Skip to main content

Mount Hermon United Methodist Church (Mount Hermon, La.) records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-2023-059

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

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.

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

Contact:
2911 Centenary Blvd.
Shreveport LA 71104 US
(318) 869-5462