Church Histories   Terrebonne Parish, LA 
 

Submitted by: Cynthia Daigle
 
Source: The Houma Daily Courier and The Terrebonne Press Houma, La.
 
Last modified: 10 March 2008
 
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BAPTIST - HOWARD THIRD ZION TRAVELERS BAPTIST CHURCH

Location in 2007 - 363 Bayou Dularge Road, Houma, LA

The Houma Daily Courier and The Terrebonne Press
Houma, LA, Oct. 8, 1972, Sunday, Section E

HOWARD BAPTIST HAS SERVED FOUR PARISH AREAS

Howard Third Zion Travelers Baptist Church was organized in 1884, the year 
Grover Cleveland was elected President and Baptist President Harry Truman 
was born. The church was organized by a black Frenchman from Opelousas, 
La., Reverend Del Mente Redo.

Since its organization, it has been located in four parts of the parish.  
It was first built at Ardoyne Plantation on Bayou Black Route. Later the 
church was reconstructed at Mulberry Plantation on Dularge Route. For its 
third move, Howard was relocated at the Ridgeland Plantation, also on 
Bayou Dularge. Finally, Howard was rebuilt in Crozier on a 80' x 140' 
tract of land donated by William Howard.

The first pastor of Howard Third Zion Travelers Church was T. L. McComb. 
The present pastor is Reverend I.H. Riley.

Being the third oldest black Baptist church in the parish, Howard has been 
air conditioned since 1960.

Future plans for the church include the erection of an "ultra-modern 
Edifice to be constructed on adjourning property recently purchased by the 
church", remarked the Rev. Riley, present pastor of Howard.

Howard Third Zion Travelers Baptist Church is located in Crozier on Bayou 
Dularge. Howard is the third oldest black Baptist Church in Terrebonne 
Parish. The Rev. I.H. Riley is serving as pastor of Howard Third Zion 
Travelers Baptist Church.