Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church (Ruston, La.) records
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church (Ruston, La.). It includes membership records, administrative records and church histories.
Dates
- 1918 - 2022
Creator
- Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church (Ruston, 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
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church (Ruston, La.) is located at 4330 Louisiana Highway 818, approximately six miles southwest of Ruston, Louisiana. The church traces its origins to the 1840s. In the congregation's early years, services were held at Camp Ground Church under a brush arbor. In the late-1840s, the first building was constructed. In 1941, the church was damaged by winds and rebuilt in 1943. Cooper’s Chapel United Methodist Church disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church in 2022.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This item is organized by subject, then chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Peggy Grigsby dropped off collection at Shreveport District Office of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church in 2022.
Creator
- Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church (Ruston, La.) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Wesley Chapel Methodist Church (Ruston, 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