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Brockton, Mass. First Parish Congregational Church records, 1738-1980.
Collection
Identifier: RG0037
Abstract
The First Parish Congregational Church in Brockton was originally founded as the Fourth Parish Church in Bridgewater in 1737 and formally gathered as such in 1740. The name of the church changed, in 1823, to First Parish Congregational Church to reflect the incorporation of the town of North Bridgewater. In 1827 a portion of the church's membership left to form the South Congregational Church and in 1850 another portion left to form the Porter Evangelical Congregational Church. In 1874 the...
Dates:
1738-1980
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Brockton, Mass. Porter Congregational Church, 1800-1979.
Collection
Identifier: RG5395
Abstract
The Porter Evangelical Church in North Bridgewater, later the Porter Congregational Church in Brockton, was established in 1850 by members who left the First Parish Congregational Church over ecclesiastical differences. The church purchased a building just north of the First Parish Congregational Church in 1851 and the building was further renovated in 1883, 1925, and 1950. The Wendell Avenue Church and Waldo Congregational Church were both formed out of area missions administered by the...
Dates:
1800-1979
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Brockton, Mass. South Congregational Church records, 1835-1979.
Collection
Identifier: RG5394
Abstract
In 1836 a significant portion of the members of the First Parish Congregational Church withdrew their membership to form the South Congregational Church in Plain Village, now Campello, Brockton. The first meeting house was constructed in 1836 and The South Congregational Church of North Bridgewater was formally gathered on January 3, 1837 with Rev. John Dwight as the first minister. On May 23, 1853, the first meeting house was destroyed by fire; the second meeting house was constructed a...
Dates:
1835-1979
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Brockton, Mass. Waldo Congregational Church records, 1896-1980.
Collection
Identifier: RG5396
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.
Dates:
1896-1980
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Brookfield, Ohio. Church Records for Slope Congregational Church, 1866-1999. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG4925
Dates:
1866-1999
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Brookline, Mass. Harvard Church Abbie Maria Colby Club letter and photogaph, 1899. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: MS0848
Dates:
1899
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Brookline, Mass. Leyden Congregational Church records, 1896-1926. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG0701
Dates:
1896-1926
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Brooklyn, N. Y. Cadman Church records, 1886-1937. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG4677
Dates:
1886-1936
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Brooklyn, New York, N.Y. Plymouth Church Henry Ward Beecher funeral services member's ticket, 1887. : [text]
Collection
Identifier: RG5175
Dates:
1887
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Brunswick, Me. First Parish Church records, 1735-1829.
Collection
Identifier: RG5236
Abstract
The township of Brunswick was incorporated on May 3, 1717. Until 1747 the town was served by temporary missionary ministers. In 1747 the First Parish Church was actually split into two buildings, one following Congregational polity and the other following Presbyterian polity. In 1772 both groups agreed to follow Congregational polity and in 1808 both groups physically merged into a single meeting house. The church had close relations to Bowdoin College and Harriet Beecher Stowe found...
Dates:
1735-1829
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
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