Abbeville Methodist Church Records
Collection 138
Abbeville (Louisiana) Methodist Church. Records, 1889–1958, n.d. [Microform]
1 reel (35 mm, positive)
Membership records of several churches in the Vermilion Circuit of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South: Perry's Bridge (1889-1954); Prairie Greig Church, Henry, Louisiana, (1899-1916); and Abbeville Methodist Church (1901-1947). There are also quarterly records of the Vermilion Circuit (1910-1913) and collected information on ministers who served the circuit. Finally there are two brief histories of the Abbeville Methodist Church and correspondence related to gathering information for another publication.
Microfilmed by Dennis Gibson from originals still held by the church. Negative copy has been fiched and stored with archival negatives.
Inventory:
| Fiche 1-4 | |||
| 1. | Church Register, Perry's Bridge, Louisiana, 1899-1954 | ||
| contains baptisms, marriages, deaths, and members | |||
| Fiche 5-7 | |||
| 2. | Church Register, Henry Louisiana (Prairie Grieg Church), 1819-1916 | ||
| interleaved, list of conditions to build Elizabeth Caldwell Memorial Methodist Church | |||
| Fiche 8-12 | |||
| 3. | Church Register, Abbeville, Louisiana, 1901-1934 | ||
| includes correspondence re: retrieving baptism certificates, 1959-1969 | |||
| Fiche 13-15 | |||
| 4. | Church Register, Abbeville, Louisiana, 1935-1947 | ||
| Fiche 16-20 | |||
| 5. | Quarterly Conference Record Vermilion Circuit, 1910-1913 | ||
| Fiche 21-22 | |||
| 6. | Pool of Members and Infant Baptisms of Abbeville Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Index, n.d. | ||
| Fiche 23-29 | |||
| 7. | Miscellaneous | ||
| Church Histories | |||
| Dedication Service, Abbeville Methodist Church, 5/6/1951 | |||
| "Abbeville Methodist Church A History," n.d., 4 pages, typed | |||
| Biographical Sketches, Ministers | |||
| excerpts from conference minutes; biographical information on ministers | |||
| Abbeville Circuit | |||
| registers of ministers; votes | |||
| Correspondence Concerning Church Histories | |||
| correspondence of Jerry R. Marshall related to projected church history, 1958; notes | |||