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Published 16 times per year, the Arkansas United Methodist provides feature stories, commentary and more for its statewide readership of active United Methodists. Two options available: the print edition, delivered to your postal address, or the digital edition, delivered in your e-mail inbox.


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Free webinars provide tips, training for local church leaders>

Registration is open for the next two online learning opportunities from the General Board of Discipleship.

POSTED: 02/03/2012
Living Holiness: New seminar for young adults March 31>

Event is free with pre-registration

POSTED: 02/03/2012
Multi-college mission team helps to rebuild Joplin>

Students from United Methodist campus ministries spent part of Christmas break helping Joplin, Mo., recover from a 2011 tornado.

POSTED: 02/03/2012

Viewpoints

Helping and understanding: a reflection on MITTO 2011>

A student shares his experience of a Christmas break mission trip.

POSTED: 02/03/2012
An Occasional Word from the Bishop: Feb. 3, 2012>

"I do not want my grandchildren to grow up in a society, a culture where fear is a dominating motif in our common life."

POSTED: 02/03/2012
Editor's Corner: Processing, communicating, praying>

Thoughts upon returning from the pre-General Conference briefing.

POSTED: 02/03/2012

Obits

Morton Harlin Shelton, 1927-2011>

The Rev. Morton Harlin Shelton, 84, of Piggott, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at his residence.

POSTED: 02/03/2012
Jim Chaplain, 1957-2012>

Jim Chaplain, 54, of Jonesboro passed away on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at St. Bernards Medical Center.

POSTED: 02/03/2012
H. Gaylan Cope, 1938-2012rn>

The Rev. H. Gaylan Cope, 73, of Booneville passed away Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, at home.

POSTED: 02/03/2012

Blog

What's Wrong With Us?>

Let’s quit trying to make the UMC something it used to be, and let’s make something better, says the Rev. Dan Dick.

POSTED: 04/15/2011
If THIS is the Purpose of Your Church then It IS Obsolete>

Written by Henry Neufeld on April 5, 2011

POSTED: 04/05/2011
Dealing with Disaster>

If your child is asking questions about the tsunami and the earthquake in Japan, a new resource - provided by the General Board of Discipleship

POSTED: 03/15/2011
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