Bishop urges Forrest City’s 2 tiny Episcopal churches to unite

With dwindling attendance, two Forrest City Episcopal churches urged to merge to survive

July 13, 2024 at 2:29 a.m.

by Frank E. Lockwood

Christ Church, which borders farmland, was built in 1962. Initially launched as a mission in the 1920s, it is Forrest City’s historically Black Episcopal congregation.
(Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Frank E. Lockwood) — Christ Church, which borders farmland, was built in 1962. Initially launched as a mission in the 1920s, it is Forrest City’s historically Black Episcopal congregation. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Frank E. Lockwood)

FORREST CITY -- Diocesan Bishop John T.W. Harmon let Episcopalians in this Delta town know Sunday that they must join forces if they want to survive.

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