East Campus Sunday Morning Worship Service: 9:00 AM

What a joy! Our East Campus preview worship wrapped up with prayer over the chairs in Faith Chapel. We prayed for every person who will sit here in the weeks to come. We prayed for welcome, healing, and for us to follow the lead of the Holy Spirit as we seek to be a blessing for all of Fort Smith. God is already moving. ​

A Story of One Church in Two Locations

This Christmas, Fort Smith First United Methodist Church is celebrating a new beginning: opening our East Campus and becoming one church with two locations.

For more than 135 years, the people of Faith UMC (originally Massard UMC) have shared the love of Christ in east Fort Smith. Through worship, service, and community, their legacy has shaped generations. Now, that faithful witness joins with the mission of First UMC, becoming part of a larger story of grace.

Our vision is simple and bold:
to serve neighbors with compassion,
to welcome all with open hearts and minds,
and to grow disciples of Jesus Christ--
downtown and on the east side of town.

We invite you to be part of this new chapter. Come and see what God is doing as we prepare to launch the East Campus this Christmas. Together, we are one church in two locations, ready to share Christ’s love across our city.

​Rev. Dr. Blake R. Bradford
Lead Pastor

Updates to our New East Campus

Corner of Massard and Dallas ~ 2901 Massard Rd, Fort Smith, AR 72903
Sunday Schedule
8:30 am Traditional - Roebuck Chapel, Downtown
9:00 am Modern Worship - East Campus
9:30 am Fellowship in the Welcome Center, Downtown 
9:45 am Sunday Small Groups, Downtown
11:00 am Modern Worship, Downtown Family Life Center 
11:00 am Traditional - Downtown Sanctuary 

Contact Us

First United Methodist Church
200 North 15th Street
Fort Smith, AR 72901

(479) 782-5068
[email protected]​
​Our Offices are located at our Downtown Campus

Downtown Campus Location
200 North 15th Street

East Campus Location
​2901 Massard Rd, Fort Smith, AR 72903