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District Conference loose-leaf binder, circa 1960

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists of the minutes of annual meetings (called a District Conference) by the Alexandria District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Church (South Central Jurisdiction). These meetings were attended by the district’s clergy and lay delegates from each pastoral charge; it was presided over by the district superintendent.

The minutes document the administrative activities of the meetings and regularly include a roll of members, lay activities, resolutions, and reports from the following: Woman’s Society of Christian Service, Board of Education, Committee on Evangelism, Committee on Christian Literature, Committee on Spiritual State of the Church, Committee on American Bible Society, Committee on Hospitals and Homes, and Committee on Ministerial Qualifications.

Note: the 1940 meeting minutes appear in the 1932-1940 minute book for the Alexandria District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.

Dates

  • circa 1960

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.75 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections Repository

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