From the Files of Marguerite Cook Clark: Grand Bayou Methodist Church Before 1930

The photo above was not labeled, but the transom window above the door matches those in the photos below identifying the church as Grand Bayou Methodist Church in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. 

Grand Bayou was destroyed by high winds, and in 1930, this building was torn down by members. All salvageable lumber was used in the new building. 

Another post, From the Files of Marguerite Cook Clark: Grand Bayou Methodist Church History, tells more about the history of the church. 

1911 is the date on the above photo of some kind of group or choir at Grand Bayou Methodist Church. To see larger images of many of the subjects in this photo click here.

The image below is Grand Bayou Methodist Church, dated 1905. Scroll down to see enlarged portions of the image. 

Rev. Thomas Jefferson Martin is the man with the beard in the center second row from the back. It is not known if he was the minister of the church during this time. 

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Diana

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Sources 

Marguerite Cook Clark, A Brief Statement of the History of the Grand Bayou Church, 1982, unpublished manuscript, from the privately held collection of Marguerite Cook Clark (1913-1989), Waynesville, North Carolina, 2021. Documents were accessed and scanned at the home of Marguerite Cook Clark's daughter in Alpine, Texas on April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016.

Grand Bayou Methodist Church, photograph, n.d.; digital image, from the privately held photo collection of Marguerite Cook Clark (1913-1989), Waynesville, North Carolina, 2022. Photos were accessed and scanned at the home of Marguerite Cook Clark's daughter in Alpine, Texas on April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016.

Grand Bayou Methodist Church Choir, photograph, 1911; digital image, from the privately held photo collection of Marguerite Cook Clark (1913-1989), Waynesville, North Carolina, 2022. Photos were accessed and scanned at the home of Marguerite Cook Clark's daughter in Alpine, Texas on April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016.

Grand Bayou Methodist Church large group, photograph, 1905; digital image, from the privately held photo collection of Marguerite Cook Clark (1913-1989), Waynesville, North Carolina, 2022. Photos were accessed and scanned at the home of Marguerite Cook Clark's daughter in Alpine, Texas on April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016.