THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF GOD, West Carroll Parish, LA

submitted by Margie Pearce Jan 1999







**********************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm
**********************************************
 
 





THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF GOD 
Unity Community (West Carroll Parish, Louisiana)

by Ida Oldham

The church started in the early part of 1900.  The group first
worshiped at Bayou Macon Union Church with some of the Pioneer Church of
God ministers and laymen helping to build it.  Rev. William (Billy) Ward
serving as head carpenter.  In 1900 Rev. R. H. Owens came to the Bayou Macon
church and preached, being the first church of God minister West of Miss. to
bring the Church of God doctrines.  Rev. Billy Ward and Amos Beebe came and
preached at Bayou Macon also.

Some of the charter members of the church when it moved to a one
room school in this community were -- Grandma Jones, Aunt Jane McIntyre, Mr. &
Mrs. Chess Cawthon, Mr. & Mrs. C. P. Owens, Mr. & Mrs. R. W. Oldham.  This
one room school was located up the Beebe Road.  Bro. Ward with other
preachers filled the pulpit.  

Later a new school was built on the N. W. corner of
the 40 presently owned by Doc Johnson but then owned by R. W. Oldham.  Later
when the new school burned another new school was built on Mary and Herman
Eubanks land.   When the second new school house burned the church was held in
various houses in the community.  

At the time, church was being held in the new
school house and homes.  Bro. Fair and Bro. Ikerd were the preachers
serving mostly.  Bro. Ikerd was pastor at present location in about 1933.  It
was
an unfinished church building for a long time used to worship in.  Bro.
Smith also filled the pulpit at that time.  The first church building was
finally completed with siding, etc.  Then in 1951-52 the first church burned.
Since that time the present church has been built and the parsonage also.  In
the fall of 1962 the second unit of the present church was built.

 Margie R. Pearce
 URL:  www.angelfire.com/la/ancestors