Chicago, Ill. Green Street Congregational Church records, 1927-1943.
Scope and Contents
The materials within this collection are church reports, committee reports, and personal testimonials related to the Green Street Church and its social programs. Also included are weekly service programs, church publications, and newsletters.
Dates
- 1927-1943
Creator
- Green Street Congregational Church (Chicago, Ill.) (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
Access to this collection is unrestricted and open to the public.
Restrictions on Use
Items in this collection are subject to U.S. Copyright Law. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine the copyright status of collection items and to secure any permissions necessary for their reproduction and publication. Requests for permission to publish material must be discussed with the archivist or librarian.
Historical Note
In 1888, a group of individuals gathered in order to discuss a house of worship in the area of North Englewood in Chicago, Illinois. C. W. Monroe donated a cottage for use as a house of worship and services began soon after. By the following year, the small cottage had become insufficient to sit all the congregants and a new temporary place of worship was found in a nearby store. The Green Street Congregational Church became fully organized in the summer of 1889 and a new meeting house was constructed. By 1907, the congregation was again too large for its meeting house; that same year a new permanent building was built on 56th and Green Street. The building was paid for by loans and donations. The church merged to form St. Mark UCC in 1968, continuing services until closure in 1985.
Extent
0.18 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
In 1888, a group of individuals gathered in order to discuss a house of worship in the area of North Englewood in Chicago, Illinois. C. W. Monroe donated a cottage for use as a house of worship and services began soon after. By the following year, the small cottage had become insufficient to sit all the congregants and a new temporary place of worship was found in a nearby store. The Green Street Congregational Church became fully organized in the summer of 1889 and a new meeting house was constructed. By 1907, the congregation was again too large for its meeting house; that same year a new permanent building was built on 56th and Green Street. The building was paid for by loans and donations. The church merged to form St. Mark UCC in 1968, continuing services until closure in 1985. The materials in this collection are church reports, committee reports, and personal testimonials related to the Green Street Church and its social programs. Also included are weekly service programs, church publications, and newsletters.
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged chronologically.
Aquisition Information
Materials were gifted to the Congregational Library & Archives by the Chicago Theological Seminary in 2014; Accession: 2014-124.
Bibliography
Processing Information
Processed by William McCarthy, June 2017, using DACS Second Edition.
Creator
- Green Street Congregational Church (Chicago, Ill.) (Organization)
- Title
- Chicago, Ill. Green Street Congregational Church records, 1927-1943.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- William McCarthy
- Date
- 2017-06-21
- Description rules
- 3
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Congregational Library & Archives Repository