Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Malvern, Arkansas) Explained

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Coordinates:34.3597°N -92.8161°W
Architect:Alfred W. Woods
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival
Built:1916 - 1920
Added:May 26, 2004
Delisted:June 12, 2013
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:04000496

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church was a historic church at 519 W. Page St. in Malvern, Arkansas. The African Methodist Episcopal congregation in Malvern was founded in 1894 as St. Luke's African Methodist Episcopal Church. The congregation began plans for a new church building in 1916; the new building was designed by Alfred W. Woods in the Gothic Revival style. The church was completed in 1920. The congregation no longer used the building as a church, but the building was still considered an important landmark in the history of Malvern's African-American community.[1]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 2004. It was delisted on June 12, 2013, following its demolition earlier in the year.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Malvern, Hot Spring County. Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. February 15, 2013.