Union Congregational Church was formally organized in 1896 in the Point Shirley neighborhood of Winthrop, Massachusetts. On February 22, 1896, a meeting led by Arthur Truslow met to discuss the creation of a "Christian Church at the Beach". The neighborhood consisted of roughly 200 families during the winter, the population increasing to 2,500 during the summer months. At that present time, families had to travel to Congregational Churches in Revere or Chelsea for service Winthrop had only just become an independent town from Chelsea in 1852, and had not yet established an independent church. E.J. Underhill offered the Tewksbury Memorial Chapel as the place of Worship, and so the church was founded with 17 members. Later that year, Union Congregational Church joined the Suffolk North Association of Congregational Churches. The Union Church of Christ at Point Shirley was founded shortly thereafter, in 1911, but due to low membership merged with the Union Congregational Church at Winthrop in 1926. UCC Winthrop had many active auxiliary organizations, most notable and oldest of which was the Women’s Association. The Association sponsored many church and community programs, and contributed financial aid the church when necessary. They maintained a robust membership through the late 1970s. After membership started to dwindle, the Association continued to be a prominent organization. At its height, the Union Congregational Church at Winthrop had approximately 300 members, but serious membership fluctuations, financial difficulties, and general community apathy led to the church’s closure in May of 2011. This collection contains records pertaining to the formation and maintenance of the Union Congregational Church at Winthrop, Massachusetts from the period of 1896-2011. Records include constitution, by-laws, financial records, annual reports, and records of the clerk, treasurer and registers. Records of annual reports are missing from 1941-1950, 1961-1968, 1995, and 1997. Treasurer’s reports from 1965-1979 are missing, although annual reports can be used to reference the years 1969-1979. The Women’s Association is well represented in its records, with additional records from the Get-Together Club, Brotherhood and Sunday school. The records of the Couples Club, Pilgrim Youth Fellowship and Stewardship Committee are poorly represented. Also included are membership lists, baptismal, transfer and dismission records. Memorabilia include the Sermons of Rev. Karen Fritz from 1991-1992, correspondence, newspaper clippings, transcript of a church radio broadcast, and town of Winthrop vital statistics circa 1957.