Sugar Town Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church South (Beauregard Parish, La.) records
Scope and Contents
The Sugar Town Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church South (Beauregard Parish, La.) records consist of
a quarterly conference record book containing administrative reports about the activities of
congregations located in southwest Louisiana. The reports include information about the spiritual
condition of congregations, the religious instruction of children, financial matters, and statistical
information about baptisms and membership. Specific individuals identified in the volume are usually
church administrators. In some instances, members are identified upon baptism or death.
The quarterly conference reports indicate the circuit’s name changed over time: Calcasieu Circuit,
Opelousas District (1868-1870); Calcasieu Circuit, Alexandria District (1871); Sugar Town Mission,
Opelousas District (1872-1873); Calcasieu Circuit and Sugar Town Mission, Opelousas District
(1873-1878); Sugar Town Circuit, Opelousas District (1879-1882).
Churches identified in these circuits include: Clear Creek, Dry Creek, Harmony, Hopewell, Liberty
Grove, Mount Pisgah, New Hope, Oak Grove, Pine Island, Sugar Creek, Sugar Town, and Sweet
Home.
Dates
- 1868 - 1882
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 Sugar Town Circuit, located within the Opelousas District, appears to have been created by the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South around 1872. It has connections to the older Calcasieu Circuit. The circuit consisted of multiple congregations, some of which appear inconsistently and seem to have been short-lived. Churches identified include: Clear Creek, Dry Creek, Harmony, Hopewell, Liberty Grove, Mount Pisgah, New Hope, Oak Grove, Pine Island, Sugar Creek, Sugar Town, and Sweet Home.
Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection transferred by Robert Henry Harper after 1949.
Creator
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Sugar Town Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church South (Beauregard 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