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History of United Methodism Welcome to the History of the Louisiana Annual Conference Archives of the United Methodist Church. This web site will present information on the history of United Methodism, especially in this Conference. |
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| • Excerpts on Louisiana Conference History
Here are a couple of selections taken from Nathan Bangs' classic History of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which is available in its entirety online at Christian Classics Etheral Library. • A Concise History of the Louisiana Conference This is a short version of the history of the conference. • List of Louisiana UM Local Church Histories at the Archives At a couple of occasions (1976, 1984), Louisiana Conference churches have been urged to send in copy of their local church history. This online list shows the local church histories on file at the archives as of summer 1997. • Methodism Along the Bayou An online version of the book about the history of Methodism in the Houma-Terrebonne area. It includes information on surrounding ministries, such as the MacDonell Home and the Dulac Indian Mission. People in Louisiana United Methodist History • Richmond Nolley, pioneer of Louisiana Methodism • Elisha Bowman, the first minister assigned to Louisiana • Lorenzo Dow, the first minister (connected to the Methodist Church) to preach in Louisiana • Joshua Soule (coming soon) • Lewis Reed (coming soon) • Robert Harp (coming soon) Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. 9, May 1739 The mischievous Nature and Tendency of Methodism, p. 255, 256 The bad Effects of Methodism on Civil Society, p. |
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Brief Timeline of The United Methodist Church and the American Heritage
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