Waldheim United Methodist Church (Waldheim, La.) records
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the church register for Waldheim United Methodist Church (Waldheim, La.). It contains the following sections: pastors (1920-1958), baptisms (1910-1999), members (1912-1997), and an annual summary of members (1915-1916).
Dates
- 1910 - 1999
Creator
- Waldheim United Methodist Church (Waldheim, 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
The Waldheim United Methodist Church (Waldheim, La.) traces its history to the dedication in 1875 of
a church building originally named Boniface Methodist Episcopal Church South. Throughout the
years, it has also been called Saint Tammany Mission, Camp Ground, Talisheek, and German
Settlement. In 1887, the congregation constructed an open-air shed “tabernacle” that hosted camp
meetings. In 1978, the church was designated a United Methodist Historic Site.
This congregation was originally part of the German Mission Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, which existed from 1874 to 1885. Due to its location east of the Mississippi River in
Louisiana’s Florida Parishes, the church was then part of the Mississippi Conference Methodist
Episcopal Church South until 1893.
Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This item is organized by subject, then chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Unidentified.
Creator
- Waldheim United Methodist Church (Waldheim, La.) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Waldheim United Methodist Church (Waldheim, 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