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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

Brockton, Mass. Porter Congregational Church, 1800-1979.

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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

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

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

Brunswick, Me. First Parish Church records, 1735-1829.

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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

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Church records and registers. 379
Church membership. 120
Baptismal records. 88
Marriage records. 81
Associations, institutions, etc. 72
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New England's Hidden Histories. 71
Church finance. 68
Necrologies. 43
Clergy -- Correspondence. 33
Pews and pew rights. 32
Women -- Societies and clubs. 32
Church history. 31
Church discipline. 30
Diaries. 29
Sunday schools. 28
Installation (clergy). 26
Scrapbooks. 25
Sermons. 23
Sermons, American. 22
Clergy -- United States. 20
Correspondence. 20
Ordination. 19
Church societies. 18
Photographs. 18
Sermons, American -- Early works to 1800. 18
Covenants (Church polity). 17
Church correspondence. 16
Home missions. 16
Registers of births, etc. 13
Worship programs. 13
Church buildings. 12
Creeds. 11
Charities. 10
Church controversies. 10
Church newsletters. 10
Christian education. 9
Covenants (Church polity) -- Congregational churches. 9
Letters. 9
Community organization. 8
Corporate minutes. 8
Women in church work. 8
Baptism. 7
Religious institutions. 7
Christian education of children. 6
Church architecture -- Designs and plans. 6
Church bulletins. 6
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.). 6
Missionaries -- Correspondence. 6
Music in churches. 6
Obituaries. 6
Unitarian controversy. 6
Women -- Religious life. 6
Christian union. 5
Church polity. 5
Clergy conferences. 5
Constitutions. 5
Excommunication. 5
Fraternal organizations. 5
Genealogy. 5
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. 5
Vital statistics. 5
Anniversaries. 4
Antislavery movements. 4
Baptism and church membership. 4
Church bells. 4
Church charities. 4
Church property. 4
Church statistics. 4
Clergy -- Appointment, call, and election. 4
Clergy -- Pictorial works. 4
Commonplace books. 4
Corporation reports -- Religious aspects. 4
Gay rights -- Religious aspects. 4
Legal documents. 4
Missions -- Africa. 4
Social surveys. 4
Speeches, addresses, etc., American. 4
Wills. 4
Women clergy. 4
Account books. 3
Autobiography. 3
Biography. 3
Book collecting. 3
Christian stewardship. 3
Christianity and politics. 3
Church and state. 3
Church lands. 3
City missions. 3
Clergy -- Finance, Personal. 3
Conference proceedings. 3
Congregational churches. 3
Deacons -- Congregational churches. 3
Education, Higher. 3
Education. 3
Funeral sermons. 3
Guest books. 3
Indians of North America -- Missions. 3
Lectures and lecturing. 3
Missionaries -- India. 3
Missionaries -- Turkey. 3
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English 1055
German 6
Greek, Modern (1453-) 1
Latin 1
Spanish; Castilian 1
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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions 56
Chicago (Ill.) 15
Chicago Theological Seminary 14
Ecclesiastical Council. 12
American Home Missionary Society 9
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Old South Church (Boston, Mass.) 7
United Church Board for World Ministries. 7
Andover Theological Seminary 6
Christian Church (Denomination) 6
Dexter, Henry Martyn, 1821-1890 6
National Council of Congregational Churches of the United States 5
United Church Board for World Missionaries. 5
American Missionary Association. 4
Andover Newton Theological School 4
Brockton (Mass.) 4
Codman, John, 1782-1847 4
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (U.S.) 4
Park , Edwards Amasa 4
Park Street Church (Boston, Mass.) 4
United Church of Christ 4
Beecher, Edward 3
Berkeley Temple Congregational Church (Boston, Mass.) 3
Bethany Congregational Church (Montpelier, Vt.) 3
Boston Seaman's Friend Society. 3
Cambridge (Mass.) 3
Clarke, Jonas Bowen. 3
Congregational Association of Detroit 3
Congregational Christian Historical Society 3
Congregational Churches. 3
Congregational Library (Boston, Mass.) 3
Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758 3
Evangelical and Reformed Church 3
Fagley, Frederick Louis, 1879-1958 3
First Church (Ipswich, Mass.) 3
General Association of Illinois 3
General Conference of the German Evangelical Congregational Churches of North America. 3
German Congregational Church. 3
Langworthy, Isaac P. (Isaac Pendleton), 1806-1888 3
Massachusetts Congregational Christian Conference. 3
Minister's Club (Boston, Mass.) 3
Missionary Society of Connecticut 3
North Bridgewater (Mass.) 3
Pilgrim Memorial Church (Pittsfield, Mass.) 3
South Church (Salem, Mass.) 3
Taylor, Richard H. (Richard Henry) 3
Tenney, Samuel 3
United Church of Christ Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns 3
Woman's Board of Missions 3
Wood, Robert Watson 3
Abington (Mass.) 2
Albro, John A. (John Adams), 1799-1866 2
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Japan Mission 2
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Prudential Committee. 2
American Congregational Union. 2
American Education Society. 2
American Tract Society 2
Anderson, Rufus 2
Arlington (Mass.) 2
Barnard, John 2
Barnstable (Mass.) 2
Barton, William Eleazar 2
Bascom, Flavel, 1804-1890 2
Baxter, Joseph, 1676-1745 2
Beckwith, Kenneth D., 1896- 2
Beecher, Henry Ward 2
Bethany Church (Montpelier, Vt.) 2
Broadway Tabernacle (New York, N.Y.) 2
Brooks, Phillips 2
Bushnell, Horace 2
Butman, Harry R. 2
Cherokee Association of Congregational Churches (Iowa) 2
Chicago Congregational Union. 2
Church in Brattle Square (Boston, Mass.) 2
Church of Christ at Concord (Concord, Mass.) 2
Clarendon Congregational Church (Hyde Park, Boston, Mass.) 2
Clark, Joseph S. (Joseph Sylvester) 2
Colorado Springs (Colo.) 2
Community Renewal Society (Chicago, Ill.) 2
Congregational Christian Service Committee 2
Congregational Church (Sturbridge, Mass.) 2
Congregational Conference of Ohio. 2
Congregational Home Missionary Society 2
Congregational Publishing Society 2
Conrad, Arcturus Z. (Arcturus Zodiac) 2
Dartmouth College 2
Doane, Carla Strong 2
Doane, Edward Topping 2
Eliot, John 2
Emmons, Nathanael 2
Finney, Charles G. 2
First Church (Charlestown, Boston, Mass.) 2
First Church of Christ (Granville, Mass.) 2
First Church of Christ (Lancaster, Mass.) 2
First Congregational Church (Brimfield, Mass.) 2
First Congregational Church (Newton, Mass.) 2
First Congregational Church (Rockport, Mass.) 2
First Congregational Church and Society (Taunton, Mass.) 2
First Congregational Church of Monee (Monee, Ill.) 2
Foster, Lemuel 2
General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches. 2
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