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A group of clergy and laity have come together to create an event tailored to bring healing and harmony to United Methodists after a year of divisiveness, disinformation, and disaffiliations. The ...

Black Clergy Women of the UMC held their annual gathering July 31 to August 3, in Washington, D.C. The theme was Be You. This is the first time in the 30-year history of the event that the Oklahoma ...

New Faith Communities has been hard at work on multiple initiatives and events. Two initiatives are DreamAChurch and the Day of Discernment. DreamAChurch DreamAChurch is a new initiative recently ...

Rev. Joe Robinson, retired pastor, passed away August 15. He served many Oklahoma churches since 1976, where he started at Bennington. From Broken Arrow First to Norman Goodrich to Ponca City ...

Lay Servant Training | Sept. 8-9, Meadowcreek United Methodist Church, Collinsville; Sept. 9-10, Bixby FUMC, Bixby. Mission Leadership Training | Sept. 16, 2023, New Hope UMC, OKC. University UMC ...

Some mysteries are written to be solved. Edmond First United Methodist has its own mystery. During a season of renewal, its members are on the case. A committee has been formed. Some unofficial groups...

Rev. Dr. Sonja Tobey At St. Paul’s UMC in Lawton, we have been busy living out our mission to “love God, love people, and connect people to God’s love.” Every year on the first Sunday of September, ...

The Oklahoma Conference of The United Methodist Church has joined other faith-based and non-profit partners in supporting Trauma-Informed Faith Communities, which is a project led by Crisis Care ...

Several pastors and churches in western Oklahoma are joining their efforts to have an event they are calling The Western Oklahoma United Methodist Rendezvous and Revival. All people in western ...

At this year’s session of annual conference, members approved a name change for the conference entity responsible for ethnic local church concerns, monitoring and outreach to our state through ...

One of the jewels of Oklahoma church architecture, McFarlin UMC in Norman, has recently been named a United Methodist historic site. The soaring church building, built in 1923 and 1924, by Holmboe ...

Kingfisher UMC held a VBS experience complete with dancing, drama, art, and more. The church uses a unique curriculum, called How Great Thou Arts. LEFT: Genna Parr, children’s ministries director, ...

What does it mean to be Bold? Showing or requiring a fearless daring spirit. Sometimes we are called by God to do something, and we feel too scared to do it. Being bold is hearing that call and ...

Glennda Louise Main, widow of retired elder Gerald Main, passed away Sunday, June 18. She was a pianist who directed children’s ministry as her husband served as pastor. The Mains served many ...

by ViaFaith McCullough The mission of Project Transformation is to transform communities by engaging children, college-age young adults, and churches in purposeful relationships. For 22 years, Project...

Conference-Wide Lay Servant Training | Aug. 18-19, Elk City United Methodist Church, Elk City. For more information, email Sharri Hiller at sharrihiller@gmail.com. New Faith Communities Day of ...

As a business model in today’s economy, Ceili Camp is an utter failure. It provides specialized, full-time care for children with special needs for a week during summer. It employs a full staff of ...

The United Methodist Commission on Archives and History offers classes on John Wesley and The United Methodist Church on the U.M. History Hub. Classes range in cost from free to $50, and cover a ...

The mission is to connect “1 family and 1 church for 1 purpose.” This is where the name for 111Project originated. Churches, community service organizations, and other nonprofit agencies communicate ...

Mission U | July 20-22, Oklahoma City University Day of Discernment | Aug. 25, OKC-Wesley UMC Conference-Wide Lay Servant Training | Aug. 18-19, Elk City United Methodist Church, Elk City. For more ...

This year’s Annual Conference hit a little bit differently. The setting was the awe-inspiring Boston Avenue United Methodist Church in Tulsa, with its soaring tower and plethora of symbolic artwork. ...

The Harry Denman Evangelism Award for Clergy was presented to Dan Pulver (left), who was recently appointed to Frederick UMC. The Harry Denman Evangelism Award for Laity was presented to Ann ...

On April 30, a team of five runners represented the Lawton Circuit Runners at the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon in the marathon relay event. Each runner ran a different leg of the 26.2 mile course. ...

Leawood, KS – Saint Paul School of Theology held its hybrid Commencement at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 12, 2023. Graduates came together for one celebration with attendees on both the Kansas and ...

As part of the health insurance agreement the Oklahoma Conference of the United Methodist Church has with its benefits provider, Wespath, is a built-in incentive to develop - or keep - healthy habits ...

For Native American Ministries Sunday, Hobart First United Methodist Church was blessed by native youth Lani Kauahquo-Elix, Kiowa and Ponca. Lani performed the Lord’s Prayer in interpretive sign ...

For several years, the West Tulsa UMC and First Church Tulsa have worked together to provide a fun opportunity for students at a local elementary school with food trucks, pizza (oh so much pizza), ...

The 2023 ordination and confirmation class, from left: Bishop Jimmy Nunn; Sei Yoon Park, ordained elder; Meg Burris, ordained elder; Tim Navis, commissioned deacon; Betsy Stewart-Dooley, commissioned...

Retired elder Bob Langston passed away at age 82 on May 5, 2023, in Ada. Rev. Langston was serving Allen UMC. He had served many Oklahoma churches since his initial appointment at Madill in 1976, ...

Juneteenth | June 19, Conferences offices closed. Mission U | July 20-22, Oklahoma City University Conference-Wide Lay Servant Training | Aug. 18-19, Elk City United Methodist Church, Elk City. For ...

The deadline to register for the May session of annual conference is Monday, May 8. Please take time to review the registration form and get registered before the deadline. There are no “late” ...

On a sunny, cool morning in April, the spring-laden wind carried anticipation as over 600 clergy and lay delegates gathered at Church of The Servant in Oklahoma City to decide on the disposition of 55...

Kingfisher UMC found a new opportunity to reach out to neighbors in novel ways. In May, they put their love of community into action. Through their “Do All the Good You Can” campaign, the congregation...

The Wacky Wednesday program at Checotah First United Methodist Church embarked on a unique service project this spring. On April 5, a group of 19 students and seven adult volunteers visited the ...

The life of a good pastor leaves a lasting impact. That fact was borne out earlier this year by the adult children of Rev. Howard Roberts, who served many United Methodist churches during his tenure ...

Marilyn Ehlers, wife of Rev. Richard Ehlers, passed away April 4. The couple were married for 63 years. Mrs. Ehlers was an active United Methodist throughout her life. She taught home economics in ...

Annual Conference | May 22-25, Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, Tulsa Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope - Documentary & Discussion | 1:30 p.m., May 28, Moore First United ...

An EF2 tornado blazed through Shawnee on April 19, killing three and damaging numerous properties. Two properties affected were United Methodist churches - Shawnee Wesley and Shawnee St. Paul’s. The ...

Holy week in Brookside is something special for the folks at Community Brookside. Being a new United Methodist church in Tulsa has allowed this young church to offer traditional Methodist services and...

Members and friends of Verdigris UMC gathered April 22-23 to celebrate the church’s 100th anniversary. Saturday’s events included a community cookout and a historical showcase highlighting special ...

A special called conference will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, at Church of the Servant in Oklahoma City. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and seating is by district. The voting ...

Matt Morgan I’m not sure exactly what year it was. What I do know is that it was some time in the early 1980s…and it was a Sunday. I remember walking back into the nursery and letting go of my mother’...

Members of Barnard Memorial United Methodist Church in Holdenville looked at their huge building, which is only used a few hours on Sundays and a few more on Wednesdays, and began to wonder how they ...

Children whose parents are incarcerated carry more than backpacks to school every day. They also carry trauma, loss, stigma, and more. According to the National Institute of Justice Journal’s 2017 ...

When it comes to serving as a safe space for church members, churches in the Oklahoma conference are in it with their whole hearts. Rev. Roger Parker, Conference Connections lead pastor, made 40 ...