Mount Lebanon Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church South records
Scope and Contents
This item is a photocopy facsimile of a quarterly conference record book for the Mount Lebanon Circuit of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Reports in the record book include information about the general state of the churches and Sunday Schools, the religious instruction of children, and financial matters. Specific individuals identified in the volume are usually church administrators. Congregations identified on the circuit: Arcadia, Athens, Hickory Grove, Mount Lebanon, Mount Mariah, Mount Zion, and White’s Schoolhouse.
Dates
- 1870 - 1872
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 Mount Lebanon Circuit of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, appears to have been established in the mid-1860s. It consisted of church congregations located in the region of Bienville and Claiborne parishes. In the 1870s, the circuit included the following congregations: Arcadia, Athens, Hickory Grove, Mount Lebanon, Mount Mariah, Mount Zion, and White’s Schoolhouse.
Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired in 1978 from University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana.
Existence and Location of Originals
Original item - Mount Lebanon Circuit minutes, Manuscript Collection M-009, Parnell Family papers, University Archives and Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana.
- Arcadia Methodist Episcopal Church South (Arcadia, La.)
- Athens Methodist Episcopal Church South (Athens, La.)
- Church records and registers -- Louisiana -- Bienville Parish
- Church records and registers -- Louisiana -- Claiborne Parish
- Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Louisiana Conference
- Mount Mariah Methodist Episcopal Church South (Arcadia, La.)
Creator
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Mount Lebanon Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church South 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