Church records and registers.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 379 Collections and/or Records:
Maynard, Mass. Union Congregational Church records, 1850-2017.
Collection
Identifier: RG5354
Abstract
The Union Congregational Church was Maynard’s first parish. It was first founded on July 23, 1850 as the Evangelical Union Society. Its creation formed when eight members of the community met at the newly built railroad station and voted to organize a Sunday School. Amory Maynard was the first Superintendent. The Evangelical Union Society was incorporated in 1852 with the first parish being called the Union Church. On August 10, 1927, a constitution and bylaws were adopted and the church...
Dates:
1850-2017
McKeesport, Pa. First Congregational Church records, 1949-1988. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG5207
Dates:
1949-1988
McLeansville, N.C. Hines Chapel, records, 1977. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG5088
Dates:
1977
Medfield, Mass. First Parish Unitarian Church records, 1697-1970.
Collection
Identifier: RG5309
Abstract
The First Parish Church was founded in 1751 shortly after the incorporation of the town of Medfield. Rev. John Wilson was the first pastor. A second meeting house was constructed in 1706. The third and current meetinghouse was built in 1789. In 1813 the town and the parish were legally separated with members of the church incorporated as The First Parish. In 1827 a group of members of the First Parish petitioned for permission to withdraw from the First Parish, which was becoming...
Dates:
1697-1970
Medford, Mass. Congregational Church of West Medford records, 1872-2014.
Collection
Identifier: RG5215
Abstract
This collection includes material from the West Medford and Union Congregational Churches. Types of material include annual reports; committee minutes; membership; ministers; building; church histories; social groups; Sunday school; photographs; newspaper clippings; newsletters; and Sunday bulletins.
Dates:
1872-2014
Medford, Mass. Mystic Congregational Church records, 1861-1962. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG4933 (RG0160)-WRONG #
Dates:
1861-1962 (gaps)
Medway, Mass. First Church of Christ records, 1730-1876.
Collection
Identifier: RG0927
Abstract
Originally named Boggastow in Nipmuck Territory, then part of Medfield, Medway was settled in 1657 when an increasing number of colonists settled the land west of the Charles River. Medway was incorporated on October 25, 1713 and the decision to immediately build its own church was made at town meeting on November 23, 1713. The Church of Christ, later known as First Church of Christ, was organized on October 7, 1714. The section known as East Medway separated in 1885 to form the town of...
Dates:
1730-1876
Melrose, Minn. Melrose Community Church records, 1947-1957. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG0705
Dates:
1947-1957
Mendon, Mass. Second Church records, undated. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG0928
Dates:
undated
Merrimac, Mass. Pilgrim Congregational Church records, 1725-1900.
Collection
Identifier: RG0123
Abstract
Parish organized in 1725; church founded in 1726 as Second Church of Christ in Amesbury, Mass. Merrimac separated from Amesbury in 1876 and in 1879 the church became the First Congregational Church, popularly known as Pilgrim Congregational Church. In 1879 the First Orthodox Congregational Society was incorporated, replacing the earlier West Parish Congregational Society. The First Orthodox Congregational Church of Merrimac was incorporated in 1894 and the First Orthodox Congregational...
Dates:
1725-1900