Columbia County AR Church Records
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Columbia County Church Records
Church minutes, March 1857-May 1886 (Baptist Church of Christ at Salem (Columbia County, Arkansas)) FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1850-1939 (Beech Creek Baptist Church (Columbia County, Arkansas)) FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1852-1918 (Ebenezer Methodist Church (Columbia County, Arkansas)) FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1890-1908 (Victory Baptist Church (Columbia County, Arkansas)) FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1915-1937 (New Hope Baptist Church (Columbia County, Arkansas)) FamilySearch Library
Church records, ca. 1842-1955, 1842-1955 (Waldo Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Waldo, Arkansas)) FamilySearch Library
Church register, 1873-1943 (Barge's Chapel (Columbia County, Arkansas : Methodist Protestant)) FamilySearch Library
Church register, 1886-1934 (Lydesdale Methodist Protestant Church (Columbia County, Arkansas)) FamilySearch Library
Church register, 1913-1916 (Ebenezer Methodist Church (Columbia County, Arkansas)) FamilySearch Library
Deed to church property, 1871 (Christie's Chapel (Columbia County, Arkansas : MethodistEpiscopal)) FamilySearch Library
Greer's Chapel Methodist Church history FamilySearch Library
History of Kilgore Lodge Methodist Church FamilySearch Library
List of charter members and minutes, 1886-1900 (Corinth Baptist Church (Magnolia, Arkansas)) FamilySearch Library
Proceedings of the annual session, 10th-46th, 1862-1898 (Columbia Baptist Association (Arkansas)) FamilySearch Library
Churches in Columbia County in 1926
In 1926 the federal government took a Census of Religious Bodies. The 113 churches listed here reported from Columbia County. For more information, see our article on Using the 1926 Census of Religious Bodies.
Atlanta
Mt. Israel – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Southwest Arkansas, District Magnolia. Pastor: J. H. Scott
New Bethel – Negro Baptists, Ouachita. Pastor: J. R. Reed
Brister
Brister Baptist Church – Missionary Baptist, Columbia association. Pastor: C. V. Cox
Brown
Atlanta – Missionary Baptist, Columbia. Pastor: Martin Tomlin
Buckner
Buckner – Churches of Christ
Buena Vista
Corinth No. 1 – Missionary Landmark, Association, Columbia. Pastor: J. W. Mix
Macedonia – Missionary Baptist, Columbia Baptist Asso. Pastor: C. C. Winters
Bussey
Bussey – Missionary Baptist, Columbia association. Pastor: Martin Tomlin
Calhoun
Antioch East – Missionary Baptist Church, Columbia Baptist association. Pastor: E. B. Jones
Chidester
Kings Hill A.M.E. Church – African Methodist Episcopal Church, The West Arkansas Conference. Pastor: Wm. Foster
Cleveland
Corinth No 2 – Landmark Missionary Baptist, Columbia Baptist Association
Cornie
Bethlehem – Landmark Baptist, Association, Columbia. Pastor: Martin Tomlin
Dorcheat
Bordges Chapel – Methodist Protestant Church, Arkansas Annual. Pastor: G. C. Chambers
Thomas Chapel – Methodist Protestant Church, Arkansas An. Conf. Pastor: G. C. Chambers
Emerson
Cross Branch – Churches of Christ
Cross Roads – Churches of Christ. Pastor: Henry Hartsell
Elam – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, S. W. Arkansas, District Magnolia. Pastor: J. H. Scott
Emerson – Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Mound Prairie. Pastor: J. E. Anderson
Emerson – Missionary Baptist, Columbia. Pastor: C. C. Winters
Forest Grove – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, S. W. Ark. Pastor: E. M. Sneed
New Prospect – Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Mound Prairie Pres. Ark Synod. Pastor: N. W. Inzer
Pleasant Home C.M.E. – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, S. W. Ark. Pastor: E. M. Sneed
St. John #2 – Negro Baptists, Columbia association. Pastor: M. W. Russ
Emmerson
Emmerson – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Southwest Ark Conf. - Magnolia Dist. Pastor: W. L. Taylor
Kerlin
Mt. Superior – Negro Baptists, Columbia Association. Pastor: B. J. Harper
Magnolia
Unnamed congregation – Roman Catholic Church, Little Rock. Pastor: George F. X. Strassner
Antioch #2 – Negro Baptists, Columbia. Pastor: F. G. Grant
Antioch West – Missionary Baptist, Missionary Baptist Association. Pastor: E. B. Jones
Bethlehem – Negro Baptists, Columbia Dist. Association. Pastor: J. F. Kelley
Central Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Hope Association. Pastor: J. B. Luck
First Baptist – Baptist, Association or Land Mark Columbia Assn. Pastor: E. B. Jones
Free Hope – African Methodist Episcopal Church, West Arkansas Conference. Pastor: B. J. Dorch
M.P. Church of Magnolia – Methodist Protestant Church, Arkansas Conference. Pastor: J. A. Wade
Magnolia – Churches of Christ
Magnolia M.E. Church South – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Little Rock Conference. Pastor: J. W. Rogers
Magnolia Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Ouachita
Mt. Calm – Negro Baptists, Columbia County Association. Pastor: P. B. Lewis
Mt. Tabor – Negro Baptists, Columbia Baptist Association. Pastor: M. T. Tucker
Mt. Zion #2 – Negro Baptists, Columbia. Pastor: J. S. Abbots
New Hope #1 – Negro Baptists, Columbia. Pastor: Jas. Abbots
New Zion – Negro Baptists, Association Columbia. Pastor: J. T. Brown D.D.
Rocky Mt. No. 1 – Negro Baptists, Columbia. Pastor: W. M. Brown
St. James and Mt. Pleasant – African Methodist Episcopal Church, West Arkansas. Pastor: J. J. Jamerson
St. Luke – Negro Baptists, Association Columbia. Pastor: W. L. Gipson
St. Mark – Negro Baptists, Association Columbia. Pastor: S. T. Turner
St. Matthew – Negro Baptists, Columbia. Pastor: M. T. Tucker
St. Phillips – African Methodist Episcopal Church, 12th Episcopal. Pastor: J. H. Clayborn
Sweet Home – Negro Baptists, Columbia. Pastor: M. T. Tucker
Trinity – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, South West Ark. Confer.
Victory Baptist Church – Missionary Baptist Church, Columbia Baptist association. Pastor: Martin Tomlin
McKamie
Mt. Zion – Negro Baptists, Columbia. Pastor: B. J. Harper
McNeil
Bethany – Negro Baptists, Columbia dist Association. Pastor: A. L. Dias
College Hill – Missionary Baptist, Columbia. Pastor: R. B. Glover
Emmanuel – African Methodist Episcopal Church, West Ark. Conference. Pastor: E. F. Davis
McNeil Baptist – Missionary Baptist, Association, Columbia Assn. Pastor: R. B. Glover
New Bethel – Missionary Baptist, Columbia Association. Pastor: W. J. Sexton
New Hope – Missionary Baptist, Columbia Baptist association. Pastor: Martin Tomlin
St. John #1 – Negro Baptists, Association Columbia. Pastor: O. C. Hawthorne
Milner
Earnest Chapel – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, South West. Pastor: Earnest Richings
Mississippi
Hephzibah – Baptist, Association Columbia Baptist ass. Pastor: J. N. Barum
Shady Grove – Negro Baptists, Association Columbia District. Pastor: P. Banks
Western – Missionary Baptist, Columbia Baptist Association. Pastor: J. M. Tomlin
Moss
Mt. Pisgah – Methodist Protestant Church, Arkansas An. Conf. Pastor: G. C. Chambers
New Hope – Methodist Protestant Church, Arkansas Annual. Pastor: G. C. Chambers
Wingfield – Methodist Protestant Church, Arkansas An. - Conf. Pastor: G. C. Chambers
Mount Holly
Salem – Southern Baptist Convention, Hope. Pastor: W. R. Wharton
Noxube
Elam – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, S.W. Ark - Magnolia Dist. Pastor: J. H. Scott
Stamps
St. Matthew – Roman Catholic Church, Little Rock. Pastor: Geo. F. X. Strassner
Taylor
First Baptist – Missionary Baptist, Association mem. American Baptist Asso. Pastor: W. E. Haynie
St. Paul – Negro Baptists, Columbia dist Association. Pastor: A. L. Dias
Waldo
Bethel – Churches of Christ
Bethel – Missionary Baptist, Union. Pastor: L. M. Byers
Cedar Grove – Negro Baptists, Columbia. Pastor: M. T. Tucker
Church of Christ – Churches of Christ. Pastor: Ulrich R. Beeson
First Baptist Church – Missionary Baptist, America Baptist Assn. Pastor: R. B. Glover
New Bethel – African Methodist Episcopal Church, West Ark. Conference. Pastor: E. F. Davis
St. John no. 2 – Negro Baptists, Association Columbia District. Pastor: L. G. Kendrick
Waldo – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Little Rock Conference. Pastor: B. F. Fitzhugh
Warren
Beech Creek – Baptist, Columbia. Pastor: L. M. Byers
Wesson
Wesson Chapel – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Southwest Ark - Magnolia Dist. Pastor: J. H. Scott
Town not stated
Unnamed congregation – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Little Rock
Unnamed congregation – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Little Rock
Bethel – African Methodist Episcopal Church, West Ark. Conf., Magnolia Dist. Pastor: D. Nevels
Damascus – Negro Baptists, Ouachita. Pastor: C. H. Browning
Doss Town – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Southwest Ark. - Magnolia Dist. Pastor: C. T. Heard
Emerson – Methodist Protestant Church, Ark. - An. Conf. Pastor: W. O. Tisdale
Emerson Merrill Chapel – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Little Rock Conference. Pastor: R. W. Harrell
Friendship – Missionary Baptist, Columbia Baptist association. Pastor: E. B. Jones
Greers Chapel – Methodist Protestant Church, Ark. An. Conf.
Hopewell – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Southwest Arkansas, District Magnolia. Pastor: C. T. Heard
Lydesdale – Methodist Protestant Church, Ark. An. Conf. Pastor: W. O. Tisdale
Macedonia Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, Columbia. Pastor: W. M. Mullens
Macedonia Church of God – Churches of God in North America (General Eldership), General Eldership of the Arkansas and Oklahoma Eldership. Pastor: Wm. Mullen
Milner – Methodist Protestant Church, Ark. An. Conf.
Mt Prospect – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Little Rock Conference. Pastor: H. H. McGuire
Mt. Moriah – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, S. W. Arkansas, District Magnolia. Pastor: M. N. Meadows
Mt. Pleasant – African Methodist Episcopal Church, West Ark. Conf., Magnolia Dist. Pastor: D. Nevels
Mt. Vernon – Methodist Protestant Church, Ark. An. Conf. Pastor: G. C. Chambers
New Era – Methodist Protestant Church, Ark. Annual Conf. Shongaloo Circuit. Pastor: J. A. Love
Nolden Chapel – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Southwest Ark., Texarkana District. Pastor: L. W. Richardson
Pine Grove – African Methodist Episcopal Church, West Conference. Pastor: B. S. Sharp
Pine Grove – Methodist Protestant Church, Ark. An. Conf. Pastor: G. C. Chambers
Pine Hill – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Southwest Arkansas Conference. Pastor: L. Bell
Rapes Chapel – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Southwest Arkansas, District Camden. Pastor: B. J. Atkins
Shady Grove – Negro Baptists, Ouachita. Pastor: P. Shepherd
Springbranch – Missionary Baptist, Columbia association affiliating with American Baptist association. Pastor: J. T. McKeachern
St. James – African Methodist Episcopal Church, West Ark. Conf., Magnolia Dist. Pastor: D. Nevels
Union Chapel – Methodist Protestant Church, Ark. An. Conf.
Valley – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Southwest Ark. - Magnolia Dist. Pastor: J. H. Scott
Village – Churches of Christ. Pastor: John Smith
Village – Missionary Baptist Land mark, Association, Columbia Co. Pastor: J. M. Barrum
Village Charge, Six Churches – Methodist Protestant Church, Arkansas Conference. Pastor: A. N. Stonecipher
Wares Chapel – Methodist Protestant Church, Ark. - An. Conf. Pastor: W. O. Tisdale
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