Three Campuses Across the River Valley
Community Bible Church is a non-denominational church that calls the Arkansas River Valley home, with campuses in East Fort Smith, Greenwood, and North Fort Smith, and a fourth location planned for Van Buren. The church's motto, "Where every person in every place matters," reflects a single purpose held across every campus: "to lead every person in every place in the River Valley to know and follow Jesus." Founded roughly thirty years ago by Pastor Ed Saucier, the church is led today by Lead Pastor Richy Fisher and Executive Pastor Tim Homa, with a campus pastor and ministry team at each location.
Sunday gatherings differ slightly by campus. East Fort Smith and Greenwood both meet at 9:00 and 10:30 AM, while North Fort Smith meets at a single 10:30 AM service. Each campus shares the same teaching and the same mission but runs its own children's, students', and serving rhythms, so visitors often find a smaller, neighborhood-sized feel even though they are part of a much larger body. Services are also livestreamed each Sunday.
The Sunday Gathering
A typical Sunday at Community Bible features a contemporary service built around a full band and a vocal team, with lyrics, sermon notes, and announcements displayed on screens so that first-time guests can follow along. The production team runs cameras, lighting, and sound for the room and the livestream, and a welcome crew greets arrivals in the parking lot and lobby. The North Fort Smith campus describes the dress code plainly: "you can come dressed as you like and worship as you like. We aren't here to impress each other. We are here to worship Jesus and leave one step closer than we were when we came."
Baptism and the Lord's Supper are the two ordinances the church practices, and baptism classes are available for anyone ready to make a public profession of faith. Members and regular attenders are invited to dig into membership classes that explain what it means to belong to Community Bible, and a budget overview is shared openly with the congregation each year so that members can vote on the church's spending plan.
What Community Bible Believes
The church holds to a historic evangelical statement of faith. The Bible, both Old and New Testaments, is taught as the inspired, error-free Word of God and the supreme authority for faith and practice. God exists eternally in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - each fully God and distinct in role. The Father is sovereign in creation, providence, and redemption. The Son, Jesus Christ, is fully God and fully man, born of a virgin, whose substitutionary death and bodily resurrection secure salvation for all who believe. The Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, applies Christ's salvation, indwells believers, and gives spiritual gifts for ministry.
Humankind, the statement of faith explains, was created in God's image, but through Adam and Eve's disobedience every person is born with a sinful nature and stands in need of grace. Salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone; those who receive him are declared justified, regenerated, and forever made children of God. The church is committed to a regenerate church membership, believer's baptism, the Lord's Supper, and the visible return of Christ to establish his eternal kingdom.
Six Values That Shape the Culture
Beyond the doctrinal statement, Community Bible has named six values that shape daily life. Members are encouraged to Live with a Kingdom Mindset, seeking first God's kingdom and righteousness above personal comfort. They are called to Stand on Truth, building their lives on Scripture even when it is unpopular. Respect All People is a value grounded in the belief that every person carries infinite worth as an image-bearer of God. Members are also asked to Aim for Excellence, to Overflow with Generosity with their time, talents, and resources, and to Give Grace Freely the way Christ has given grace to them.
CB-Kids: Birth Through Fifth Grade
Children's ministry, branded as CB-Kids, runs during every Sunday service at all three campuses and is led by a team of background-checked, Safety 360-trained volunteers. On a child's first visit, a family is registered into a security check-in system, and each child wears a name tag that matches a parent receipt for safe pickup. The curriculum, called Seeds of Faith, walks through age-appropriate Bible lessons with unified teaching across all ages, paired with worship, small groups, and hands-on learning so that kids can apply the day's truth to their own lives.
Classrooms are organized by developmental stage. The youngest ones - babies, crawlers, and toddlers - are grouped by development, while two-year-olds through PreK stay in the same room for a full school year and move up on Promotion Sunday. Elementary-age kids follow the same model in two groups: K through 2 and 3 through 5. East Fort Smith partners with parents through a detailed volunteer structure that includes PreK and Elementary team coordinators, small-group leaders, hospitality teams, and check-in teams, and visitors who want to peek inside can download role descriptions for any of those positions before serving.
Community Students: Sixth Through Twelfth Grade
Community Students exists for one purpose: "to help 6th - 12th grade students fall in love with Jesus and own their faith." On Wednesday nights, students gather across all three campuses. East Fort Smith and North Fort Smith meet from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, and Greenwood meets from 6:30 to 7:30 PM. The format is built around worship, biblical teaching, and small groups led by adult volunteers who walk with students through the questions of middle and high school. There is also a Sunday-morning Middle School Only gathering at 10:30 AM at the East Fort Smith campus, designed specifically for sixth through eighth graders.
Parents and students can follow Community Students on Instagram at @cb_students and on Facebook at @cbstudents for encouragement throughout the week. A team of volunteers serves in roles ranging from small-group leaders and worship band members to check-in, social media, and special events.
Tuesday Nights at Community Recovery
On Tuesday evenings, the East Fort Smith campus hosts Community Recovery, the church's Christ-centered, 12-step program for anyone eighteen and older dealing with hurts, habits, or hang-ups. The night begins with a free dinner at 5:30 PM, moves into a large-group meeting at 6:00 PM, and breaks into open share groups at 7:00 PM. There is no cost, no membership requirement, and the program runs every Tuesday, including holidays.
Two parallel programs serve younger members of the family. Celebration Place is the children's curriculum for kids ages 5 to 13, called the church's "Pre-Covery" program, and mirrors the lessons taught in the adult room. The Landing serves junior high and high school students with age-appropriate material that helps them process struggles and point them toward freedom in Christ. Childcare is provided for birth through kindergarten so that parents can attend without worry.
Groups for Every Season
Small groups are at the core of who Community Bible is. The church offers four flavors, all designed to help people do life together as disciples of Jesus. Home Groups typically meet in homes every other week around a shared meal, prayer, and discussion. Bible Study Groups run throughout the year on different topics, and new groups can be started at any time. Connect Groups are interest-based, covering everything from hiking and fishing to crafting, and they meet monthly or quarterly. Discipleship Groups are gender-specific, weekly, and usually commit to reading through the Bible in a year.
Home Group Leaders are asked to facilitate a group of about ten people every other week, and the church supplies curriculum and coaching. Men's and Women's Discipleship leaders walk a small group of three to four people through the book Multiply and then a year-long Bible reading plan over fifteen to eighteen months. A Spiritual Gifts Assessment is offered to anyone trying to figure out where they fit best.
Missionaries from Honduras to Japan
Community Bible sees its mission field as both local and global, following the biblical pattern of "Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts of the earth." The church supports Donnie and Rachel Todd and Brenden Sweet as missionaries with VIA. Alvan Anderson serves in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, with Manos Extendidas (Extended Hands), a ministry that meets physical and educational needs of families, teens, and children. Rhonda Baxter serves across Europe with Global Outreach International.
Locally, the church partners with the Community Services Clearinghouse, which feeds individuals and families in emergency situations across five Arkansas counties and two Oklahoma counties. Arkansas Family Alliance works to preserve the family unit, equip foster youth transitioning to adulthood, and train foster and adoptive parents. Careportal connects the church to specific needs of children and families in crisis, and the church also supports a Japan-focused initiative called Nevertheless Mission, working in a country where fewer than 1% of the population is evangelical and there is roughly one missionary for every 57,000 people. Designated giving to "missions" is available through the church's giving page.
Worship, Production, and RightNow Media
The music ministry runs a full band - drums, bass, acoustic and electric guitar, keys and piano, violin, and a vocal team of up to six singers. A large production team supports the band, including front-of-house and livestream audio engineers, a ProPresenter operator, lighting operator, video director, camera operators, stage manager, photographer, and videographer. Anyone interested in trying out can apply to audition, and the production team welcomes learners and trains them on the job.
For at-home study, Community Bible provides free access to RightNow Media, a library of more than 20,000 Biblically-based videos for small groups, families, students, and leadership development. Congregants can sign up for a free account through the church and use the service on iOS, Android, or the web.
The Leadership Team
The central operations team includes Lead Pastor Richy Fisher, Executive Pastor Tim Homa, Pastor of Administration Chris Stacy, and Founding Pastor Ed Saucier. Each campus is led by a campus pastor: Frankie Post serves as Associate Pastor at East Fort Smith, Maclane Forbus at Greenwood, and Jackie Flake at North Fort Smith. Sean Selter is the Student Pastor at East Fort Smith, Craig Spencer is the Next Gen Pastor at Greenwood, and Steven Franklin is the Next Gen Director at North Fort Smith. Worship is led by Troy Jarrell at Greenwood and Rion Lacaze at North Fort Smith, and children's ministry is led by Grace Griffitts and Kelly Galaviz at East Fort Smith, Brandi Long at Greenwood, and Julie Young at North Fort Smith.
The church office is open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM and can be reached at (479) 452-9201. Whether someone is exploring faith for the first time, looking for a children's ministry, in need of a recovery program, or hoping to find a small group, Community Bible Church aims to be a place where every person in every place of the River Valley is known, loved, and pointed to Jesus.