History of Mandeville Union Protestant Church
Mandeville Union Protestant Church began in 1876 with the hope of being a source of strength, unity, and inspiration to the people of Mandeville, Louisiana. The church was born out of necessity because there was no place for non-Catholics to worship. 
On February 28, 1876, several leaders in the Mandeville community organized and obtained a charter for the Mandeville Protestant Church Society. For ninety years, this charter provided a place of worship for people from any Protestant denomination. On May 6, 1876, the board authorized the purchase of the property on Carroll Street for one hundred dollars, and this is where the church building stands today. All of the people of Mandeville, blacks and whites, Protestants, Jews and Catholics, contributed money, materials and labor to build the church building.
In the early years, the church building was used by the different denominations at various times. Because the people of the different denominations had to wait until the minister of their preferred denomination came to Mandeville, weddings and baptisms often had to be delayed for weeks. Ministers from Covington and the surrounding towns faithfully served this church until its first resident
minister arrived in 1955. The full time pastors down through the years have been: Rev. Pinter (1955-1956), Vincent Titterud (1956-1959), Julian Burke (1960-1986), Tim Carroll (1986-1996), and Nick Greco, (1996-).
In March 1894, Dr. R.B. Paine, a medical doctor, came to Mandeville, and his arrival was the beginning of the Mandeville Protestant Church Society. He was instrumental in soliciting contributions to pay the visiting ministers; and in 1894, he reorganized the Sunday School program.
Mandeville Union Protestant Society continued to grow; and on November 6, 1951, the society reorganized under a new charter changing the name to Mandeville Union Protestant Church. Since church growth was hampered by a lack of proper church facilities, an educational building/fellowship hall was approved in May 1953 and completed in April, 1954, for a cost of $25,000. A major addition to the church came in 1978, when forty feet was built on the back portion of the church building to include a choir loft and a baptismal pool for a cost of $53,000. God provided for the debt to be paid in three years.
Mandeville Union Protestant Church has been a small church with a small congregation, but it has been a blessing to its members through the years. Because the various denominations began to build their own church buildings and leave the organization of “Mandeville Union Protestant Church” as the Mandeville area grew, the church ceased to be a “union of protestant churches.” What was left was a group of independent believers who were committed to the study of God’s Word - the Bible. On April 6, 1997, the congregation at 217 Carroll St. changed its name to “Mandeville Bible Church.” But to remember the fine history and contribution to the Mandeville area, on October 19, 1997 this building on 217 Carroll Street was dedicated as the “Mandeville Union Protestant Church” building.