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New Orleans District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church

 Organization

Biography

The New Orleans District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church originated through the 1971 merger of Louisiana’s two racially segregated conferences. 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 1972, the district reported 19,771 members. The district consisted of congregations in southeast Louisiana stretching from New Orleans’ Lake Shore/Lake Vista neighborhood (north) to Buras (south) and Luling (west) to Belle Chasse (east).

In 1977, the New Orleans District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church was dissolved through the creation of two new districts: New Orleans/Houma District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church and the New Orleans/Slidell District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

New Orleans District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-New Orleans District
Scope and Contents This collection consists of the minutes of annual meetings (called a District Conference) by the New Orleans 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 information about lay activities, resolutions, and reports from...
Dates: 1971 - 1977
Found in: Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections / New Orleans District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church records

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