Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Rex Humbard

Televangelist

— Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame —

Rex Humbard Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2024

1. Rex Humbard Marker

Inscription.
Shared You Are Loved message with the world since 1949 • Became the first minister to broadcast a one hour service to 500 stations in 1952 • Cathedral of Tomorrow first and largest televangelism church built in 1958 • One of US News and World Report’s Top 25 People Who Impacted The 20th Century

Hot Springs, Arkansas • Inducted 2007

Erected by Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1949.

Location. 34° 30.633′ N, 93° 3.231′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is at the intersection of Central Avenue (State Highway 7) and Spring Street, on the right when traveling north on Central Avenue. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk in front of the Hot Springs City Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 629 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gail Davis (here, next to this marker); Twila Paris (here, next to this marker); Sergeant Major Alford L. McMichael (here, next to this marker); Point of Grace (here,

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next to this marker); Dr. James C. Dobson (here, next to this marker); Frank Broyles (here, next to this marker); Governor Mike Huckabee (here, next to this marker); Tess Harper (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

Also see . . . Alpha Rex Emmanuel Humbard (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Humbard was born on August 13, 1919, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Pentecostal evangelists. Humbard's $4 million Cathedral of Tomorrow church in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, was built in 1958 specifically to accommodate television equipment, crew and chorus, as well as seating for 5,400 people. His ministry eventually extended to Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Far East, Australia, Latin America and Africa, giving it a worldwide reach of 20 million viewers, greater than any of his contemporaries by the late 1970s. Humbard's television programs featured gospel music such as the popular Cathedral Quartet. Humbard's wife, Maude Aimee, and his children were also often featured on the programs. Humbard officiated at Elvis Presley's funeral, as Presley had been an admirer of Humbard's
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2024

2. Rex Humbard Marker
Looking east from Central Avenue; it is the 2nd from the left of five markers in this photo. The Hot Springs City Visitor Center is in the background.
ministry.
After retiring to Lantana, Florida, in the 1980s, Humbard was still often seen on television broadcasts and at public appearances preaching Christianity. Humbard died on September 21, 2007, in Atlantis, Florida.

(Submitted on January 12, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 12, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.