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First
Presbyterian Church
212 W. 4th Street
Fordyce, Dallas County,
Arkansas
1912 Collegiate Gothic structure
Listed in National Register of Historic Places on
October 28, 1983.
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First Presbyterian Church
Fordyce, Arkansas
Before Fordyce was settled, when only a few houses stood in the woods
around this section, Presbyterian Minister E.M. Munroe of Princeton took
this area under his care, for the first settlers were Presbyterians.
The First Presbyterian Church of Fordyce was organized in August of 1883
by Ouachita Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.) Hector S.
McNeil and J.A. Kirkpatrick were elected by the eight charter members
and ordained as the first elders of the new congregation. Samuel Fordyce
gave the church its bell.
In 1885 the church called the Rev. Dr. J.M. Brown as its first installed
pastor, a position in which he served until 1899. By the turn of the
century, the congregation had grown to eighty-three members.
The present church building, now on the National Register of Historic
places was erected on this site in 1912. The original church house was a
frame structure and was sold to the Christian Church (Disciples of
Christ). The next, a brick building, was bought by the Episcopal Church
and was used by them from 1912 - 1930, then sold to the American Legion.
"Enter to worship - Depart to serve" has been the motto of Presbyterians
throughout the life of this part of Christ's Church. Through good years
and lean, our members have been privileged to offer an alternative
vision of faith to the people of this community. (1990)
In Memory: Mr. & Mrs. George A. Moseley by Col. & Mrs. William J.
Blythe.
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