Lacombe United Methodist Church (Lacombe, La.) records
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of the Lacombe United Methodist Church (Lacombe, La.). It includes membership records, charge conference records, official board records, administrative council records, committee records, property records, bulletins, histories, directories, newspaper clippings, photographs, and Toomer Memorial Cemetery records. Administrative council records from 1984 contain material about the nearby Saint Tammany United Methodist Church.
Dates
- 1927 - 2022
Creator
- Lacombe United Methodist Church (Lacombe, 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
Lacombe United Methodist Church (Lacombe, La.) was located on 27577 Saint Joseph Street, Lacombe, Louisiana.
Circa 1885, the Toomer family donated property for a Methodist church and cemetery in Lacombe, Louisiana. The Toomer Methodist Episcopal Church South was abandoned in 1911. Church members then began meeting at the Lacombe schoolhouse until 1925. The congregation then met in Eva Todd Derx's home until the church re-organized in 1927 as the Lacombe Methodist Episcopal Church South. In 1951, the congregation dedicated a new church building located at 27577 Saint Joseph Street in Lacombe, Louisiana. In 1984, the congregation of Saint Tammany United Methodist Church merged with Lacombe United Methodist Church.
Lacombe United Methodist Church closed in November 2020.
Source: Eva May Deckwa and James S. Hollingsworth, "A History of Lacombe United Methodist Church," November 1987.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in two series:
1. Lacombe United Methodist Church, 1927-2020
2. Toomer Memorial Cemetery, 1974-2022
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection transferred by the New Orleans District Office of the United Methodist Church in 2021 (accession number 2021-010).
A second accession (accession number 2024-012) was transferred by Rhonda Whitley (Ministry Coordinatory, Congregational Development and Transformation) in June 2024.
Unknown person dropped off a third accession (accession number 2024-036) at the Louisiana Conference Office of the United Methodist Church, which was then transferred by Rhonda Whitley in October 2024.
Unknown person dropped off a fourth accession (accession number 2025-046) at the Louisiana Conference Office of the United Methodist Church, which was then transferred by Rhonda Whitley in November 2025.
- Architectural drawings (visual works)
- Cemeteries -- Louisiana
- Church bulletins
- Church records and registers -- Louisiana -- Saint Tammany Parish
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Histories (literary works)
- Membership lists
- Methodist Church (U.S.). Louisiana Conference (South Central Jurisdiction)
- Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Louisiana Conference
- Minutes (administrative records)
- Photographs
- United Methodist Church (U.S.). Louisiana Conference
Creator
- Lacombe United Methodist Church (Lacombe, La.) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Lacombe United Methodist Church (Lacombe, La.) records
- Author
- Beth Vogler, Lauren Troncoso, Lillian Klingenberg, Jasmine Jones, and Chris Brown
- Date
- 2026
- 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