Worship

The Fort Smith Region recognizes and embraces the diversity of its more than 300,000 residents. Many houses of worship are established throughout the area serving a variety of faiths and denominations including temples, mosques and churches. With more than 200 congregations in Fort Smith alone, the faith component of our residents is obvious.

The ministries of the Fort Smith Region are as vast as they are varied, and the region has opened its arms to a multitude of religious traditions and denominations. From the numerous Christian churches, two Catholic chapels, a plethora of ethnic churches including Hispanic, Vietnamese and Korean, the Jewish synagogue, a Buddhist temple and a Muslim mosque, all faiths are welcomed in the Fort Smith Region that offers a ministry opportunity for all residents.

Saint Scholastica Monastery in Fort Smith serves as a landmark for the region. Founded in 1879, the towers are visible day and night. Until 1968, the nuns of St. Scholastica ran a boarding school, and until 1994 they ran various hospitals in Arkansas and Missouri. Today, the sisters continue their volunteer work in the region and run an infirmary to care for the sick and aged of the community.

For those who worship daily, weekly or just occasionally, in the Greater Fort Smith Region a place of prayer and fellowship is always close by.
 

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