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Alco Methodist Church (Alco, La.) records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-1991-023

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the church register for Alco Methodist Church (Alco, La.). It contains the following sections: pastors (1923-1940), baptisms (1929-1938), and members (1924-1944).

Dates

  • 1923 - 1944

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

Alco Methodist Church (Alco, La.) was part of a new circuit formed in 1923 with congregations located in the nearby communities of Peason and Kurthwood. The Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Church conference journal published in 1942 appears to contain the last reference to a minister being appointed to serve the Alco congregation.

Extent

1 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This item is organized by subject, then chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Collection transferred in 1991.

Title
Finding Aid to the Alco Methodist Church (Alco, 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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