First United Methodist Church (Leesville, Louisiana)

First United Methodist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	202 N. Fifth St., Leesville, Louisiana
Coordinates	31°8′38″N 93°15′51″W / 31.14389°N 93.26417°W / 31.14389; -93.26417Coordinates: 31°8′38″N 93°15′51″W / 31.14389°N 93.26417°W / 31.14389; -93.26417
Area	1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built	1920
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman, Mission/spanish Revival
NRHP Reference #	01001491[1]
Added to NRHP	January 24, 2002

The First United Methodist Church in Leesville, Louisiana is a historic church. Located at 202 N. Fifth Street, the building was built in 1920 in a Bungalow style/Craftsman style, Mission style/Spanish Revival style and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^{[1] [2]}

The building is a T-shaped church which was built in 1920 and expanded in the 1950s. It is a two-story building, with the worship space upstairs and a high brick basement story holding offices and meeting rooms. The front facade of the building has "a pronounced Spanish mission style gable pierced by a curvaceous vent in the Baroque manner."^[2]

Pastors

"History of the Ministers that have served at First United Methodist Chuch in Leesville, LA"

Begin Left Name Years Served

1899 1902 J.M. Alford 3

1902 1903 J.F. Patterson 1

1903 1904 C. Prisco 1

1904 1908 W.H. Benton 4

1908 1909 A.C. Holder 1

1909 1912 V.D. Skipper+ 3

1912 1914 R.W. Tucker 2

1914 1915 W. R. Harvell 1

1915 1916 John L. Williams 1

1916 1918 V.D. Skipper+ 2

1918 1921 W.S. Henry 3

1921 1925 L.N. Hoffpauir 4

1925 1928 A.H. Parker 3

1928 1930 H.W. Cudd 2

1930 1933 F.J. McCoy 3

1933 1934 F.C. Collins 1

1934 1937 J.W. Faulk 3

1937 1940 C. Brisco Carter 3

1940 1941 J.W. Law 1

1941 1946 A.A McKnight 5

1946 1946 D.B. Raulins 0

1946 1951 E.R. Haug 5

1951 1954 John F. Kilpatrick 3

1954 1958 Oakley Lee 4

1958 1962 C.R. McCammon 4

1962 1965 Kirby Vining 3

1965 1967 James E. Christie 2

1967 1971 Eskel L. Tatum 4

1971 1975 Donald M. Risinger 4

1975 1977 Robert L. Potter 2

1977 1978 Leon C. Scott* 1

1978 1979 John R. Johns** 1

1979 1982 Roy L. Garrett 3

1982 1992 Lewis L Olmsted 10

1992 1998 Ryan Horton 6

1998 2001 Larry Maxwell 3

2001 2004 Chris Blanchard 3

2004 2008 Ken Graham 4

2008 Hank Hamilton

+ Served two times as Pastor

• Died in August 1978
  • Arrived in October 1978 and served until June 1979

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