Old Bethel Methodist Church (Arkansas)

Old Bethel Methodist Church
Old Bethel Methodist Church
Location in Arkansas
Old Bethel Methodist Church
Location in United States
Nearest city Paragould, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°0′46″N 90°39′30″W / 36.01278°N 90.65833°W / 36.01278; -90.65833Coordinates: 36°0′46″N 90°39′30″W / 36.01278°N 90.65833°W / 36.01278; -90.65833
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built by George Russell
NRHP reference # 78000590[1]
Added to NRHP April 19, 1978

The Old Bethel Methodist Church, also known as the Old Bethel School, Church, & Cemetery, is a historic Methodist church, school and cemetery in rural Greene County, Arkansas. It is located on Highway 358,& Greene 712 Road in Paragould, Arkansas. It is a modest single-story wood frame structure, built in 1901, and standing next to a cemetery established in 1882. The first person buried here was Moss Widner in 1882. The building served the small community of Finch as not just a church, but also as a school, and was vacated in 1941. It was restored in the 1970s by a group of local concerned citizens, and is occasionally used for services.[2]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Old Bethel Methodist Church" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
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