Cindy watson methodist biography

Biography.
She was born and raised in Indiana and has been a United Methodist from birth.
She is a graduate of Southern Methodist University,.

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District Superintendent Werner Philipp elected as UMC Bishop in Germany

The Germany Central Conference today (February 13, 2025) elected the Rev. Werner Philipp, a district superintendent in eastern Germany, as a United Methodist Church bishop. Bishop Philipp, 57, was elected at the meeting in the Himmelspforten retreat house in Würzburg, a historic city in central Germany first Christianized by Irish missionaries in the seventh century. "I am ready to serve," he said.

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Celebrate love: share Thursdays in Black Valentine’s Day messages

The World Council of Churches’ Thursdays in Black campaign is celebrating love this Valentine’s Day with free, ready-to-send social media cards that highlight love as kind, patient, and free from harm. The initiative, which promotes a world without rape and violence, uses these messages to advocate for love that fosters dignity and wellbe

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Methodist Episcopal Church

Religious organization in the United States

For individual churches named Methodist Episcopal Church, see Methodist Episcopal Church (disambiguation).

The Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC) was the oldest and largest Methodist denomination in the United States from its founding in 1784 until 1939. It was also the first religious denomination in the US to organize itself nationally. In 1939, the MEC reunited with two breakaway Methodist denominations (the Methodist Protestant Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South) to form the Methodist Church. In 1968, the Methodist Church merged with the Evangelical United Brethren Church to form the United Methodist Church.

The MEC's origins lie in the First Great Awakening when Methodism emerged as an evangelical revival movement within the Church of England that stressed the necessity of being born again and the possibility of attaining Christian perfection. By the 1760s, Methodism had spread to the Thirteen Colonies, and Methodist societies were formed under the oversight of John Wesley. As in Eng

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Arkansas Conference UMC celebrates All Saints Day 2018

All Saints Day is a special celebration every year for many in the United Methodist Church. Taking place on Nov. 1, it is a time to remember those who have gone before us in the faith. John Wesley had a particular fondness for the day, writing in his journal in 1767 that it is “a festival I truly love.” This year, the Arkansas United Methodist remembers pastors and their spouses who have gone before us this past year, with a special recognition for former United Methodist Foundation of Arkansas President Jim Argue.

James B. “Jim” Argue Jr, 1951 – 2018

James B. “Jim” Argue Jr. of Little Rock died May 3, 2018, at St. Vincent Infirmary following a brief illness. He was born August 19, 1951, in Carthage, TX, to Dr. James B. Argue and Ann Bourland Argue. The family moved to Little Rock in 1964 when Dr. Argue was named senior pastor at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church. Jim graduated from Hall High School in 1969 and Hendrix College in 1973, where he earned a degree in history and political science.