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New Orleans - Houma District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-New Orleans - Houma District

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the minutes of annual meetings (called a District Conference) by the New Orleans - Houma District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church. 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 information about lay activities, resolutions, and reports from the following: United Methodist Women, District Board of Church Locations and Buildings, and Board of Global Ministries.

Dates

  • 1977 - 1983

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Physical rights are retained by the Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Biographical / Historical

The New Orleans - Houma District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church was formed in 1977. In 1977, the New Orleans District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church was dissolved through the creation of two new districts: New Orleans - Houma District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church and the New Orleans - Slidell District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church.

In 1978, the district reported 16,277 members. The district consisted of congregations in southeast Louisiana stretching from Donaldsonville (north) to Grand Isle (south) and Patterson (west) to Buras (east).

In 1989, the New Orleans - Houma District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church was dissolved. The congregations that constituted the district were assigned to other districts: Acadiana District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, Baton Rouge District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, New Orleans District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, North Shore District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was transferred by New Orleans District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church in 1993 (acc. no. 1993-014).

Title
Finding Aid to the New Orleans - Houma District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church records
Author
Chris Brown
Date
2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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

Contact:
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