Central UMC Blog

Interested in what’s been going on here at Central? Our brand new Quarterly Report, The Review, is now here! It's undergone a bit of a format change but it's the same old Review that you know and love, just in a new place!   In our latest Review, you can read Dr. Jan Davis' article...

Interested in what’s been going on here at Central? Our brand new Quarterly Report, The Review, is now here! It's undergone a bit of a format change but it's the same old Review that you know and love, just in a new place! In our latest Review, you can read Dr. Jan Davis' article on...

  One of the most distressing humanitarian crises of our times – immigrants and refugees coming into our country by the thousands for safety, hope, and a future – has ended up right on our doorstep here in Northwest Arkansas and here at Genesis Church.      In...

  Abortion legislation in America has been the hot topic of recent headlines. Seven states passed abortion restrictions this year that challenge the constitutional rights established in Roe v. Wade. Alabama’s bill is the first outright ban on abortion; other states including...

  All of us attending Morning Manna here at Genesis are on a journey of faith to the Cross and the Resurrection this Easter. As we begin taking steps of faith it is imperative that we have faith in the one True King. The Way, the Truth, and the Life – the Word made Flesh. God among...

Seven years ago Pastor Jody Farrell suggested we do a community service day for our church members, a way to reach out to show our love to our neighbors – to go Beyond the Walls of our church building to serve others in need. It’s just a few hours on two Saturdays each year and is...

“Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends” (Jesus, Rev. 3:20) In Jesus’ day, and in ours - who you ate with and where you ate told a lot about you: Who you are and what you are...

It’s 1976, the 200th anniversary of our country’s Declaration of Independence- 200 years removed from the courageous (and costly in terms of human life) acts that led to our freedoms. I sit in my class of 12 in Hatfield, Arkansas, as we study about the fight for freedom for our...