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French Mission District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South

 Organization

Biography

The French Mission District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South (MECS) originated as the Houma District of the Louisiana Conference MECS in 1919. That year, the district consisted of 6 pastoral charges (10 churches) and 553 members; the churches were located in South Louisiana cities/communities such as: Bayou Blue, Houma, Jeanerette, Lockport, Patterson, Pecan Island, and Port Barre.

In 1920, the Houma District’s name was changed to the French Mission District. Then, by 1923, the district’s churches were transferred to the New Orleans District. In 1922 – the final year of the French Mission District – the district consisted of 7 pastoral charges (23 churches) and 797 members; the churches were located in South Louisiana cities/communities such as: Bayou Blue, Houma, Lockport, Lydia, Melville, Mermentau, Port Barre, Raceland, Saint Martinville, and Ville Platte.

From 1919 to 1922, Martin Hebert served as the district's presiding elder.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Rev. Martin Hebert scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: SC-MCLC Misc. Mss. 234
Scope and Contents This collection consists of a scrapbook primarily containing newspaper article clippings (1898-1913) documenting the pastoral activities of Rev. Martin Hebert in south Louisiana among French-speaking communities. Hebert wrote some of the articles, which originally appeared in the New Orleans Christian Advocate, a weekly newspaper published by the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The clippings include the following topics: outreach to French-speaking communities in south Louisiana, the...
Dates: 1895 - 1913

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