1870 Church Directory Fort Smith, Ar. Old Sebastian County Map with Chruch & School Locations African American Churches History of the African American Church in Fort Smith, Ar-1928 Huntington African American Baptist Church W. Huntington, Ar African American Church No. of Lavaca, Ar A.M.E. Church Young Street, Ft Smith, Ar Arnett Chapel A.M.E. Church Huntington, Ar African Methodist Episcopal Church - 1863 Mulberry St bet. Green & Wayne St. (later called B st. bet. No. 3rd & 4th St) Fort Smith, Ar. Eighth Street Baptist Church Fort Smith, Ar Eighth Street A M E Church Fort Smith, Ar Fourth St. or First Baptist Church 4th & D St. later 12th & N St Fort Smith, Ar King Solomon Baptist Church North 8th and Q St. -Fort Smith, Ar Love's Chapel Seventh Day Adventist Church 1922 North 12th and T St. - Fort Smith, Ar Mallalieu Methodist Episcopal Church N. 9th & H St. - Fort Smith, Ar Missionary Baptist Church Green St. - Fort Smith, Ar Mount Mariah Baptist Church Young St. in Midland Heights, Fort Smith, Ar Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church No. of Greenwood, Ar Mt. Zion C. M. E. Church No. 10th & L - Fort Smith, Ar Ninth Street Baptist Church - 1881 9th & K St. - Fort Smith, Ar Quinn Chapel A.M.E No H & 8th Fort Smith, Ar Seventh Day Adventist 1928 11th & C or O? Fort Smith, Ar St. Augustine Episcopal Church 1928 North 9th & N St. - Fort Smith, Ar. St. James Baptist Church Fort Smith, Ar St John the Baptist Catholic Church No. 8th & R - Fort Smith, Ar Tenth Street Methodist Church Fort Smith, Ar True Light Baptist Church Coke Hill, Fort Smith, Ar "Colored" Orphanage & Academy near Midland Heights - Fort Smith, Ar -------------------------- Assembly of God Churches -------------------------- Huntington Assembly of God Church Huntington, Ar New Bethel Assembly of God Church No. 8th & T St., Fort Smith, Ar -------------------------- Baptist Churches -------------------------- Amity Baptist Church 3 mi So of Hackett City Bethlehem Baptist Church 516 N. 3rd. Fort Smith, Ar Bloomer Baptist Church Bloomer, Ar Bonanza Baptist Church Bonanza, Ar Central Missionary Baptist Church Fort Smith, Ar Chocoville Baptist Church Chocoville, Ar Dayton Baptist Church Dayton, Ar Emmanuel Baptist Church Fort Smith, Ar First Baptist Church 13th & Grand, Ft. Smith, Ar. First Freewill Baptist Church Armour Ave., Fort Smith, Ar. Grand Ave. Baptist Church-1934 40th & Grand, Fort Smith, Ar Hackett First Baptist Church Hackett, Ar Huntington Baptist Church Huntington, Ar James Fork Baptist Church James Fork, Ar; Sugarloaf Twsp Lavaca Baptist Church Lavaca, Ar Lexington Ave. Baptist Church - 1906 Lexington & So. H - Fort Smith, Ar Liberty Baptist Church East of Greenwood, Ar Macedon Baptist Church Prairie Twsp; W. of Witcherville, Ar Mansfield Baptist Church Mansfield, Ar Mt. Harmony Baptist Church & O.M. Stallings Memorial Mt. Zion or Liberty Baptist Church 5 miles west of Greenwood Oak Bower Missionary Baptist Church North of Lavaca, Arkansas Oak Grove Baptist Church Mussett Road, Fort Smith, Ar. Oak Valley Baptist Church 8 mi. NE of Greenwood, Ar. toward Lavaca, Ar. Palestine Baptist Church 5 miles south of Greenwood, Ar. Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church NW of Ipava, Ar.; T4N R29W Sec2; on J. Switson property Rye Hill Baptist Church between old 71 Hiway and 71 Second Baptist Church So. 16th & Little Rock Ave. - Fort Smith, Ar Steep Hill Baptist Church South of Massard West Hartford Baptist Church West Hartford, Sebastian Co., Ar. Witcherville Fellowship Baptist Church Witcherville, Sebastian Co., Ar. -------------------------- Catholic Churches -------------------------- History of the Catholic Church Fort Smith, Ar Christ The King Church Fort Smith, Ar St. Patricks - First Catholic Church Fort Smith, Ar German Catholic Church near Barling, Ar German Catholic Church No. 18th & B St., Fort Smith, Ar (later St. Boniface) Immaculate Conception Church Fort Smith, Ar St. Boniface Catholic Church Fort Smith, Ar St Leo's Catholic Church Hartford, Ar St Mary's Catholic Church Barling, Ar St Patrick's Catholic Church Fort Smith, Ar later Immaculate Conception St Phillips Catholic Church Huntington, Ar -------------------------- Christian Churches -------------------------- Greenwood Christian Church Greenwood, Ar Huntington Christian Church Huntington, Ar Christian Church Chapel Knox St. (later No. 6th), Fort Smith Echols Memorial Christian Church Fort Smith - 1911 First Christian Church No. 13th & A - Fort Smith, Ar ----------------------------------- Church of Christian Scientists ----------------------------------- First Church of Christian Scientist 704 Garrison Ave, then No 7th & C St Ft Smith, Ar. ----------------------------------- Church of Christ Churches ----------------------------------- Dodson Ave. Church of Christ Valley View Church of Christ ----------------------------------- Church of the Nazerene ----------------------------------- Church of the Nazerene North St. & Blair Ave, Fort Smith, Ar ----------------------------- Episcopal Churches ----------------------------- Episcopal Church of the Messiah No. 15th St - Ft. Smith, Ar. Grace Chapel an Episcopal Church Towson Ave/Texas Road - Fort Smith, Ar Protestant Episcopal Church Corner Van Buren & Sycamore Sts. Fort Smith, Ar St John's Protestant Episcopal Church No. 6th & C St. - Fort Smith, Ar ----------------------------- Lutheran Churches ----------------------------- First Evangelical Lutheran Church 12th & D St, Fort Smith, Ar St Luke's Lutheran Church May & Alabama, Fort Smith, Ar United Lutheran Church - 1928 May & Alabama Sts., Fort Smith, Ar ----------------------------- Methodist Churches The Methodist Church divided over slavery as did many denominations, During this time period there was the Methodist Episode Church, the Methodist Episcopal Church South and the Methodist Protestant Church. These sll merged to become the Methodist Church in 1939 Thank you Bruce Vick & Jim Spears ----------------------------- Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church Hackett, Ar Bonanza Methodist Church Bonanza, Ar Central Methodist Church Central City, Ar Huntington Methodist Church Huntington, Ar Greenwood Methodist Church Greenwood, Ar Lavaca Methodist Church Lavaca, Ar Mansfield Methodist Church Mansfield, Ar Mansfield M. E. Church South Mansfield, Ar Milltown MethodistChurch Milltown, Ar Mount Olive M. E. Church So. of Sugarloaf, Ar; Mississippi Twsp. North Methodist Episcopal Church Mansfield, Ar Shiloh M. E. or Methodist Church South Located bet. Hartford and Mansfield, Ar Washburn Methodist Church South Washburn, Ar ----Fort Smith Methodist Chuches---- Brownscombe Memorial M. E. Church Catholic Ave & 11th St. - Fort Smith, Ar Central Methodist Church South 1887-1916 13th & B St - Fort Smith Dodson Ave. Methodist Church (later Goddard) Fort Smith, Ar History of First Methodist Church and Central Methodist Episcopal Church South First Methodist Church Fort Smith, Ar First M E Church South 7th & A St., Fort Smith, Ar Grace Methodist Church Fort Smith, Ar Grand Ave Methodist Episcopal Church-1869 NE corner 5th & A St., Fort Smith, Ar Harrell Chapel Methodist Church - 1842 NE corner 5th & A st., Fort Smith, Ar Howard St. M. E. Church Howard St. later named No. 5th, Fort Smith, Ar Midland Heights Methodist Church Van Buren Road & High St., Fort Smith, Ar St Paul United Methodist Church 4100 Grand, Fort Smith, Ar Second Methodist Church Grand Ave., Fort Smith, Ar Seventh Street Methodist Church Fort Smith, Ar South Fort Smith M. E. South Church South Fort Smith, Ar Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church Sycamore & Jackson Sts, Fort Smith, Ar Trusty Methodist Church 1906-13 Midland Heights, Fort Smith, Ar -------------------- Jewish Synagogue ------------------------------ United Hebrew Synagogue No 11 & D St. Fort Smith, Ar ----------------------------- Penecostal Churches ----------------------------- Penticostal Church Hackett, Ar -------------------------------- Presbyterian Churches -------------------------------- Bonanza Presbyterian Church Bonanza, Ar. Central Presbyterian Church No 9th & B - Fort Smith, Ar Cumberland Presbyterian Church No. 9th & B St., Ft. Smith, Ar. Cumberland Presbyterian Church Marietta, Ar Cumberland Presbyterian Church West Hartford, Ar First Presbyterian Church No. 9th & B Sts, Fort Smith, Ar Logan Foster Memorial Presbyterian Church 706 N. 3rd., Ft. Smith, Ar. Presbyterian Church Greenwood, Ar Presbyterian Church Huntington, Ar Presbyterian Church Mansfield, Ar Presbyterian Old School South Church Corner Washington & Mulberry St. Fort Smith, Ar. Sulphur Springs Presbyterian Church later names Second Presbyterian Towson Ave, Ft. Smith, Ar. -------------------------- Various Churches -------------------------- Ames Chapel West of Auburn, Ar. Barnett Church W SW of Hartford, Ar. Biswell Springs Church Bloomer Twsp; 7 miles E of Greenwood, Ar Cherokee Chapel No. of Chocoville, Ar. Edna Chapel South of Auburn, Ar. Elm Park Sunday School Mine 18 Eureka Church 6 mi So of Fort Smith - Cavanaugh, Ar. Fifth Street Mission Church Ft. Smith, Ar. Fort Smith Gospel Mission Fort Smith, Ar. Hicks Church Mississippi Twsp. Close to Okla border Massard Union Sunday School Massard Prairie Millcreek Sunday School Mill Creek, Ar Mt. Nebo Church Excelsior, Ar. Mt. Olive Church Bloomer Twsp.; So. of Lavaca, Ar Mt. Olive Church in Mississippi Twsp. Mt. Zion Church Milltown, Ar Pilgrams Rest Church East side of the Co.. So. of Chocoville, Ar. Prairie Grove Church Just west of Franklin Co, Ar. Salvation Army Citadel No. 7th & A St., Fort Smith, Ar. Tate Church NW of Lavaca, Ar Union Ridge Church 2 miles East of Greenwood, Ar West Harmony Church So. of Hartford, Ar. Western Star Church Later known as Marietta So. of Hartford, Ar. Last Updated: Monday, 20-Feb-2023 09:58:41 MST