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Ruston District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Church (South Central Jurisdiction) records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-Ruston District MCSCJ

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the minutes of annual meetings (called a District Conference) by the Ruston 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, Centenary College of Louisiana, Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home, Church Publications, the Wesley Foundation, Louisiana Moral and Civic Foundation, Retired Ministers’ Homes, Board of Pensions, Methodist Home-Hospital, and New Orleans Methodist Hospital.

Dates

  • 1940 - 1967

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 Ruston District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Church (South Central Jurisdiction) originated through the multi-denominational Methodist merger in 1939. Prior to 1939, the district was the Ruston District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.

In 1940, the district reported 11,305 “total full members – active,” 33 pastoral charges, and 91 church buildings. The district consisted of congregations in north-central Louisiana stretching from Springhill (north) to Jonesboro (south) and Sibley (west) to Calhoun (east).

Through the 1968 merger of two denominations – the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church – the Ruston District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Church (South Central Jurisdiction) became the Ruston District of the Louisiana Conference A of the United Methodist Church (South Central Jurisdiction). In 1968, the district reported 11,519 “full members” and 78 “organized churches.”

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was transferred by Ruston District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church in 1994 and 1996 (acc. no. 1994-015, acc. no. 1996-016).

Title
Finding Aid to the Ruston District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Church (South Central Jurisdiction) 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:
2911 Centenary Blvd.
Shreveport LA 71104 US
(318) 869-5462