Emergence of Protestant Churches Image Gallery

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St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Luling.

St. Isidore “The Farmer” Catholic Chapel in Montz, 1924. Destroyed by Hurricane Betsy in 1964.

St. Anthony's Chapel at Luling. This is a mission chapel of the Holy Rosary Church at Hahnville. (Source: St. Charles Parish Resources and Facilities publication, 1948)

The Presbyterian Church at Paradis. Five percent of the population is of this denomination. (Source: St. Charles Parish Resources and Facilities publication, 1948)

This old church was located on what was formerly the Rost Plantation, then the Pan-American Petroleum Corporation refinery. It was used as a colored school and church. Source: St. Charles Parish Resources and Facilities Publication, 1948.

The First Baptist Church of Norco. Five and one-half percent of St. Charles Parish residents are members of the Baptist Church. (Source: St. Charles Parish Resources and Facilities publication, 1948)

A replica of the original Bethlehem Baptist Church in Hahnville.

St. Gertrude the Great Catholic Mission Chapel in Des Allemands, 1901.

Prayer cards from early 1900s funerals.

Early First Communion in Ama.

The Mississippi River was the gathering place for many church baptisms. Church members and others from the community would gather on the levee to view the moving ceremonies. The river waters were used as a major part of the ritual or tradition carried on for decades. Candidates for baptism were submerged in the water by their pastor and other members of the congregation. (Photo courtesy of Clarisse “Sis” Webb)

St. Charles Borromeo High School auditorium. (Photos from the 250th Anniversary Celebration of St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Destrehan, Louisiana, 1723– 1973 booklet. Copyright 1973.)

Prayer cards from early 1900s funerals.

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church celebrated the 250th anniversary of its patron saint on November 4, 1990. (Source: Dedication Brochure)

L’Englise Notre Dame du Rosaire Catholic Chapel (Our Lady of the Holy Rosary) in Taft, 1866–1964. Only the cemetery remains.

St. Matthew Baptist Church, New Sarpy, 1897. Used as a school for children of color. Courtesy of Joseph Schexnayder

Bethlehem Baptist Church in Hahnville, 1865. Founded by African American missionaries.

L’Englise Notre Dame du Rosaire Catholic Chapel (Our Lady of the Holy Rosary) in Taft, 1866–1964. Only the cemetery remains.

St. James Methodist Church in Hahnville, 1862. Land was donated by Gov. Hahn to build a church. The church was also used as a school.

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Mission Chapel in Luling, 1902.

Paradis Presbyterian Church, 1914. It became St. Andrew Episcopal Church in 1967.

St. Mark Catholic Mission Chapel in Ama, built circa 1912.

St. John the Baptist Church in Paradis began life as this little chapel.

St. Isidore “The Farmer” Catholic Chapel in Montz, 1924. It was destroyed by Hurricane Betsy in 1964.

First Communion processional to St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Luling.

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Luling, 1926.

Famous Mississippi River landmark. Located in Destrehan on La. 48 (River Road). First constructed of logs about 1740. Burned and rebuilt in 1806. Famous riverboat landmark, twenty-five miles from New Orleans where boat captains traditionally paid off their crew. Again burned and rebuilt about 1921. (Note: New white stucco Spanish mission-style church was built in 1921 and the 1806 wooden church was torn down later. Oldest German cemetery in the South. Church, cemetery, and school complex built on the original 1770 Spanish land grant.) (Erected by Louisiana Department of Commerce and Industry in 1964.)

The Little Red Church on the River by Clarence Millet, 1940 (Courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection, Acc.#1999.118.8)

The new St. Charles Borromeo Church was dedicated on January 25, 1922. In the 1978 restoration and expansion of the church, the old Stations of the Cross were restored and the solid cypress pews were used as paneling and the balcony railing. St. Charles Borromeo Church continues to serve Catholic parishioners in the 21st Century and is the second oldest church parish in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Support of clergy and laity over the years has contributed to the preservation of the integrity of this historic landmark.

Little Red Church. Tradition holds that the 1740 St. Charles log chapel was destroyed by fire in 1806 and rebuilt the same year. It was replaced by a wood-framed structure and painted red. The “Little Red Church” became a famous landmark for river travelers. Passengers going downriver were relieved to see the Red Church because it meant New Orleans was only 25 miles away. (Photo courtesy of Fay Walker Louque)