Near Weldon in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Alabama Methodist Church
Photographed by Wesley Harris, November 6, 2022
1. Alabama Methodist Church Marker
Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 469.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.
Location. 32° 51.571′ N, 92° 43.531′ W. Marker is near Weldon, Louisiana, in Claiborne Parish. It is at the intersection of Summerfield Highway (Alternate State Highway 2) and Corney Lake Road, on the right when traveling west on Summerfield Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15059 Summerfield Hwy, Bernice LA 71222, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cane Ridge / James W. Nicholson (approx. 3.3 miles away); Robert L. Finley (approx. 4.8 miles away); Bernice Depot (approx. 4.8 miles away); Town Jail (approx. 4.9 miles away); Wooden Water Cistern (approx. 4.9 miles away); Scottsville / Corney Bayou (approx. 6 miles away); Friendship CME Church (approx. 8.8 miles away); Old Shiloh Community (approx. 9.1 miles away).
More about this marker. The church is bisected
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Regarding Alabama Methodist Church. Alabama Methodist Church is a historic church on Louisiana Highway Alt. 2 a few miles northwest of the small town of Bernice in Union Parish, Louisiana. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
The church was founded in 1849 by settlers from Shelby County, Alabama who built a log building. Worshipers first met further to the west in Claiborne Parish. The present church was built in 1895 and features a central office tower with an open belfry. The church sits just a few feet inside Union Parish from the Claiborne Parish line. The building has five windows on each side containing the original four-over-four glass, and a small two-over-two window on each side of the first level of the tower.
The church had not been in use since the 1960s when it was preserved by the Bernice Bicentennial Committee in 1976, which led to the creation of the Alabama Methodist Church Corporation, which eventually gave ownership of the church to the Bernice Historical Society in
Photographed by Wesley Harris, November 6, 2022
2. Alabama Methodist Church
In 1995 it was deemed notable as a well-preserved and rare example of a simple frame country church in North Louisiana.
In 2022, some repairs and repainting of the exterior were undertaken.
Photographed by Wesley Harris, November 6, 2022
3. Interior of the church
Photographed by Wesley Harris, November 6, 2022
4. Piano inside the church
Photographed by Josh Otwell, December 15, 2024
5. Alabama Methodist Church
Photographed by Josh Otwell, December 15, 2024
6. Alabama Methodist Church
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2022, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 586 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 8, 2022, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. 5, 6. submitted on March 23, 2025, by Josh Otwell of Choudrant, Louisiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
