Belle Bower Methodist Episcopal Church South (Belle Bower, La.) records
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a church register for Belle Bower Methodist Episcopal Church South (Belle Bower, La.). However, only one section appears to correspond with this congregation: members (1901-1907). The title page contains the faint writing “Greenwood Church, Mooringsport, La.,” and the following sections appear to correspond with Greenwood Methodist Episcopal Church South (Greenwood, La.): pastors (1878-1901), deaths and disposals (1882-1895), and baptisms (1883-1896). Text written inside the front page states, “Brother [Henry Jefferson] Boltz, Please deliver this book to Bro. J. E. Holmes at Belle Bower. R. A. H.”
Dates
- 1878 - 1907
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 earliest references to Belle Bower Methodist Episcopal Church South (Belle Bower, La.) appear in the conference journal and newspapers published in 1867 by the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The original church building was located by the Belle Bower Cemetery on Speights Road. In 1880, the church relocated to the nearby intersection of Louisiana Highways 764 and 3015. By the mid-1920s, the Belle Bower congregation had stopped holding regular services, but continued to gather for an annual homecoming day at the church.
Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This item is organized by subject, then chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Paul and Cleo Holmes in 1986.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Belle Bower Methodist Episcopal Church South (Belle Bower, 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