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Wespath’s Thoughts on Disaffiliation Scenarios
Wespath has been planning for various potential scenarios that might affect the future structure of The United Methodist Church (UMC), with emphasis on assuring that clergy benefits remain as secure as possible. Since the postponement of General Conference was...
Arkansas UM Clergywomen Spring Retreat 2022
All Arkansas Clergywomen are invited to a Spring Retreat! This will be a wonderful day led by Elaine Robinson Beattie! This event is sponsored by the generosity of the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas so there is no cost to participants but registration is required....
Join United Methodist Churches in Supporting UMCOR Sunday
8 We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we don’t give up and quit. 9 We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going.”2 Corinthians 4:8-9 Sometimes we...
Mental Health First Aid seeks to equip people to respond to crises
On Saturday, March 12, clergy and staff from FUMC Beebe, along with several community members, gathered for the first of several Adult Mental Health First Aid training sessions being sponsored by the Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church's 200,000 More...
Invitation to All Active and Retired Clergy from Bishop Mueller
March 10, 2022 Friends, Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! Covid has kept us apart the past two years. A great deal is transpiring in our beloved denomination. We need to gather together as sisters and brothers in Christ in the midst of...
Invitation to Laity in Leadership from Bishop Mueller
March 10, 2022 Friends, Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! A great deal is transpiring in our beloved denomination. As a leader in your congregation, I want to invite you to join me and other laity in leadership positions in your churches to...
ARUMC Disaster Response Update – March 14, 2022
On December 10, 2021, a tornado ripped through northeast Arkansas affecting Newport, Trumann, Monette, Leachville, and Augusta. The very next morning, the ARUMC coordinator’s executive disaster team drove the path and then shared word about the extent of the damage...
Bishops seek ruling on whether an annual conference can leave UMC
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church is requesting a declaratory decision from the Judicial Council on whether an annual conference can separate from the denomination under the provision of the Book of Discipline. During a special...
A statement from Bishop Mueller on General Conference
March 4, 2022 Brothers and Sisters of the Arkansas Annual Conference, The Commission on the General Conference announced yesterday that the 2020 General Conference of the United Methodist Church rescheduled for August 29 - September 6, 2022 will not be held. Instead,...
Application Deadline Extended for Church and Society Summer Internship Program for College Students of Color
The General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) of the United Methodist Church (UMC) announced that applications for the Ethnic Young Adult Internship (EYA) 2022 program have been extended to March 20, 2022. EYA internships offer students of color experience working in...