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Special Called Session Held in Baton Rouge

May 27, 2023

On Saturday, March 27th, delegates of the Louisiana Annual Conference gathered at First United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge for a special called session of the Louisiana Annual Conference.

The session was called "for the sole purpose of voting on the Louisiana Conference Board of Trustees recommendations for the churches disaffiliating per paragraph 2553."

In total, 95 churches were approved by the Annual Conference for disaffiliation.

Below is the list of the churches approved for disaffiliation, through the work of the March 27th called session.

* Churches italicized have not submitted the exit liability payment (as of 5/24/2023, 5:00 pm), which is due by 5/31/2023 at 4:00 pm at the Conference Office.

Alexandria District

Belah United Methodist Church
Couley United Methodist Church Inc.
First United Methodist Church of Leesville, Inc.
First United Methodist Church of Sicily Island
First United Methodist Church of Winnsboro, Louisiana
First United Methodist Church of Zwolle, Louisiana, Inc.
Grand Cane United Methodist Church
Grayson United Methodist Church
Harrisonburg United Methodist Church
Hebert United Methodist Church, Inc.
Holly Grove United Methodist Church
Hornbeck United Methodist Church, Inc.
Jonesville Methodist Church
Keatchie United Methodist Church
Leesville Korean United Methodist Church
Longstreet United Methodist Church
Mount Zion United Methodist Church, Inc. (Logansport)
Newellton Union Church
Nolley Memorial United Methodist Church, Inc. (Jena)
Palestine United Methodist Church, Inc.
Pollock United Methodist Church, Inc.
Provencal United Methodist Church
Sevier Memorial United Methodist Church (Ferriday)
Shiloh United Methodist Church Inc.
Vidalia Methodist Church

Baton Rouge District

Francis Asbury United Methodist Church (Baton Rouge)
Huff Chapel United Methodist Church
Livingston United Methodist Church, Inc.
Mangum Chapel United Methodist Church
Montpelier United Methodist Church, Inc.
Pine Ridge United Methodist Church
Tangipahoa United Methodist Church
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Greensburg
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Ponchatoula

Lake Charles/Acadiana District

DeQuincy United Methodist Church
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
Faith Community United Methodist Church, Broussard
First United Methodist Church of New Roads
Golden Meadow United Methodist Church
Jennings United Methodist Church
Krotz Springs United Methodist Church
Melville United Methodist Church
Merryville United Methodist Church
Methodist Church of Gueydan, Inc.
Mount Vernon United Methodist Church (Houma)
Palmetto United Methodist Church
Pecan Island Methodist Church
Roanoke United Methodist Church
United Methodist Church of the Covenant (Lafayette)

Monroe District

Antioch United Methodist Church, Eros
Asbury United Methodist Church, Inc. (West Monroe)
Bartholomew UUnited Methodist Church, Inc.
Beekman United Methodist Church
Claiborne United Methodist Church, Inc. of West Monroe
Dodson United Methodist Church
Downsville United Methodist Church
Farmerville United Methodist Church, Inc.
First United Methodist Church of Oak Grove
First United Methodist Church of West Monroe, La.
Foundry-St. Andrew's United Methodist Church
Grace United Methodist Church (Ruston)
Jonesboro-Hodge United Methodist Church
Kilbourne United Methodist Church, Inc.
Locust Grove United Methodist Church
McGuire United Methodist Church of West Monroe
Memorial United Methodist Church (Bastrop)
Memorial United Methodist Church of Simsboro, La. Inc.
Mount Zion United Methodist Church of Calhoun, Inc.
New Hope United Methodist Church (Monroe)
Oak Ridge United Methodist Church
Quitman United Methodist Church
Reily Memorial United Methodist Church (Collinston)
Salem United Methodist Church
St. Mark's United Methodist Church of Monroe, La. Inc.
Trinity United Methodist Church of Ruston
Wilhite United Methodist Church
Woodlawn United Methodist Church of West Monroe

New Orleans District

Bush United Methodist Church
Centenary United Methodist Church of Franklinton, Inc.
Covenant United Methodist Church of St. Bernard
Mt. Hermon United Methodist Church
Munholland United Methodist Church
North Cross United Methodist Church

Shreveport District

Brushwood United Methodist Church, Inc.
Ellerbe Road United Methodist Church, Inc.
First United Methodist Church of Minden, Inc.
First United Methodist Church of Plain Dealing
First United Methodist Church of Shreveport, La
Gibsland United Methodist Church
Heflin United Methodist Church
Ida United Methodist Church, Inc.
Lakeview United Methodist Church of Minden, Inc.
Oak Grove United Methodist Church, Gibsland
Springhill United Methodist Church, Inc.
Vivian United Methodist Church, Inc.

* Churches italicized have not submitted the exit liability payment (as of 5/24/2023, 5:00 pm), which is due by 5/31/2023 at 4:00 pm at the Conference Office.