This collection documents the activities of Lakeview United Methodist Church (Shreveport, La.) and its predecessor congregations Texas Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church South (Shreveport, La.) and Park Avenue Methodist Church (Shreveport, La.). It includes membership records, quarterly and charge conference records, administrative and Board records, committee records, historical files, subject files, printed items, photographs and scrapbooks, audiovisual materials, and artifacts.

Membership records consist of church registers, certificates of transfer and baptism, and membership cards.

Administrative and Board records consist of administrative records, Administrative Board and Administrative Council minutes and records, and Board of Trustees minutes and records.

Committee records consist of minutes and records from the Building Committee, Church Council, Council on Ministries, Finance Committee, Pastor-Parish Relations Committee, Staff-Pastor Parish Relations Committee, United Methodist Men, and United Methodist Women, as well as various other committees.

Historical files consist of church histories and records associated with a time capsule.

Subject files consist of a variety of material including correspondence, donations, insurance, and property records. Folder 7:5 “Church Bonds” contains information about the sale of the Park Avenue Methodist Church property to Hurricane Bluff Baptist Church, a historically Black congregation.

Printed items includes bulletins and newsletters.

Audiovisual materials consist of open reel audiotapes, VHS tapes, audiocassettes, and a Hi-8.

Artifacts include commemorative plates and a mug, guestbook, memorial books, and other objects.