Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church (Greensburg, La.) records
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church (Greensburg, La.). The collection includes a photocopied facsimilie of a membership record book, charge conference records, audit records, and administrative records.
Dates
- 1890 - 2022
Creator
- Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church (Greensburg, La.) (Organization)
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
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church was located at 80 Tennessee Jackson Lane, Greensburg, Louisiana.
The church was dedicated and named on April 1, 1855. A church was built on the present site after L. M. Pipkin donated the land to the church on September 18, 1889. The present church contains much of the original building.
Wesley Chapel 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 BR-80.
Extent
0.5 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.
Creator
- Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church (Greensburg, La.) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church (Greensburg, 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