Charitable bequests.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Brooklyn, New York, N.Y. Lewis Avenue Congregational Church records, 1888-1951.
Collection
Identifier: RG5500
Abstract
The Grace Congregational Church in Brooklyn, New York, New York, was gathered on December 22, 1877. In 1880, the name was changed to Lewis Avenue Congregational Church. Land for the church was purchased in 1889 and a permanent edifice was completed in 1894. In 1944, the church building was sold to the Cornerstone Baptist Church. The church remained active until 1951 when it was formally dissolved. This collection contains administrative and membership records including meeting minutes,...
Dates:
1888-1951
Massachusetts Woman's Home Missionary Union records, 1880-1990.
Collection
Identifier: RG0122
Abstract
The first meeting of the Woman’s Home Missionary Association was held on November 4, 1879 and the organization was formally chartered on September 28, 1881. The association was founded to support the needs of women and children and was supported by both individual membership and auxiliary groups. The association supported mission-based work in Massachusetts and beyond, especially in the post-war South. After the Massachusetts Congregational Conference merged men’s and women’s missionary work...
Dates:
1880-1990
Rhode Island Conference of the United Church of Christ records, 1812-2019.
Collection
Identifier: RG0150
Abstract
The Rhode Island Domestic Missionary Society was formed in 1802 and the Evangelical Consociation of Congregational Churches was formed in 1806. The two entities merged in 1912 as the Rhode Island Congregational Conference. The Rhode Island Congregational Conference merged with the Rhode Island and Massachusetts Christian Conference in 1931 to form the Rhode Island Congregational Christian Conference. After the formation of the United Church of Christ, the conference was known as the Rhode...
Dates:
1812-2019