Lenten Faith Formation at your Fingertips
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/eric-rothermel-FoKO4DpXamQ-unsplash-scaled-1.jpg” title_text=”eric-rothermel-FoKO4DpXamQ-unsplash” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ 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″ alt=”calendar”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Photo by Eric Rothermel on Unsplash [/et_pb_blurb][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=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”] During the last year, we have worked hard to […]
Vaccines for Food Ministry Workers Essential for Gathering at the Table Again
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_0381-scaled-1.jpg” title_text=”IMG_0381″ align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ 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=”food bank volunteers” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Volunteers at the Arkansas Food Bank collect food during Ingathering 2020 | File Photo [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_team_member name=”By Rev. Sam Meadors” position=”Community Coordinator, The Delta Project – 200K […]
Hot Springs First Opens Gym for People Seeking Shelter from Cold
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Churches Move Ash Wednesday Services Online
Ash Packs and Lent Kits are the norm in ongoing pandemic
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Elm-Springs-1.jpeg” alt=”lent kit” title_text=”Elm Springs 1″ align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ 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_blurb _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”] Lent Kit from Elm Springs UMC. [/et_pb_blurb][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=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Ash Wednesday is the annual day of remembrance […]
Intersectionality, Black Potentiality
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Steps To Start a Special Needs Ministry
Part 3 of 3 in a new series on making your church disability friendly
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/daniel-ali-ju1yFZkrxVg-unsplash-1.jpg” title_text=”daniel-ali-ju1yFZkrxVg-unsplash” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ 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=”wheelchair sign” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” name=”By Rev. Stephen Waggoner” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ position=”Chair of the ARUMC Disability Concerns Committee”][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] For the church, it is true now as it was before COVID, […]
Simple + Sweet Creamery Fights Childhood Hunger With Handmade Artisan Ice Cream
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/20200929-3421B28D-0856-4086-A05A-4FE21C5670AB.jpg” alt=”simple and sweet creamery” title_text=”20200929-3421B28D-0856-4086-A05A-4FE21C5670AB” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ 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_blurb _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”] Left to right, Coleman Warren and Tanner Green of Simple + Sweet Creamery, an artisanal ice cream business in Northwest Arkansas seeking to end childhood hunger. [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_team_member name=”By Caleb […]
Snowpiercer, Caste and Fighting the Sin of “Isms”
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/larisa-birta-Py4H7In41KM-unsplash-2.jpg” title_text=”larisa-birta-Py4H7In41KM-unsplash” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ 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=”snow train” sticky_enabled=”0″][/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=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] I recently rewatched a fantastic science fiction film from 2013. It’s a movie […]
Know the Story
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://arumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/kayle-kaupanger-mqxTbblrp5c-unsplash-1.jpg” alt=”person” title_text=”kayle-kaupanger-mqxTbblrp5c-unsplash” align=”center” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ 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_blurb _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”] Photo by Kayle Kaupanger on Unsplash [/et_pb_blurb][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_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”] The date is Feb. 1, 2021; The […]
A Teacher Breathes!
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_team_member name=”By Etta F. Carter, Ph.D.” position=”Theressa Hoover UMC, Leadership Team, SPRC Chair” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_testimonial admin_label=”Testimonial” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ 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”] “Oh Lord, what is man that you regard him, or the son of man that you think of him? Man […]