This collection consists of the church register for Thibodaux Methodist Episcopal Church South (Thibodaux, La.). This volume was begun in 1852, though additional information was added to document earlier years. The register contains the following sections: introduction describing sections of the book, ancient members (1836-1852), journal of the station providing history of Methodism in Thibodaux (1832-1889), registry of names in consecutive order (1836-1857), alphabetical and chronological registry (1852-1889), registry of those received on trial (1856-1859), registry of those received into full fellowship (1852-1861), baptisms of adults (1852-1868), baptisms of infants (1852-1884), marriages (1852-1876), deaths (1842-1886), annual statistics (1852), trustees and officials (1852-1876), subscribers to our periodicals (1854), and church property/title/original trustees for Tigerville Methodist Episcopal Church South (1849). Also included is a Gibson United Methodist Church membership list (1976).

The alphabetical and chronological registry section primarily documents members of the congregation in Thibodaux (1852-1889), but also includes members of congregations in the nearby communities of Napoleonville (1861-1876), Houma (1867-1884), and Tigerville (1867-1889).