General Association of Illinois
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Congregational Association of Illinois records, 19th century. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG5223
Dates:
19th century
Illinois Conference of the United Church of Christ records, 1834-2021.
Collection
Identifier: RG5299
Abstract
The Congregational Conference of Illinois was established in 1844 by the first three Congregational associations in Illinois: the Congregational Association of Illinois, the Fox River Association, and the Rock River Association. The number of associations within the Congregational Conference of Illinois grew as Congregationalism spread throughout Illinois during the 19th and early 20th centuries. This collection of Illinois Conference records documents the history of the Congregational...
Dates:
1834-2021
Illinois Council reports, 19th century. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG5199
Dates:
19th century
Illinois Home Missionary Society records, 1872-1911.
Collection
Identifier: RG4997
Abstract
The Illinois Home Missionary Society was founded in 1871 at the annual meeting of the Congregational General Association of Illinois and was incorporated in 1873. The Society first existed under the auspices of the American Home Missionary Society and shared its mission to aid the spread of Christianity throughout the states and territories by organizing churches and commissioning ministers for congregations that lacked the financial resources to supply their own. The Society records series...
Dates:
1872-1911