Opelousas District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
Organization
Biography
The Opelousas District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South (MECS)
formed in 1847. Prior to 1847, it had been the Attakapas District of the Mississippi Conference
MECS.
In 1848, the Opelousas District reported 1,205 members (678 colored, 527 white) and 11 pastoral
charges. The district consisted of congregations in south Louisiana stretching from Opelousas to
Houma.
In 1900 – the final year of the Opelousas District – the district reported 4,233 members, 18 pastoral
charges, and 33 churches. The following year, the majority of the district’s churches formed the newly
created Crowley District.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Opelousas District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South records
Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-Opelousas District MECS
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the minutes of annual meetings (called a District Conference) by the
Opelousas District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. These
meetings were attended by the district’s clergy and lay delegates from each pastoral charge; it was
presided over by the district's presiding elder.The minutes document the administrative activities of the meetings and regularly include the following
reports: religious and financial state of...
Dates:
1891 - 1895