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Free Arkansas Online Church Records

1/7/2020

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Another under utilized genealogy resource is Church Records. We tend to focus our research on civil records, but need to be aware that often church records pre-dated civil records and are a great resource as well. In the BMD Records section of this website there are about 15,000 collections of civil records that are available online. Yes, that's a lot, but we need to also search church records as well. 

What can we find in church or synagogue records? Here's just a shortlist of what nuggets we can find:​
  • Baptisms and Christenings
  • Marriages
  • Deaths
  • Burials
  • Confirmations​​
  • ​Membership lists
  • Church Minutes
  • Church Directories
  • Transfer Letters
  • Bar or Bat Mitzvahs
  • Sunday School lists
  • Church newsletters​

​In addition, many folks also documented important events in family bibles, so they need to be searched as well if the event information has been digitized.

​Here are a couple of articles that you might find useful:
​
  • U.S. Church Records Research Guide
  • United States Church Records
  • A Genealogist’s Guide to Using Catholic Records in Genealogy Research

There is a large number of Free Online Church Record collections; the links accessible by state below:.

Note: Some of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.

(Updated January, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD):

  • Arkansas, Church Marriages, 1860-1976
  • Arkansas, Bentonville Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1870-1917
  • Arkansas, Brightwater Memorial Methodist Church Membership Register, 1896-1978
  • Arkansas, Columbia Baptist Association Proceedings of the Annual Session, 10th-46th, 1862-1898
  • Arkansas, Cumberland Presbyterian Church Minutes
  • Arkansas, Mason Valley Baptist Church Church Records, ca. 1879-1949
  • Arkansas, Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Little Rock Conference. Camden District. El Dorado Charge Quarterly Conference Record Book, 1880-1920
  • Arkansas, Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Little Rock Conference. Prescott District Church Records, 1883-1916
  • Arkansas, Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Little Rock Conference. Prescott District. Carolina Charge Church Conference Record, 1886-1916
  • Arkansas, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Excerpts from the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Records, Benton County, Arkansas, 1906-1945
  • Arkansas, St. Francis County Credentials for Ministers and Priests, v. A, 1947-1969
  • Ashley County, Church Registers
  • Ashley County, Promised Land Baptist Church of Christ Church Records, 1863-1902
  • Atlanta, Atlanta Baptist Church Church Records, 1893-1976
  • Atlanta, Atlanta Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday School Record, 1884-1887, 1892-1895
  • Barren Fork, Big Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1865-1879
  • Baxter County, Mountain Home Baptist Church Membership List and Conference Minutes, 1883-1938
  • Berryville, First Baptist Church Church Records 1891-1960
  • Billingsley, Billingsley Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1885-1925
  • Booneville, Porter Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1907-1944
  • Boonsboro, Salem Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1868-1905
  • Cabot, Ebenezer Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1883-1914
  • Calhoun County, Campground Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1854-1947
  • Calhoun, Baptist Church of Christ at Antioch Church Records, 1850-1873
  • Calico Rock, United Methodist Church Church Records, 1905-1995
  • Camden, First Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Church Records 1880-1923
  • Cane Hill, Cumberland Presbyterian Church Minutes, 1861-1921
  • Cane Hill, Cumberland Presbyterian Church Session Minutes 1828-1843
  • Caney, Hot Spring County, Caney Missionary Baptist Church Church Records, 1897-1936
  • Carroll County, United Baptist Church Minutes of meetings, 1890-1897
  • Charleston, First Baptist Church Minutes of meetings and Membership Lists, 1894-1956
  • Chicot County, Lake Village Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1900-1915
  • Clarendon, Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1869-1920
  • Clarendon, Methodist Episcopal Church, South Church Records, 1884-1937
  • Clarendon, Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1870-1921
  • Cleburne County, Goodloe Methodist Church Church Records, 1880-1947
  • Columbia County,  Barge's Chapel Church Register, 1873-1943
  • Columbia County, Beech Creek Baptist Church Church Records, 1850-1939
  • Columbia County, Ebenezer Methodist Church Church Records, 1852-1918
  • Columbia County, Ebenezer Methodist Church Church Register, 1913-1916
  • Columbia County, Lydesdale Methodist Protestant Church Church Register, 1886-1934
  • Columbia County, New Hope Baptist Church Church Records, 1915-1937
  • Columbia County, Victory Baptist Church Church Records, 1890-1908
  • Cornerville, Newton Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1859-1948
  • Cornerville, Newtons Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1851-1901
  • Crossett, Mount Olive Baptist Church Church Records, 1859-1927
  • De Queen, Missionary Baptist Church at Fairview Church Records, 1917-1950
  • Delight, Antioch Church of Christ, Church Record 1833-1884
  • Delight, Antioch Church of Christ, Church Record 1885-1916
  • Dover, Piney Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1875-1942
  • Drew County, Pleasant Springs Missionary Baptist Church, Records
  • Emerson, Emerson Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1911-1950
  • Fairbanks, Harrisons Methodist Episcopal Church Church Records, 1896-1918
  • Farmington, Bethel Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1875-1947
  • Fort Smith, Sebastian, St Johns Episcopal Church, Christenings 1860-1886
  • Fort Smith, First Evangelical Lutheran Church Church Records, 1930-1979
  • Fort Smith, First Lutheran Church Church Records  1868-1929
  • Fort Smith, St. John's Episcopal Church Church Records, 1860-1977
  • Franceway, Franceway Baptist Church Church Records, 1848-1879
  • Franklin County, Gar Creek United Methodist Church Records
  • Franklin County, Grenades Chapel United Methodist Church - 1, Church records
  • Franklin County, Grenades Chapel United Methodist Church - 2, Church records
  • Franklin County, Mt. Hope Missionary Baptist Church of Christ Church Records, 1870-1953
  • Geneva, Geneva Baptist Church Church Records, 1906-1921
  • Grant County, Baptist Church of Christ at Ephesus Church Minutes, 1887-1957
  • Grant County, Wofford's Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church, South Church Conference Records, 1886-1924
  • Greene County Church Records
  • Greene County, St. Peter's and St. John's Lutheran Churches Baptismal Records 1886 - 1971
  • Hagarville, Salem Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1868-1950
  • Hamburg, First Baptist Church Church Records, 1910-1930
  • Harrison, Christian Church Official Record,  1888-1904
  • Hector, Rocksprings Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1880-1914
  • Hermitage, Missionary Baptist Church of Christ at Antioch Church Records, 1874-1937
  • Horatio, Walnut Springs Methodist Episcopal Church, South Church Records, 1895-1951
  • Hot Spring County, Brush Creek Baptist Church Church Records, 1847-1917
  • Hot Spring County, Clear Creek Methodist Episcopal Church, South Church Records, 1850-1949
  • Hot Spring County, Damascus Baptist Church Church Records, 1905-1938
  • Hot Spring County, De Roche Missionary Baptist Church Church Records, 1847-1924
  • Iuka, Iuka Methodist Episcopal Church Church Records, ca. 1902-1959
  • Izard County, Corinth Methodist Episcopal Church Church Records, 1890-1955
  • Jackson County, Hickory Grove Baptist Church Church Records, 1899-1949
  • Johnson County, Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Bethlehem Society Church Register, 1881-1921
  • Kingsland, Camp Springs Methodist Church History
  • Kingston, New Hope Primitive Baptist Church of Christ Membership and Minutes, 1832-1957
  • Lafayette County, Red River Baptist Church Church Records, 1918-1976
  • Little River County, Enon Primitive Baptist Church Minutes, 1894-1910 and 1925-1945
  • Little Rock, Methodist Episcopal Church,Church Records, 1878-1932
  • Logan County, Good Hope Baptist Church Church Records, 1874-1904
  • Lonoke County, Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church Church Records, 1876-1955
  • Lonoke County, Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church Church Records, 1891-1926
  • Lonoke, Lonoke Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1889-1936
  • Magnolia, Baptist Church at Magnolia Church Records, 1867-1882
  • Magnolia, Bethlehem Baptist Church Church Records, 1866-1937
  • Magnolia, Corinth Baptist Church List of charter members and Minutes, 1886-1900
  • Magnolia, First Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1907-1964
  • Malvern, First Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1882-1928
  • Marcella, Marcella Baptist Church Church Records, 1901-1961
  • Marshall, Missionary Baptist Church of Canaan Minutes of meetings and Membership Lists, 1887-1908
  • Marvell, First Baptist Church Church Records, 1879-1937
  • Marvell, Salem Baptist Church Church Records, 1876-1938
  • Midway, Midway Baptist Church Church Records, 1902-1918
  • Mountain View, Corinth Missionary Baptist Church Church Records, 1912-1942
  • Mountain View, First United Methodist Church Church Records, 1881-1966
  • Nevada Co., Boughton Baptist Church Church Records, 1893-1935
  • Newport, St. Paul's Episcopal Church Church Records, 1859-1944
  • Ouachita County, Hawkins Church Church Records 1886-1913
  • Ouachita County, Lakeside Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Church Records 1906-1958
  • Oxford, Oxford Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1886-1933
  • Palestine, Palestine Congregation, Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records 1870-1912
  • Palestine, Palestine Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records 1886-1951
  • Palmyra, Bethlehem Baptist Church Church Records, 1861-1966
  • Pearson, Palestine Church Church Records, 1877-1934
  • Pleasant Grove, Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Church Records, 1884-1945
  • Pope County, Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records 1868-1951
  • Poyen, First Missionary Baptist Church Church Records, 1890-1964
  • Prairie Grove, Prairie Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1850-1947
  • Prattsville, Harmony Baptist Church Church Records, 1868-1935
  • Quitman, Nazareth Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1878-1914
  • Randolph County Church Records
  • Rushing, Antioch Baptist Church Church Records, 1890-1938
  • Russellville, Center Point Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1879-1965
  • Russellville, Russellville Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1871-1933
  • Russellville, Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1867-1951
  • Sebastian County, St. John's Episcopal Church Church Record, 1922-1977
  • Sebastian, Church of Christ Church Register and Records
  • Sevier Co., Wofford Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church, South Church Records, 1904-1939
  • Sevier County, Mount Ida Methodist Church Church Records, 1881-1962
  • Sevier County, Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Church Records, 1889-1915
  • Sevier County, Oak Hill Baptist Church Church Records, 1886-1935
  • Sevier County, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Church Records, 1858-1976
  • Springdale, Shiloh Church of Regular Baptists Church Journals  1845-1836
  • Strawberry, Milligan's Camp Ground Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1870-1931
  • Toledo, Toledo Methodist Episcopal Church Quarterly Conference Records, 1884-1895
  • Van Buren, Dripping Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church Church Records, 1867-1953
  • Waldo, Waldo Methodist Episcopal Church, South Church Records, ca. 1842-1955, 1842-1955
  • Warren, First Baptist Church Minutes of Meetings and financial accounts, 1919-1973
  • Warren, Primitive Baptist Church of Harmony Church Records, 1845-1915
  • White County, Independence Baptist Church, Church records
  • White County, Independence Baptist Church Church Records, 1847-1949
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Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

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