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Boston, Mass. Mount Vernon Congregational Church records, 1841-1969.

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Identifier: RG0026
Abstract The Mount Vernon Church was founded in 1842 by a group of enthusiastic lay men and women who felt the need of a church in Boston which would lead in the fight against indifference and Unitarianism. They invited the Rev. Edward Norris Kirk, a famous evangelist, to be their pastor. He spent thirty two years in charge of the church, from 1842 until his death in 1874. Unfortunately, most of the records of his pastorate perished in a fire in 1879. He was succeeded by Samuel Edward Herrick, pastor...
Dates: 1841-1969

Chicago, Ill. Fourth Congregational Church records, 1893-1992.

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Identifier: RG5135
Abstract

Fourth Congregational Church of Chicago traces its origins back to a Congregational Sunday school which started in 1867 and met in a blacksmith shop. From this Sunday school sprang three churches, Grace, Cortland Street, and Maplewood. These three churches merged in 1916 and took the name Fourth Church. The records include finances, youth education and outreach, membership records, correspondence, reports, and church newsletters.

Dates: 1893-1992

Churchman's League records, 1940-1989.

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Identifier: RG5332
Abstract The Churchman's League was created for the purpose of promoting programs of study research, education, legislation and action. They also sought to generate the forces that undergird the values which make for civic righteousness, soical justice, moral decenct and a better life for mankind. In 1963, the Churchman's League (often referring to itself as "The League") expanded its original structure and became "three leagues in one". These three branches were the Massachusetts Temperance League,...
Dates: 1940-1989

Grand Rapids, MI. South Congregational Church records, 1850-2001.

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Identifier: RG4657
Abstract The origins of South Congregational Church start in 1874 when women from the Park Avenue Congregational Church organized a Sunday School. This would eventually lead to a "Mr. Gilbert" donating land for construction of a chapel. The new chapel was located between Sheldon and Jefferson on Delaware Street and finished in 1876. The South Congregational Church was officially organized on December 12, 1878 with 43 charter members. The church would see steady growth until the end of the 1900s, when...
Dates: 1850-2001