Church records and registers.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 372 Collections and/or Records:
Revere, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1828-1963.
Collection
Identifier: RG0149
Abstract
In 1828, a group gathered in the home of Joseph Harris to form a new church called the Evangelical Congregational Society of Chelsea. They wanted a new place to worship as the church in Rumney Marsh had moved toward Unitarianism. In 1898, the church became a corporation and changed its name to the First Congregational Church of Revere, taking over the property and debts of the First Evangelical Congregational Society of Revere. A variety of different ministers would lead for short periods...
Dates:
1828-1963
Rhode Island Conference of the United Church of Christ records 1812-1974.
Collection
Identifier: RG0150
Dates:
1812-1980
Richard J. Boles' collection of New England Church History, 1762-1969, 2012-2013.
Collection
Identifier: MS5060
Abstract
Dr. Richard Boles is professor of American religious history who specializes in African American and American Indian affiliation with and participation in the North's churches from 1730 to 1850. The collection includes handwritten manuscripts, printed material from the late 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, published sermons, 19th century church histories, and other materials.
Dates:
1762-1969, 2012-2013
Rockport, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1756-1905 : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG1392
Dates:
1756-1905
Roslindale, Boston, Mass. Highland Congregational Church records, 1869-2006. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG4824
Round Prairie, Ill. Congregational Church in Round Prairie records, 1836-1877.
Collection
Identifier: RG5353
Abstract
The church gathered for the first time in 1836 when a group gathered in Schuyler county to organize the Congregational Church in Round Prairie. The church remained in operation until at least 1877, but it is unknown at this time how long it remained opened. The volume contains the founding constitution and meeting minutes.
Dates:
1836-1877
Rowley, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1664-1941.
Collection
Identifier: RG4836
Abstract
The First Church of Rowley, Mass. was founded in 1639 by Rev. Ezekiel Rogers and his followers, who had departed their Anglican church in Rowley, Yorkshire, UK in protest over lax Sabbath laws. Rev. Rogers was a notable Puritan whose conservative zeal influenced the governance of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The church continues to serve the community today as a member of the United Church of Christ. This collection contains the earliest church, parish, and financial records beginning in...
Dates:
1664-1941
Roxbury, Boston, Mass. Vine Street Orthodox Church Sunday School records, 1859. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG4775
Royal Oak, Mich. Starr Avenue Congregational Church records, 1922-1935. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG4972
Dates:
1922-1935
Royalton Association records, 1872-1906. : [manuscript]
Collection — Box Small 7, Folder: 9
Identifier: RG1166
Dates:
1872-1906