First
United Methodist Church
Des Arc, Arkansas
Listing of Ministers
(This is a list of ministers who have served this church as far
back as anyone can remember.
When the church was first organized, it was a member of the Ouachita
Conference.)
| Established 1854 - Ouachita Conference | |
| Rev Marcus C. Manly | 1860 |
Became part of the new White River Conference | |
| Rev. Jno. McLaughlan | 1881 - 82 - 83 - 84 |
| Rev. H. H. Brooks | 1885 - 86 |
| Rev. Z. T. McCann | 1887 |
| Rev D.T. Holmes | 1888 - 89 |
| Rev. H. D. Thweatt | 1890 |
| Rev. J. M. D. Sturgis | 1891 |
| Rev. Charles Adams | 1892 |
| Rev. B. A. Few | 1893 - 94 - 95 |
| Rev. M. W Manville | 1896 - 97 - 98 |
| Rev. Q. T. Camiron | 1899 |
| Rev. Forney Hutchinson | 1900 |
| Rev. L. B. Hawley | 1901 |
| Rev. J. H. McKelvy | 1902 - 03 - 04 |
| Rev. L. E. N. Hundley | 1905 - 06 |
| Rev. Barnett Wright | 1907 |
| Rev. A. C. Graham | 1908 |
| Rev. J. C. Hooks | 1909 |
| Rev. A. M. Robertson | 1910 - 11 |
| Rev. J. L. Leonard | 1912 |
| Rev. S. W. Rainey | 1913 |
Became part of the North Arkansas Conference | |
| Rev. J. P. Plummer | 1914 |
| Rev. W. J. Rogers | 1915 - 16 |
| Rev. W. S. Butts | 1917 |
| Rev. T. 0. Rorie Sr | 1918 - 19 |
| Rev. S. C. Dean | 1920 |
| Rev. T. 0. Rorie Jr | 1921 - 22 |
| Rev. W. M. Hayes | 1923 - 24 |
| Rev. Wesley Clark | 1925 |
| Rev. E. S. Cook | 8 mos. of 1926 |
| (joined the Presbyterian Church) | |
| Rev. Curtis Williams | last 4 mos. 1926 |
| Rev. M. W. Miller | 1927-28 |
| Rev. J. L. Tucker | 1929-30 |
| Rev. Robert Beasley | 1931 |
| Rev. Kenneth Spore | 1932 |
| Rev. Kenneth Criswell | 1933 |
| Rev. C. H. Grissen | 1934 - 35 |
| Rev. F. F. Harrell | 1935 - 36 |
| Rev. J. T. Rodgers | 1936 - 37 |
| Rev. F. A. Love | 1937 |
| Rev. V. D. Keeley | 1937 - 38 |
| Rev. W. W. Nelson | 1938 - 41 |
| Rev. C. M. Atchley | 1941 - 43 |
| Rev. O. L. Thompson | 1943 - 48 |
| Rev. Alva C. Rogers | 1948 - 52 |
| Rev. Wesley Reutz | 1952 - 55 |
| Rev. Roy Jordan | 1955 - 56 |
| Rev. J. R. Callicott | 1956 - 58 |
| Rev. Kenneth Goode | 1958- 60 |
| Rev. Eugene Efird | 1960 - 62 |
| Rev. William A. Lea | 1962 - 66 |
| Rev. Harold Brent | 1966 - 70 |
| Rev. Bennie C. Ruth | 1970 - 74 |
| Rev. Don Eubanks | 1974 - 79 |
| Rev. Harold Hansford | 1979 - 81 |
| Rev. Eric Parker | 1981 - 82 |
| Rev. Withers Moore | 1982 - 86 |
| Rev. James C. Southerland | 1/2 of 1986 |
| Rev. Withers Moore | to 1987 |
| Rev. Russell Moore | 1987-92 |
| Rev. Larry Kelso | 1992-94 |
| Rev. Linda Driver Ray | 1994 - 96 |
| Rev. Jaimie Alexander | 1996 - 2002 |
| Rev. Wayne Johnson | 2002-03 |
Became part of the Arkansas Conference | |
| Rev. Tyrone (Tony) Hill | 2003-08 |
| Rev. Michael W. Topham | 2008 - 12 |