Biography
The Shreveport District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Church (South Central
Jurisdiction) originated through the multi-denominational Methodist merger in 1939. Prior to
1939, the district was the Shreveport District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South.
In 1940, the district reported 12,426 “total full members – active,” 25 pastoral charges, and 55
church buildings. The district consisted of congregations in northwest Louisiana stretching
from Ida to Zwolle.
Through the 1968 merger of two denominations – the Methodist Church and the Evangelical
United Brethren Church – the Shreveport District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist
Church (South Central Jurisdiction) became the Shreveport District of the Louisiana
Conference A of the United Methodist Church (South Central Jurisdiction). In 1968, the
district reported 23,438 “full members” and 57 “organized churches.”
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-Shreveport District MCSCJ
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the minutes of annual meetings (called a District Conference) by the
Shreveport District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Church (South Central
Jurisdiction). 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 a roll
of members, lay activities,...
Dates:
1941 - 1967
Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-Shreveport District MECS
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the minutes of annual meetings (called a District Conference) by the
Shreveport 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 superintendent.The minutes document the administrative activities of the meetings and regularly include the following
reports: religious and financial state of...
Dates:
1925 - 1939
