| 1866 1st known Sabbath keeper in Louisiana — Mary Nugent 1873 1st known Sabbath keepers in Arkansas — Andrew and Elizabeth McAlexander 1877 1st known SDA to hold meetings in Arkansas — John H. Cook 1879 Early Sabbath keepers in Arkansas — Allen Meeks and wife 1880 1st denominational worker to hold meetings in Louisiana — Charles O. Taylor 1881 1st denominational worker to hold meetings in Arkansas — Joseph G. Wood 1882 1st SDA church organized in Arkansas — Hindsville 1885 Arkansas joins Missouri Conference 1st SDA church organized in Louisiana — New Orleans First Church 1st SDA church built in Arkansas — Springdale 1887 Marthaville church organized 1888 Arkansas conference organized Brentwood church organized Harrison church organized 1889 Hope Villa (Gonzales) church organized Little Rock church organized Mammoth Spring church organized Rogers church organized Texarkana church organized 1890 Ellen White speaks at meetings in Springdale 1st SDA church built in Louisiana — Hope Villa (Gonzales) 1892 1st Black SDA church organized in Louisiana — New Orleans 1894 Searcy church organized 1897 Fayetteville church organized 1900 De Queen (Beacon Hill) church organized Marthaville church reorganized 1901 Batesville church organized Little Rock church reorganized Louisiana Conference organized 1902 Gentry church organized Southwestern Union Conference organized 1903 De Queen (Beacon Hill) church reorganized Malvern church organized Shreveport First church organized 1st Black SDA church organized in Arkansas — Devalls Bluff 1905 Decatur church organized Mena church organized Searcy church reorganized 1906 Bonnerdale church organized 1907 Hammond church organized 1908 Hot Springs church organized Sulphur Springs church organized 1909 Lake Charles church organized 1911 Fort Smith church organized Searcy church reorganized 1914 Shreveport First church reorganized 1915 Central Louisiana church organized Pine Bluff Black church organized Shreveport Black church organized 1921 Louisiana-Mississippi Conference organized 1922 De Queen (Beacon Hill) church organized 1925 Baton Rouge church organized 1926 Brentwood church reorganized Lake Charles church reorganized Texarkana church reorganized 1927 Decatur church reorganized 1928 Jonesboro, AR church organized Pine Bluff Black church reorganized 1929 New Orleans Berean church organized 1930 Central Louisiana church reorganized 1932 Arkansas-Louisiana Conference organized 1933 Rogers church reorganized 1935 1st Arkansas-Louisiana Conference Summer Camp El Dorado church organized Hammond church reorganized Harrison church reorganized 1936 Alexandria Black church organized Baton Rouge Black church organized Pine Bluff Black church reorganized 1938 Westlakes church organized 1939 Bentonville church organized 1942 Benton church organized 1943 Harrison church reorganized 1944 Lake Charles Black church organized 1946 Pocahontas church organized 1947 Southwestern Union Mission organizes to oversee the work among Blacks 1948 Monticello church organized 1949 Pine Bluff church organized 1952 DeRidder church organized Jonesboro, AR church reorganized Minden church organized Russellville church organized 1953 Marthaville church reorganized 1954 Jonesboro, LA church organized 1957 Mena church reorganized 1960 Conference office moved to Shreveport 1961 Batesville church reorganized Mountain Home church organized West Helena church organized 1962 Mammoth Spring church reorganized 1963 Huntsville church organized 1964 Ola church organized Shreveport South church organized 1966 1st SDA summer camp held at Camp Yorktown Bay 1967 Booneville church organized Clinton church organized Denham Springs church organized Siloam Springs church organized 1969 New Iberia church organized 1971 Bogalusa church organized 1st Spanish SDA church organized in Louisiana — New Orleans Sherwood church organized 1972 Houma church organized Lincoln church organized New Orleans Kenner Spanish church organized Slidell church organized 1973 Russellville church reorganized Sulphur Springs church reorganized Umpire church organized 1974 Berryville church organized 1975 Mountain View church organized 1976 Forrest City church organized Lafayette church organized Searcy church reorganized 1978 Conway church organized Mandeville church organized 1979 Marrero church organized 1980 Conference office built in current location on I-20 Ozark church organized Yellville church organized 1981 Arkadelphia church organized 1984 Zachary church organized 1985 Magnolia church organized New Orleans Metairie Spanish church organized 1989 Amity church organized 1991 Spring River church organized 1993 Clarksville church organized 1st Spanish Youth Rally held March 11 & 12 in New Orleans 1994 1st Spanish SDA church organized in Arkansas — Springdale 1997 Heber Springs church organized Marshall church organized Siloam Springs Spanish church organized 1998 1st South Louisiana Camp Meeting–Yogi Bear Jellystone Park 2000 Glenwood Spanish church organized Rogers Spanish church organized 2001 New Orleans Kenner Spanish church reorganized 2003 De Queen Spanish church organized Gentry Spanish church organized 2004 Texarkana Spanish company organized 2006 Clarksville Spanish company organized Hot Springs Spanish company organized 2007 1st Camp Meeting held in South Louisiana Convention Center 2008 Baton Rouge Spanish church organized Little Rock Central Spanish church organized 2009 North Little Rock Spanish company organized North Van Buren Spanish company organized 2010 Alma company organized Maranatha Siloam Springs Spanish company organized 2011 Westbank Spanish company organized 2012 Arkadelphia church reorganized 2013 Lafayette Spanish company organized Mt. Ida church organized 2014 All Nations group started Shreveport Spanish church organized 2015 Compass Fellowship company organized Mineral Springs group started South Fort Smith Spanish company organized 2016 Waldron group started 2017 Berryville Spanish church organized Van Buren Spanish church organized 2018 Clarksville Karen company organized Havana Spanish company organized North Fort Smith Spanish group started Tontitown group started 2019 Ebenezer Franco-Haitian church organized Huntsville Spanish company organized Lockport Spanish church organized South Little Rock Baseline Spanish church organized |
How it all Began 