Monroe District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South records
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the minutes of annual meetings (called a District Conference) by the Monroe
District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. 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 the following
reports: religious and financial state of churches, Sunday School work, missions, and denominational
education and literature, Epworth Leagues (young adult associations), Woman’s Missionary Societies,
and lay activities.
Dates
- 1927 - 1939
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 Monroe District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South (MECS)
existed from 1847 to 1867, then again 1901 to 1939. Prior to 1847, it had been the Monroe District of
the Mississippi Conference MECS. From 1867 to 1901, the district’s pastoral charges were split among
other nearby districts.
In 1847, the Monroe District reported 2,428 members (1,711 white, 717 colored) and 9 pastoral
charges. The district consisted of congregations in north Louisiana stretching from Monroe to Caddo
Parish.
Through a multi-denominational Methodist merger in 1939, the Monroe District of the Louisiana
Conference MECS became the Monroe District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Church,
South Central Jurisdiction. In 1939, the district reported 8,504 members, 26 pastoral charges, and 56
congregations.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was transferred by Monroe District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church in 1992 (acc. no. 1992-253).
Creator
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Monroe District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South 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