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Let it Snow!
Winter weather in Northwest Arkansas can change without a moment's notice. In case of inclement weather, this space will display the most current information about our services. Service updates will also be posted with KNWA-TV and on our telephone answering machine.
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You are Welcome ... Just as You Are!
Welcome to First United Methodist Church. Our hearts, our minds, and our doors are always open.
We are committed to providing a place where people can be nurtured in the faith, grow as disciples, and offer themselves in ministry to others in the name of Jesus Christ.
We invite you to see our Sunday schedule and upcoming events listed on the calendar page.
We want to be your church!
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Abandoned: Haiti hospital is home to orphaned children
The doctors and staff at Grace Children’s Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, are caring for 10 to 15 children left “abandoned”—often parentless—by the Jan. 12 earthquake. Kathy L. Gilbert has the story.
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Q&A: Women leave streets behind, find new hope
In 1997 the Rev. Becca Stevens founded Magdalene, a residential program for women to escape a cycle of substance abuse and prostitution. She spoke with Bill Fentum about the rewards of that work.
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Q&A: Asbury a model for modern Methodists
Francis Asbury, whom many historians consider the “Father of American Methodism,” often does not get as much attention as John Wesley. Mary Jacobs spoke with historian John Wigger about Asbury’s tremendous impact on the church.
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Getting the job done: Mission volunteers eager to return to Haiti
Though Haiti’s fragile infrastructure has hampered aid efforts, UMCOR and Methodist churches with deep roots in the country are helping fill in the gaps. Bill Fentum has the story.
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COMMENTARY: Connectional Table affirms plans for holistic 21st-century church
For years we’ve heard grim diagnoses on the future of the United Methodist Church, but in the coming year, says Mary Brooke Casad, the Connectional Table is drawing up blueprints for a brighter future.
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GEN-X RISING: Trading new patterns for old
In the second of a multi-part series on the means of grace, Andrew Thompson explains how spiritual disciplines help our lifelong journey of salvation—and how our culture works against it.
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