Corbin United Methodist Church (Corbin, La.)
Biography
Corbin United Methodist Church was located at 30100 Mayer Street, Corbin, Louisiana.
Corbin United Methodist Church began when a group of people who lived in the Corbin area (and had been attending the Walker Church) decided to form a church of their own in 1963. Corbin was a railroad town that had earlier been annexed by Walker. Members met at Juanita Jackson’s garage until a church could be built. Services were held “at the crack of dawn”, since that was the only time Rev. Ted Howes from Denham Springs could make it. Sunday school was held in the rooms of her house following the service. Prayer meetings were held in the garage on Wednesday evenings. A call was sent out for a pastor willing to organize the fledgling congregation. They asked that whoever wished to serve the church had to have his own home as the church since they still did not have a church or parsonage. Rev. Art Meinke, a lay minister at Live Oak Methodist Church, accepted the role as leader of the Corbin congregation. Glenn and Walter Coburn donated a piece of property for the new church, and the clearing of the land began on June 23, 1963. Construction began on November 3, 1963 and was completed in less than 2 months. The first service in the new church was held on January 1, 1964. The Sam Davidson Construction Company, which had built the church, donated a communion table and folding chairs to the congregation.
In 2017, Corbin United Methodist Church merged with Walker United Methodist Church (Walker, La.). Walker United Methodist Church closed in 2019.
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), pages BR-18.