Getting to Know Our Arkansas United Methodists: Rush Harding of First UMC, Little Rock
Question: Can you share a bit about your personal faith journey and how you came to be involved with the United Methodist Church? Rush Harding: I grew up in the Delta community of Clarendon, Arkansas. My family always attended the First United Methodist Church in Clarendon. To this day, it is a beautiful, vibrant church. My parents were […]
Obituary – Rev. Sam B. Williams
Please pray for the family of Retired Elder Sam B. Williams, he passed away on September 3, 2025 in Cherokee Village, Arkansas. Samserved Salem, Levy, Cherokee Village, Ozark, Oaklawn and others for 34 year before retiring in 2008. Services are pending at this time.
Obituary – Sharon Beth Wright Williams
Sharon Beth Wright Williams, 74, of Maumelle passed away on September 5, 2025, at home. Sharon was born on Sept. 3, 1951 in Florence, AL to Clarence Edward and Motier Harris Carroll Wright. She devoted her life to caring for babies and small children as a Nanny and Childcare Center director. Sharon was an active […]
Conference staff and volunteer attend national UMVIM Connect event
Roy Lee, Arkansas Conference Coordinator of UMVIM and Disaster Response, and Shelley Lee, Central District Disaster Response Coordinator, attended the United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) Connect event in Chicago last week, hosted by Wespath. The event highlighted projects around the world that United Methodists can sign up for: construction projects in Central America, education […]
Grace and Wellness: Vaccines and the Call to Care, Sept. 25
Grace and Wellness: Vaccines and the Call to Care is a special webinar offered by the Arkansas Conference Board of Global Ministries and Church and Society. This webinar will provide exceptional information about virology and vaccinations from doctors well-versed in their fields. This event is FREE! Speakers Rebecca Nelson received her Master’s Degree in Virology […]
One More Question is helping churches become better neighbors
written by Samantha Menley, Project Coordinator for 200K More Reasons The One More Question initiative finished another round of Regional Training events around the Conference. During the four events, 15 churches and over 100 people were equipped to be neighbors with their communities. The One More Question team is excited to hear how the mini-experiments […]
Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church Launches New Identity Campaign
Following Jesus, Loving People, Sharing Grace shares the core of Arkansas’s United Methodists LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (August 28, 2025) – Bishop Laura Merrill recently announced a new integrated communications campaign to allow Arkansas’ United Methodists to share their identity, marked with unity and diversity, as followers of Jesus Christ. The “Following Jesus, Loving Others, Sharing […]
Ingathering, Nov. 15
We are so excited for our Annual Ingathering event on November 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Churches will assemble buckets before bringing them to the ARUMC Disaster HUB for Ingathering. The HUB is located in the building behind Wesley UMC in Conway (2310 E Oak St, Conway, AR). Assembly Line The Assembly Line […]
Obituary – Rev. Gary Sneed
Gary Stephen Sneed, Sr., age 68, of Hampton, Arkansas, entered into the arms of his Savior on August 21, 2025. Born January 10, 1957, in El Dorado, Gary was raised in Smackover and spent nearly his entire life in South Arkansas, apart from a short time in Little Rock after marrying the love of his […]
Healing Hands and Open Hearts: Pulaski Heights UMC’s Mission with Salud y Paz
written by James Sawyer, Pinnacle View UMC communications director In July 2025, a team of fifteen from Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church (PHUMC) in Little Rock, Arkansas, traveled to Guatemala to continue a partnership nearly a quarter-century strong. Their destination was Salud y Paz, a Methodist mission dedicated to bringing health, healing, and hope to […]