Catholic Encyclopedia of Arkansas/Churches/Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Jonesboro

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Jonesboro 1101 East Highland DriveJonesboro, Arkansas, US North Delta Monsignor R. Scott Friend 19th century 13 January 2019 Bishop Anthony Taylor Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church is a Catholic parish church in Jonesboro, Arkansas Jonesboro. History In the 19th century, local Catholics met at St. Roman Church. In 1896, a lightning strike caused the church to catch fire, and the congregants began meeting at Holy Angels Convent. In 1925, Father William Joseph Kordsemeier was appointed pastor, and led St. Roman in raising $30,000 for a new building. Construction began at 614Hanson Aprille 2019-01-19 Traditional, modern meld at new church in Jonesboro https://arkansas-catholic.org/2019/01/19/traditional-modern-meld-at-new-church-in-jonesboro/ 2025-08-14 Arkansas Catholic en-US South Church Street in 1932 and was completed the following year. In the midst of the Great Depression, the new church was built manually.Woodall Katie 2019-01-13 Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church opens doors to new building https://www.kait8.com/2019/01/13/blessed-sacrament-catholic-church-opens-doors-new-building/ 2025-08-14 KAIT en Bishop John B. Morris renamed the congregation Blessed Sacrament.Taitano Zita 2013-10-28 Blessed Sacrament reflects on 80 years in church https://arkansas-catholic.org/2013/10/28/blessed-sacrament-reflects-on-80-years-in-church/ 2025-08-14 Arkansas Catholic en-US In 2017, Blessed Sacrament began moving into a new building on East Highland Drive, due to the growth of the church. On 13 January 2019, Bishop Anthony Taylor dedicated the church in a bilingual mass in English and Spanish.Bartels Martha 2019-01-08 Blessed Sacrament Church to dedicate new church https://arkansas-catholic.org/2019/01/08/blessed-sacrament-church-to-dedicate-new-church/ 2025-08-14 Arkansas Catholic en-US Sister Henrietta Hockle served as the church's unofficial historian for several years until her passing away in 2014. She published books detailing the history of the church and its programs, including A Century of Serving: A Centennial History of St. Bernards Regional Medical Center 1900–2000 (2000) and On High Ground: A History of the Olivetan Benedictine Sisters in Jonesboro, Arkansas (2004). Clergy Pastor: Monsignor R. Scott Friend Associate pastor: Father Cody Eveld Deacons: Ramón Ramírez, Martin J. Huss Outreach Blessed Sacrament School, a Catholic school St. Bernards Medical Center, the largest hospital in Northeast Arkansas References Category:Book:Catholic Encyclopedia of Arkansas/Churches/North Delta Deanery