Christmas Eve Service
We will be having our Christmas Eve Service at the church (Beebe First United Methodist Church) at 5:30 pm. We would love to have you join us.... Read More
Author: Rev. Candace Barron
January Newsletter
Psalm 31:1 “In you, O Lord, I seek refuge; let me never put you to shame; in your righteousness, deliver me!” The rush of the Christmas Season is finally over, and we think “Whew, now we can relax”. Not to fear, Easter is coming in March so we barely can get our breath before we […]... Read More
Radical Hope
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15:13). “To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, […]... Read More
World Series Winner – Texas Rangers
In the 63 years of being a club, this is the first time that the Texas Rangers won the World Series. They did it in 5 games. Most of their runs seemed to come in just one or two innings, so it was a little nerve-wracking for the fans. I was happy to see them […]... Read More
Faith First Responder
I started working with the Clinton Foundation earlier this year. We did several months of training in Substance Use Disorder plaguing this nation. I organized a training event at my church along with two of my colleagues from the Clinton Foundation, Rev. Arthur Hunt and Rev. Frank Timmons. We had one of the most respected […]... Read More
VILE “It’s 4 o’clock somewhere”
“At four in the afternoon, I submitted ‘to be more vile’ and proclaimed in the highways the glad tidings of salvation,” Wesley wrote in his journal on April 2, 1739. That day, he preached to 3,000 people about Luke 4:18-19. I received my t-shirt today with this statement. I was inspired to get this because of her great sermon/lesson […]... Read More
Baggo Tournament
Tonight, we are having a Baggo Tournament at the church. We are raising money for Mount Eagle Retreat Center. Our church has a close connection to Mount Eagle and were happy to have a chance to help. Many of the churches in our Conference have done or will do similar events. The winner of each […]... Read More
Happy Birthday – Carolyn & Sandra
Two of the ladies in my church are being celebrated today. Carolyn & Sandra do everything together so it was fitting that they are both July babies. They were some of the earliest friends I made when I was appointed here and I am glad that so many people are making a special effort to […]... Read More
Youth Mission Trip Denver Colorado
The day after Annual Conference we left for Denver Colorado in two vans with all the youth and four adults. Later that night we arrived in Denver (exhausted) and crashed for the night at Bethany United Methodist Church. We met our host Rev. Denise who had planned all our missions for our week in Denver. […]... Read More
Annual Conference 2023
I am just back from Annual Conference 2023. It was my first regular Annual Conference as the Conference Secretary. I have done two special conferences that were only one day but this was the main show. It is one of the best conferences I have ever attended and not because of me. The spirit of […]... Read More