Church finance.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on the solicitation and administration of church funds. Works on the duty of the individual Christian to contribute time, talents, and material possessions in the service of God are entered under [Christian stewardship.] Works on the duty of the individual Christian to contribute financially to the church are entered under [Christian giving.]
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Berkshire and Columbia Missionary Society records, 1798-2002.
Collection
Identifier: RG4696
Abstract
The Berkshire and Columbia Missionary Foundation was a missionary society that was officially founded in February 1798. It is considered to be the oldest missionary society in the US, predating the "Haystack Movement" by eight years. The year prior, members met at the Green River in Hillsdale, N.Y. where it was suggested that a group form to send out missionaries both far and near. The locations that they decided upon included parts of Vermont, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New...
Dates:
1798-2002