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Welsh Memorial United Methodist Church (Vinton, La.) records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-2023-014

Scope and Contents

This collection documents the activities of Welsh Memorial United Methodist Church (Vinton, La.). It includes membership records and administrative records.

Dates

  • 1987 - 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

Welsh Memorial United Methodist Church (Vinton, La.) began around 1890 as the Vinton Methodist Episcopal Church South (Vinton, La.). The congregation completed its first church building in 1903. In 1965, the building was enlarged and renovated. In 1983, the church dedicated a new building located at 1110 Horridge Street, Vinton, Louisiana. At this time, the church was renamed Welsh Memorial United Methodist Church. Welsh Memorial United Methodist Church disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church in 2022.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is organized by subject, then chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Unidentified transfer to Louisiana Conference Office (Baton Rouge, La.), then transferred to archives by Tom Dolph in 2023.

Title
Finding Aid to the Welsh Memorial United Methodist Church (Vinton, 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

Contact:
2911 Centenary Blvd.
Shreveport LA 71104 US
(318) 869-5462