It's Time To Register!

The 161st meeting of the Presbytery of Arkansas!

March 13-14, 2026

The University of the Ozarks at Clarksville

Be sure to register for the Friday evening dinner and workshops!

Due to some remodeling issues and a big sports tournament, hotel space is limited in Clarksville, so book your rooms ASAP using the information and discount codes in the host packet below.

Meeting Deadlines:

• Meeting Reports due Monday, March 2
• Dinner & Lunch registration by noon, Tuesday, March 10
• Slides/Videos due to Blake by Wednesday, March 11
• Requests for Display Tables due to Blake by Thursday noon, March 12

An EPNC Update: Dear Presbytery of Arkansas,

Above all we want to thank you for your prayers during this process of discernment. It is a weighty task to seek leadership for the presbytery we all serve and care for deeply and your prayers are felt and appreciated.

Now an update. Since posting the positions last fall, we have been sent or referred to more than 50 candidates whose credentials we reviewed. Some were obviously gifted leaders whose skills did not match our needs. Others seemed like good potential matches, and we followed up with that group with some initial questions that would give us insights beyond what can be learned from the PDP (a church resume.) After receiving those responses, we gave each candidate prayerful consideration and invited an initial group of candidates to participate - Read more...

IMPORTANT reminders for the new year:

• The 2026 Pastor Compensation Forms are available on the presbytery website. They can be found on the presbytery website, under about us/presbytery resources/stated clerk. This form is intended not only for Ministers of Word and Sacrament, but also for Commissioned Ruling Elders (CREs). Completed forms can be emailed to revbrinegar@gmail.com. Please get these forms in by March 20th.
• Boundaries Training is required every three years, for Ministers of Word and Sacrament, Commissioned Ruling Elders, and Certified Christian Educators. At each presbytery meeting a part of the Stated Clerk’s Report will include a list of who needs to retake boundaries training in 2026, to help remind those who are in need of taking the training again. The safe gatherings’ clergy-ethics course is included. The cost for the class is $29.
• New 2026 Clerks of Session: if you will have a new clerk in 2026, please let Kim or Julie know so they can keep our directory updated.
• 2026 Presbytery Meeting Dates - Mark Your Calendar! All three meetings will be in-person, March 13-14/U of O Clarksville, June 13/First Conway, October 2-3/First Springdale.

Sessions, The Book of Order requires Boundary Training for your elders at least every three years. More important than the requirement, however, is that Boundary Training provides an opportunity for meaningful conversations within sessions about how churches can create safe, welcoming, and transparent communities.



Our presbytery has been recommending the PRC (Practical Resources for Churches) video series of short (no more than 15 minutes) video modules on a variety of topics. This year's list includes a new video on Fundamentals of Financial Oversight and Control.

Presbytery of Arkansas Women are invited to gather for the PW Spring 2026 Gathering, April 17–18, 2026, in Hot Springs. Centered on the theme “Living Waters,” this two-day event will offer worship, fellowship, learning, and renewal at First Presbyterian Church and Westminster Presbyterian Church.

Participants may also register for optional Friday afternoon outings. Registration is $25, or $20 with early bird payment before April 1, and includes four meals. Scholarships are available.



Come be refreshed in faith, strengthened in friendship, and renewed for service as we share Christ’s living waters together.

Montreat Youth Conference 2026

June 13-20, 2026

Where: Montreat Youth Conference in Black Mountain, NC

For: High School Youth [those who have completed 8th-12th grade by the summer of 2026] & adult leaders who will serve as chaperones.

Deadline: March 1 (spots are limited)

(**the conference takes place June 14-20, however, we are building in a day on the front end for a travel stay overnight on our way there)



The Presbytery of Arkansas is headed to the mountains of North Carolina to Montreat Camp and Conference Center for Montreat Youth Conference, Week 2! We will travel together by bus and stay overnight along the way. We will be digging deeper into our faith through music, worship, keynotes, and small groups. We’ll participate in recreation events all week and spend time connecting as a Presbytery. Our senior high youth will meet youth from around the country and learn more about what it means to be a beloved child of God. Spots are limited, so please register by the deadline!

Spots are limited, so please register by March 1, 2026.

Montreat Middle School Conference 2026

July 15-19, 2026

Where: Montreat Middle School Conference (in Maryville, TN)

For: Junior High / Middle School Youth [those who have completed 5th-8th grade by the summer of 2026] & Adult leaders who will serve as chaperones.

Deadline: March 1, 2026 (spots are limited)

We are excited to return to Montreat Middle School Conference with our junior high /middle school youth! We will travel to Maryville, TN where we will connect with other youth, participate in small groups, recreation, engaging music, keynotes, and worship. This is a middle school conference held at Maryville College and gives our junior high and middle schoolers an opportunity to deepen their faith while connecting to the larger church.

Spots are limited, so please register by March 1, 2026.

The Communicators Club is a free monthly gathering on the first Wednesday of each month at 11:30 AM for anyone handling church or nonprofit communications. Hosted by Digital Congregations, it’s an informal, welcoming space to share ideas, ask questions, and learn together, with a flexible theme guiding each month’s conversation. Next Meeting is March 4, 2026. 

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2026 Disaster Emotional and Spiritual Care Academy! The webinars are scheduled for Tuesdays, March 24 through April 28, 2026, 10:00 am - 11:30 AM Central time and are appropriate for all levels of experience and expertise.

Register for Lead(HER) 2026: Empowering Female Clergy, happening April 20-22, 2026, at Resurrection, a United Methodist Church in Leawood, Kansas.

Lead(HER) brings together female clergy from across denominations for two and a half days of worship, practical skill-building, and authentic community. The expanded 2026 format includes Monday evening through Wednesday afternoon programming, responding to attendee feedback emphasizing the importance of connecting and networking among clergywomen.



"For women, by women. Celebrating women. Healing women. Strengthening and encouraging women in their leadership, their ministry, and their lives,” organizers said of Lead(HER).

All Commissioned Ruling Elders and small church leaders are invited to attend this Synod conference at Camp Gilmont in Gilmer Texas on April 6-10. This will be an opportunity for us to gather with others throughout the Synod of the Sun in similar roles. It will also be a chance to refresh and renew and experience the glory of God following the busy Easter and Lenten seasons.

2026 Older Adult Ministry Conference sponsored by POAMN (Presbyterian Older Adult Ministry Network) will take place September 16-17 in Knoxville, TN. This annual conference will be an inspiring gathering focused on spiritual depth, resilience, and continued fruitfulness—themes that matter deeply for leaders walking alongside older adults through seasons of transition.

Mission Initiative Grants - The deadline for this year's first of three rounds of MOC grants is April15. Dream big about the mission work your church/Presbyterian organization might undertake this year and let the MOC help you realize your dream by awarding you a grant of up to $1,500.

Click below for information about registering. Direct questions to committee moderator, Peg Falls-Corbitt and click below to learn more and apply for the grant by the April 15 deadline!

Faith Formation Resource Grants - The first of two 2026 grants are now available from your Presbytery Resource Team! The purpose of these grants are to provide seed money to support Presbytery of Arkansas congregations and ministries in creatively engaging their faith community in practices of faith formation, Christian education, spiritual growth, and discipleship. 

These grants of up to $500 are to help you create a new Faith Formational program in your church or community that you otherwise would not have been able to afford to do. Look at the needs around you. Is there a need for a Grief-care or Divorce-care program in your community? Maybe you feel your church would rally around a new men's, women's, or intergenerational program or event. Maybe your church doesn't have children, but it has the man-power to sponsor a community VBS.

Pray, dream, then click below and for a Faith Formation Resource Grant by the March 30th deadline!

Mission Trip Scholarships are available from the Mission of the Church committee. These scholarships are available to applicants who are affiliated with a church or ministry of AR Presbytery/PCUSA. 

Grants for NWCs - Eligible new worshiping communities in our network are encouraged to apply for available grant funding from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), which has invested funds for innovative new ministry projects for generations. Our grants team reviews applications on a rolling basis, typically four times per year.

Older Adult Ministry Resources were shared this week from POAMN (the Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network).

• 2026 Older Adult Ministry Resource Guide
• Explore Expressions of Older Adult Ministry Resources

The Quarterly Resource Preview from the PC(USA) just came out. Click here to learn about resources, conferences, and webinars within the denomination.

New PRC webinars on church hospitality you don't want to miss! Remember, PRC webinars are always available on demand once they have taken place.

• Fields of Green: Unlocking Ministry Potential through Asset Stewardship

Thursday, March 5, 1:00 PM

• Increase Giving through “Story-Listening”

Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 1:00 PM

• Taking Faith Home, A PRC materials review