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Trinity Methodist Church was founded in 1945 around
the end of World War II. Rev. George W. Harbuck, a young pastor,
District Superintendant Rev. R. R. Branton, and interested Methodists bought
property at 204 Chester St. in Alexandria. |
| Within a few months a 100 year old frame church
building was bought and relocated from Bayou Rapides Road. There
were forty charter members and eleven prepatory members when Trinity Methodist
Church had our first formal worship service on Sunday, June 10, 1945 at
11:00 a.m. |
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As the congregation grew, Trinity secured a frame Army Chapel building
from Camp Livingston which the church verneered on the outside with Waskom
brick. The first Sunday service held in this new sanctuary was on
November 15, 1948. |
| In 1954, Rev. W.F. Mayo was the pastor and the church added an Educational
Building. At that time the church membership was around 400. |
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When the Methodist Church merged with the EUB's in 1968 to become the
United Methodist Church, Rev. Byrl Moreland was serving as pastor.
In that land- mark year, Trinity built a new Fellowship Hall, Office and
Educational Facility. It was consecrated on April 28th. |
| When Rev. Jarrell Morgan was the pastor in 1996, Trinity United Methodist
Church sold its historic building on Chester St. to the Rapides Council
on Aging and relocated to our current building at 5752 Bayou Rapides Road. |
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The Service of Consecration was held on November 20, 1996 in our new
sanctuary with
Rev. Gary Don Willis, pastor.
Our mission continues to be Growing Hearts for God. |
