The church began in 1870 when
Methodist from New Orleans moved to Algiers looking for work on the Southern
Pacific Railroad wharves. The first services of the Algiers Mission
were held in homes. The Mission also included Asbury.
A site for a church was purchased for $1 in 1871. The people pulled lumber
from the river and constructed a frame for an arbor. A simple
building was constructed by 1877 when Rev. Felix Landom served as pastor
A parsonage was later acquired on Opelousa Boulevard. Rev. Pompy
Bibbs led the church when it entered the Louisiana Conference on February
3, 1891.
After the first church burned down,
Rev. David J. Price led the church in purchasing a new lot in 1894.
A new structure was built in which to hold services. When it burned
down at the turn of the century, the current church was built in 1901 under
the leadership of Rev. J.D. Pool. The new church had a cistern, electricity,
an organ, and a bell.
A parsonage was built in 1924 for
$2,000. The home was repaired in 1932 when the rear portion was damaged
by fire.
In the late 1950s, the church
(assisted by the local Masonic group) built a new brick church. |
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