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Opelousas District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-Opelousas District MECS

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the minutes of annual meetings (called a District Conference) by the Opelousas 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.

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

  • 1891 - 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 Opelousas District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South (MECS) formed in 1847. Prior to 1847, it had been the Attakapas District of the Mississippi Conference MECS.

In 1848, the Opelousas District reported 1,205 members (678 colored, 527 white) and 11 pastoral charges. The district consisted of congregations in south Louisiana stretching from Opelousas to Houma.

In 1900 – the final year of the Opelousas District – the district reported 4,233 members, 18 pastoral charges, and 33 churches. The following year, the majority of the district’s churches formed the newly created Crowley District.

Extent

1 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was transferred by Alexandria District of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church in 2000 (acc. no. 2000-008).

Title
Finding Aid to the Opelousas 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

Contact:
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