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Berkeley, CA. Grace North Church records, 1891-2016.
Collection
Identifier: RG5473
Abstract
The North Grace Church’s origins began at a meeting on June 28, 1892 with twenty-four “charter members.” The newly formed church, then called the Congregational Church of North Berkeley, was led by Rev. David F. Taylor. The church closed as North Congregational Church in 1992. The church returned in 1995 as Grace North Church and remained open until 2023. This collection contains various records from across Grace North Church and includes topics like vital statistics, church reports and...
Dates:
1891-2016
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Chicago, Ill. Waveland Avenue Congregational Church records, 1876-1980.
Collection
Identifier: RG5222
Abstract
The church was first gathered in 1876 under the leadership of Andrew Brotherstone. In 1894, the Waveland Avenue Congregationalist Church officially joined the associated Chicago area Congregationalist churches. In 1961, the church joined the United Church of Christ. The church served its community until 1982 when it permanently closed. The collection includes board reports, financial records, and administrative records.
Dates:
1876-1980
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Hillsborough, N.H. Hillsborough Center Congregational Society records, 1840-2022.
Collection
Identifier: RG5439
Abstract
The Congregational Society in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, was first organized and began convening in its first meeting house in 1769. Over the next two decades, the society constructed two more meeting houses. Its third meeting house served the community until 1839, when a group of church members withdrew to form their own congregation and build their own meeting house, a fourth, in Bridge Village. After the split in the community and the construction of the fourth Bridge Village meeting...
Dates:
1840-2022
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Jersey City, N.J. First Congregational Church records, 1859-1972.
Collection
Identifier: RG0723
Abstract
The First Congregational Church in Jersey City, New Jersey, was first gathered in 1841 though it was not until 1858 that the church was formally organized. The first church building, called the Tabernacle Church, was constructed in 1863. A new church building was purchased in 1896 and a new church was constructed in 1904. Due to declining membership, the church was dissolved in 1970. This collection contains records related to the administration, history, and membership of the First...
Dates:
1859-1972
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Wollaston, Quincy, Mass. Wollaston Congregational Church records, 1874-1968.
Collection
Identifier: RG1048
Abstract
On September 23, 1874, a meeting was called for the organization of a Congregational church in Wollaston, Quincy, Massachusetts. The resulting Wollaston Congregational Society met in local churches and member residences until the completion of the first meeting house, which was erected in 1875 and dedicated in 1876. Wollaston Congregational Church was officially incorporated on November 15, 1898. Construction on a replacement for the first meeting house ended with a dedication on March 28...
Dates:
1874-1968
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
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