Pioneer United Methodist Church (Pioneer, La.) records
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of Pioneer United Methodist Church (Pioneer, La.). The collection includes membership records, quarterly conference records, board meeting minutes, church administrative records, photographs, programs, Sunday School records, blueprints, a memorial book, and a guest book. The quarterly conference records contain references to other nearby congregations: Campbell’s Chapel, Epps, Floyd, Forest, Midway, Kilbourne, and Oak Grove.
Dates
- 1928 - 2018
Creator
- Pioneer United Methodist Church (Pioneer, 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
Pioneer United Methodist Church (Pioneer, La.) was first organized in 1912 where it was on a circuit with three other churches. In 1965, a new church was built on land to the east of the original structure. This new building was located at 111 Ash Street (Pioneer, La.). Over the years, Pioneer shared a circuit with the following nearby churches: Campbell’s Chapel, Epps, Floyd, Forest, Midway, Kilbourne, and Oak Grove. Pioneer United Methodist Church closed in 2019.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged by subject, then chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection transferred to Louisiana United Methodist Conference Office (Baton Rouge, La.), then brought to Conference Archives by Wybra Price, Shreveport District Superintendent in 2019.
- Administrative records
- Architectural drawings (visual works)
- Church records and registers -- Louisiana -- West Carroll Parish
- Financial records
- Methodist Church (U.S.). Louisiana Conference (South Central Jurisdiction)
- Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Louisiana Conference
- Minutes (administrative records)
- Photographs
- Programs (documents)
- Sunday schools
- United Methodist Church (U.S.). Louisiana Conference
Creator
- Pioneer United Methodist Church (Pioneer, La.) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Pioneer United Methodist Church (Pioneer, La.) records
- Author
- Jasmine Jones 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