French Mission District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South records
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the minutes of annual meetings (called a District Conference) by the French
Mission District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. These
meetings were attended by the district’s clergy and lay delegates from each pastoral charge; it was
presided over by the district's presiding elder, Martin Hebert.
The minutes document the administrative activities of the meetings and regularly include the following
reports: religious and financial state of churches, Sunday School work, missions, and denominational
education and literature, and Woman’s Missionary Societies.
Dates
- 1920 - 1922
Creator
- French Mission District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South (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 French Mission District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
(MECS) originated as the Houma District of the Louisiana Conference MECS in 1919. That year, the
district consisted of 6 pastoral charges (10 churches) and 553 members; the churches were located in
South Louisiana cities/communities such as: Bayou Blue, Houma, Jeanerette, Lockport, Patterson,
Pecan Island, and Port Barre.
In 1920, the Houma District’s name was changed to the French Mission District. Then, by 1923, the
district’s churches were transferred to the New Orleans District. In 1922 – the final year of the French
Mission District – the district consisted of 7 pastoral charges (23 churches) and 797 members; the
churches were located in South Louisiana cities/communities such as: Bayou Blue, Houma, Lockport,
Lydia, Melville, Mermentau, Port Barre, Raceland, Saint Martinville, and Ville Platte.
From 1919 to 1922, Martin Hebert served as the district's presiding elder.
Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was transferred by New Orleans District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church in 1993 (acc. no. 1993-014).
Creator
- Title
- Finding Aid to the French Mission District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South records
- Author
- Chris Brown
- Date
- 2018
- 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