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Floyd United Methodist Church (Floyd, La.) records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-1992-253.2

Scope and Contents

This collection documents the activities of Floyd United Methodist Church (Floyd, La.). The material consists of membership records (1918-1999), act of incorporation (1857), deconsecration program (2001), and quarterly conference records (1880-1907). The quarterly conference records contain details about the Floyd congregation as well as other nearby churches: Antioch (West Carroll Parish, La.), Bayou Macon, Grand Lake, Lee Vaughn, Live Oak, Midway (Richland Parish, La.), Oak Grove (Oak Grove, La.), Pleasant Hill, Smith’s Chapel, Vista Ridge (West Carroll Parish), and Watson.

Dates

  • 1857 - 1999

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

Floyd United Methodist Church (Floyd, La.) was originally incorporated in 1857 as the Floyd Methodist Episcopal Church South. News about the church occasionally appears in the New Orleans Christian Advocate newspaper such as the following examples: work on building a church and parsonage (July 10, 1858), purchase of parsonage (April 6, 1859), parsonage destroyed by the Federal army in 1863 and new one purchased in 1873 (May 8, 1873), congregation dedicated a new church building (December 14, 1893). Records created between 1880 and 1907 indicate the Floyd congregation regularly held quarterly conference meetings with other nearby churches: Antioch (West Carroll Parish, La.), Bayou Macon, Grand Lake, Lee Vaughn, Live Oak, Midway (Richland Parish, La.), Oak Grove (Oak Grove, La.), Pleasant Hill, Smith’s Chapel, Vista Ridge (West Carroll Parish), and Watson. Floyd United Methodist Church was discontinued in 2001.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Organized by subject, then chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Collection transferred by Monroe District Office in 1992.

Title
Finding Aid to the Floyd United Methodist Church (Floyd, La.) records
Author
Olivia Brignac and Chris Brown
Date
2017
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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