First Evangelical United Brethren Church (Jennings, La.) records
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of First Evangelical United Brethren Church (Jennings, La.). The material consists of historical records (1962-1984), the congregation’s newsletter (1942-1945), newspaper clippings (1962), Louisiana-related printed items published by the Evangelical United Brethren Church (1958-1963), and general printed items published by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ (1942-1944) and the Evangelical United Brethren Church (1945-1960).
Dates
- 1942 - 1984
Creator
- First Evangelical United Brethren Church (Jennings, 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
First Evangelical United Brethren Church (Jennings, La.) was organized in 1897 by Rev. E. J. Church
of the Iowa Conference of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. The request for a church was
made by a family in Jennings who previously lived in Des Moines, Iowa. The first official board
meetings for the church began in 1911. The church was incorporated as the First United Brethren
Church of Jennings by charter dated January 27, 1927.
As a result of denominational mergers, the church’s name changed multiple times -- First Evangelical
United Brethren Church (in 1946) and Trinity United Methodist Church (in 1968). In 1998, Trinity
United Methodist Church merged with Jennings United Methodist Church.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged by document type, then chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection transferred by Trinity United Methodist Church (Jennings, La.) in 1987.
- Church of the United Brethren in Christ (New constitution). Louisiana Conference
- Church of the United Brethren in Christ (New constitution). Missouri Conference
- Church records and registers -- Louisiana -- Jefferson Davis Parish
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Evangelical United Brethren Church. Missouri Conference
- Newsletters
Creator
- First Evangelical United Brethren Church (Jennings, La.) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the First Evangelical United Brethren Church (Jennings, La.) records
- Author
- Created by Carolyn Garison in 1987, updated by Chris Brown in 2018.
- Date
- 2018
- 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