United Methodist Churches provide services for hope and healing during Christmas
While the holidays are meant to be a time of joyous celebration, for many, it’s a time of grief. Because of this, United Methodist Churches across the state offer services for those dealing with the loss of a loved one, marital problems, financial insecurities, or any other issue to feel comfort and reassurance. These services, […]
Caring Friends: A Respite Ministry
As we age, our chance of a dementia diagnosis increases from 10% at 65 years old to 30% at 80 years old. If we are diagnosed with dementia, we and perhaps our spousal caregivers are likely in time to withdraw from our social networks and those networks from us. As explained by former United Methodist […]
Obituary – Rev. Dr. Richard Dean Leach
Our beloved husband and father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Richard Dean Leach, age 90, of Hot Springs Village, left us peacefully and changed his address to a heavenly one on Monday, October 21, 2024. He was born June 17, 1934, in Phillip, South Dakota, to the late Dr. John V. Leach and Edna Blessing Leach. He […]
Eight generations at Hazel Edward UMC in Newark
Written by Rev. Jerome Jolly, pastor of Hazel Edwards Memorial UMC Hazel Edwards Memorial UMC was the first church built in the Newark Community after the town was moved from the Akron community to the White River. Two of my great-great grandparents (Dr. V. L. Pascoe and John Austin Sr.) helped build the first wooden church […]
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a holiday in the United States that celebrates and honors Indigenous American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. In honor of this holiday, we share images from the recent ARUMC Native American cultural & mission trip to areas of the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference in and around Oklahoma City, which […]
Disaster Response Update
VOLUNTEERThe destruction from Hurricane Helene has impacted millions of people in six states. Requests for assistance from that area to other Conferences, like Arkansas, have begun to come in. The Arkansas Volunteers in Mission/Disaster Response team has met as a Conference team and has formed a plan for deploying one or more Early Response Teams […]
Salem UMC in Benton Opens Community Diaper Pantry
written by Denise Willoughby and Rev. Corey Read Since February 2024, Salem UMC has distributed almost 23,000 diapers to 78 families in Saline County. The Salem Community Diaper Pantry is a ministry of Salem United Methodist Church in Benton and was started to help struggling families in their community by reducing their cost for diapers. […]
Obituary – Aelisa Darling
Aelisa Ann Mckisson Darling went to her heavenly home on Saturday, September 28, 2024. She was born October 12, 1951, in Blytheville to Orval and Betty Markin McKisson. Aelisa was a 1969 Graduate of Jonesboro High School and earned an Associate Degree in Education in 1980 from Mississippi County Community College (Northeast Community College today). […]
Vital Church Summit will be held on November 13
The Vital Church Summit for clergy will be held on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at First UMC in North Little Rock from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is an opportunity for clergy to engage in conversation as we seek to reach new people in new ways. Different topics include Worshiping Outside the Building led […]
Obituary – Gene M. Ross
Dr. Gene M. Ross of Little Rock, formerly of Prescott and Emmet, went to be his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. He was born on July 26, 1938, in Murfreesboro, AR to Gilbert E. Ross and Beulah Ann Frasher Ross. As a young child, they moved to Prescott where he grew up […]