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Loranger United Methodist Church (Loranger, La.) records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-2023-058

Scope and Contents

This collection documents the activities of Loranger United Methodist Church (Loranger, La.). The collection includes membership records, charge conference records, administrative council records, administrative records, youth records, Sunday school records, church bulletins, and a church history. The charge conference records include information documenting the activities of Cooper's Chapel United Methodist Church (Loranger, La.).

Dates

  • 1976 - 2021

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

Loranger United Methodist Church was located at 105 Magnolia Street, Loranger, Louisiana.

The Loranger Lumber Company, which bought large areas east of the Tangipahoa River, donated lumber, labor, and a lot on which to build a church. It was to be a Methodist Episcopal church because they determined that the denomination was the most inclusive.

In November 1915, Bishop Thirkield preached for the dedication service in the new three-story church. The first regular pastor was Rev. W. C. Bergman. The church has always been active and involved in the community. The church often served as a training ground for student preachers at Southeastern Louisiana College. The church was later replaced by the current brick structure.

Loranger 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-44.

Extent

1 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 Loranger United Methodist Church (Loranger, 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