Welcome To Arapaho United Methodist Church

We are an inclusive Christian community where all are welcome. We are intentional about our faith development: we ask questions, develop deep and lasting friendships, support families of all shapes and sizes and work together to make a positive difference in our community.

Nobody is perfect here, but being a part of this place brings out the best of us. We give and receive forgiveness and experience God's grace through bread and cup, study and service, prayer, people and family.

You are welcome here!

 
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Around Arapaho...

Find out more about all of our upcoming events as well as register for classes and service opportunities at our Online Connection Center.

Upcoming Events

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Podcast: A Place At The Table w/ Eric Markinson
Podcast: A Place At The Table w/ Eric Markinson

Pastor Blair Thompson-White sits down with Chaplain and Grace UMC Member Eric Markinson to talk about what it means to be LGBTQ+ and a Methodist.

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Three Simple Practices for Everyday Mindfulness
Three Simple Practices for Everyday Mindfulness

I recently rewatched the classic film “Office Space” where every day seems to be a Monday. It seems like the absurdity won’t end until the main character, Peter, goes to a hypnotist and becomes mindful of the insanity that goes on around him. From there, he does everything that most of us only dream of doing and he begins to truly live. 

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Podcast: Eco-Spirituality and Electric Vehicles
Podcast: Eco-Spirituality and Electric Vehicles

Pastor Blair sits down with Aaron Manes, Arapaho UMC’s Communications Director to talk Eco-spirituality, life experiments and what it is like to drive an electric car.

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Podcast: Women In The Bible w/ Rabbi Elana Zelony
Podcast: Women In The Bible w/ Rabbi Elana Zelony

Go deeper into the Grace and Grit/Women In The Bible series as Pastor Blair Thompson-White sips tea with Rabbi Elana Zelony on a stormy morning and talks about the women of scripture in this episode of “Practicing The Presence.”

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Let Your Life Speak
Let Your Life Speak

When was the last time you found yourself “off track”? Maybe you were working on an assignment or home project and got distracted. Or maybe you found yourself on Facebook when you intended to be paying the bills online. Maybe you were

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Podcast: Why Did Jesus Have To Die?
Podcast: Why Did Jesus Have To Die?

Have you ever asked the question of why did Jesus die on the cross? Maybe this is something that you have let go of in your deconstruction or maybe you haven’t ever given it much thought. Pastor Blair sits down with Dr. Gary Fox to talk through the differing atonement theologies and how they play out in our lives in this episode of “Practicing The Presence.”

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Book Review: Shameless
Book Review: Shameless

Shameless is a book challenging the traditional teachings in the church about sex and giving us the tools to build a new theology around sexuality that makes sense to our experience...do we need this right now or what?!

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The Three Practices Of "Sticky" Faith
The Three Practices Of "Sticky" Faith

A friend forwarded an article from a web site I’m not familiar with, The Federalist, about a religious revival that is all too familiar.  Inside America’s Largest Religious Revival You Know Nothing About is Heather Smith’s look at the religion that has been thriving despite America’s decades-long decline in religious devotion, the religion of Athletica.

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Arapaho Is A Place Of Welcome To All
Arapaho Is A Place Of Welcome To All

By now you have heard the news that our denomination, The United Methodist Church, in it’s General Conference Session doubled down on its stance against same-sex weddings and against LGBTQ+ clergy. This decision is incredibly disappointing and once again we have hurt the LGBTQ+ community. At Arapaho we are here to say that we are sorry and that we welcome all.

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Podcast: Bumping Up Against Grace
Podcast: Bumping Up Against Grace

In this episode features Pastor Blair Thompson-White and Perkins’ School Of Theology Professor Dr. Mark Stamm as they talk about John Wesley feeling “strangely warmed” and the practices that we can use in our daily lives to get close to God or as he puts it, to “Bump Up Against Grace.”

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Map & Directions

 

Arapaho United Methodist Church
1400 W. Arapaho Rd.
Richardson, TX 75080
email: office@arapahoumc.org
phone: 972-231-1005

Meeting Times:
Sunday Morning Worship Services: 8:30 am & 11:00 am
Sunday School meets at 9:45 am
Sunday Evening Youth Service: 6:30 pm


Need a Ride?

If you live within five miles of the church and would like to attend Sunday School and 11:00am Worship on a regular basis, you may reserve a seat on the church’s Sunday morning shuttle.