St. Joseph Catholic Church, the Arma United Methodist Church and the First Southern Baptist Church are the three churches in Arma.  All are very active and much of the town's social life is centered around church activities.    Other church histories will be added as they become available.
 

St. Joseph Catholic Church	Baptist Church
Arma United Methodist Church	M. ?. Church
First Southern Baptist Church	Latter Day Saints Church

The following appeared in the Morning Sun, Pittsburg, Ks.
Saturday, April 27, 2002
Arma church observes 90th anniversary

ARMA -- The Arma United Methodist Church will celebrate 90 years of ministry in Arma during worship services at 11 a.m. Sunday.

The service will include the singing of favorite gospel hymns and remembrances of the congregation. Three former pastors, Oliver Rosas, Robert Plank and Chris Conklin, plan to be present. A carry-in dinner will be held following the service.

In 1912 a Methodist minister named J. Kansas Morgan held meetings in the coal mining communities of Crawford County. One of those communities was Arma, and before long it was decided that a church needed to be started there. Land for the new church was purchased from William Armacost for the price of $1.

Also in 1912, a small group of people signed an affidavit forming the Methodist Episcopal Church of Arma.

In 1914 a church building was erected on the land purchased from Armacost. The current Arma United Methodist Church is located on this same plot of land.

The church has been served by many different pastors over the years. One of them, Fred E. Sutton, served the church for 18 years, starting in 1925. The current pastor, Steve Cole, has been with the church since 1995.

The celebration of ministry will be open to the public. Anyone wishing additional information may contact the church at 620-347-8336 or 620-347-8540.