Congregational Association of Detroit
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1908 - 1964
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Camp Talahi records, 1949-1985.
Collection
Identifier: RG5527
Abstract
The land that became Camp Talahi, in Howell, Michigan, was purchased from the Young Women’s Christian Association of Detroit in 1949. A nonprofit trust was created in 1951 by the Congregational Association of Detroit and the Michigan-Indiana Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church to manage and operate the campground. This nonprofit organization managed the campground until 1965 when the Michigan Conference of the United Church of Christ began directly managing Camp Talahi. The camp is...
Dates:
1949-1985
Detroit Congregational Union records, 1904-1937.
Collection
Identifier: RG4973
Abstract
Collection contains minutes of meetings and one financial ledger from the early 20th century.
Dates:
1904-1937
Michigan Conference of Congregational Christian Churches records, 1908-1964. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG4966
Scope and Contents
This collection covers a portion of the first half of the 20th century. There are three distinct divisions within the collection. First, over half the collection are the Trustees meetings. The second largest section is comprised of women’s groups, which have a great deal of overlap. It is unclear if the Union, the Missionary Union, and the Fellowship are actually three distinct groups, or if it’s simply a name change, which is extremely common with this type of Congregational church group....
Dates:
1908-1964