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Ross United Methodist
Church
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City
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Metairie
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Address
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409 S. Causeway
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2003 Membership
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44
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Date Founded
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1860s
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The church was organized in
the 1860s right after freedom of slavery (the church gives the date as
1863). The first pastor was also the first member, Anthony Ross.
The first church was built from pickets from the swamp, so it was called
Shanny Ross Chapel. The current site of the church and cemetery
were donated by Victor Forteir on April 8, 1867.
That first church was burned
down in 1904 while Rev. Joseph Jones was the pastor. A new church
was built in 1907 under the leadership of Rev. A.B. Harris. That
church was destroyed by a storm on September 29, 1915. The third
church was built in 1916 under the direction of Rev. T.B. Cooper.
The present church was remodeled
in 1956 under the leadership of Rev. C.D. Small. |
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How to Get There:
From
I-10, take the Causeway Blvd. exit and head south. Just before the
River, the road will exit onto Jefferson Hwy. Get back on Causeway
and keep heading towards the River. Two blocks south of Jefferson
Hwy. is Arlington St. The church is on the left between Arlington
and Sundorn. |
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