New Mexico and Texas, U.S., Select United Methodist Church Records, 1870-1970

This collection contains indexed images of United Methodist Church registers from parts of New Mexico and western Texas. The registers may contain baptisms, marriages, burials, memberships, and lists of clergy. Below is a list of the churches included in this collection.

• Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., New Mexico, Wesley Methodist Church
• Hagerman, Chaves Co., New Mexico, Hagerman First United Methodist Church
• Hagerman, Chaves Co., New Mexico, Hagerman Methodist Episcopal Church South
• Johnson's Mesa, Colfax Co., New Mexico, St. John’s Methodist Church
• Colfax Co., New Mexico, Church of Elizabethtown, Cimarron and Springer
• Carlsbad, Eddy Co., New Mexico, Hillcrest United Methodist Church
• Carlsbad, Eddy Co., New Mexico, Hillcrest Methodist Church
• Bayard, Grant Co., New Mexico, Bayard United Methodist Church
• Vaughn, Guadalupe Co., New Mexico, Vaughn Methodist Church
• Vaughn, Guadalupe Co., New Mexico, Vaughn Methodist Episcopal Church South
• Hobbs, Lea Co., New Mexico, Southern Heights Methodist Church
• Wagon Mound, Mora Co., New Mexico, Wagon Mound Church of United Brethren in Christ
• Four Corners Church, New Mexico
• Rana, Quay Co., New Mexico, Rana Methodist Episcopal Church South
• Dora, Roosevelt Co., New Mexico, Dora Methodist Episcopal Church South
• Lingo, Roosevelt Co., New Mexico, Midway Methodist Episcopal Church South (Lingo)
• Rogers, Roosevelt Co., New Mexico, Rogers Methodist Episcopal Church South
• San Marcial, Socorro Co., New Mexico, San Marcial Methodist Episcopal Church South
• Taos, Taos Co., New Mexico, Taos Methodist Church
• Vallecitos, Taos Co., New Mexico, Vallecitos Mission Church
• Encino, Torrance Co., New Mexico, Encino Methodist Church
• El Paso, El Paso Co., Texas, Highland Park Church, aka Mount Franklin (El Paso)
• Dell City, Hudspeth Co., Texas, Dell City United Methodist Church
• Presidio, Presidio Co., Texas, Presidio Community Methodist Church
• Pyote, Ward Co., Texas, Pyote United Methodist Church

Baptisms typically include the name of the child, parents’ names, baptism date, and by whom baptized. Marriage records include the date, the couple’s names, residences, groom’s occupation, ages, and the name of the officiant. Deaths included the name of the deceased, whether they were a member of the congregation, date of death, place and method of disposition of the body, and officiating minister. Membership records can be very revealing as they will often tell how the member came to be a part of the congregation. An infant baptism can be a clue that that member had been in the congregation for all of his or her life, and when congregation members transferred from a different congregation, often the previous congregation is noted, providing a previous residence.