by Mike Hicks | Mar 25, 2020 | Scholarship
The Mississippi United Methodist Foundation offers scholarships for college students through a partnership with the Wood College Foundation and scholarship endowments held at the Foundation. Foundation Scholarships are not just for students attending United Methodist...
by Mike Hicks | Mar 18, 2020 | Direction
The United Methodist Church focus on General Conference 2020 has now turned to a focus on COVID-19. The Council of Bishops has requested a postponement of General Conference because of COVID-19. Bishops and other church leaders are encouraging churches to cancel all...
by Mike Hicks | Mar 11, 2020 | Direction
I really enjoy walking through the big box hardware stores and seeing all of the tools and ideas for lawn and garden. New lawnmowers and trimmers are on display. Piles of fertilizer are stacked throughout. Some will boost newly planted lawns, some will prevent...
by Mike Hicks | Mar 4, 2020 | Direction
You are hearing news about General Conference 2020. You may be concerned about the future of the United Methodist Church and your church. Change is not new to us since the arrival of Rev. Tobias Gibson in Mississippi in 1799 to bring Methodism to a new territory. In...
by Mike Hicks | Feb 26, 2020 | Planning
I am beginning to think about the daily patterns that will need to change when garden season arrives. I try to walk every day and work out with bands two to three times a week. This works well for now, but with yard and garden work to do that will have to change. I...