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How Arkansas United Methodist Churches are celebrating the eclipse
We’ve been hearing about the April 8 eclipse for years. Now that it’s almost here, how can you be prepared? And where you can watch the historic event with others in your community? How to prepare The eclipse will begin at 1:45 pm CDT with the final exit of the
2024 Pre-General Conference Information
As United Methodist delegates worldwide prepare for General Conference (April 23 – May 3 in Charlotte, North Carolina), some have questions about the future of the church and the possible impact of the General Conference’s decisions on the life and ministry of the United Methodist Church in the Arkansas Conference. In response,
Redistricting Proposal Announced
Written by Rev. Dr. Blake Bradford and Amy Ezell The 2024 regular session of the Arkansas Conference will consider a proposal to redistrict the conference into four districts from the current five-district structure. This endeavor is a rightsizing and an adjustment based on our experience of losing churches due to
Arkansas Conference Staff Restructuring
Greetings to the Arkansas Annual Conference! I write with a follow-up to the communication shared by our Conference Council on Finance (CFA) on their work on the conference budget and resulting staff reductions. I give God thanks for the work the CFA has done on our behalf, especially over the
An update from the Conference Council on Finance and Administration
Dear Arkansas Annual Conference, Greetings from your Conference Council on Finance and Administration (CFA). We (CFA) want to update you regarding work that has been done on three items that are an outflow of Annual Conference 2023. You will recall the issues are: review and offer a recommendation regarding pastoral moving