JOIN US MAY 20-21 FOR RESTORE CONFERENCE

Mary
DeMuth

Scot
McKnight

Screenshot 2023-01-13 at 1.50.18 PM

Naghmeh
Panahi

Reporting the Truth.
Restoring the Church.

Arkansas Pastor Involved in Crash Claiming Lives of 2 Daughters

By Colleen Houde
fryar arkansas
Chad and Rachel Fryar pictured with their three children. (Courtesy image)

Congregants of a church in Arkansas are reeling after their pastor and his children were involved in a fatal collision.

Chad Fryar, the pastor of Crossroads Cowboy Church in El Paso, Arkansas, was driving with his three children Thursday afternoon when they collided with a train.

According to Arkansas State Police, a Union Pacific train crashed into a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado crossing the tracks on Richwoods Road in Clark County at around 2 p.m. Thursday.

The impact killed his two daughters, Maralee Jo and Dana Kate. Chad and his son, Bo Henry, suffered serious injuries. They were taken to hospital in stable condition and have since been discharged. 

“We are devastated by this tragic event and the loss of Marlee Jo and Dana Kate,” stated the church in a social media post.

Your tax-deductible gift helps our journalists report the truth and hold Christian leaders and organizations accountable. Give a gift of $30 or more to The Roys Report this month, and you will receive a copy of “Even If He Doesn’t: What We Believe about God When Life Doesn’t Make Sense” by Kristen LaValley. To donate, click here.

The church is now asking for prayer for the family as they move forward following this tragedy.

“Chad and Rachel were an integral part of Crossroads Cowboy Church-El Paso. They have been with us from the beginning, and we consider them family. They have a solid faith and understanding of God, which was evident when they stepped out in faith to launch the Bismark location. We know this solid foundation will help them navigate this difficult time.”  

This article was originally published by CHVN.

Journalist Colleen Houde is a news writer and on-air host at CHVN in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

SHARE THIS:

GET EMAIL UPDATES!

Keep in touch with Julie and get updates in your inbox!

Don’t worry we won’t spam you.

More to explore
discussion

Leave a Reply

The Roys Report seeks to foster thoughtful and respectful dialogue. Toward that end, the site requires that people register before they begin commenting. This means no anonymous comments will be allowed. Also, any comments with profanity, name-calling, and/or a nasty tone will be deleted.
 
MOST RECENT Articles
MOST popular articles
en_USEnglish

Donate

Hi. We see this is the third article this month you’ve found worth reading. Great! Would you consider making a tax-deductible donation to help our journalists continue to report the truth and restore the church?

Your tax-deductible gift helps our journalists report the truth and hold Christian leaders and organizations accountable. Give a gift of $30 or more to The Roys Report this month, and you will receive a copy of “The Atlas Factor: Shifting Leadership Onto the Shoulders of Jesus” by Lance Ford.