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Incarceration can be a serious life set-back. But the women of Westover Hills Presbyterian Church are serving the incarcerated to make sure that any set-backs are not permanent. Since January 2016, Westover Hills Presbyterian Church women have offered literacy classes at the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility (PCRDF). Class topics have included poetry by Maya … Westover Hills Presbyterian Women Reach Out to the Incarcerated

Receiving a life-threatening diagnosis can be devastating. The challenge can be made even more difficult when the treatment requires traveling far from home and community. Home Away From Home (HAFH) tries to bring a little comfort and love to those struggling with these dual challenges and it has been doing so successfully for over 20 … Creating a 鈥淗ome Away From Home鈥� for Out-of-Town Patients

Up until Second Baptist Church in Downtown Little Rock purchased the Lake Nixon Outdoor Center in late 1968, the facilities there were strictly segregated. In 1969, Second Baptist Church, or 2BC, began offering integrated summer camp programs. Today, the Lake Nixon Summer Day Camps are recognized as among the best in Little Rock and are … Experiencing God through Nature: 2BC鈥檚 Lake Nixon Outdoor Center

Life Line Baptist Church is located at the corner of Baseline and Chicot in Southwest Little Rock, a location where the church has stood for 105 years. A fixture at this crossroads and in the community, Life Line鈥檚 purpose statement comes from Matthew 22:36-40: 鈥渓oving God and loving our neighbors.鈥� One way that Life Line … Building Community in Southwest Little Rock: Easter at Life Line Baptist Church

Arkansas ranks 2nd in the nation for food insecurity, but the 100% volunteer-run Food Pantry at St. Mark鈥檚 Episcopal Church is helping to make sure needy families in Little Rock are fed. The Food Pantry opened in May, 2016, with St. Mark鈥檚 taking over after First Christian Church moved locations. Housed at St. Mark鈥檚, the … Serving God through Feeding People: St. Mark鈥檚 Episcopal Church Food Pantry

Located at 3224 Anna Street, near the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the Islamic Center of Little Rock was established in 1992. Since that time, it has grown from a single, small worship center, to a place that serves the religious, educational, social, and cultural needs of Muslims in Central Arkansas. The Islamic Center … ‘Not Just for Prayer’: Getting to Know the Islamic Center of Little Rock

In the course of our academic research into how the political and community engagement of religious organizations influences their congregants, we learned so much about the great work that churches, temples, synagogues, mosques, and faith-based non-profits are doing in Little Rock. This page spotlights some of the projects and organizations we learned about and also … Community Spotlights

Service is a core principle of many religious traditions. In Little Rock, finding opportunities to 鈥渏ust serve鈥� in the local community is easier than ever with the help of a new website from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose members are often referred to as 鈥淢ormons.鈥� This worldwide website, at www.justserve.org, allows … Finding Opportunities to “Just Serve”

Bullock Temple CME Church is located at 1513 Park Street鈥攔ight across the street from Central High School in Little Rock. The Reverend Dr. LaVerne Bell-Tolliver, the pastor of Bullock Temple, calls it 鈥渢he corner of hope and history.鈥� This historic location, together with a tradition of community engagement and activism, make Bullock Temple CME uniquely … Building Unity in the Community at Bullock Temple CME鈥檚 Unity Garden