LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 17, 2026)—The Rev. Susan Henry-Crowe, current chair of the United Methodist Church’s Judicial Council and former General Secretary of the denomination’s Board of Church and Society, will speak at the upcoming Methodist Foundation for Arkansas Methodist Lawyers Conferences, the first of which is set for Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. in Little Rock. Both conferences are free to participants and include opportunities for earning continuing legal education (CLE) credits.

Funding will support fresh produce distribution and school markets serving families across 33 Arkansas counties

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 16, 2026)— Arkansas Foodbank is proud to announce it has received a $225,000 grant from the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas to support two critical hunger-relief initiatives: the Fresh Produce Initiative and School Markets program. The investment will help increase access to nutritious food for children, families, and seniors throughout the Foodbank’s 33-county service area.

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 8, 2026)—Join the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas the morning of Thursday, August 6, for an online learning session on Life Income Gifts. This one-hour webinar begins at 10 a.m. CDT. It is part of the free Quarterly Learning Zoom series the Foundation offers, and is open to anyone who registers on the Foundation website:

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (June 15, 2026) — The Gertrude Remmel Butler Child Development Center (CDC) has received a $10,000 grant from the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas to support its 2026 Vacation Sensation summer program, expanding access to nutritious meals and empowering students to help shape the program’s menu.

Author, teacher, storyteller to speak evening of Oct. 5, lead Gill Preaching Workshop Oct. 5-6

CONWAY, Ark. (June 9, 2026)—Matthew Dicks, an internationally bestselling author and an award-winning teacher and storyteller, will speak on the campus of Hendrix College Monday, October 5, 2026, at 7 p.m. The event, to be held in Worsham Hall in the Student Life and Technology Center (building 2 on the campus map), is free and open to the public.

Churches that have never sent a team will receive stipends for 3-day event in Leawood, Kan.

CONWAY, Ark. (June 5, 2026)—The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas (MFA) will be supporting Arkansas United Methodist congregations in attending Leadership Institute 2026, scheduled for September 30-October 2 at Resurrection, a United Methodist Church in Leawood, Kansas.

Two-year, Lilly Endowment-funded experience open to 12 UMC clergy

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (June 2, 2026) — Applications are now open for the fourth and final cohort of the Compelling Preaching Initiative.

MFA’s higher education grants cover seminary tuition, expenses

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (May 27, 2026) — Seven Arkansans pursuing degrees at United Methodist-related seminaries in the fall of 2026 have been named Seminary Scholars by the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas (MFA).

The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas' annual Bishops’ Club Luncheon celebrated its 40th year on Friday, May 15, 2026, at Camp Aldersgate in Little Rock. More than 150 attendees gathered to hear keynote speaker Sonya Schmidt Murphy, executive director of Camp Aldersgate, and to celebrate how club members' dues are used for Arkansas, for good.