Northwest Arkansas Religious Destinations - Throncrown Chapel, Christ of the Ozarks and more!

Thorncrown Chapel
Thorncrown Chapel

Thorncrown Chapel

12968 U.S. 62 West, Eureka Springs (479) 253-7401 thorncrown.com

More than 5 million visitors from around the world have journeyed to this chapel nestled in the Ozark woods to see the award-winning structure since it opened in 1980. Designed by famed architect Fay Jones, the chapel is 48 feet tall and made of wood, native stone and more than 6,000 square feet of glass.

The chapel is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily April through November, although it occasionally closes early on weekends for special events. The chapel also is closed on Saturdays in November. March and December hours are 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sunday services are at 9 and 11 a.m. April through October. One service, at 11 a.m., is held November through mid-December.

Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel

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Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel

504 Memorial Drive, Bella Vista (479) 855-6598 The Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel is the work of

architects Fay Jones and Maurice Jennings. The chapel, made of stone, wood and glass, was dedicated in April 1988. The structure is based on the pointed gothic arch and is built around 15 main arches. It was made with 31 tons of steel and roughly 4,460 square feet of glass. In addition to visiting the chapel, visitors can walk along the nature trail that winds behind the building and along Lake Norwood.

Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. The nondenominational chapel is available, by reservation, for special events, concerts, baptisms, weddings and memorial services.

Christ of the Ozarks

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Christ of the Ozarks

935 Passion Play Road, Eureka Springs

(866) 566-3565 greatpassionplay.com Eureka Springs is home to the tallest statue of Jesus Christ

in the nation. At 67 feet tall, the Christ of the Ozarks, is second only to the famous 100-foot Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Completed in 1966, the statue is made of 24 layers of white mortar on a steel frame. It weighs more than 2 million pounds. Christ’s outstretched arms measure 65 feet from fingertip to fingertip. The hands alone measure 7 feet from wrist to fingertip.

The statue is on the grounds of the Great Passion Play, which features a variety of attractions including an outdoor re-enactment of Christ’s final days. Tickets are needed

for the play but visitors can view the Christ of the Ozarks statue for free.

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