This collection contains the earliest records of the First Church in Wenham and document the administrative history of the church and the major life events of its members. Included in the materials are meeting minutes, baptismal records, marriage records, records of death, membership lists, ministerial records, ecclesiastical council results, and early town records.

This volume of records contains lists of admissions, members, marriages, deaths, and baptisms. Also included are records of church meetings. Also included are records pertaining to the ministers who served the church during this period.

The second volume of records contains records of deaths, marriages, baptisms, and membership records. The volume also contains records of church meetings and ecclesiastical councils which pertain to the call or dismisison of new ministers. Also included are records of correspondence, censures, admonitions, and charitable actions.