WELCOME TO THE   SOUTHWEST DISTRICT!

          As District Superintendent, I would like to welcome you to the Southwest District web site!   We are a district that fully covers 11 counties; and have churches in three additional counties, consisting of 105 churches; one Wesley Foundation, 69 charges,  &  68 pastors.

   Our goal is to keep you informed of news, events and schedules. Our purpose is to glorify God in all that we do as a body of believers.

WE HOPE YOU COME AGAIN, SOON!!   

Rev Dr. C. E. McAdoo

February 13-17

Cabinet Retreat

February 15 - 17

District Administrative Assistant’s Retreat

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March 2 & 3, 2012

The dates for the

Sexual Harassment/Misconduct Workshop are March 2 and March 3, 2012. These one-day workshops will be held at Cabot FUMC. Pastors will be able to chose from one of these dates to attend. These workshops are being planned by an Area Committee of the Board of Ordained Ministry, chaired by Reverend Beth Waldrup.  .

MARK YOUR CALENDAR — ALL CLERGY WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THIS WORKSHOP.

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April 24-may 5

General Conference (Delegates arrive earlier)

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June 10-14

Arkansas Annual Conference (Ft. Smith)

 

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June 26

Pastors’ Moving Day

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July 1

Southwest District is merged with the South Central District

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July 8

Unifying District Conference; Sunday, July 8, 2012; 3:30-6:00 p.m.; Hope First UMC

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July 15 - 22

Jurisdictional Conference (Oklahoma City)

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September 1 - First day for New Bishop!

SAVE THE DATE!!

 LAY SPEAKER CLASSES:

DATE:       Saturday, April 14th

WHERE:    Asbury United Methodist

 

Basic & Advance Classes will be offered

Advanced Class materials will be distributed the day of class (no charge)

Basic Class materials can be purchased from Cokesbury.

 

Lunch will be provided by the District.

 

Many U.S. presidents have Methodist ties

      They escorted Abraham Lincoln’s body to his burial in Illinois. They served lemonade to guests at the White House in an age of temperance. They had roles in inaugurations and extended spiritual advice to presidents on justice issues, ranging from slavery to war.

      United Methodists have a long history of ties to U.S. presidencies. In fact, Methodism began its relationship with the presidency through the general who would become the nation’s first elected leader.

      After the Revolutionary War, Methodist Bishop Francis Asbury approached George Washington (1789-97) twice, first presenting an anti-slavery petition from Methodist bishops, and later to assure the new president of Methodist support for the new republic.

      It would be more than a century after the nation’s birth, however, before a Methodist would be in the White House as president. Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-81) attended Methodist schools and, as president, attended Foundry Church, a Methodist church in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Lucy. One of the founders and the first president of the Home Missionary Society (a precursor of United Methodist Women), Lucy was known affectionately by White House guests as “Lemonade Lucy” because she did not serve alcohol at White House functions, following Methodism’s commitment to temperance.

      Less than two decades later, another Methodist, William McKinley (1897-1901), was elected president. Early in life, McKinley had considered the Methodist ministry, but later became a lawyer. He remained active at the Methodist Church of the Savior in Canton, Ohio. He served as Sunday school superintendent and trustee.

 

 

McKinley’s assassination in 1901, after election to his second term in office, left an impact on the Methodist denomination, according to Dale Patterson at the United Methodist Commission on Archives and History. “It touched the hearts of church members in a lot of places,” he said. “I’ve personally seen windows dedicated to President McKinley inside churches in Kansas and Oklahoma.”