Biography

The Hammond 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 10,032 members. The district consisted of congregations in southeast Louisiana stretching from Kentwood (north) to Lutcher (south) and Gonzales (west) to Pearl River (east).

In 1977, the Hammond District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church was dissolved. The congregations that constituted the district were assigned to other districts: Baton Rouge - Hammond 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.

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