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

Eureka Missionary Baptist Church

Est. 1906

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 15, 2024

1. Eureka Missionary Baptist Church Marker

Inscription.
Organized on May 5, 1883 under a brush arbor across a creek behind the present day structure under the Leadership of Rev. B.B. Dilloney

This Property has been Placed on the
Arkansas Historic Preservation
of
Historic Places
December 4, 2013
Department of Arkansas Heritage
Donated by
Wilmington & Rosemary Charles

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is May 5, 1883.

Location. 34° 29.803′ N, 93° 2.776′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is at the intersection of Gaines Avenue and White Street, on the right when traveling north on Gaines Avenue. The marker is located near the southwest corner of the subject building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 721 Gaines 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,

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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: Rogers Hornsby (approx. ¼ mile away); Hank Aaron (approx. ¼ mile away); Jackie Robinson (approx. 0.3 miles away); Majestic Field (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mamie Phipps Clark (approx. half a mile away); John C. Puckett (approx. half a mile away); Edith Irby Jones (approx. half a mile away); Sam Guinn Field (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

Also see . . . Eureka Missionary Baptist Church (Arkansas Heritage).

Excerpt: Reverend Dilloney was the pastor for several years at the church, with a small but dedicated membership. The church had 19 members, and they decided that it was time to build a church. So, a lot was selected and the first church, a frame one-room building, was erected near the site of the present building. In 1906, Reverend Barrack was chosen to
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 15, 2024

2. Eureka Missionary Baptist Church (west/front elevation)
lead the congregation and would do so for six years. It was under his leadership that the current brick church was built. The church was not completed until 1907, and a church parsonage was also added in 1907.
Tragedy struck the church on May 5, 1979, the anniversary of the congregation’s founding. On that day a fire broke out and burned most of the church. Attempts to put out the fire were made, and the brick envelope of the building was not destroyed. However, the congregation was without a home for a year while construction was done to rebuild the interior spaces of the church. While the interiors were lost, the parishioners decided to rebuild inside the existing brick walls, and the church appears today much as it did before the disastrous fire.
The Eureka Missionary Baptist Church has been an important part of the African American Community in Hot Springs since its founding in 1883 and has been a venerable public institution in its current building since 1906.

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

Eureka Missionary Baptist Church Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 15, 2024

3. Eureka Missionary Baptist Church Sign

Historic Eureka Baptist
Founded 1883
Rev. Dr. Steve R. Lake, Sr.

Eureka Missionary Baptist Church • 1906 Cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 15, 2024

4. Eureka Missionary Baptist Church • 1906 Cornerstone

Eureka Baptist Church
Rebuilt 1906
W. E. Barrett Pastor.
BDG Com
W. E. Barrett • Isaac Pearson • B. Holland • John C. Morris • Robt Buck • Geo. Tate • S. Dumas • Graffinried • John Reed

Eureka Missionary Baptist Church • 1981 Cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 15, 2024

5. Eureka Missionary Baptist Church • 1981 Cornerstone

Eureka Missionary Baptist Church
Bro. K. L. Newburn, Pastor
Deacons and Trustees
Bro. Millard Hunter, C.D.B. • Bro. Hermas Gant, C.T. •
Bro. William Green, Jr. • Bro. David Blue • Bro. Earl Curry •
Bro. Grady Scott • Bro. Caleb Word • Sis. Alma Wesson •
Sis. Georgia Ticey, Sec. • Sis. Cora Williams •
Sis. Teresa Lacey • Bro. Coty Walker
Rebuilt Oct 1981

Eureka Missionary Baptist Church (<i>southwest elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 15, 2024

6. Eureka Missionary Baptist Church (southwest elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 189 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 12, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.