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- First United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Founded in 1845 as a congregation of the Methodist Episcopal Church, it moved to its current site in 1883 and built its current building in 1913. In the split in the denomination before the American Civil War, this congregation became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. It later affiliated with The Methodist Church, before joining the United Methodist Church in 1967. Originally a small, frontier church serviced by circuit rider preachers, First United Methodist Church is today one of the largest in Shreveport. By the mid-20th century, it had 5,000 members. Today it has more than 1,000. The church has been led by notable clergy such as , a future state legislator, William Angie Smith, a future bishop, , and James W. Moore. In addition, many notable people have been associated with the church, including state politicians such as , , , Lonnie O. Aulds, and Barrow Peacock. (en)
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- First United Methodist Church (en)
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- First Methodist Church (en)
- Shreveport Methodist Church (en)
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- Caroline Wilkinson (en)
- Derek Joyce (en)
- Dr. Ashley Goad (en)
- Dr. Carl Rhoads (en)
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- Louisiana Annual Conference (en)
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- First United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Founded in 1845 as a congregation of the Methodist Episcopal Church, it moved to its current site in 1883 and built its current building in 1913. In the split in the denomination before the American Civil War, this congregation became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. It later affiliated with The Methodist Church, before joining the United Methodist Church in 1967. (en)
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- First United Methodist Church (Shreveport, Louisiana) (en)
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- First United Methodist Church (en)
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