Arkansas Family Council is launching a search for Arkansas’ Longest Married Couple to celebrate traditional marriage in the state. We invite couples to share their stories of lifelong commitment to marriage and family. When the search concludes in October, Family Council will honor the longest married couple and their family. The top 10 longest-married couples will also be recognized with an Official Statement of Recognition, and they will be inducted into the Family Council “Arkansas Marriage Hall of Fame.”
“Sharing these couples’ lifetime stories of commitment and faithfulness to each other encourages the next generation that ‘married happily ever after’ still exists. We are blessed and honored to share these stories of forever love,” Jerry Cox, president of Family Council, said. “In today’s society, we are surrounded by naysayers of marriage, but the married couples we find will prove them all wrong and show that marriage can last a lifetime.”
“Marriage is a sacred covenant between a man and a woman,” Cox continued. “It is not every day that you meet a couple married over 70 years, but when you do, there is truly something special about that relationship.” Entries for couples married over 70 years can be submitted before Oct. 10 by sending contact information and marriage date to charisse@familycouncil.org. Please include their names, address, email, phone number and wedding date. If you are submitting on behalf of the couple, please also provide your contact information. For more details, call the Family Council office at (501) 375-7000.
— Family Council is a conservative education and research organization based in Little Rock.
