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Shongaloo Circuit Methodist Protestant Church (Webster Parish, La.) records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-2010-016

Scope and Contents

These records document the activities of church congregations in Webster Parish, Louisiana, that belonged to the Shongaloo Circuit of the Arkansas Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church. The circuit included: Liberty Hill Methodist Protestant Church, New Era Methodist Protestant Church, Potter Methodist Protestant Church, Shongaloo Methodist Protestant Church, and Union Point Methodist Protestant Church. The collection includes membership records, administrative reports, deeds, and church histories. Marriage and baptism records appear in the Shongaloo Circuit church register book and the Shongaloo Methodist Protestant Church register book.

Dates

  • 1867 - 1965

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

The Shongaloo Circuit of the Arkansas Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church consisted of congregations located in Webster Parish, Louisiana, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The circuit included: Liberty Hill Methodist Protestant Church (Sikes Ferry, La.), New Era Methodist Protestant Church, Potter Methodist Protestant Church, Shongaloo Methodist Protestant Church (Shongaloo, La.), and Union Point Methodist Protestant Church. In 1938, two of the churches closed – Potter and Union Point.

Shongaloo Methodist Protestant Church was organized in 1867. In 1939, the church was renamed the Shongaloo Methodist Church and joined the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Church, South Central Jurisdiction. This coincided with the denominational merger in which the Methodist Protestant Church joined with the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church South to form the Methodist Church.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English