Arkansas Church Records

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 * A Directory of Churches and Religious Organizations in the State of Arkansas. Little Rock: Historical Records Survey 1942.
 * Guide to Vital Statistics Records in Arkansas: Volume II, Church Archives. Little Rock: Historical Records Survey, 194-. and.

Many denominations have collected their records into central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where the records are located:

Baptist


Arkansas Baptist State Convention Collection Riley Library Ouachita Baptist University 410 Ouachita Arkedelphia, AR 71998 Phone: (870) 245-5000 Fax: (870) 245-5500

Jacynda Ammons OBU Box 3729 Arkadelphia, AR 71998 Phone: (870) 245-5332 E-mail: [mailto:ammonsj@obu.edu ammonsj@obu.edu]

Methodist
Arkansas United Methodist Archives Olin C. Bailey Library Hendrix College 1600 Washington Street Conway, AR 72032 Phone: (501) 336-9321 Fax: (501) 336-9001 E-mail: [mailto:arkmethodist@hendrix.edu arkmethodist@hendrix.edu]

Roman Catholic
Diocese of Little Rock 2500 N. Tyler St. Little Rock, AR 72207 Phone: (501) 664-0340

The diocese includes the counties of: Arkansas, Ashley, Baxter, Benton, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Carroll, Chicot, Clark, Clay, Cleburne, Cleveland, Columbia, Conway, Craighead, Crawford, Crittenden, Cross, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Faulkner, Franklin, Fulton, Garland, Grant, Greene, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lee, Lincoln, Little River, Logan, Lonoke, Madison, Marion, Miller, Mississippi, Monroe, Montgomery, Nevada, Newton, Ouachita, Perry, Phillips, Pike, Poinsett, Polk, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Scott, Searcy, Sevier, Sharp, St. Francis, Stone, Sebastian, Union, Van Buren, Washington, White, Woodruff and Yell.