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About Us
The Presbytery of Arkansas is a governing body of the Presbyterian Church (USA) with 89 congregations, one Korean fellowship, one Laotian ministry, and two new church developments.
Our geographic region ranges from the Oklahoma border to the Mississippi River and from Missouri in the North southward to the piney woods of Lower Arkansas.
Although many of our churches are large or medium sized, we are gathered in mostly small churches. Many of our churches are located in cities such as Little Rock and Fort Smith, and in the Northwest corridor of Arkansas from Fayetteville to Bentonville and Rogers, which is one of our nation's fastest growing areas. Many can be found in retirement meccas such as Bella Vista, Hot Springs Village, Fairfield Bay, and Holiday Island. Other congregations are located in villages and towns scattered across the delta of East Arkansas, in the pine forests of central and South Arkansas, in the Arkansas River valley and in the Ozarks and Ouachita mountains.
Within our bounds are Lyon College in Batesville and the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville. The headquarters of the Vera Lloyd Home and Family Services is located in Little Rock.
One of the nation’s finest camp and conference centers, Ferncliff Presbyterian Camp and Conference Center, is located just outside Little Rock. In addition to the camp and conference center, Ferncliff is the site for the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Warehouse and a distribution center for Church World Service. These two centers provide a continuing mission/ministry outlet for Ferncliff and the Presbytery. From Ferncliff, disaster response kits are shipped throughout the U.S. and around the world.
Our vision is to make visible the body of Christ (Acts II).
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