Although Rosedale doesn't appear in
the early Journals of the Louisiana Conference, it is assumed that pastors
serving nearby areas such as Plaquemine stopped by to hold services on
occasion. The first known services were held at Live Oak Plantation.
When the Presbyterian church was built, services were held there.
In a quarterly conference report on February 4, 1894, Rev. William Schuhle
reported that "some Sunday School work is now being done at Rosedale."
Rev. Schuhle held a revival at Rosedale and 5 persons joined the church.
At the May 4, 1895 quarterly conference, a building committee was appointed
to build a church at Rosedale. The church fund was started with $15
that came from the sale of the church building at Harmony. Since
Rev. Schuhle was a carpenter, he and the men in the congregation were able
to construct the church by March 14, 1895. By 1897, a Women's Missionary
Society was formed.
One of the prominent families
in the church is the Hooper family. For example, Ella Hooper became
a deaconess and helped to found the MacDonnell School in Houma; and Wilhelmina
Hooper spent over 30 years with the Dulac Mission in Terrebonne Parish.
These are just two examples of the fine Christian character exemplified
in the Rosedale church.
By the 1950's, a new church
was needed. A fund was started in 1957. Rev. T. Wayne Perrott
arrived in October of that year and led the church in making plans, selecting
the site, and building the new church. It included a stained
glass window titled Jesus Praying in the Garden. Services in the
new church began on July 14, 1963. A homecoming was held 5 days later.
Miss Florence Booksh, who had joined the church in 1897, was recognized
as the oldest member. The new building was dedicated on August 30,
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