First Free Will Baptist Church of Lowell - Lowell, AR
N 36° 15.369 W 094° 07.763
15S E 398539 N 4012951
This beautiful old building is one of the oldest structures in the town of Lowell.
Waymark Code: WMKPQD
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 05/12/2014
Views: 3
From the historical plaque out front -
"The First Free Will Baptist Church is one of the oldest buildings in town. It started as the Lowell Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Warranty Deed filed September 19, 1892, shows land conveyancy by A. Douglas. Trustee of the St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Company to W.C. Richards and
J.W. Williams, Elder and Trustee of the Lowell Presbyterian Church. Reverend Peter Carnahan dedicated the church in 1891. The 1892-93 section of Springdale News states:
"Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Lowell Purchased New Bell."
It became home to Lowell Community Church September 13, 1948. The Evangelical Free Church settled in June 22, 1973.
April 19, 1989, the First Free Will Baptist Church moved in with the old bell still in place and still ringing in 2009, over 115 years old."
Date Built: 01/01/1891
Age of Church building determined by?: Historical marker
Service Times:
1100 Sunday Morning
1800 Sunday Evening
1900 Wednesday Evening
Church Address:
Washington Street @ Madison Avenue
Lowell, AR USA
Website: Not listed
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