In 1966, the New Orleans District
Board of Missions recognized that the Slidell area would be growing and
purchased a piece of land on Robert Road for a new church. Ten years
later, in 1976, a task force met to develop the church. A name was
selected, a parsonage was secured, and they found temporary facilities
in which to hold services. The first service was held in a meeting
room of a restaurant on June 27, 1976. As the congregation grew,
services moved to a local dance studio. Bishop Shamblin led 107 members
in a charter service at tha dance studio on October 3, 1976.
In June of 1977, Aldersgate
moved into a multipurpose building that included a sanctuary, offices,
kitchen, and classrooms at 360 Robert Blvd. The congregation grew
rapidly. An educational building was constructed in 1979, and a new
500+ seat sanctuary was built two years later. The latest additions
to the church facilities are the John Wesley Center and the Susanna Wesley
Building. The church continues to grow and leads the community with
dedicated, caring, involved people who believe in putting their faith into
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