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St. Luke's Episcopal Church is a parish of the Episcopal Church located in
Hot Springs, Arkansas Hot Springs is a resort city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Garland County, Arkansas, Garland County. The city is located in the Ouachita Mountains among the U.S. Interior Highlands, and is set among several natural hot springs ...
, in the Diocese of Arkansas. The congregation was established in 1866. The Rev. Mark Nabors has served as rector since August 2023. It is noted for its historic
parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...
located at Spring and Cottage Streets, completed in 1926 to replace the previous structure, which had been destroyed by a
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. The church is a stone
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building designed by Thompson and Harding. Its gable-roofed nave is dominated by a massive buttressed stone tower at the front, topped by a tall
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. A stained glass window is set in the tower, just above the projecting gable-roofed entrance vestibule. It was listed on the
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in 1982.


See also

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


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External links


St. Luke's web site
Episcopal church buildings in Arkansas Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Gothic Revival church buildings in Arkansas Churches completed in 1925 Churches in Garland County, Arkansas Buildings and structures in Hot Springs, Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Hot Springs, Arkansas {{Arkansas-Anglican-church-stub