – United Methodist attorneys in Arkansas are invited to attend the annual Lawyers Conference Sept. 19 at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel in Little Rock. Financial...
read more2018 Nominations Report now available for viewing
The Arkansas Conference Committee on Nominations has finished its leadership report for 2018 and it is now available for viewing online. To view the 2018 Nominations Report, please click the link below. 2018 Nominations Report...
read moreJacob Turner named Conference Website and Analytics Specialist
Jacob Turner has been named as the new Arkansas Conference Website and Analytics Specialist, beginning August 6, 2018. "I'm incredibly excited to be a part of the Center for Communication as the Website and Analytics Specialist! I look forward to supporting the...
read moreMelinda Shunk named Conference Children’s Ministry Coordinator
Melinda Shunk has been named as the new Arkansas Conference Children’s Ministry Coordinator beginning August 1, 2018. The Rev. Jim Polk, Conference Director of Connectional Ministries, in speaking of her said, “Children are and have always been a vital part of the...
read moreUnited Methodist Bishops call for prayers of peace in Zimbabwe
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The bishops of The United Methodist Church are calling for prayers of peace for Zimbabwe, which is witnessing violence in the aftermath of presidential and parliamentary elections. Here is the statement from the Council of Bishops. The Council of...
read moreConference Lay Program Coordinator selected to serve on the board of Perkins Theological School for the Laity
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (August 1, 2018) – The Perkins Theological School for the Laity announced today that Cathy Hall has been named to the Perkins Lay Board for a three-year term on the board, from 2019 – 2021. Hall will serve on the Board beginning with the March 28 –...
read moreA message from Bishop Mueller regarding A Way Forward
Click to watch a message from Bishop Mueller regarding the Commission on a Way Forward.
read moreWay Forward report released in all four official languages of General Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The final report of the Commission on a Way Forward has been released in English, French, Portuguese and Swahili; all four official languages of the General Conference. The report will be presented to the 2019 Special Session of General Conference....
read morePath 1 Hispanic Ministry Training sets training session dates for fall
The Path 1 training event for this fall will be focused on creating new congregations of Spanish-speaking and Hispanic United Methodists. This year's training session, which follows the Lay Missionary Planting Network Curriculum, will consist of 10 sessions that...
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