Saint Paul’s United Methodist Church (Baton Rouge, La.)
Biography
Saint Paul’s United Methodist Church was located at 11828 Plank Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The Saint Paul church began during the church planting movement of the 1950s and 1960s. The first service was held on February 2, 1958, at the Brownfields Elementary School. The 71 charter members were led by Rev. A.G. Taylor (of the Blackwater Church) and Rev. John Sewell (of the Baker Church). In June, Rev. John Winn became the church's first appointed pastor.
A parsonage was purchased at 5745 Guice Drive. By the end of January, 1960, a sanctuary, fellowship hall, pastor's study, and eleven classrooms had been built at 11828 Plank Road. The parsonage was sold in 1973, and a new one purchased on Saint Ann Street.
In 2012, the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church formally declared Saint Paul's UMC discontinued.
Source: Timothy Hebert, “The Historical Register of the Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church,” (Louisiana: Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, 2004), page BR-74.
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Saint Paul's United Methodist Church (Baton Rouge, La.) records
This collection documents the activities of Saint Paul's United Methodist Church (Baton Rouge, La.). It includes membership records, charge conference and audit records, trustee records, Administrative Board records, photographs, and scrapbooks. The scrapbooks contain photographs, clippings, meeting minutes, and printed items.