Emmanuel Baptist Church (Lafayette, Louisiana). Records, 1955-1989, n.d.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of articles of incorporations and bylaws, documents, minutes of meetings, general and financial records, and committee reports.
Dr. Michael S. Martin donated the collection.
Dates
- 1955-1989, n.d.
Creator
- Emmanuel Baptist Church (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
Emmanuel Baptist Church of Lafayette was organized on Sunday, April 17, 1955 by church members living south of the city limits along the Abbeville Highway. Until a permanent building was erected on property already purchased, meetings were held in the Morgan-Hall building in Arnold Heights.
The first Board of Trustees for the Church were H.B. Fletcher, Clyde R. Williams, Grady R Harris, Coy E. Upshaw, Roy A. Eaton, Charles L. Beck, and Thomas A. Durham. The first officers of the Church were H.B. Fletcher, chairman; Roy A. Eaton, secretary; Thomas A. Durham, treasurer.
Extent
1.041667 Linear Feet (1 foot and 0.5 inches of materials contained in 3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Source
- Martin, Michael S., Dr., 1972- (Person)
- Title
- Emmanuel Baptist Church (Lafayette, Louisiana) Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zack Stein
- Date
- 12/04/2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031
speccoll@louisiana.edu