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Shongaloo United
Methodist Church
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City
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Shongaloo
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Address
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Hwy 159
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2003 Membership
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59
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Date Founded
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The Old Shongaloo church is
said to have been established about 1821. At that time, it was a
Methodist Protestant church in the Arkansas Conference. The first
church was built of logs. One record says the church was organized
in 1868.
A wooden frame building was
constructed in 1898. The pulpit, hand-carved by Doc Woodliff, is
still used today. The current rock church was built in 1943 under
the leadership of Rev. Percy Hoffpauir. Bishop Paul E. Martin led
the dedication service on January 18, 1943. An education annex was
completed in 1950, and the sanctuary was remodeled the following year.
Additional improvements were made during the pastorate of Rev. Jack Winegeart
in 1973.
A new parsonage was built in
1953 after Mr. and Mrs. Ardis Burns donated land to the church. |
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How to Get There:
Take exit 44 from I-20 and head north on Hwy 371/7 to Sarepta. Turn
right (east) on Hwy 2 and go to Shongaloo. Turn left on Hwy 2/159.
The church and cemetery are on the left, 4.1 miles ahead. |
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