Westover Hills Presbyterian Church

[1] The congregation continues to take public stances on many controversial issues including racial reconciliation, prisoners’ rights, and advocacy for LGBTQIA+ members of the community.

[2] In the 1950’s as the fledgling church was continuing to grow toward sustainability and self-sufficiency, the city and nation were roiled by the early chapters of the Civil Rights Movement.

Dr. Hardie emerged as a leader in the city in efforts to integrate the Little Rock Public Schools and to dismantle the structures of Jim Crow.

Hardie would later march with Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma, a decision that would cost him opportunities to serve many southern churches.

Lowry, one of the first openly gay ministers in the Presbyterian Church (USA), works in advocacy for the LGBTQIA+ community with a particular focus on rights for Transgender persons.

Nadia Bolz-Weber The church sits at the roundabout intersection of Kavanaugh Blvd., McKinley St., and Pine Valley Drive.

The new church building, still in use as of 2022, is built in the modern style and features a nave designed in the round with a chancel platform extending into the center of the worship space.

Below the sanctuary are classrooms, choir rehearsal space, and the “New Chapel.” Beginning in fall 2022, the New Chapel hosts Sister Thea Bowman Ecumenical Catholic Church.

The copper clad roof with the Celtic cross topping the cupola serves as a landmark in the neighborhood and can be seen from many vantages in the northern part of Little Rock.