Church buildings.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
Arlington Heights, Ill. Congregational United Church of Christ records, 1959-2024.
Collection
Identifier: RG5587
Abstract
The Congregational Church of Arlington Heights, Illinois, was gathered in 1959. The church was seeded, initially, by the Church Extension Committee of the Illinois Conference of the United Church of Christ. Construction of the church’s sole building was completed in 1963. In 1964, the name of the church was changed to the Congregational United Church of Christ. Throughout the church’s history, the church was focused on mission work. The church underwent a restructuring process starting in...
Dates:
1959-2024
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
Brooklyn, New York, N.Y. Borough Park Congregational Church records, 1913-1936.
Collection
Identifier: RG5604
Abstract
The Borough Park Congregational Church in Brooklyn, New York, was established in 1903. A church building was constructed at the corners of 49th street and Fort Hamilton Parkway circa 1910. The church was dissolved in 1936. This collection contains two volumes of trustees and executive board records that include meeting minutes and financial records.
Dates:
1913-1936
Bryant, S.D. Union Congregational Church, 1892-2009.
Collection
Identifier: RG5431
Abstract
The Union Congregational Church of Bryant, S.D. was founded on March 13, 1892, with the writing of its first constitution. On March 30th, 1892, the church joined in covenant fellowship with Congregational churches in DeSmet, Hetland, Erwin, Lake Preston, and Willow Lakes. The church building was finished in 1897 and later remodeled in 1945. This collection records the activities of the church and its community through annual reports, membership records, church correspondence, yearbook...
Dates:
1892-2009
Charlestown, Boston, Mass. First Church records, 1632-1927.
Collection
Identifier: RG0049
Abstract
Charlestown proper was founded in 1628 and formally settled on July 4, 1629. The First Church of Charlestown was gathered in 1632. The church’s third meeting house was destroyed during the Battle of Bunker Hill and the fourth meeting house was not constructed until 1783 after the American Revolutionary War had ended. In 1913, the Winthrop Church merged with the First Church. In 1957, the interior of the church was destroyed by a fire; financial hardship delayed the restoration of the church...
Dates:
Record Keeping: 1632-1927
Grand Rapids, MI. South Congregational Church records, 1850-2001.
Collection
Identifier: RG4657
Abstract
The origins of South Congregational Church start in 1874 when women from the Park Avenue Congregational Church organized a Sunday School. This would eventually lead to a "Mr. Gilbert" donating land for construction of a chapel. The new chapel was located between Sheldon and Jefferson on Delaware Street and finished in 1876. The South Congregational Church was officially organized on December 12, 1878 with 43 charter members. The church would see steady growth until the end of the 1900s, when...
Dates:
1850-2001
Grand Rapids, Mich. Wallin Congregational Church records, 1896-2016.
Collection
Identifier: RG5408
Abstract
The Lincoln Park Sunday School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was formed in 1894. The Barker Memorial Branch Church was formed out of the Sunday school in 1896. The church moved locations in 1906 and was renamed to Wallin Congregational Church. The church was remodeled in 1947. The church began searching for land to build a new church in 1958 and that effort was concluded in 1964 when a new church building was constructed. The church remained active in the following decades with a strong focus...
Dates:
1896-2016
Hyde Park, Boston, Mass. First Congregational Church of Hyde Park records, 1860-2003.
Collection
Identifier: RG4923
Abstract
The First Church of Hyde Park was established in 1860, incorporated in 1895, and closed in 2009. The original church building was constructed in 1865. Rev. George Owen gave the first sermon in the new church building in 1911 and new stained glass windows were added in 1917. This collection contains administrative records, membership information, photographs and scrapbooks, and church group records from 1860-2003 with the bulk of the records created between 1860-1930.
Dates:
1860-2003
Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass. Christ Church Evangelical records, 1900-1930.
Collection
Identifier: RG1118
Abstract
Christ Church Evangelical (Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.) was organized in 1901. The edifice was built in 1903 at 120 Chestnut Street in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts. The church, which was a merger of the former German Reformed Church of Bay Village and German Reformed mission of Jamaica Plain, was listed as a Christ Reformed Church and Christ Evangelical & Reformed Church before merging with the United Church of Christ in 1967. The last service was held the same year before the...
Dates:
1900-1930
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