Church correspondence.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:
Altmar, N.Y. Congregational Church of Sand Bank records, 1886-1913.
Collection
Identifier: RG5603
Abstract
The First Congregational Church, also named the Congregational Church of Sand Bank, in Altmar, New York, was gathered in 1852 and was the successor church of the previously established First Presbyterian Church. Church buildings were completed in 1840 and 1876. The church was dissolved by 1914. This collection contains a single church record book and some correspondence with the American Congregational Union.
Dates:
1886-1913
Boston, Mass. Berkeley Temple Congregational Church records, 1827-1907.
Collection
Identifier: RG0029
Abstract
The Pine Street Church was formed in 1827. In April of 1857, the Committee of the Pine Street Church met to discuss the sale of the church’s property. The church building was later sold in July of 1857. After the sale of the building, the Pine Street Church and Society purchased land for a new church building at the intersection of Berkeley Street and Warren Avenue in the South End of Boston. By 1861, the new church was completed and had changed its name to the Berkeley Street Church. In...
Dates:
1827-1907
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
Boston, Mass. Salem and Mariners' Church records, 1827-1879.
Collection
Identifier: RG1070
Abstract
When the Salem Street Church formed from the Hanover Church in 1822, there were 98 members. The building was dedicated in 1827, and then George Blagden became the first minister of the Salem Street Church around 1830. During his term as minister, 275 people joined the congregation; during Joseph Towne’s term as minister, 153 people joined as well. While Edward Beecher was minister, the Salem Street Church underwent numerous renovations, and after he left the church, there were discussions of...
Dates:
1827-1879
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
Cambridge, Mass. Pilgrim Congregational Church of Cambridgeport records, 1863-1992.
Collection
Identifier: RG2350
Abstract
Stearns Chapel was erected in 1863 and was located on Harvard Street, near Windsor; it was designed primarily as a Mission Sabbath School and operated for a number of years by the First and Second Congregational, Baptist and Methodist churches. The name was changed to Pilgrim Congregational Church of Cambridgeport in 1871. The collection includes church records, financial records, ministers’ records, membership records, auxiliary group records, historical information, orders of service and...
Dates:
1863-1992
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
Chicago, Ill. Fourth Congregational Church records, 1893-1992.
Collection
Identifier: RG5135
Abstract
Fourth Congregational Church of Chicago traces its origins back to a Congregational Sunday school which started in 1867 and met in a blacksmith shop. From this Sunday school sprang three churches, Grace, Cortland Street, and Maplewood. These three churches merged in 1916 and took the name Fourth Church. The records include finances, youth education and outreach, membership records, correspondence, reports, and church newsletters.
Dates:
1893-1992
Chicago, Ill. Washington Park Congregational Church records, 1889-1927, 1948.
Collection
Identifier: RG5226
Abstract
The Washington Park Congregational Church was gathered in 1891 and remained open until 1927. It was located on South Michigan Ave in the Washington Park area of Chicago. The records in this collection gather together administrative and organizational records, ministerial and church correspondence, and the church's vital records.
Dates:
1889-1948
Congregational Home Missionary Society records, 1882-1963.
Collection
Identifier: RG5341
Abstract
The Congregational Home Missionary Society provided financial assistance for congregations that could not afford to support their own minister. They also engaged in missionary activities in locations such as states west of the Mississippi, the southern Ohio River region, Black churches in northern cities, and foreign-speaking churches. The CHMS came out of the American Home Missionary Society, which was a multi-denominational organization started in 1826 to assist congregations that are...
Dates:
1882-1963