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Pleasant Hill Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church South (Sabine Parish, La.) records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-Pleasant Hill Circuit MECS

Scope and Contents

This volume contains administrative reports about church congregations on the Pleasant Hill Circuit of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The circuit was part of the Shreveport District in northwest Louisiana. The circuit included the following congregations: Beulah, Gum Grove, Marthaville, Pleasant Hill, Robeline, and Union Grove.

The administrative reports include information about the spiritual condition of congregations, financial matters, and statistical information about baptisms and membership. Specific individuals identified in the volume are usually church administrators. In a few instances, members are identified upon baptism or death.

Dates

  • 1892 - 1895

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 Pleasant Hill Circuit of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South appears to have formed in the 1850s. The circuit was part of the Shreveport District in northwest Louisiana. The circuit included the following congregations: Beulah, Gum Grove, Marthaville, Pleasant Hill, Robeline, and Union Grove.

Extent

1 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Collection transferred before 1979.

Related Materials

Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church (Pleasant Hill, La.) records. Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections, Shreveport, Louisiana.

Title
Finding Aid to the Pleasant Hill Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church South (Sabine Parish, 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:
2911 Centenary Blvd.
Shreveport LA 71104 US
(318) 869-5462