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Lilly Endowment Invests $1M in Philander Smith College to Strengthen Ministries in Black and Small Churches

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Lilly-Award-Press-Relase-Art.jpg” title_text=”Lilly Award Press Relase Art” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” hover_enabled=”0″ animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” name=”By Carmen Bradford” position=”Philander Smith College” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (Dec. 21, 2020) – Philander Smith College is excited to be the […]

Windgate Foundation Awards $859,000 Visual and Performing Arts Grant to Philander Smith College

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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/unnamed-4.jpg” alt=”philander grant” title_text=”philander grant” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” name=”By Carmen Bradford” position=”Philander Smith College” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”] Philander Smith College is pleased to announce that the Windgate Foundation of Little Rock, Arkansas, will fund a new Visual […]

Obituary – Mary Agnes Powell

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/7269322_fbs.jpg” title_text=”mary agnes powell” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”51%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” hover_enabled=”0″ animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop” alt=”mary agnes powell” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Mary Agnes Powell, 90, of Cabot, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020. She was born May 13, 1930 in Lonoke County to the late […]

Replacing Masks of Hate with Masks of Love

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/jakob-braun-TtcqdvVf1Z4-unsplash-scaled-1.jpg” title_text=”jakob-braun-TtcqdvVf1Z4-unsplash” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Rev. Rashim Merriwether” position=”Special Assistant to the Bishop on Ethnic Concerns and Initiatives” _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_testimonial author=”James Baldwin” admin_label=”Testimonial” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ body_font=”Lato|700|||||||” body_text_align=”center” body_font_size=”18px” body_line_height=”2.5em” position_font=”Lato||||||||” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms”] “Love takes off the masks […]

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Receives National Honor for High Performance

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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/mlebon-color.jpg” title_text=”methodist le bonheur” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” hover_enabled=”0″ animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop” alt=”methodist le bonheur” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare’s Germantown Hospital was recently recognized as a Top Teaching Hospital, an award given by The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog […]

Fill the Fence Ministry Keeps Arkansans Warm
FUMC Rogers new ministry is a socially distanced way to give back to those in need

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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_1941-2-scaled-1.jpg” alt=”fill the fence” title_text=”IMG_1941-2″ align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Caleb Hennington” position=”Digital Content Editor” twitter_url=”twitter.com/arumceditor” linkedin_url=”www.linkedin.com/in/caleb-hennington” admin_label=”Person” _builder_version=”4.2.2″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”] Winter is one of the harshest seasons for many low-income Arkansas residents. Whether they find themselves without a home or […]

Children’s Ministry Year in Review
A Glimpse of What's to Come in 2021

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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.7.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/New-Years-Blessing.png” title_text=”New Year’s Blessing” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.7.5″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” hover_enabled=”0″ animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop” alt=”prayer for 2021″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Melinda Shunk” position=”Children’s Ministry Coordinator” facebook_url=”https://www.facebook.com/kidsarumc/” twitter_url=”https://twitter.com/kidzarumc” admin_label=”Person” _builder_version=”3.26.6″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.5″ _module_preset=”default”] We stand at the beginning of a fresh new year, hopefully feeling refreshed after some rest […]

WiFi Grants Offer Churches a Chance to Become Community Hubs

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.7.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ken-friis-larsen-na-474S3EHk-unsplash-scaled-1.jpg” alt=”wifi” title_text=”ken-friis-larsen-na-474S3EHk-unsplash” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.7.5″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Rev. Sam Meadors” position=”Community Coordinator, The Delta Project – 200K More Reasons” admin_label=”Person” _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.5″ _module_preset=”default”] Technical difficulties. Connectivity issues. What once was a minor inconvenience can be a major struggle in […]

UMC Bishops Call for Optimism and Hope in 2021

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.7.5″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Council-of-Bishops.jpg” title_text=”Council of Bishops” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.7.5″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” hover_enabled=”0″ animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.5″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] For Immediate ReleaseDecember 15, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Despite the trials and tribulations of 2020 brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, bishops in The United Methodist Church are […]

Rev. Angie Gage Commissioned as Global Ministries EarthKeeper

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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/screenshot-www.facebook.com-2020.12.09-14_28_11.png” title_text=”screenshot-www.facebook.com-2020.12.09-14_28_11″ align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.7.4″ width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” animation_delay=”250ms” animation_speed_curve_last_edited=”off|desktop”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”By Caleb Hennington” position=”Digital Content Editor” twitter_url=”twitter.com/arumceditor” linkedin_url=”www.linkedin.com/in/caleb-hennington” admin_label=”Person” _builder_version=”4.2.2″][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] The Rev. Angie Gage, senior pastor of Cherokee Village UMC, was recently selected to serve in the UMC Global Ministries EarthKeepers […]