New Orleans District of the Louisiana Conference B of the United Methodist Church
Biography
The New Orleans District of the Louisiana Conference B of the United Methodist Church
originated through the 1968 merger of two denominations – the Methodist Church and the
Evangelical United Brethren Church. Prior to 1968, the district was the New Orleans District
of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Church (Central Jurisdiction). From 1968 to
1971, Louisiana’s Conference A (for white churches) and Conference B (for black churches)
existed as a temporary measure to work towards racial integration of the Louisiana Conference
following the denomination’s 1968 dissolution of the Central Jurisdiction (a racially segregated
unit for black Methodists).
In 1969, the district reported 6,424 members and 23 pastoral charges. The district consisted of congregations in southeast Louisiana stretching from Mandeville (north) to Gretna (south) and
Hahnville (west) to Slidell (east).
Through the 1971 merger of Louisiana’s two Conferences – A and B – this district became the
New Orleans District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church. In 1971,
the district reported 7,987 members.