First United Methodist Church (Searcy, Arkansas)

First United Methodist Church
Location Jct. of Main and Market Sts., Searcy, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°15′0″N 91°44′9″W / 35.25000°N 91.73583°W / 35.25000; -91.73583Coordinates: 35°15′0″N 91°44′9″W / 35.25000°N 91.73583°W / 35.25000; -91.73583
Area less than one acre
Built 1877
Architectural style Gothic, Gothic Revival, English Gothic Revival
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference # 91001206[1]
Added to NRHP July 12, 1992

First United Methodist Church is a historic church at the junction of Main and Market Streets in Searcy, Arkansas. It is a large single-story brick structure, with a front-facing gable and square tower projecting from the front. It has English Gothic massing with Late Victorian decorative elements, including buttressing, lancet-arch stained-glass windows, and a main entrance with a stained-glass lancet transom. The church was built in 1872, and is the only example of English Gothic architecture in White County.[2]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

First United Methodist Church (FUMC) in Searcy, Arkansas ministry focuses on four main areas: Engaging in Ministry with the Poor, Improving Global Health, Developing Principled Christian Leaders and Creating New and Renewed Congregations. Narrowing their focus to these four areas allows churches (Methodist Denomination) to use their resources effectively as they live out God’s vision for the church. The FUMC is a Christian based worship center with an obligation to bear a faithful Christian witness to Jesus Christ, the living reality at the center of the Church’s life and witness. To fulfill this obligation, they reflect critically on biblical and theological inheritance, striving to express faithfully the witness we make in today's time.[3]

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  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for First United Methodist Church" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  3. ↑ "First United Methodist Church Searcy Arkansas". First United Methodist Church Searcy Arkansas. First United Methodist Church of Searcy Arkansas. Retrieved 2018-06-04.


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