Saint Paul's United Methodist Church (Baton Rouge, La.) records
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of Saint Paul's United Methodist Church (Baton Rouge, La.). It includes membership records, charge conference and audit records, trustee records, Administrative Board records, photographs, and scrapbooks. The scrapbooks contain photographs, clippings, meeting minutes, and printed items.
Dates
- 1958 - 2012
Creator
- Saint Paul’s United Methodist Church (Baton Rouge, 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
Saint Paul’s United Methodist Church was located at 11828 Plank Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The Saint Paul church began during the church planting movement of the 1950s and 1960s. The first service was held on February 2, 1958, at the Brownfields Elementary School. The 71 charter members were led by Rev. A.G. Taylor (of the Blackwater Church) and Rev. John Sewell (of the Baker Church). In June, Rev. John Winn became the church's first appointed pastor.
A parsonage was purchased at 5745 Guice Drive. By the end of January, 1960, a sanctuary, fellowship hall, pastor's study, and eleven classrooms had been built at 11828 Plank Road. The parsonage was sold in 1973, and a new one purchased on Saint Ann Street.
In 2012, the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church formally declared Saint Paul's UMC discontinued.
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-74.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged by subject, then chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection consists of multiple accessions. The first (accession number 2012-015) was transferred by Lynette DeLaune (administrative assistant in the Baton Rouge District) in June 2012. The second was transferred by Lynette DeLaune in June 2014 (accession number 2014-015).
- Administrative records
- Church records and registers -- Louisiana -- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Membership lists
- Methodist Church (U.S.). Louisiana Conference (South Central Jurisdiction)
- Minutes (administrative records)
- Negatives (photographs)
- Photographs
- Property records
- Scrapbooks
- United Methodist Church (U.S.). Louisiana Conference
Creator
- Saint Paul’s United Methodist Church (Baton Rouge, La.) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Saint Paul's United Methodist Church (Baton Rouge, La.) records
- Author
- Beth Vogler and Chris Brown
- Date
- 2025
- 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