Clergy -- Appointment, call, and election.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Variant: Religion as a profession
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Boston, Mass. Bowdoin Street Church records, 1824-1867.
Collection
Identifier: RG0806
Abstract
Hanover Street Church was dedicated and opened its doors on March 1st, 1826. After the original meetinghouse burned down in 1830, it was moved to Beacon Hill and reopened as the Bowdoin Street Church on May 15th, 1831. Due to declining membership, the meetinghouse was put up for auction on December 13th, 1861. By June 17th, 1863, it had sold to the Church of the Advent and the Bowdoin Street Church was dissolved. This collection contains records, documents, and correspondence pertaining to...
Dates:
1824-1867
Chelsea, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1841-2012.
Collection
Identifier: RG5514
Abstract
The First Congregational Church in Chelsea began as the Winnisimmet Congregational Church in Chelsea, MA in 1841 with Rev. Isaac P. Langworthy as pastor. In 1851, the church split into the Broadway Congregational Church which renamed itself as the Central Congregational Church in 1871, and the Winnisimmet Congregational Church which built a new edifice on Chestnut St in 1852. In 1874, the Winnisimmet Church changed its name to the First Congregational Church and in 1877, a group split off to...
Dates:
1841-2012
Gardner, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1786-2023.
Collection
Identifier: RG5486
Abstract
In February 1786, thirty-three members would form the First Congregational Church of Gardner, led by town physician Rev. Jonathan Osgood. In 1830, there was a split in the congregation which resulted in a separate, Evangelical Church. They would form together again in 1846, adopting the creed of the Evangelical Church. In the 1880s, the church started to take part in the Christian Endeavor movement and the Young Ladies’ Missionary Society began teaching English to the rising population of...
Dates:
1786-2023
Glen Ellyn, Ill. Faith Congregational Church records, 1957-1992.
Collection
Identifier: RG5241
Abstract
Twenty-three miles west of Chicago there was an area known as Glen Ellyn Countryside (2.5 miles away from nearby Glen Ellyn). In 1956, several members of the community believed it was time to build a community church. By March of 1957, the tiny church had launched under the name "Countryside Community Church". Near the end of March, it was decided to hold services and Sunday School at the new addition of the Queen Bee School. Walter Ashley, one of the original community members trying to...
Dates:
1957-1992
Jaffrey, N.H. United Church of Jaffrey records, 1827-1980.
Collection
Identifier: RG0106
Abstract
The roots of the United Church of Jaffrey start in 1850 when 23 members of Jaffrey's First Congregational Church established Jaffrey East Orthodox Congregational Church, erecting a meeting-house the same year. The United Church records document the history and life of the church, including reports, meeting minutes, vital statistics, financial information, church bulletins, auxiliary groups, correspondence, and property deeds. Records are fragmentary and incomplete.
Dates:
1827-1980
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
Stoneham, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1728-1889.
Collection
Identifier: RG5190
Abstract
The town of Stoneham was incorporated in 1725. A vote in 1726 provided for the building of a meetinghouse and the First Congregational Church was organized in 1729. The first pastor was Rev. James Osgood who was ordained in September 1729. Rev. John Cleaveland was pastor from 1785 until an ecclesiastical council dissolved his relationship with the town in 1894. The second meeting house was constructed in 1803 and the third in 1840. This collection contains the early records the Church....
Dates:
1728-1889