Arkansas Methodist Conference

The Arkansas conference of the Methodist Church was created in 1836, comprising Arkansas and parts of Louisiana and Indian Territory, and held its first session on November 2, 1836, in Batesville at the corner of Main and Broad Streets. Bishop Thomas Morris presided. Forty-two ministers were assigned appointments, including eight admitted that session, one of whom was Andrew Hunter. Burwell Lee was made presiding elder and ministered in this section for forty-three years, including early pastorates of the first Methodist Church here. Annual sessions have been held since its organization, and there are now two conferences in the state, North Arkansas and Little Rock.

Batesville, Arkansas · United States