LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (May 1, 2025)—The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas’s next International Study Cohort will travel to Taizé, France, April 13 through 22, 2026, for a five-day immersive experience among the monastic community there. The itinerary also includes two days in Paris.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 16, 2025)—The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas has chosen The Hon. Mark Leverett as the keynote speaker for its annual Bishops’ Club Luncheon, an invitation-only event set for Friday, May 16.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 4, 2025)—The Grants Committee of the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas (MFA) Board of Directors has awarded a total of seven grants in their first three monthly meetings of the year, with grant funds totaling $131,692.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (March 21, 2025) — The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas (MFA) has announced a grant to reduce the cost of participation in the four-day, three-night “AC Kids Camp” at Camp Tanako to just $75 per child — half of the amount charged in previous years.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (February 10, 2025)—The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas (MFA) has announced a grant program that will provide EV charging stations to 14 local United Methodist congregations or affiliated institutions in Arkansas that hold at least one account with MFA.

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (February 5, 2025) — The Rev. Mackey Yokem, Director of Leadership Ministries for the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas, will serve as host for an Educational Opportunities journey to the Holy Land set for October 13-23, 2025.

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (February 5, 2025) — The Perkins Summit for Faith and Learning offers a wide range of theological mini-courses for laypersons, community leaders and clergy. Somewhere between seminary and Sunday School, the Summit leverages the rich learning community of SMU’s Perkins School of Theology to provide an experience in theological education.

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (February 4, 2025) — Clergywomen of the Arkansas Conference: MFA is offering full scholarships to Lead(HER), a new conference for women in pastoral leadership hosted April 29-30 by Resurrection, a United Methodist congregation in Leawood, Kan.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (February 4, 2025) — Any student attending a United Methodist seminary and seeking ordination as an Elder or Deacon within the Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church is eligible to apply for the MFA Seminary Scholarship, which provides $22,000 per year for a three-year period. The application window for Fall 2025 is now open.