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Formed in 1817, Fort Smith is a small township located in Arkansas. It was named after General Thomas Adam Smith who was a General of the Confederate army. This city has a diverse economy and does not fall into any category of industrial, business or agricultural community. Forbes magazine has named Fort Smith as the best city in the US in terms of cost of living. Whirlpool Corporation is the largest business entity that operates here.
There are approximately 81 Baptist Churches found in Fort Smith. What is surprising is that there is not a single Anglican Church here, considering that the White Anglo-Saxon Protestant make up of almost 75% of the total population. The First Baptist Church located at 1400 Grand Avenue has its services televised on KFSM-TV5 and even on its website. So, the old or handicapped individuals can attend its services at home itself. The "Vineyard Community Church" does not have fixed hours of service. So, if someone is interested in knowing the timings, he can simply contact their website which is updated daily.
One of the largest churches of Fort Smith is the "Christ the King Catholic Churches". It is located at 2112 S. Greenwood Avenue and is among one of the active churches around. It holds daily masses and Rosaries. It even runs two reputed schools called the CTK elementary school and the Trinity Jr High School.
"Full Counsel Christian Fellowship" is dedicated to counseling people with complications in their daily life, relationship discords, marital conflicts, premarital advice etc. It is located at 3514 Kinkead Road. Judges are apt to sentence DWI or DUI offenders a period of compulsory education about drunken driving. This center is well known for dealing in such cases and for counseling such people. Dr. Tom McMahon, L.P.C., MS, DMin, MDiv, BSC is a counselor who educates individuals about the demerits of drunken driving. His office is situated at Suite 525 at Central Mall and he even gives free counseling for the first session.
Young people these days, whether they live in impersonal cities like New York or a one-horse town like Fort Smith, are all subjected to all kinds of temptations that might result in regretting their action at leisure. The churches understand this and are always ready to help the distressed and rudderless youths to overcome their depression and stress. The counselors give advice to these teenagers with love and care.
One of the recurring themes in the pedagogy, without appearing to be so, is to inculcate in boys and girls how Jesus had overcome many hurdles in his life. And, Jesus was a man for all practical purposes. He was flesh and blood like any other humans. This argument forms the very basic of any counseling that involves temptation and works wonders for the people under counseling. As more and more number of people are benefiting from counseling, there is a increase in the number of Christian Counseling Centers.
