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Baton Rouge District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-Baton Rouge District UMC

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the minutes of annual meetings (called a District Conference) by the Baton Rouge 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 lay activities, resolutions, and reports from the United Methodist Women.

Dates

  • 1972 - 1977

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 Baton Rouge District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church originated through the 1971 merger of Louisiana’s two racially segregated conferences. From 1968 to 1971, Louisiana’s Conference A (for white churches) and Conference B (for black churches) existed as a temporary measure to work towards racial integration of the Louisiana Conference following the denomination’s 1968 dissolution of the Central Jurisdiction (a racially segregated unit for black Methodists).

In 1972, the district reported 20,841 members. The district consisted of congregations in southeast Louisiana stretching from Tunica (north) to Napoleonville (south) and Saint Francisville (west) to Denham Springs (east).

In 1977, the Baton Rouge District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church was dissolved. The congregations that constituted the district were assigned to other districts: Baton Rouge/Hammond District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, Baton Rouge/Lafayette District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, and the New Orleans/Houma District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church.

In 1989, the Baton Rouge District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church was reestablished following the dissolution of the Baton Rouge/Hammond District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church and the Baton Rouge/Lafayette 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 Baton Rouge District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church in 2011 (acc. no. 2011-017).

Title
Finding Aid to the Baton Rouge 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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