Members of the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas Bishops’ Club gathered Thursday evening, October 30, 2025, at Mount Sequoyah Center in Fayetteville, to share fellowship and hear from keynote speaker Jeff Quick, CEO of the Food Bank of North Central Arkansas.

Total for first nine months of 2025 surpasses last year’s 12-month total

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (October 22, 2025)—The Grant Administration Committee of the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas (MFA) Board of Directors has awarded a total of 25 grants across its three monthly meetings of the third quarter, bringing total granted funds to more than $1.9 million for the year to date, surpassing last year’s 12-month total of just over $1.8 million.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (October 16, 2025)—The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas (MFA) on Thursday, November 6 will present “10 Reasons to Think About Endowments,” the final installment in its 2025 Quarterly Learning Zoom series. MFA’s President and CEO the Rev. J. Wayne Clark will lead the session, which runs from 10 to 11 a.m. CST. Participation is free with pre-registration.

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.

In October, we celebrate Pastor Appreciation Month as a way to honor clergy for their faithful leadership, care, and service. As a small token, the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas is offering $75 grants to assist congregations in the Arkansas UMC in recognizing their pastor during Pastor Appreciation Month. Churches that have multiple clergy appointed to serve may apply to receive this amount per pastor.

CONWAY, Arkansas (September 12, 2025) — Biblical scholar, pastor, and activist the Rev. Rachel Griffin-Allison, will preach during worship in Greene Chapel on the campus of Hendrix College on Monday, November 3, 2025, at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (September 9, 2025) — What if we could master plan our churches the way commercial businesses and many non-profit organizations do? What if we could anticipate our needs for ministry and facilities and staff and set aside funds that would earn interest income to support our mission and ministry for the long-term?

CONWAY, AR (August 26, 2025) – The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas (MFA) has awarded a $15,000 gift to Conway First United Methodist Church to support the launch of LifeQuest at Conway, a new satellite campus of LifeQuest of Arkansas, the state’s largest educational nonprofit serving older adults.

A pilot estate planning/will-writing program for clergy

Do you have a will? If not, you are not alone. In fact, 76% of adults in the United States do not. There are lots of reasons why people haven’t gotten around to writing their will: cost, time, confusion on where to start, and procrastination. The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas wants to help. We’re offering a new program for clergy in which participants, single or couples, will work with an attorney to create their will.