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Bay St. Louis, City of Beautiful Churches
settlers of Bay St. all Catholics, and it :y, missionaries from French settle, them occasionally.
they depended visits from Mobile Orleans. In 1820, the occasionally by nary named Mi-then in the second priesthood.
Bishop Chauche sent to take charge of Dining his resi-coast, Father Labbe
attended Bay St. Louis and in 1843, 'he began the difficult task of building the first church in this City. This area remained under his jurisdiction during 1843 and 1844. Rev. Louis Stan, islaus Mary Buteux was the first regular pastor of Bay St. Louis. Records show that on March 26, 1848 was held the laying of the cornerstone of the new Church It was a brick structure of Gothic style, measuring 165 feet 7 inches long and 46 feet wide and was the largest church in the diocese
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L»dr of the Gulf Church, which was destroyed by fire in No-wr. 1907, later replaced by present Church building.
at the time. This church was	Episcopal	was available. It was the result
completed in 1850	and known as	of	a	resolution	made	by	Miss
“Our Lady of the Gulf,” the name Christ Episcopal Church had Hattie	Crowell	(who	conducted
it bears today. It was destroyed its beginning before any building (Continued On Page 36) by fire in 1907. It was replaced by the present structure, which is considered one of the largest and most beautiful churches in the diocese of Natchez-Jackson..
Methodist
The Methodist Church was organized in Bay St. Louis in 1881.
Services were held in a small building at the corner of Main and Second Streets on property given for this purpose by the late John V. Toulme. In 1892 the parsonage was built and Rev. W.
G. Forsyth was the first pastor and occupant. In 1895 the pres, ent church building was erected during the pastorate of Rev.. N.
B. Harmon. It was completed and all debts paid	under the pas.
torate of Rev. J. P.	Drake. It was
dedicated in 1897 by Bishop Charles B. Galloway. In 1936 during the pastorate of the Rev.
J. E. Gray, an annex of six class rooms, was erected adjoining the church. In 1949, the adjoining property on the corner of Main and Cue St. containing a two.story stucco and frame building was purchased by the church and is being used as an education build, ing.
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