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

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-Baton Rouge - Hammond District UMC

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the minutes of annual meetings (called a District Conference) by the Baton Rouge - Hammond 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 following: United Methodist Women, United Methodist Men, the Wesley Foundation, and District Board of Church Location and Building.

Dates

  • 1977 - 1982

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 - Hammond District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church was formed in 1977. The congregations that constituted the district had previously been assigned to other districts: Baton Rouge District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church and the Lafayette District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church.

In 1978, the district reported 16,762 members. The district consisted of congregations in southeast Louisiana stretching from Clinton (north) to Gonzales (south) and Tunica (west) to Hammond (east).

In 1989, the Baton Rouge - Hammond 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 District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church and the 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 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 - Hammond 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

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