Belle Bower Methodist Episcopal Church South (Belle Bower, La.)
Organization
Biography
The earliest references to Belle Bower Methodist Episcopal Church South (Belle Bower, La.) appear in the conference journal and newspapers published in 1867 by the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The original church building was located by the Belle Bower Cemetery on Speights Road. In 1880, the church relocated to the nearby intersection of Louisiana Highways 764 and 3015. By the mid-1920s, the Belle Bower congregation had stopped holding regular services, but continued to gather for an annual homecoming day at the church.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Belle Bower Methodist Episcopal Church South (Belle Bower, La.) records
Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-1986-023
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a church register for Belle Bower Methodist Episcopal Church South (Belle
Bower, La.). However, only one section appears to correspond with this congregation: members
(1901-1907). The title page contains the faint writing “Greenwood Church, Mooringsport, La.,” and
the following sections appear to correspond with Greenwood Methodist Episcopal Church South
(Greenwood, La.): pastors (1878-1901), deaths and disposals (1882-1895), and baptisms (1883-1896).
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Dates:
1878 - 1907
Friendship Methodist Episcopal Church South (Caddo Parish, La.) records
Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-2024-039
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of the Friendship Methodist Episcopal Church South (Caddo Parish, La.). It includes a church register and a church conference record book.The Church Register acquired in 1884 -- with additional information documenting earlier years -- contains members (1862-1903), marriages (1884-1903), deaths and disposals (1892-1901), baptisms (1884-1899), and a church history about the Friendship and Keithville congregations (1961). The Church...
Dates:
1862 - 1961
Keachi Charge of the Methodist Episcopal Church South (DeSoto Parish, La.) records
Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-2022-029
Scope and Contents
The Keachi Charge of the Methodist Episcopal Church South (DeSoto Parish, La.) records consist of quarterly conference records containing administrative reports about the activities of congregations located in northwest Louisiana. The reports include information about the spiritual condition of congregations, the religious instruction of children, financial matters, and statistical information about baptisms and membership. Specific individuals identified in the records are usually church...
Dates:
1898 - 1911