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The Current Wins Two RCC Awards
3/31/2011
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The Current, the conference newspaper, won two awards, including an Award of Excellence at the 2011 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards, sponsored by the Religion Communicators Council. The awards were announced at the organization's annual meeting March 31.
IGRC Director of Communication Ministries Paul Black won top honors among single-issue local or regional newspapers with the November 2010 issue of The Current, which featured the cover story Running Green...Arson suspected in Midland UMC fire
9/2/2010
KINCAID – Arson is suspected in an Aug. 1 fire that damaged the Midland UMC and community leaders have called in federal authorities to investigate the matter.
The church, located in this Christian County community, sustained damage throughout the building and sidelined the community food pantry. The fire was discovered about 4:45 a.m. as firefighters and deputies had just put out a fire of a van located not far from the church. That fire has also been termed “suspicious.&rdquo...Baby Fold CEO named Administrator of the Year
4/28/2010
The United Methodist Association (UMA) recently named The Baby Fold’s President and CEO Dale Strassheim as Child, Youth, and Family Services Administrator of the Year.
The award was announced on March 6 during the UMA’s 70th National Convention in Burlingame, Calif.
The UMA, a national body which oversees the health and welfare ministries of the United Methodist Church, cited Strassheim’s resourcefulness and consistent dedication to the well-being of children and...
