Mount Hermon United Methodist Church (Mount Hermon, La.) records
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of Mount Hermon United Methodist Church (Mount Hermon, La.). The collection includes membership records, administrative council minutes, pastor memoirs, church history, articles of incorporation, directory, and an event calendar.
Dates
- 1874 - 2023
Creator
- Mount Hermon United Methodist Church (Mount Hermon, 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 Hermon United Methodist Church was located at 30428 Spurlock Road, Mount Hermon, Louisiana.
The Mount Hermon church was organized in 1874 by Rev. Thomas Walker Adams. Services were held in a log schoolhouse at first. A church was later constructed on property donated by David Jackson Ott. The church was part of the Franklinton circuit of the Mississippi Conference in those days.
In 1917, a lot was purchased for $20 from F. R. Miller. A new wood-frame church was built. This church was damaged by a tornado in 1948 and was soon repaired. A 1964 storm damaged the church so badly that a new building was planned. The new church was completed, and the first service was held on June 18, 1967, under the leadership of Rev. Walter Gilbert. The new sanctuary was dedicated on October 18, 1970.
Mount Hermon 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 BR-51.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
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.
- Administrative records
- Church records and registers -- Louisiana -- Washington Parish
- Histories (literary works)
- Kentwood United Methodist Church (Kentwood, La.)
- Membership lists
- Methodist Church (U.S.). Louisiana Conference (South Central Jurisdiction)
- Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Louisiana Conference
- Minutes (administrative records)
- United Methodist Church (U.S.). Louisiana Conference
Creator
- Mount Hermon United Methodist Church (Mount Hermon, La.) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to Mount Hermon United Methodist Church (Mount Hermon, 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