Foundry-Saint Andew's United Methodist Church (Sterlington, La.) records
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of Foundry-Saint Andrew's United Methodist Church (Sterlington, La.) as well as its predecessors Fairbanks Methodist Church, Sterlington Methodist Church, St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, and Foundry United Methodist Church. The collection includes membership records, charge conference records, administrative records, financial records, Sunday school records, committee records, directories, church histories, property records, and commpact discs containing audio recordings of worship services.
Dates
- 1923 - 2023
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
Foundry-Saint Andrew’s United Methodist Church was located at 143 Church Street, Sterlington, Louisiana.
In 1912, the people of the Fairbanks community built a church in which to hold services by multiple denominations; this included the Fairbanks Methodist Episcopal Church South congregation. In 1920, the Southern Carbon Company built a new structure. Methodists, Baptists, and Presbyterians used the facility on alternate weeks. The Baptists left in 1946 and built their own church, and the Presbyterians left to build their own structure in 1959.
In 1925, the people of the Sterlington community built a church in which to hold services by multiple denominations; this included the Sterlington Methodist Episcopal Church South congregation beginning in 1929.
The Methodist congregations at Fairbanks and Sterlington decided to merge and build a new church, which was named Saint Andrew’s Methodist Church and located at 143 Church Street in Sterlington. Its first worship service was held on March 19, 1961. The pastor of the new church was Rev. George Harbuck. A parsonage was added in 1962. A fellowship and activities building was acquired in 1980. The church got a new steeple in 1997. The parking lot was paved in 2000.
Foundry United Methodist Church (Sterlington, La.) formed in July 2014 and began weekly worship services in September 2015. In 2018, Foundry began a cooperative ministry with Saint Andrew’s United Methodist Church.
In September 2020, the two congregations merged and were renamed Foundry-Saint Andrew’s United Methodist Church. Foundry-Saint Andrew’s United Methodist Church disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church in May 2023.
Source: Timothy Hebert, “The Historical Register of the Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church,” (Louisiana: Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, 2004), page MO-73.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in five series:
Series 1: Fairbanks Methodist Church, 1923-1955
Series 2: Sterlington Methodist Church, 1929-1954
Series 3: Saint Andrew's United Methodist Church, 1925-2019
Series 4: Foundry United Methodist Church, 2014
Series 5: Foundry-Saint Andrew's United Methodist Church, 2019-2023
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred by Ethan Hunt on behalf of Rev. Lori Spangler (pastor at Foundry-Saint Andrew's United Methodist Church) on March 8, 2024.
- Administrative records
- Church records and registers -- Louisiana -- Ouachita Parish
- Compact discs
- Fairbanks Methodist Church (Fairbanks, La.)
- Financial records
- Foundry United Methodist Church (Sterlington, La.)
- Histories (literary works)
- Membership lists
- Methodist Church (U.S.). Louisiana Conference (South Central Jurisdiction)
- Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Louisiana Conference
- Minutes (administrative records)
- Property records
- Saint Andrew's United Methodist Church (Sterlington, La.)
- Sterlington Methodist Church (Sterlington, La.)
- Sunday schools
- United Methodist Church (U.S.). Louisiana Conference
Creator
- Title
- Finding Aid to Foundry-Saint Andew's United Methodist Church (Sterlington, 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