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Cooper's Chapel United Methodist Church (Loranger, La.) records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-2023-012

Scope and Contents

This collection documents the activities of Cooper's Chapel United Methodist Church (Loranger, La.). It includes membership records, administrative records, and financial records. The Church Record and Roll Book acquired in 2009 -- with additional information documenting prior years -- contains members (1951-2015).

Dates

  • 1951 - 2022

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

Cooper’s Chapel United Methodist Church (Tangipahoa Parish, La.), is located at 19220 Neal Road, approximately five miles north of Loranger, Louisiana. The congregation existed as early as 1900. The church dedicated a new building in 1950. 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

Unknown person dropped off collection at Louisiana Conference Office (Baton Rouge, La.). Collection transferred by Tom Dolph (Shreveport District Superintendent) in 2023.

A second accession was received with the Loranger United Methodist Church (Loranger, La.) records (accession number 2023-058) which were dropped off at by an unknown person at the Louisiana Conference Office of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, then transferred by Rhonda Whitley (Ministry Coordinator, Congregational Development and Transformation) in 2023.

Title
Finding Aid to the Cooper's Chapel United Methodist Church (Loranger, La.) records
Author
Beth Vogler, Riane Faas, and Chris Brown
Date
2024
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

Contact:
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Shreveport LA 71104 US
(318) 869-5462