Faith of Our Fathers (and Mothers)

Regardless of your personal faith, or lack thereof, you must admit the Baptist and Methodist churches have been cornerstones of the community for longer than any of us have been around. For our old testament lesson today, here is some information found on both from nearly 150 years ago.

Early History of the Baptist Church in Mooringsport

A HISTORY OF THE BAPTISTS OF LOUISIANA, FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT By Rev. W. E. PAXTON, ST. LOUIS, C. R. Barns Publishing Co., 1888; Page 358-369

Source: A HISTORY OF THE BAPTISTS.....Page 470-471

Interestingly, the Soda Lake Association is not related to the area below Caddo Lake, but is a Texas-based organization founded pre-1850 and still exists with churches in neighboring Harrison and several close Texas counties.

Methodist Pastor Appointed

At the 1870 Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Church, John Wilkinson is named pastor of the Mooringsport church.

Source: The (Shreveport) South-western 26-Jan-1870, Page 1