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Searcy First Methodist Church is a historic church at the junction of Main and Market Streets in
Searcy, Arkansas Searcy ( ) is the largest city and county seat of White County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2019 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 23,767. It is the principal city of the Searcy, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area ...
, United States. It is a large single-story brick structure, with a front-facing gable and square tower projecting from the front. It has English Gothic massing with Late Victorian decorative elements, including buttressing, lancet-arch stained-glass windows, and a main entrance with a stained-glass lancet transom. The church was built in 1872, and is the only example of English Gothic architecture in White County. The church was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1992. Searcy First Methodist Church's ministry focuses on four main areas: Engaging in Ministry with the Poor, Improving Global Health, Developing Principled Christian Leaders and Creating New and Renewed Congregations. Narrowing their focus to these four areas allows churches to use their resources effectively as they live out God's vision for the church. Searcy First is a Christian-based worship center with an obligation to bear a faithful Christian witness to Jesus Christ, the living reality at the center of the Church's life and witness. To fulfill this obligation, they reflect critically on biblical and theological inheritance, striving to express faithfully the witness we make in today's time.


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National Register of Historic Places listings in White County, Arkansas __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in White County, Arkansas. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in White County, Arkansa ...


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Methodist churches in Arkansas Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Gothic Revival church buildings in Arkansas Churches completed in 1872 19th-century Methodist church buildings in the United States Churches in White County, Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Searcy, Arkansas 1872 establishments in Arkansas {{DEFAULTSORT:First_Methodist_Church_(Searcy,_Arkansas)