Newell United Methodist Church (Mandeville, La.) records
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of Newell United Methodist Church (Mandeville, La.). It includes membership records, minutes, financial records, property records, clippings, church histories, printed items, photographs, certificates, and a guestbook.
Electronic records contain multiple items including bulletins (2007) and a Safe Sanctuaries Policy (2018). The electronic records were originally stored on a USB flash drive and have been transferred to the archives' network-attached storage.
Dates
- 1867 - 2023
Creator
- Newell United Methodist Church (Mandeville, 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
Newell United Methodist Church was located at 229 LaMarque Street, Mandeville, Louisiana.
Newell Chapel was established in the early days of the Mississippi Mission Conference, which first met in December 1865. Its design was to educate African-Americans for the ministry and acted as a school for the African American youth during the early years. The original structure stood where the current church now stands.
The church was rebuilt in 1886. Under the leadership of Rev. G. C. Hayward, it was remodeled in 1917. In 1971, the present church was built. The church sustained heavy damage from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and began meeting in their Multi-Purpose Building. The sanctuary was repaired and reopened on September 24, 2006. In 2012, the church was damaged by Hurricane Issac.
Newell United Methodist Church was closed in June 2024.
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 NO-46.
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 2024.
- Administrative records
- African American Methodists -- Louisiana
- Certificates
- Church records and registers -- Louisiana -- Saint Tammany Parish
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Electronic records (digital records)
- Financial records
- Histories (literary works)
- Membership lists
- Methodist Church (U.S.). Louisiana Conference (Central Jurisdiction)
- Methodist Episcopal Church. Louisiana Conference
- Minutes (administrative records)
- Photographs
- Programs (documents)
- Property records
- United Methodist Church (U.S.). Louisiana Conference
Creator
- Newell United Methodist Church (Mandeville, La.) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Newell United Methodist Church (Mandeville, La.) records
- Author
- Lauren Troncoso, Lillian Klingenberg, Chris Brown
- Date
- 2026
- 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