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Lutcher United Methodist Church (Lutcher, La.) records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-2025-047

Scope and Contents

This collection documents the activities of Lutcher United Methodist Church (Lutcher, La.). It includes meeting minutes, clippings, programs, correspondence, photographs, guestbook, and a book of memorials.

Dates

  • 1966 - 2015

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

Lutcher United Methodist Church was located at 2347 Texas Street, Lutcher, Louisiana.

The Lutcher United Methodist Church began in 1898 and was the first Protestant church organized in the area. William H. Curtis, a Methodist from New Orleans, moved to town to work in a sawmill. Mr. Curtis "being exercised by the godlessness he saw on all hands, in answer to prayer, God gave him to see some could be converted." (from the original church records)

The first congregation included about 40 people from various Protestant denominations. A Methodist congregation was organized on December 30, 1898, at a meeting held by Rev. Edward W. Osburn, Presiding Elder of the New Orleans Central District of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Mr. Curtis was appointed pastor and trustees were elected.

The sanctuary was completed and dedicated on May 5, 1901, under the leadership of Rev. J. W. Tinnin. The Lutcher-Moore Lumber Company provided a home for a parsonage. It was purchased from the company in 1934 for a nominal sum. Since 1960, that home has been used for various church functions.

In 1992, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Lutcher United Methodist Church 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 AC-23.

Extent

0.75 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 2025.

Title
Finding Aid to the Lutcher United Methodist Church (Lutcher, La.) records
Author
Lauren Troncoso, Lillian Klingenberg, and 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

Contact:
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Shreveport LA 71104 US
(318) 869-5462