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Baton Rouge - Hammond District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church

 Organization

Biography

The Baton Rouge - Hammond District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church was formed in 1977. The congregations that constituted the district had previously been assigned to other districts: Baton Rouge District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church and the Lafayette District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church.

In 1978, the district reported 16,762 members. The district consisted of congregations in southeast Louisiana stretching from Clinton (north) to Gonzales (south) and Tunica (west) to Hammond (east).

In 1989, the Baton Rouge - Hammond District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church was dissolved. The congregations that constituted the district were assigned to other districts: Baton Rouge District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church and the North Shore District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Baton Rouge - Hammond District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-Baton Rouge - Hammond District UMC
Scope and Contents This collection consists of the minutes of annual meetings (called a District Conference) by the Baton Rouge - Hammond District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church. 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 lay activities, resolutions, and reports from the...
Dates: 1977 - 1982
Found in: Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections / Baton Rouge - Hammond District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church records

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