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Swartz Methodist Church (Swartz, La.) records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-Swartz MC

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of administrative records for Swartz Methodist Church (Swartz, La.). A church register contains the following sections: pastors (1928-1941), baptisms (1940), members (1928-1960), and an annual summary of members (1931). Also included are membership transfer records (1947-1957).

Dates

  • 1928 - 1960

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

Swartz Methodist Church (Swartz, La.) was established in 1928. In 1964, the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Church (South Central Jurisdiction) formally declared the church discontinued, though the conference’s board of trustees reported the church had already been “discontinued for many years.”

Extent

2 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Organized by subject, then chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Unidentified.

Title
Finding Aid to the Swartz Methodist Church (Swartz, 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