I would like to thank everyone who responded to my query. They sent me several helpful suggestions on how to find information about my relative who was a Methodist Episcopal church South Minister 1860-1886. Here are their suggestions, which I would like to pass on to everyone: 1 Write to the main church headquarters. Do a word search for the church to find the main office. 2. Do an internet search for Methodist archives in Arkansas. 3. Contact the United Methodist Church South conference via their web site. Try http://www.gcah.org/Conference/umcdirectory.htm . 4. Check with Russell Baker at the Arkansas Genealogical and Historical Societies. He usually finds what people are looking for. 5. Check with Hendrix College in Conway, AR. They have a history dept. on the Methodist Church in Arkansas. 6. Try Manzel Beal at arkmethodist@mercury.hendrix.edu. She is a United Methodist archivist at Hendrix College, Bailey Library, 1600 Washington Ave., Conway, AR 72032. Iris >