St. Joseph Methodist Church for Colored People, c. 1948
This small, single frame wooden church was built in 1948 as a house of worship for the African-American Methodist congregation in the rural St. Landry Parish community of Palmetto. The church purchased a parcel of land located at the end of Bihm Street from Mrs. Sallie Hawkins for $300.
The church, known as St. Joseph Methodist Church for Colored People, served the faithful until services ceased there in the late 1980s. In 2000, the church building was donated to Le Vieux Village by the Village of Palmetto, which also assisted in the cost of moving the structure. After the move to the village, the Opelousas Woman’s Club donated funds to help the city renovate the church.
St. Joseph Methodist Church for Colored People, vers 1948
Cette petite église en bois fut construite en 1948 pour accueillir la congrégation méthodiste afro-américaine de Palmetto, un village rural situé dans la Paroisse St-Landry. Les fidèles achetèrent le terrain, sis au bout de Bihm Street, à Mme Sallie Hawkins pour la somme de $300.
L’église, connue sous le nom de St. Joseph Methodist Church for Colored People, desserva la congrégation jusqu’aux derniers services religieux célébrés à la fin des années 1980. Le Village de Palmetto fit don de l’église au Vieux Village et contribua aux frais liés à son déménagement. Suite à son arrivée au village, l’Opelousas Women’s Club subventionna une partie de la restauration entamée par la ville.
Tour of Le Vieux Village
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Last modified: August 11, 2022
