Caddo Heights United Methodist Church (Shreveport, La.) records
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of the Caddo Heights United Methodist Church (Shreveport, La.). The collection includes membership and attendance records, committee records (Official Board, Woman’s Society of Christian Service, United Methodist Women), financial records, and historical records such as church bulletins, newspaper clippings, newsletters, photographs, and architectural drawings. Also included are guest registers.
Dates
- 1943 - 2003
Creator
- Caddo Heights United Methodist Church (Shreveport, 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
Caddo Heights United Methodist Church (Shreveport, La.) originated in March 1943, and the congregation dedicated a building in October 1943. In 1952, the church replaced this structure with a new building at the same location, 4105 Linwood Avenue. The church added an educational building in 1959 and a Fellowship Hall Annex in 1985. In 2004, the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church formally declared Caddo Heights discontinued and abandoned. In 2006, Fairfield United Methodist Church (Shreveport, La.) relocated to the former Caddo Heights facility.
Extent
2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is organized into the following series: Series 1 - Membership and attendance records (1943-2002), Series 2 - Committee records (1955-2002), Series 3 - Financial records (1970-2003), Series 4 - Historical records (1943-1999), Series 5 - Guest registers (1952-1988).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Unidentified transfer circa 2004. Additional accrual from Michael Mynes: membership record books (acc. no. 2023-143).
- Architectural drawings (visual works)
- Church bulletins
- Church records and registers -- Louisiana -- Caddo Parish
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Financial records
- Methodist Church (U.S.). Louisiana Conference (South Central Jurisdiction)
- Methodist Church (U.S.). Louisiana Conference. Woman's Society of Christian Service
- Minutes (administrative records)
- Newsletters
- Photographs
- United Methodist Church (U.S.). Louisiana Conference
- United Methodist Women (U.S.). Louisiana Conference
Creator
- Caddo Heights United Methodist Church (Shreveport, La.) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Caddo Heights United Methodist Church (Shreveport, La.) records
- Author
- Chris Brown and Christopher Willie
- Date
- 2022
- 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