Providence, R.I. North Congregational Church of Providence records, 1895-1916.

Collection

Identifier: RG5549

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the administrative records of the North Congregational Church in Providence, Rhode Island. The collection includes meeting minutes and reports, letters of dismissions, and a rejected proposal related to the church's property and the Rhode Island Home Missionary Society.

Dates

1895-1916

Creator

North Congregational Church (Providence, R.I.) (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 Charles Street Congregational Society in North Providence, Rhode Island, was gathered in 1865. In 1880, the society’s name changed to the North Congregational Society in Providence. In 1882, construction on the Charles Street Chapel was completed. In 1895, the church name was changed to the North Congregational Church in Providence. Membership in the church declined through the first decade of the 1900s until it became inevitable that the existing membership could not maintain the church building. In 1912, the church building was given to the Rhode Island Home Missionary Society. Members of the now extinct North Congregational Church may have founded the Peoples Congregational Church in 1917; that church went extinct in 1923.

Extent

4 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Charles Street Congregational Society in North Providence, Rhode Island, later the North Congregational Society, was gathered in 1865. In 1882, construction on the Charles Street Chapel was completed and in 1885 the church was renamed to the North Congregational Church. Due to declining membership, the church building was given to the Rhode Island Home Missionary Society in 1912. The collection includes meeting minutes and reports, letters of dismission, and a rejected proposal for the transfer of the building.

Arrangement

Materials in this collection have been arranged in chronological order, by start date.

Acquisition Information

Materials were donated to the Congregational Library & Archives by the Rhode Island Conference of the United Church of Christ in April 1984; no acquisition information.