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(AR) Malvern--First Assembly of God
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Commemorative plate : First Assembly of God (Malvern, AR)

Covington, TN : World Wide Art Studios, [1956].

1 plate ; 26 cm. (10 1/8 in.) diameter.

On plate: Artist's drawing of the church. Below: First Assembly of God Church, Malvern, Arkansas. Plate is white; printing is dull red; gold edge.

Inscription on back of plate: Pentecostal message brought to Malvern September, 1909, by Howard Goss. Pastors: 1910-14 E. N. Bell, -14 A. P. Collins, 1915-1917 Fred Lohman, 1917 E. R. Fitzgerald, 1918 G. E. Neal, 1919-1921 H. E. Sims, 1921-1922 Joe Higgins, Sr., 1923 Bob Babcock, 1922 J. H. Walthaw, 1923-1927 Lafayette Romines, 1927-35 P. F. Ramsey, 1935-40 Claude Asher, 1940-42 Stephens VanderMere, 1942-43 C. C. Robinson, 1943-47 G. E. Chambers, 1947-50 O. M. Montgomery, 1950-52 David D. Pearce, 1952-55 L. O. Waldon, 6 mos.-55 Vergle Whitmire, 1955- John Paproski.

Inscription continued: The First Assembly of God church was organized in Malvern, Arkansas, in 1914 by Fred Lohman. The first deacons were Walter Tillery, Johnny Clem, Mart Phelps, Oden Baker, John Whatley. This building was erected in 1927 during the pastorate of Lafayette Romines.

Commemorative plate to remember the old building and possibly as a fundraiser for the new building. The building pictured on the plate was replaced in 1956 (see Pentecostal Evangel, 18 May 1958).

There are two production imprints on the back of plate: Rhythm by Homer Laughlin (maker of the plate); World Wide Art Studios, Covington, Tennessee (responsible for artwork/imprints).

First Assembly of God (Malvern, AR)--History.
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Arkansas--Malvern--First Assembly of God.
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10/31/2022