Colorado Springs, Colo. Second Congregational Church records, 1889-1966.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains administrative and vital records for the Second Congregational Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The records include meeting minutes, copies of the church’s constitution and other governance documents, baptismal records, marriage records, membership records, records for charitable donations, and Sunday school statistics records. The collection also contains a manual for the church, which has significant marginalia relating to the church’s membership, and a letter from 1966 which describes how the collection came to be held by the Rocky Mountain Conference.
Dates
- 1889-1966
Creator
- Second Congregational Church (Colorado Springs, Colo.) (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
When the First Congregational Church of Colorado Springs, Colorado, moved to the north side of the city in 1888, Rev. James B. Gregg, minister of the First Congregational Church, and Rev. George C. Woodruff, a superintendent for Sunday Schools for the Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society, agreed to organize a Sunday School in the south side of the city. The intention was that a new church would develop out of the Sunday School and in 1889 the Second Congregational Church was established. The first minister for the church was Manley Dayton Ormes. A building for the church was erected in 1890 at 407 South Tejon Street.
The Second Congregational Church continued to serve its community until 1948 when the church closed. The building was sold to Theatine priests and the first Catholic Mass at the new Our Lady of Guadalupe Church was held on September 19, 1948. The church building was again sold in 1984. The building currently still stands and is currently being used for commercial office space.
Extent
6 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
With the help of Rev. James B. Gregg and Rev. George C. Woodruff, a Sunday school was established in the south side of Colorado Springs in 1888. From the Sunday school, the Second Congregational Church was established in 1889 and a building for the church was constructed in 1890. The Second Congregational Church closed in 1948 and its building became the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. This collection contains administrative and vital records and includes meeting minutes, membership records, baptismal records, and marriage records.
Arrangement
Materials in this collection have been arranged into chronological order by start date.
Acquisition Information
Materials were donated to the Congregational Library & Archives by the Rocky Mountain Conference, August 2021; accession 2021-07.
Processing Information
Processed by Zachary Bodnar, June 2024, using Describing Archives: A Content Standard.
Creator
- Second Congregational Church (Colorado Springs, Colo.) (Organization)
- Title
- Colorado Springs, Colo. Second Congregational Church records, 1889-1966.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zachary Bodnar
- Date
- 2024-06-14
- Description rules
- 3
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Congregational Library & Archives Repository