Melville Methodist Church (Melville, La.)
Organization
Melville Methodist Episcopal Church South (Melville, La.) was organized in 1886. In 1887, the
congregation purchased an abandoned Baptist church building and moved it to Church Street. In 1894,
this building was destroyed in a storm and rebuilt. In 1949, the congregation sold their church building
and property to construct a new church located at the intersection of First and Payton Streets.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Melville Methodist Church (Melville, La.) records
Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-1983-039
Scope and Contents
The Melville Methodist Church (Melville, La.) records consist of two church registers and a Sunday
School record book. The older register contains the following sections: pastors (1893-1917), marriages
(1889-1922), infant baptisms (1890-1926), and members (1886-1921). The second register contains
the following sections: pastors (1926-1927), marriages (1927), baptisms (1927-1928), and members
(1923-1925). The Sunday School record book contains the following sections: class rolls...
Dates:
1886 - 1948