Mount Zion United Methodist Church (Calhoun, La.) records
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of Mount Zion United Methodist Church (Calhoun, La.). The collection includes membership records, charge conference records, administrative records, committee records, financial records, church bulletins, newspaper clippings, certificates, newsletters, photographs, and scrapbooks.
The two scrapbooks have largely been disassembled due to preservation concerns; they now only contain newspaper clippings. Items removed from the scrapbooks include administrative records, bulletins, newsletters, and photographs.
Dates
- 1969 - 2023
Creator
- Mount Zion United Methodist Church (Calhoun, 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
Mount Zion United Methodist Church (Calhoun, La.) is located at 1010 United States Highway 80, Calhoun, Louisiana.
Mount Zion UMC traces its origin to the founding of Calhoun Methodist Episcopal Church South (Calhoun, La.) in 1886. In the late-1980s, this congregation – then named Calhoun United Methodist Church – decided to relocate and build a new church building approximately two miles east. In 1992, the congregation renamed itself Mount Zion UMC and moved into their newly-constructed church building located at 1010 United States Highway 80, Calhoun, Louisiana.
Mount Zion United Methodist Church disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church in May 2023.
Source: William B. Humble, Jr., “A Short History of Calhoun United Methodist Church, Calhoun, Louisiana, 1886-1990.” Folder - Calhoun United Methodist Church (Calhoun, La.). MCLC Church Histories, Collection 4. Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged by subject, then chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection consists of multiple accessions. Two scrapbooks were received from an unidentified person likely circa 2000. The remainder of the collection was transferred by Katie Wilson (Shreveport District Office administrative assistant) in 2023 (accession number 2023-137).
Creator
- Mount Zion United Methodist Church (Calhoun, La.) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to Mount Zion United Methodist Church (Calhoun, La.) records
- Author
- Beth Vogler 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