Historic Little Rock church beloved by community members built on the dream of a former slave

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – At the corner of Seventh and Gaines streets in Little Rock stands one of the city’s oldest churches — a place rooted in history and built on the courage and faith of a former slave.

“We would not be here without Wilson Brown,” said Renee Hubbard, a longtime member of First Missionary Baptist Church.

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Hubbard has spent a lifetime in these pews and knows the story well.

“Initially, they met in a government building on West Second Street,” she said…

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