After a small group of people met
for several months in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Anderson of Buras,
the first service of Trinity Methodist Church was held in the Buras Community
Church on River Road on February 11, 1951. The congregation was chartered
by Rev. H.L. Johns, the District Superintendent, on July 16, 1951.
For the first few years, the congregation met in the Community Church.
When Felix Elston donated a piece of land to the church, a building was
soon constructed. The first service in the new church was held on
August 7, 1955. The church was dedicated on February 18, 1956.
In 1955, the Asbury Church was
organized in Venice. Until 1970, the churches were on the same circuit.
In 1965, hurricane Betsy destroyed the Asbury Church and severely damaged
the Trinity Church. Trinity repaired their church, while Asbury continued
to meet in a trailer. The 1000 Club and Rev. Fred Mead & the
Louisiana Conference helped out with the financing.
Disaster struck again when hurricane
Camille hit on August 17, 1969. Both the Asbury trailer and the Trinity
Church were destroyed. The congregations were able to hold services
in the Riverview Baptist Church, which had survived the storm. When
Trinity was rebuilt, again with help from the Conference and the 1000 Club,
the congregations decided to merge.
When the job market dropped
in the mid 1980s, it hit the church hard. The church wondered if
it could survive. Rev. Mark E. Crosby arrived in June 1987 and helped
to revive the congregation.
Source: History of Trinity United Methodist Church |
