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Deerford United Methodist Church (Deerford, La.) records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-2023-054

Scope and Contents

This collection documents the activities of Deerford United Methodist Church (Deerford, La.). The collection includes administrative board minutes.

Dates

  • 2014 - 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

Deerford United Methodist Church was located 10801 Louisiana Highway 64, Deerford, Louisiana.

The Deerford United Methodist Church started with some of the members from Pipkin Chapel. Pipkin Chapel had been formed before the Civil War. The first congregation at Deerford held services in a brush arbor built for preaching services and camp meetings. A Grange Hall was later built by local farmers and the congregation met in the hall. The Deerford Methodist Church was established by December 1883.

The church was built on an acre of land that was purchased from Joseph Millican (a member of the congregation) in September of 1887 for $5. The church was on a circuit with Blackwater, Brookstown, Deerford, and Pipkin Chapel. When Pipkin Chapel closed in 1898, Deerford became part of the Baker circuit. By 1844, some of the churches were taken off of the circuit and only Baker and Deerford remained. When Baker became its own charge, Deerford was served by the pastor from Baker or Zachary till 1949.

In the 1940s, the "hut" was built for the youth to use for activities. The parsonage was built in 1949, and the church became a full-time ministry. A new church was soon built, with the first service being held on Easter Sunday, 1951.

Around 2004, the church was on a circuit with St. Paul's United Methodist Church (Baton Rouge, La.).

Deerford United Methodist Church disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church in November 2022.

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 BR-21.

Extent

1 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arranged by subject, then chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Unknown person dropped off collection at Louisiana Conference Office of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, then transferred by Rhonda Whitley (Ministry Coordinator, Congregational Development and Transformation) in 2023.

Title
Finding Aid to Deerford United Methodist Church (Deerford, 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

Contact:
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Shreveport LA 71104 US
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