First United Methodist Church (Leesville, Louisiana)

First United Methodist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	202 N. Fifth St., Leesville, Louisiana
Coordinates	31°8′38″N 93°15′51″W / 31.14389°N 93.26417°WCoordinates: 31°8′38″N 93°15′51″W / 31.14389°N 93.26417°W
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

First United Methodist Church is a historic church at 202 N. Fifth Street in Leesville, Louisiana. 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.

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

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.