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Mount Vernon United Methodist Church (Gray, La.) records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-2023-149

Scope and Contents

This collection documents the activities of the Mount Vernon United Methodist Church (Gray, La.). The collection includes membership records.

Dates

  • 1959 - 2011

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Physical rights are retained by the Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Biographical / Historical

Mount Vernon United Methodist Church is located at 101 Gray Street, Gray, Louisiana.

In 1887, a piece of R.R. Barrow's Batey Plantation was purchased and a small church was built. The area, then known as Bateville, is now called Gray. The first appointment to the church occurred in 1890, when H.J. Wright (of the Methodist Episcopal Church, North) was appointed to serve Schriever and "Beattieville." The congregation was formally organized as the Mt. Vernon Methodist Church and was incorporated in 1906.

The original church stood until 1909, when it was destroyed by a storm. A new church was built the following year by Dave Brown under the leadership of Rev. J.B. Wilson. In 1924, disaster struck again when another storm destroyed the 1910 church. Once again, a new church was constructed by Dave Brown. In recent times, the church has been remodeled and the exterior has been bricked.

Mount Vernon United Methodist Church disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church in May 2023.

Source: Timothy Hebert, “The Historical Register of the Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church,” (Louisiana: Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, 2004), page AC-32.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arranged by subject, then chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Unknown person dropped off collection at Louisiana Conference Office of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, then transferred by Rhonda Whitley (Ministry Coordinator, Congregational Development and Transformation) in 2023.

Title
Finding Aid to the Mount Vernon United Methodist Church (Gray, La.) records
Author
Beth Vogler and Chris Brown
Date
2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
2911 Centenary Blvd.
Shreveport LA 71104 US
(318) 869-5462