Pharr Chapel United Methodist Church (Morgan City, La.) records
Scope and Contents
This collection primarily consists of photocopy facsimiles that document the activities of the Pharr Chapel United Methodist Church (Morgan City, La.). Early records also contain references to other nearby congregations: Bayou Chene, Persimmon Pass, Bayou Smith, Berwick, and Gibson. The collection includes membership records (baptisms, marriages, and members), quarterly conference records, Sunday School records, and publications related to the church’s history.
Dates
- 1876 - 1975
Creator
- Pharr Chapel United Methodist Church (Morgan City, 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
Pharr Chapel United Methodist Church (Morgan City, La.) originated as Pharr Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church, South in the mid 1870s. The congregation dedicated its first building in 1878. The church’s minister coordinated missionary work by boat travelling to the nearby communities of Bayou Chene, Persimmon Pass, and Bayou Smith; this occurred from 1926 to 1933 and resumed in 1940.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is organized by subject, then chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection consists of multiple accessions. In 1978, accession 1978-056 was transferred. On January 31, 1984, accession 1984-005 was transferred.
- Church records and registers -- Louisiana -- Saint Mary Parish
- Church records and registers -- Louisiana -- Terrebonne Parish
- Methodist Church (U.S.). Louisiana Conference (South Central Jurisdiction)
- Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Louisiana Conference
- United Methodist Church (U.S.). Louisiana Conference
Creator
- Pharr Chapel United Methodist Church (Morgan City, La.) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Pharr Chapel United Methodist Church (Morgan City, La.) records
- Author
- Riane Faas and Chris Brown
- Date
- 2023
- 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