Duplicate sessions in Little Rock and Rogers to address clergy-specific issues
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (October 15, 2025)—The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas will present two free opportunities in December 2025 for United Methodist clergy to receive updates on tax issues specific to their profession, including how provisions of the new “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” affect them.
“We will mostly be talking about individual income taxes with a focus on ministers and things they need to know,” said Rocky Goodman, CPA, who will be presenting at both sessions. These opportunities are set for Thursday, December 4, at the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas’ Little Rock training center; and Tuesday, December 16, at First United Methodist Church of Rogers. Both sessions, which will include the same information, begin at 10 a.m. and conclude at 3 p.m., with lunch provided for attendees. Pre-registration is required.
Registration for both opportunities is open through November 15:
Thursday, December 4, Little Rock
Goodman graduated cum laude from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a Master of Business Administration. After graduation, he worked in the private industry before joining Landmark CPAs. Rocky currently serves on the University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College Foundation Board and is the Secretary of the Heights Neighborhood Association. He is the immediate past chair of the Arkansas Society of CPAs and serves on the peer review committees for both Arkansas and Alabama Society of CPAs.
Alongside Goodman, two other members of Landmark CPAs will offer their expertise, one in each of the sessions.
In Little Rock: Krista Ferguson, CPA, joined Landmark CPAs in 2016 and was recently promoted to her role as member. Her service area specialties include individual and business taxation. Krista is a graduate of Hendrix College with a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in Accounting. She is a licensed CPA in the state of Arkansas. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants (ARCPA), where she serves on the Emerging CPA Committee. She is also the treasurer of Central Arkansas Montessori.
In Rogers: Melissa Cary, CPA, began her career at Landmark in 2008. Her service area specialties include individual, business, and trust taxation. She has also devoted a significant amount of time to providing clients with accounting and bookkeeping assistance. A graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, she is a member of the AICPA, CGMA and the ARCPA, where she serves on the Federal Tax Institute Committee and is treasurer of the Central chapter. She is involved in the community through Rotary Club 99 and the Red Shoe Crew Leadership Board, a supporting foundation for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas.
About the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas
With a mission to establish and manage charitable funds to strengthen and expand Methodist ministries across Arkansas, the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas manages over $240 million in endowment funds and other charitable assets that benefit local churches and other United Methodist ministries. Founded in 1963, the Foundation has grown into one of the largest United Methodist foundations in the country, managing more than 800 funds that support Methodist ministries.
