First United Methodist Church. Records, 1883-1953
Scope and Contents
This collection of the First United Methodist Church, South records consists of a list of pastors, records of marriage and baptisms, and lists of church members.
Henry L. Broussard of Lafayette, Louisiana scanned and donated.
Dates
- 1883-1953
Biographical / Historical
First United Methodist Church is the oldest protestant church in Lafayette. The Methodist church has had a presence in the area since 1823, and in 1845, W.F. Brown was the first pastor assigned to the region. The original Methodist church building was located at the corner of Washington Street and Congress. In 1925, the congregation relocated to its current location at Lee and Main Street. An educational wing was built in 1958 to further the church’s ministry.
Extent
1.61 Gigabytes (1 DVD of digital materials)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- First United Methodist Church Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zack Stein
- Date
- 01/07/2019
- 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