Services began in the first
half of the 19th century as circuit riders held meetings in the area.
Rev. Edwin Yancey wrote that he was sent to Columbia in 1843. The
first Louisiana Annual Conference in 1847 lists Columbia as a charge.
In 1858, property was donated to the church by King and Hyams. Joining
forces with the Masonic Lodge, a two-story building was constructed.
The church used the first floor and the lodge met on the second.
As they entered the 20th century,
the congregation began to look at building a larger facility. Using
a blueprint brought back from Europe by Lillie Blanks, the new church was
built of local cypress and completed in 1911. The original pulpit
and pews were used. The bell came from one of the boats from the
Blanks Steamboat Line. The debt was paid and it was dedicated five
years later.
In the 1930s, an education wing
was added onto the structure. In the 1980s, additional rooms (choir
room, pastor’s study, classrooms) were added. |
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