Granville, Mass. Granville Federated Church records, 1754-1941.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains administrative records, membership records, and ministerial records from the Granville Federated Church. The collection includes administrative church records and meeting minutes, church correspondence, records of admissions and dismissions, church disciplinary records, confessions of faith and covenants, relations of faith, and ministerial correspondence.
Dates
- 1754-1941
Creator
- Cooley, Timothy Mather, 1772-1859 (Person)
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Historical Note
The town of Granville, Massachusetts, was first settled by English colonists in 1736. The town was incorporated in 1754. The First Church of Christ in Granville was gathered in 1744. Moses Tuttle was ordained as the first minister of the Church of Christ in 1747. The first meeting house was constructed during Tuttle’s ministry and was made possible by a large financial contribution from Tuttle.
Numerous churches can trace their roots to the First Church of Christ in Granville. The West Granville Congregational Church, originally known as the Second or Middle Church of Granville, was gathered in 1781. The Tolland Congregational Church, originally known as the Third or West Church of Granville, was gathered in 1791. The Baptist Church in Granville was likewise formed in 1791. The Methodist Episcopal Church in Granville was formed in 1800.
Timothy Mather Cooley, a Granville native, was called to become the minister of the First Church of Christ in 1795, and he was ordained in 1796. During his ministry, in 1802, the second meeting house was constructed. Timothy Cooley served as minister of the church for more than 63 years and died in Granville on December 14, 1859.
In 1937, the First Church of Christ and the Baptist Church in Granville decided to share a building and merge to form the Granville Federated Church. The Granville Federated Church continues to serve the local community today.
Extent
1.09 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The First Church of Christ in Granville was gathered in 1744, and Moses Tuttle was ordained as the first minister in 1747. The first meeting house was constructed during Tuttle’s ministry. Timothy Mather Cooley, a Granville native, was called to become the minister of the First Church of Christ in 1795 and he served as the pastor for 63 years. In 1937, the First Church of Christ and the Baptist Church in Granville decided to share a building and merge to form the Granville Federated Church. This collection contains administrative records, membership records, and ministerial records and includes church records and meeting minutes, correspondence, disciplinary records, and relations of faith.
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged into three series. Records within each series have been arranged chronologically, by start date, with closely related materials grouped together as appropriate.
Series 1: Church records, 1754-1941
Series 2: Membership records, 1756-1920
Series 3: Ministerial records, 1777-1870
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Acquisition Information
Materials were loaned to the Congregational Library & Archives by the town of Granville, Massachusetts, in October 2014; 2014-82.
Accruals
Additional accruals are expected for this collection in the form of full-text transcription. There is no anticipated date for this accrual.
Digital Copies
Records within this collection were digitized as part of the New England's Hidden Histories project. Digital reproductions may be accessed online through our digital archive.
Bibliography
Processing Information
Initially partially processed by Sari Mauro, using DACS Second Edition. Reprocessed by Zachary Bodnar, March 2022, using DACS 2019.0.3.
- American Home Missionary Society
- Church discipline.
- Church finance.
- Church membership.
- Church records and registers.
- Clergy -- Correspondence.
- Cooley, Timothy Mather, 1772-1859
- Covenants (Church polity).
- Creeds.
- Experience (Religion).
- First Church of Christ (Granville, Mass.)
- Granville (Mass.) -- Church history.
- Granville Federated Church (Granville, Mass.)
- Haynes, Lemuel, 1753-1833
- Necrologies.
- New England's Hidden Histories.
Creator
- Cooley, Timothy Mather, 1772-1859 (Person)
- First Church of Christ (Granville, Mass.) (Organization)
- Granville Federated Church (Granville, Mass.) (Organization)
- Haynes, Lemuel, 1753-1833 (Person)
- Title
- Granville, Mass. Granville Federated Church records, 1754-1941.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zachary Bodnar
- Date
- 2022-03-28
- Description rules
- 3
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Congregational Library & Archives Repository