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321OBITUARY: Robert Earl Chambers</h3> 322 <div class="meta"> 323 <time class="date">September 20, 2026</time> 324 </div> 325 <div class="summary"> Robert Earl Chambers,77, passed away on September 20, 2026 at home. He was born on August 6, 1949... <span class="more">read more</span></div> 326 </div> 327 </a> 328 </section><section> 329 <a href="/arkansasbaptistnews/obituary-barbara-sue-hawkins-moore"> 330 <div class="visual"> 331 <img src="/images/r/barbaramoore/c480x270/barbaramoore.jpg"> 332 </div> 333 <div class="text"> 334 <h3 class="title">OBITUARY: Barbara Sue Hawkins Moore</h3> 335 <div class="meta"> 336 <time class="date">September 19, 2026</time> 337 </div> 338 <div class="summary"> Barbara Sue Hawkins Moore, 84, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, died September 19, 2026, in Fayetteville.... <span class="more">read more</span></div> 339 </div> 340 </a> 341 </section><section> 342 <a href="/arkansasbaptistnews/arkansas-baptists-to-convene-in-rogers-for-2026-annual-meeting"> 343 <div class="visual"> 344 <img src="/images/r/eventicon/c480x270/eventicon.jpg"> 345 </div> 346 <div class="text"> 347 <h3 class="title">Arkansas Baptists to convene in Rogers for 2026 Annual Meeting</h3> 348 <div class="meta"> 349 <time class="date">September 17, 2026</time> 350 </div> 351 <div class="summary"> ROGERS, Ark. â The 173rd Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention will be held... <span class="more">read more</span></div> 352 </div> 353 </a> 354 </section> 355</section> 356<ol class="pager"><li><span>1</span></li><li><a href="/arkansasbaptistnews/page,2/">2</a></li><li><a href="/arkansasbaptistnews/page,3/">3</a></li><li><a href="/arkansasbaptistnews/page,4/">4</a></li><li><a href="/arkansasbaptistnews/page,5/">5</a></li><li class="next" title="Next"><a href="/arkansasbaptistnews/page,2/">Next</a></li></ol> 357 </div> 358 </div> 359 360 361 362 363 364 </main> 365 366 <!--<section class="pre-footer"> 367 <div class="container"> 368 <p>The ministries of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention are funded by the generous giving of Arkansas Baptists to 369 missions through the Cooperative Program and the Dixie Jackson Arkansas Missions Offering. 370 </p> 371 </div> 372</section>--> 373 374<footer class="site-footer"> 375 <div class="container"> 376 <nav> 377 <ul> 378 <!--li><a href="/teams/missions">Missions</a></li--> 379 <!--li><a href="/teams/church-planting">Church Planting</a></li--> 380 <!--li><a href="/teams/evangelism-church-health">Church Health</a></li--> 381 <!--li><a href="/teams/collegiate-young-leaders">College + Young Leaders</a></li--> 382 <li><a href="/ministries">Ministries</a></li> 383 <li><a href="/staff">Staff</a></li> 384 <li><a href="/about-us">About Us</a></li> 385 </ul><ul> 386 <!--li><a href="/teams/executive-administrative">Executive + Administrative</a></li--> 387 <li><a href="/contact-us">Contact Us</a></li> 388 <li><a href="/driving-directions">Driving Directions</a></li> 389 </ul> 390 </nav><address> 391 <h3>Arkansas Baptist State Convention</h3> 392 10 Remington Drive <br> 393 Little Rock, AR 72204 <br> 394 Phone: 501-376-4791 <br> 395 Toll Free in Arkansas: 1-800-838-2272 396 </address> 397 <a href='/'> 398 <img class="logo" src="/images/main/logo-2026.svg?v=2.74" alt="Arkansas Baptists" /> 399 </a> 400 <!-- <ul class="social-links"> 401 <li class="facebook"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/arkansasbaptists/"><span>Facebook</span></a></li> 402 <li class="twitter"><a href="https://twitter.com/arkbaptists"><span>Twitter</span></a></li> 403 <li class="instagram"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/arkansasbaptists/"><span>Instagram</span></a></li> 404 </ul> --> 405 406 <ul class="social-links"> 407 <li class="facebook"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/arkansasbaptists" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li><li class="instagram"><a href="https://instagram.com/arkansasbaptists" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> 408 </ul> 409 410 411 <div class="copyright">© 2026 Arkansas Baptist State Convention · Powered by <a href="">The A Group</a></div> 412 <a id="sitemap-link" style="position:absolute;
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