Brockton, Mass. Waldo Congregational Church records, 1896-1980.

Collection

Identifier: RG5396

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the administrative and membership records of the Waldo Congregational Church in Brockton, Massachusetts. The collection includes church record books, member registries, financial records, annual reports, special orders of worship, and the financial records of the church’s Sunday school.

Dates

1896-1980

Creator

Waldo Congregational Church (Brockton, Mass.) (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.

Historical Note

The Waldo Congregational Church in Brockton was started in 1894 as the Montello Mission. The Montello Mission was administered by the Church Work Committee of the Porter Evangelical Church until 1896 when the mission was officially gathered as the Waldo Congregational Church. The parish met in the north of Brockton at the corner of North Main Street and Willow Street. In 1980 the Waldo Congregational Church, First Parish Congregational Church, South Congregational Church, and Porter Congregational Church merged to form the Christ Congregational Church. The old church building no longer exists.

Extent

0.7 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Waldo Congregational Church was gathered in 1896 two years after being founded as the Montello Mission. In 1980 the Waldo Congregational Church, First Parish Congregational Church, South Congregational Church, and Porter Congregational Church merged to form the Christ Congregational Church. This collection contains the administrative and membership records of the church and includes record books, financial records, and vital member records.

Arrangement

This collection has been arranged, primarily, in chronological order, and, secondarily, by topic.

Acquisition Information

Materials were donated to the Congregational Library & Archives by the Waldo Congregational Church in 1980. Materials were sepparated out of RG0037 in March, 2019; Accession 2019-05.

Related Materials

In 1980, the First Parish Congregational, South Congregational, Porter Congregational, and Waldo Congregational Churchs merged into a single entity, the Christ Congregational Church. The records of all four churches are held at the Congregational Library & Archives:

Brockton, Mass. First Parish Congregational Church records, 1738-1980.

Brockton, Mass. South Congregational Church, 1835-1979.

Brockton, Mass. Porter Congregational Church, 1800-1979.

Processing Information

Originally processed by Sandra Sudak in 1990. Additional descriptions by Jessica Steytler in 2002 and 2006. Fully reprocessed and redescribed by Zachary Bodnar, March 2019, using DACS Second Edition.