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200K Reasons Makes Shift to Expanded Hunger Ministry
Sam Meadors Selected to Lead New Delta Project Initiative
In an effort to combat the devastating effects of childhood hunger and the ripple effects it causes in other areas of a child’s wellbeing, 200,000 Reasons has announced a new initiative aimed at fighting not just hunger, but illiteracy and family instability as well....
A Letter from Bishop Gary Mueller Providing Guidance to Churches
May 6, 2020 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, It is a challenging task to issue guidance for the vast array of diversity found in the congregations and members of the Arkansas Annual Conference, especially when some of you are ready to reopen immediately while...
Arkansas Conference Distributes Grant Monies for Communications in Partnership with the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas
Due to the recent outbreak of COVID-19 in Arkansas, many churches moved to an online or limited in-person format to continue worshiping together and sharing the message of Jesus Christ. To assist with this effort, the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas generously gave...
ARUMC Reschedules District, Annual Conferences to Online Zoom Meetings
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (April 24, 2020) – In an effort to ensure the health and safety of voting members and visitors to the 2020 Arkansas Annual Conference amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference has made the decision to reschedule the May 27 - 30 gathering in Hot...
Summer Event Cancellations in the ARUMC
As uncertainty about when the COVID-19 pandemic will subside persists, organizations and ministries from around the Arkansas Conference have made announcements that their summer activities have been canceled or postponed. You can find a list of cancellations, along...
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Prepares For Possible Surge In COVID-19 Cases
Turns to innovative resources to protect Associates, providers and patients
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare received a donation of N95 masks from the Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church in preparation of an anticipated increase in COVID-19 activity. Credit: Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare MEMPHIS, Tenn. – In the face of a...
Arkansas United Methodist Bishop Gary Mueller Named to Governor’s Economic Recovery Task Force
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Amy Ezell amy.ezell@arumc.org 501-324-8030, 870-761-1580 (APRIL 18, 2020: LITTLE ROCK, AR) - Today, Governor Asa Hutchinson named Bishop Gary Mueller to the Arkansas Economic Recovery Task Force that will provide guidance for...
Ozark Mission Project Announces Free Virtual Camp
April 16, LITTLE ROCK, AR – Ozark Mission Project (OMP), a nonprofit ministry that brings youth groups to camp sites across the state each summer to serve individuals and families in Arkansas, announces free virtual camp, OMP Connect, for youth who have completed...
EF3 Tornado Hits Jonesboro, Local Churches Spring Into Action
Recovery efforts now underway amid COVID-19 pandemic
A bronze statue still stands despite the destruction surrounding it at the Mall at Turtle Creek Mall in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The tornado, rated an EF3 by the National Weather Service, carved a path of destruction through the city center. Although 22 injuries were...
COVID-19 Government Aid Info for Churches and Church Workers
Join us for a government aid webinar, Tuesday, March 31
We have received many questions regarding the recent passage of the CARE Act through the United States Congress. Many of these questions revolve around if there are any provisions in the act that will help non-profits, churches and church workers during this period of...