MacArthur Drive United Methodist Church (Alexandria, La.) records
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of MacArthur Drive United Methodist Church (Alexandria, La.), originally named Wesley Methodist Church. The collection includes membership records, administrative records (quarterly conference and charge conference reports), treasurer’s records, Sunday School records, and office records. The quarterly conference reports (1954-1957) also contain information about Forest Hill Methodist Church (Forest Hill, La.).
Dates
- 1949 - 2002
Creator
- MacArthur Drive United Methodist Church (Alexandria, La.) (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
MacArthur Drive United Methodist Church (Alexandria, La.) originated as Wesley Methodist Church in 1949 and was located at 4210 South MacArthur Drive. In 1973, the congregation changed the church’s name from Wesley to MacArthur Drive. In 2002, the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church formally declared MacArthur Drive United Methodist Church discontinued and abandoned. In 2003, the nearby Newman United Methodist Church (Alexandria, La.) opened a community outreach center using the MacArthur Drive church building.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in five series: 1. Membership records and pastors (1949-1997), 2. Administrative records (1954-2002), 3. Treasurer’s records (1964-2002), 4. Sunday School records (1953-1964), 5. Office Records (1953-1966).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Unidentified source for church records. Bulletin (1949) donated by Reba Harrington (acc. no. 2024-033).
- Administrative records
- Church records and registers -- Louisiana -- Rapides Parish
- Financial records
- Forest Hill Methodist Church (Forest Hill, La.)
- Methodist Church (U.S.). Louisiana Conference (South Central Jurisdiction)
- Sunday schools
- United Methodist Church (U.S.). Louisiana Conference
- Wesley Methodist Church (Alexandria, La.)
Creator
- MacArthur Drive United Methodist Church (Alexandria, La.) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the MacArthur Drive United Methodist Church (Alexandria, La.) records
- Author
- Chris Brown and Christopher Willie
- Date
- 2021
- 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