Baton Rouge - Lafayette District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church records
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the minutes of annual meetings (called a District Conference) by the
Baton Rouge - Lafayette 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 a roll
of members, lay activities, resolutions, and reports from the following: United Methodist
Women, United Methodist Men, and District Board of Global Ministries.
Dates
- 1978 - 1986
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 - Lafayette 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 Lettsworth (north) to Pecan Island (south) and Kaplan
(west) to Baton Rouge (east).
In 1989, the Baton Rouge - Lafayette 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 Acadiana 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 - Lafayette 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