Church Community In Little Rock

Growing up in Little Rock, going to church was an important asset of my upbringing. The churches and church family in Little Rock, Arkansas are strong and something that can only continue to get better. Pastor Dwight D. Townsend gives us some insight to what churches are like in Little Rock. 

Dwight D. Townsend is the senior pastor at Longley Baptist Church in Little Rock, where he has been for 18 years. 

Pastor Townsend says that, “The church community in Little Rock is traditionally  strong. For the most part, people regularly attend worship services, financially support and represent their churches proudly in the community. There are also a diversity of gifts in the body.” He also works with other churches. “We collaborate on many different things from ministry events to community service projects and we advocate for the voiceless.” 

In those collaborations are things like revivals. I remember always going to those when I was a little kid. To me it was like extra church, but it was actually a time where churches could  worship together. Pastor Townsend exclaims that, “Conferences and revivals success is based on the personalities used and the time of the year they are planned. Most larger churches have a built in audience which isn’t totally dependent on the rest of the city’s population.”

With collaborations comes relationships. “Pastors in Little Rock mostly have very good relationships. My relationships are solid and I’ve been blessed to be able to bridge the gap between the old and the young.” 

All these things are the good and highs for the church community. One of the lows for churches in Little Rock and across the world was Covid-19. I asked how Covid effected his church and he responded with, “Covid was a season of tough adjustments for the church at large. While challenging, it served to help us streamline our worship services and programs and tighten our policies to provide the best experience for members and prospectives.” He goes on to say that, “The overall church community’s is slowly coming back to regularly attending church. While a good percentage continues to worship online many are returning.”

Pastor Townsend still is planning to connect more with the community through personal engagement and acts of kindness. 

My church experience in Little Rock was great. His insight can guide others who may want to know more about churches in my hometown. 


GISGeography. “Map of Little Rock, Arkansas.” GIS Geography, 8 June 2018, 

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