Conference Hopes to Launch Leaders Forward in Vision, Action
contributed by Haley Walker-Klein, UMFA The city of Little Rock played host to more than 80 attendees at the Launch 2.0 experience in early October. Launch 2.0 is the second step of the Courageous Leadership Imperative (CLI), the brainchild of the late Jim Argue, past President and CEO of The United Methodist Foundation of Arkansas, […]
Foundation Awarded $20,000 Grant for Clergy, Congregation Financial Literacy Program
contributed by Haley Walker Klein, United Methodist Foundation of Arkansas The United Methodist Foundation of Arkansas was awarded a $20,000 grant for training aimed at increasing financial literacy for Arkansas United Methodist clergy and congregations. The grant was awarded by the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits of the United Methodist Church (doing business […]
Williams Named 2019 Fuller Few Scholarship Winner
contributed by Haley Walker Klein, UMFA A Texas family established a seminary scholarship with The United Methodist Foundation of Arkansas to honor loved ones who have pastored in our state. The Allen Asbury and Roberta Fuller Few Memorial Scholarship “awards funds to Arkansas students attending United Methodist seminaries and who desire to answer a call […]
UMFA Grant Aids Camp Tanako
contributed by Haley Klein, United Methodist Foundation of Arkansas Kim Carter recently found herself in dire need of a new truck. Carter, Executive Director of Camp Tanako, was forced to haul away the camp’s 1992 Chevy S-10 work truck. “The truck, nicknamed ‘Lil’ Blue, would be able to tell some stories if it could talk,” […]
UMFA Hosts Endowment Seminar
contributed by Haley Klein, United Methodist Foundation of Arkansas On April 30, clergy and laity gathered in the Lusk Training Center of the United Methodist Foundation of Arkansas to hear from UMFA staff and Rev. Dr. Jim Bankston, retired pastor from St. Paul’s UM Church, Houston, Texas. The seminar focused on endowment fund creation, growth, […]
Building on the Legacy
New president, CEO of UMFA seeks to continue growth of Foundation
When I called to talk to the Rev. J. Wayne Clark – president and CEO of the United Methodist Foundation of Arkansas – it was barely a week into his new position. Knowing he hadn’t had much time to get used to the new job yet, I asked him how he was settling in any […]
Rev. Clark has lifetime of preparation for UMFA role
contributed by Haley Klein, United Methodist Foundation of Arkansas Rev. J. Wayne Clark may have been born in Dallas, Texas, but his true roots are found in the Arkansas United Methodist Church. During his youth in Arkansas, Wayne was very active at First UMC, Malvern, Camp Tanako, and served in youth leadership roles as the […]
UMFA’s New Digs
Foundation celebrates opening of new headquarters in West Little Rock
In late November 2018, just before the Thanksgiving holiday, the United Methodist Foundation of Arkansas finally moved into their brand new building in West Little Rock. The new UMFA headquarters – located at 601 Wellington Village Rd. – will serve as the base of operations for the foundation, which manages $165 million in endowment funds […]
Get benefits of gift annuities now, help the church down the road
The United Methodist Foundation of Arkansas’ gift annuities can be a powerful giving tool, especially for seniors on fixed incomes. They offer attractive rates of return on invested funds as an alternative to CDs or savings accounts. “Gift annuities provide a guaranteed lifetime income that can continue to a surviving spouse,” said Janet Marshall, UMFA […]
Rev. J. Wayne Clark named United Methodist Foundation president & CEO
LITTLE ROCK, AR (Nov. 2, 2018) — Rev. J. Wayne Clark, Associate Vice President for Development and Dean of the Chapel at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas has been named President and CEO of The United Methodist Foundation of Arkansas and will begin his new role in January 2019. “I am excited for the opportunity […]