Church newsletters.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Lincoln, R.I. Sayles Memorial Church records, 1860-2012.
Collection
Identifier: RG5381
Abstract
William Francis Sayles gathered together 36 residents of Moshassuck (later Saylesville) in June 1860. At first they organized the Friends' District Union Sabbath School, which would be become Sayles Memorial Church. Mr. Sayles had originally opened the school for his employees' children but in 1873 decided to build Sayles Memorial Chapel. The building was partially a memorial to both his and his brother's dead children. The church remained a part of the Sayles estate until the 1950s. In 1954...
Dates:
1860-2012
Marjorie Ann Scott papers, 1979-2023.
Collection
Identifier: MS5483
Abstract
Marjorie Ann Scott was born in Bedford, Virginia, on December 1st, 1947. In 1989, Marjorie would become an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ for the Church of the Covenant in Boston. Marjorie would pass away at the age of 61 on January 28th, 2009. This collection contains material from the life of Marjorie Ann Scott and includes autobiographical writing, poems, sermons, letters, remembrances, and more.
Dates:
1979-2023
Pueblo, Colo. Christ Congregational Church records, 1955-2023.
Collection
Identifier: RG5485
Abstract
In 1955, Rev. Hoy of the First Congregational Church in Pueblo suggested that the residents of the developing Belmont neighborhood should consider establishing a “liberal” protestant church. The Christ Congregational Church was formally incorporated on February 11, 1957. The church building was designed by Elizabeth Wright Ingraham and Gordon Ingraham, and construction was completed on the building in August 1957. The church’s membership rose significantly during the 1960s and dropped during...
Dates:
1955-2023
Solon, Ohio. Solon Community Church records, 1897-2022.
Collection
Identifier: RG5460
Abstract
The Solon Community Church was founded in 1834 as a congregational fellowship before joining the Cleveland Presbytery in 1840. The church burned down in 1897 and held services at the schoolhouse and Disciples of Christ church until a new building was dedicated in 1898. The Solon Presbyterian and Disciples churches joined to form the Solon Federated Church in 1922 which changed its name to the Solon Community Church in 1948, and which split apart in 1951. In 1955, the church rejoined the...
Dates:
1897-2022
West Hartford, CT. Elmwood Community Church records, 1867-2024.
Collection
Identifier: RG5531
Abstract
The Elmwood Community Church was founded in 1921 from the Elmwood Union Chapel Association with James F. English as its first pastor. Due to the growth of the church, the Sunday school, the Ladies Aid Society, and other organizations, a new church building was construction beginning in 1926 with a parsonage following in 1947. In 1958, the church steeple was raised. After 1967, the church continued to grow and change with the reorganization of boards and groups, renovation to the building,...
Dates:
1867-2024