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Boston, Mass. Park Street Church records, 1804-1976, 2009

 Collection
Identifier: RG1284
Abstract

The beginnings of Park Street Church date to 1804 when a "Religious Improvement Society" began holding weekly lectures and prayer meetings in Boston. Collection includes vital statistics, church records, Park Street Society and financial records, voluntary organizations, historical materials, Shawmut Church records.

Dates: 1804-1976, 2009

Dover, N.H. First Parish Church records, 1614-1862.

 Collection
Identifier: RG1319
Abstract Gathered in 1633, the First Parish Church in Dover is the oldest church in New Hampshire. Rev. Hanserd Knollys organized the First Parish Church as a religious organization in 1638. The church joined the United Church of Christ in 1961 and the name changed to First Parish Congregational Church in 1996. Records include births, marriages, deaths, dismissals, disciplinary cases, meeting minutes, financial records, and pew plans; letters by Rev. Jeremy Belknap, Rev. Hubbard Winslow, and the...
Dates: 1614-1862, 1967

Foxboro, Mass. Bethany Congregational Church records, 1779-1974.

 Collection
Identifier: RG0078
Scope and Contents Paper Records- Covenant; constitutions; certificate of incorporation; confession of faith (copy); ministerial correspondence, 1779-1970; annual reports, 1942-1964; church minutes, 1779-1953; letters of discipline, ca. 1800-1889; articles of faith; relations for communion, ca. 1763-1850; letters of dismissal, ca. 1800-1958; membership correspondence, 1875-1899; membership directories, 1867-1973 (gaps); library catalogue, 1865; baptisms, 1879-1914; pew assessments and pew plan; receipt books,...
Dates: 1779-1974

Jersey City, N.J. First Congregational Church records, 1859-1972.

 Collection
Identifier: RG0723
Abstract The First Congregational Church in Jersey City, New Jersey, was first gathered in 1841 though it was not until 1858 that the church was formally organized. The first church building, called the Tabernacle Church, was constructed in 1863. A new church building was purchased in 1896 and a new church was constructed in 1904. Due to declining membership, the church was dissolved in 1970. This collection contains records related to the administration, history, and membership of the First...
Dates: 1859-1972

Mattapoisett, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1736-1984.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4840
Abstract

The church was gathered in July of 1736 as Second Church in Rochester, Massachusetts, and didn't become Mattapoisett Congregational Church until 1860 after the town of Mattapoisett was incorporated. The early years of the church were marked by much contention, most notably regarding pastoral appointments and policies on singing. The collection contains records relating to membership, vital statistics, ecclesiastical councils, meeting minutes, and financial records.

Dates: 1736-1984

The Congregational Library & Archives’ Collection of Medford, Mass. Mystic Congregational Church records, 1847-1978.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4933
Abstract

The Mystic Congregational Church as well as the Mystic Society was formed in 1847 and closed in 1978. The collection consists primarily of bound ledgers of annual and regular meeting minutes, membership for the church.

Dates: 1847-1978

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Belknap, Jeremy, 1744-1798 1
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