McGuire United Methodist Church (West Monroe, La.) records
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of McGuire United Methodist Church (West Monroe, La.). The collection includes membership records, quarterly and charge conference records, official and administrative board records, administrative council records, administrative records, financial records, directories, correspondance, photographs, and scrapbooks. The scrapbooks include church bulletins, directories, charge conference records, and newsletters.
Dates
- 1949 - 2020
Creator
- McGuire United Methodist Church (West Monroe, 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
McGuire United Methodist Church was located at 2075 Arkansas Road, West Monroe, Louisiana.
After determining that there was a need for a Methodist church in that area of town, they sponsored the formation of a new congregation in 1949. A temporary church was acquired in that year and a parsonage the following year. In 1952, the first permanent church was completed at 1200 Arkansas Road. A fellowship hall and education building followed soon after in 1955. After a second parsonage in 1973, the current parsonage is the third one to be used. The sanctuary was renovated in 1979. The year 1980 saw the addition of a Christian Life Center. In 1999, property was acquired a mile and a half west of the church on Arkansas Road for the construction of new facilities.
McGuire 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-53.
Extent
2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged by subject, then chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred by Katie Wilson (Shreveport District Office administrative assistant) in 2023.
- Administrative records
- Architectural drawings (visual works)
- Certificates
- Church bulletins
- Church records and registers -- Louisiana -- Ouachita Parish
- Correspondence
- Financial records
- Histories (literary works)
- Membership lists
- Methodist Church (U.S.). Louisiana Conference (South Central Jurisdiction)
- Minutes (administrative records)
- Property records
- Scrapbooks
- United Methodist Church (U.S.). Louisiana Conference
Creator
- McGuire United Methodist Church (West Monroe, La.) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to McGuire United Methodist Church (West Monroe, 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