Orthodox Christian dating in Arkansas
Orthodox Christian dating in Arkansas: Greek and Antiochian parishes in Little Rock, and Antiochian and OCA ones in Springdale, Rogers and Fort Smith.
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Short answer
In Springdale, in north-west Arkansas, the Orthodox parish of St Nicholas worships in what used to be an ordinary metal garage. Its own page tells how an architecture firm, faced with a building pointing the wrong way for an Orthodox church, added a narrow narthex on its western side and a skylit tower that pours red light into the doorway, and how the result won awards at home and abroad. The parish's word for it is transfigured.
Five parishes are listed below with an address and a link to their own website: two in Little Rock, two in the north-west twenty minutes apart, and one in Fort Smith. The oldest date any of them gives is 1913, the year the Greek parish in Little Rock was established.
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Orthodox Christians in Arkansas
Little Rock has two parishes ten minutes apart. The Annunciation, established in 1913, says its people come from many nationalities; Holy Trinity calls itself a parish on mission of the Antiochian Archdiocese, uniting Orthodox of various backgrounds while welcoming people still searching.
The north-west has grown its own small cluster. St Nicholas in Springdale, Antiochian, and St John in Rogers, a parish of the Orthodox Church in America that describes itself as a community of Orthodox Christians and seekers, are under twenty minutes apart along the interstate.
Orthodox Studies Institute, 2024; national figures, not Arkansas's
Fort Smith's parish of Sts George and Alexandra, also of the Orthodox Church in America, runs online get-togethers on Friday evenings and invites Orthodox from any parish or jurisdiction to join.
On converts across the country, the Orthodox Studies Institute studied twenty parishes in six jurisdictions and fifteen states. Of those received since 2013, two thirds were under forty, the thirties were the most common decade, and 44 percent were single when they were received.
Arkansas has no figure of its own, and we have not invented one. The five addresses below were each checked against the parish's own website on 24 September 2026.
Where the community gathers
The five places fall into three parts of the state: Little Rock, the north-west, and Fort Smith.
Little Rock
Little Rock holds two: the Annunciation on Napa Valley Drive in the west of the city and Holy Trinity on Watt Street, about ten minutes apart. Hot Springs, an hour to the south-west, has a Greek church on the map, but we found no website for it, so it has no card.
The north-west
The north-west holds two: St Nicholas on South 48th Street in Springdale and St John on South 9th Street in Rogers.
Fort Smith
Fort Smith holds one: Sts George and Alexandra on Mahogany Avenue, an hour and twenty minutes south of Springdale.
Cathedrals and parishes worth knowing
A Greek parish established in 1913, whose members come from many nationalities, with the Divine Liturgy at a quarter to ten on Sunday.
1100 Napa Valley DriveLittle Rock
AR 72211
An Antiochian parish on mission for central Arkansas, which welcomes Orthodox of every background and people still searching.
1812 Watt StreetLittle Rock
AR 72227
An Antiochian parish in a transformed metal garage, with Orthros at nine and the Liturgy at ten on Sunday, Great Vespers on Saturday at five and Vespers on Wednesday at six.
3171 South 48th StreetSpringdale
AR 72762
A parish of the Orthodox Church in America for north-west Arkansas, with Great Vespers on Saturday at six and the Liturgy at half past nine on Sunday.
1740 South 9th StreetRogers
AR 72756
A parish of the Orthodox Church in America's Diocese of the South, which hosts online Friday evening gatherings open to Orthodox of any jurisdiction.
7500 Mahogany AvenueFort Smith
AR 72916
Distances that decide everything
A diagram, not a map. Driving times, as in the text.
Little Rock is a long way from the rest. Springdale is about three hours and twenty minutes north-west, and Fort Smith close to three hours west. In the north-west, Springdale to Rogers is under twenty minutes and Springdale to Fort Smith an hour and twenty. Hot Springs is an hour from Little Rock.
So Orthodox Arkansas is two small circles with a long drive between them: central Arkansas around Little Rock, and the north-west with Fort Smith at its edge. Inside each, parishes are close enough to share; between them, meeting takes a weekend.
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The Orthodox year in Arkansas
Great Vespers
At five on Saturday in Springdale and at six in Rogers.
The Divine Liturgy
At a quarter to ten in Little Rock, at half past nine in Rogers and at ten in Springdale.
Midweek Vespers in Springdale
St Nicholas serves it at six in the evening.
Online fellowship from Fort Smith
An evening get-together on the internet, to which Orthodox from any parish are invited.
The garage that became a church
St Nicholas's building page explains the architecture, and the church itself is the place to see it.
Arabic and English in Little Rock
Holy Trinity's website offers texts in both languages side by side.
Dating across jurisdictions, and with converts
A Greek parish from 1913, two Antiochian parishes, two of the Orthodox Church in America and plenty of seekers: Orthodox Arkansas is small and mixed. This is how cana.love approaches it.
Twelve jurisdictions on one list
Jurisdiction is a question on the form with twelve options: OCA, ROCOR, Greek, Antiochian, Serbian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Georgian, Carpatho-Russian, Albanian, Catechumen and Other Canonical. The parishes here are Greek, Antiochian or OCA, and a seeker preparing to be received can answer Catechumen.
Practice, asked outright
After that, the form turns to practice: how often you are at the Liturgy, whether you keep the fasts, whether you are looking to marry. The site can be used in English, Spanish, Portuguese, German or Russian.
Checked before it appears
A new profile and its photos are hidden until reviewed: an automatic check looks first, and a person decides whatever it leaves unclear. The site's rules forbid asking members for money, and fraud leads to permanent removal, with no warning.
Free, and no password
It is free and has no subscription. There is no password: each sign-in uses a one-time link or code sent to your email.
What cana.love is and is not
cana.love is not an Orthodox-only platform.
It includes Catholics and Protestants and people who are still finding their church, so long as they want the same kind of marriage, and you choose who can see you. With five Orthodox parishes three hours apart, a site limited to a single jurisdiction would leave most people in Arkansas alone. What the site does commit to can be checked: jurisdiction, practice and intentions are on the form, and you read them before replying. It is run by Cana SpA, a company in Chile; the About page has more.
Meeting safely
- For a first meeting pick daylight and a public place and agree when you will leave: coffee after the Liturgy, a café in the River Market in Little Rock or on the square in Bentonville. Let a friend know where you will be and, if it means I-49 or I-40, when you expect to be home. Keep your address to yourself for now.
- On money there is one rule. Before you have met in person, send none, lend none and pay for no one's travel, whatever the story. A single report is enough for us to look into it.
The community guidelines explain how reports are handled and how a decision can be appealed.
Common questions
What is the church that used to be a garage?
St Nicholas in Springdale, an Antiochian parish, which worships in a metal building transformed by an architecture firm and recognised with national and international awards.
Is there anything in north-west Arkansas?
Yes: St Nicholas in Springdale and St John in Rogers, about twenty minutes apart, and Sts George and Alexandra in Fort Smith an hour and twenty minutes south.
Are there parishes that welcome newcomers?
Holy Trinity in Little Rock and St John in Rogers both describe themselves as welcoming seekers, and Fort Smith's Friday gatherings are open to anyone Orthodox.
Is there anything in Arabic?
Holy Trinity in Little Rock offers texts in Arabic and English side by side on its website.
Why does Hot Springs have no card?
Its Greek church appears on the map, but we could not find a website to confirm its address or services.
Can I use cana.love in Arkansas?
Yes, anywhere in the state, from eighteen. It runs in a web browser; there is nothing to install.
Next steps
In Little Rock, visit the Annunciation and Holy Trinity on consecutive Sundays. In the north-west, go to Vespers at St Nicholas on a Saturday and the Liturgy at St John the next morning. And if you would like to know how someone lives the faith before a first coffee rather than after, make a free profile on cana.love and read theirs.
Reviewed on September 24, 2026.