Heflin United Methodist Church (Heflin, La.) records

Collection

Identifier: LACUMC-2023-045

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection documents the activities of Heflin United Methodist Church (Heflin, La.). The collection includes membership records, administrative records, property records, church histories, and church bulletins. All materials are photocopied facsimiles.

Dates

1920 - 2023

Creator

Heflin United Methodist Church (Heflin, 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

Heflin United Methodist Church was located at 124 North Church Street, Heflin, Louisiana.

The church began in 1920, when Rev. A. L. Harper began holding services for eighteen members in afternoon services. The current church was built in 1928 under the leadership of Rev. T. J. Holladay. It was dedicated on April 11, 1935. Membership grew with the increase in the local sawmill industry in the 1950s and 1960s.

The fellowship hall was added years later and was dedicated on May 7, 1961. Two rooms were added to the west side of that structure in July 1983. In 2002, the church acquired the lot at the corner of Main and North Church Streets, so that the church owns the entire block containing the church and parsonage.

The church is proud to have always been 100% in their asking each year. The church is known for its loving attitude and devotion to community. Heflin UMC and the Baptist Church take turns holding the Christmas service in the community. In March 2003, the church was used as the setting for a movie “From the Heart” made for the Bossier Parish Community College. The church’s motto is “We are small but mighty in the Lord.”

Heflin 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 SH-36.