Hugh Jamieson began a small
mission while a student at Centenary in 1908. Services were held
in a room at the Queensborough Land Company at W. College and Hearne Avenue.
This led to the organization of the Queensborough Methodist Church on January
10, 1909. A temporary 20’x30’ building was built at Stonewall and
Missouri Avenue. It was used until a frame building replaced it on
the site in 1913.
Rev. W. A. Mangum, appointed
in 1920, died 16 months later after catching pneumonia while working in
the church basement. The church was renamed after him.
A new church was built in 1921-22.
It later became Mangum Hall. In July 1942, the old wood building
was taken down and a two-story education building constructed.
A new sanctuary was built in
1951, with the cornerstone laid on April 6, 1952. The pastor at that
time was Rev. A.W. Townsend. Rev. John Kilpatrick led the churuch
in building a new structure behind the sanctuary in 1961.
The Shreveport District Board
of Missions gave the church 20 acres of land on Pines Road in March 1975.
Relocation began under Rev. Henry Bowdon in 1976. Worship was first
held in the activity building. The move was completed by April 1978
under the leadership of Rev. Dan Tohline. Additional classrooms were
added in 1979.
Work began on a new sanctuary
in late 1987 while Rev. Lael Jones served as pastor. It was completed
under the leadership of Rev. John Braden. The first worship service
in the new sanctuary “beneath the pines” was held on December 19, 1988. |
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