29 of members of the executive committee of the Arkansas Interfaith Conference, including Bishop Floyd Schoenhals of the Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, chairman; the Right Rev.

Larry Benfield of the Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas; and the Rev. Barbara Jones of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Arkansas. They were also joined by Rev. Steve Copley, vice president of the Interfaith Conference; and Mimi Dortch, executive director. Judicatories of the Presbyterian, African Methodist Episcopal and Roman Catholic denominations were unable to attend. The leaders discussed future plans for ecumenical cooperation and took steps to focus on environmental concerns.