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Shreveport District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South

 Organization

Biography

The Shreveport District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South (MECS) formed in 1848. Prior to 1848, most of the churches that made up the Shreveport District belonged to the Alexandria District.

In 1848, the Shreveport District reported 1,716 members (1,198 white, 518 colored) and 7 pastoral charges. The district consisted of congregations in northwest Louisiana stretching from Shreveport to Natchitoches.

Through a multi-denominational Methodist merger in 1939, the Shreveport District of the Louisiana Conference MECS became the Shreveport District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Church, South Central Jurisdiction. In 1939, the district reported 14,511 members, 25 pastoral charges, 52 congregations, and 55 church buildings.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Shreveport District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-Shreveport District MECS
Scope and Contents This collection consists of the minutes of annual meetings (called a District Conference) by the Shreveport District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. These meetings were attended by the district’s clergy and lay delegates from each pastoral charge; it was presided over by the district superintendent.The minutes document the administrative activities of the meetings and regularly include the following reports: religious and financial state of...
Dates: 1925 - 1939
Found in: Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections / Shreveport District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South records

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