Christ Episcopal Church
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Founded in 1839, Christ Church is located in the heart of downtown Little Rock. The open red doors at Christ Church are something of an emblem of the life you will encounter within them. They stand open as an invitation to anyone who might wander past. Depending on what time of day you enter you might find a hushed place of prayer in the heart of the city. Or perhaps a room charged with the energy of sung praise on a Sunday morning, its pews filled with old and young, rich and poor, lifelong believers and curious seekers.
We’ve been called an eclectic congregation gathered in traditional worship. New generations are discovering and revitalizing old forms of worship and making them relevant and nourishing to life in our postmodern world. We believe quite passionately that the risen Christ still comes to us in human form. Christ comes in the form of the stranger in need at our doorstep. Christ comes among us every time even two or three gather in his name. So whatever your faith background, whatever your loves, questions, or suspicions might be about church, we hope you come see us.
Worship times
This service is in traditional language and with organ music. It lasts about 45 minutes, and is followed by breakfast in the gallery.
This service is in contemporary language with music, congregational hymns, and choir. The service lasts about an hour and is followed by coffee hour in the gallery.
This is a candlelit service of sung evening prayers led by the Christ Church Compline Choir. The service lasts about 15 minutes.
Shortly after noon we celebrate the Eucharist in our chapel and have prayers for healing. Anyone is welcome to come to the altar rail for prayers for healing for themselves or others. The service lasts about 30 minutes and is an ideal way for people who work downtown to spend part of their lunch hour.
Volunteer opportunities
Ministries
Green Groceries
Green Groceries is a feeding ministry which provides fresh, local foods from the Arkansas Local Food Network to our neighbors who couldn't otherwise afford them. There is a bi-weekly distribution at the church, and clients are referred from service organizations in Little Rock.
Sacred Ground Race Dialogue Circles
Sacred Ground is dialogue series on race, grounded in faith. Small groups are invited to walk through chapters of America’s history of race, racism, and whiteness while weaving in threads of family story, economic class, and political and regional identity. The 10-part series is built around a powerful online curriculum of documentary films and readings that focus on Indigenous, Black, Latino, and Asian/Pacific American histories as they intersect with European American histories.
Sacred Ground is a resource coming out of Becoming Beloved Community, The Episcopal Church’s long-term commitment to racial healing, reconciliation, and justice in our personal lives, our ministries, and our society. This series is especially designed to help white people talk with other white people, while being open to all racial/ethnic groups. Participants are invited to peel away the layers that have contributed to the challenges and divides of the present day – all while grounded in our call to faith, hope and love.
509 Scott St
Little Rock, AR 72201-3891
United States
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