Chicago, Ill. Grand Avenue Congregational Church records, 1911-1929.

Collection

Identifier: RG5262

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

These church records consist of a single volume and six loose pages which include meeting minutes, listings of church officers, a brief church history, and membership records.

Dates

1911-1929

Creator

Grand Avenue Congregational Church (Chicago, Ill.) (Organization)

Restrictions on Access

Access to this collection is unrestricted and open to the public.

Restrictions on Use

Items in this collection are subject to U.S. Copyright Law. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine the copyright status of collection items and to secure any permissions necessary for their reproduction and publication. Requests for permission to publish material must be discussed with the archivist or librarian.

Biographical / Historical

The Grand Avenue Congregational Church began as the Central Sunday School at Grand and Lawndale avenues in Chicago circa 1890. It began holding Sunday services above a feed store on that same corner in September 1892, under the leadership of Chicago Congregational Theological Seminary student J. U. Stotts. In 1894, the church rented and rehabilitated an abandoned store building nearby. The church would obtain a permanent location in the next decade when it purchased a lot in 1907 and built a building there. The church dedicated the completed building on June 4, 1911. The church, experiencing significant growth, constructed a new addition called the Church House beginning in 1923. On March 6, 1929, the church voted to absorb the Pacific Congregational Church. The church merged with fellow Chicago church Pilgrim German Congregational Church to form the United Congregational Church in 1943. The United Congregational Church closed in 1976.

Extent

0.22 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Grand Avenue Congregational Church began as the Central Sunday School at Grand and Lawndale avenues in Chicago circa 1890. On March 6, 1929, the church voted to absorb the Pacific Congregational Church. The church merged with fellow Chicago church Pilgrim German Congregational Church to form the United Congregational Church in 1943, which itself closed in 1976. Included in this collection are meeting minutes, listings of church officers, a brief church history, and membership records.