Daily Digest – Saturday, June 1
One resolution passes, one fails on the final day of Annual Conference
On a day that’s typically on the lighter side for business, the Arkansas Annual Conference had to modify the agenda at the last minute to fit a few necessary business items into the last day of Conference. The first resolution of the day was presented by the Rev. Katie Pearce and proposed a raise in […]
Daily Digest – Friday, May 31
Final Delegate Elections, Youth Address, and the Ordination Service
Final Delegate Elections The South Central Jurisdictional Conference delegation, as well as alternates, were completed during today’s business sessions. After several rounds of voting, the final ballot was lay ballot number 16. Asa Whitaker, who was a delegate to both General Conference 2016 and the special session of General Conference in February 2019, was the […]
Daily Digest – Thursday, May 30, 2019
Laity Address Arkansas Conference Lay Leader Karon Mann opted to deliver a slightly different version of her Laity Address than in year’s past. Along with Associate Lay Leader Kathy Conley, lay leaders from each district of the Arkansas Conference joined Karon onstage to talk about the different ministry work that each district is undertaking. Cathy […]
First business session elects two clergy, two laity to General Conference 2020
After six rounds of voting – three each for the clergy and laity ballots – the voting members of the Arkansas Annual Conference chose to send two clergy and two laity delegates to General Conference 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After voting to adopt the session rules and calling the business of the 17th session of […]
2019 Episcopal Address: ‘It’s Time to Double Down Boldly on Our Mission’
Bishop Mueller encourages Arkansas Methodists to continue mission work in state
In his 2019 Episcopal Address to the Arkansas Annual Conference, Bishop Gary Mueller addressed the deep divides in the United Methodist Church and the hurt caused by the 2019 General Conference but reiterated the importance of “doubling down” on the crucial mission work being done by churches and ministries across the Conference. Throughout his address, […]
Pray for our Church, Pray for our Delegates
The Arkansas Annual Conference is this month; and I’m pleased to say that this year, I’ll actually know what’s going on! As many of you know, my first week as the Digital Content Editor for the Conference was the same week as the Conference’s annual gathering in Hot Springs, Arkansas; the Super Bowl for Arkansas […]