Alexandria District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Church (South Central Jurisdiction) records
Scope and Contents
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
- 1941 - 1968
Creator
- Alexandria District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Church (South Central Jurisdiction) (Organization)
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 Alexandria 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
Alexandria District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
In 1940, the district reported 8,094 “total full members – active,” 33 pastoral charges, and 75 church
buildings. The district consisted of congregations in central Louisiana stretching from Winnfield (north) to
Opelousas (south) and Pleasant Hill (west) to Ferriday (east).
Through the 1968 merger of two denominations – the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United
Brethren Church – the Alexandria District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Church (South
Central Jurisdiction) became the Alexandria District of the Louisiana Conference A of the United
Methodist Church (South Central Jurisdiction). In 1968, the district reported 9,848 “full members” and 62
“organized churches.”
Extent
0.75 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection transferred by Alexandria District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church in 2000 (acc. no. 2000-008).
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Alexandria 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