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First United Methodist Church. Records, 1883-1953

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0350

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

Contact:
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031