Abstract The St. Mark’s Social Center was founded in 1941 next to the St. Mark’s Congregational Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The Social Center served as a meeting and community space primarily for the Black residents of Roxbury. After twenty-five years, the St. Mark’s Social Center merged with the Ecumenical Center in 1967. This collection contains board of directors meeting minutes, treasurer records, records on the building of St. Mark’s recreation center, spending reports, and financial...

Abstract Rev. T. Thomas Boates received a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Nazarene Theological School and a Master of Sacred Theology degree from Boston University School of Theology. Tom was the pastor at the East Baltimore Church of the Nazarene in Baltimore, Maryland, the North Congregational Church in Bedford, Massachusetts, and the First Federated Church in Beverly, Massachusetts. Tom joined the board of the American Congregational Association in 1997 and served as the Board Chair from 1999...