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Church records and registers.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 369 Collections and/or Records:

Round Prairie, Ill. Congregational Church in Round Prairie records, 1836-1877.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5353
Abstract

The church gathered for the first time in 1836 when a group gathered in Schuyler county to organize the Congregational Church in Round Prairie. The church remained in operation until at least 1877, but it is unknown at this time how long it remained opened. The volume contains the founding constitution and meeting minutes.

Dates: 1836-1877

Rowley, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1664-1941.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4836
Abstract The First Church of Rowley, Mass. was founded in 1639 by Rev. Ezekiel Rogers and his followers, who had departed their Anglican church in Rowley, Yorkshire, UK in protest over lax Sabbath laws. Rev. Rogers was a notable Puritan whose conservative zeal influenced the governance of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The church continues to serve the community today as a member of the United Church of Christ. This collection contains the earliest church, parish, and financial records beginning in...
Dates: 1664-1941

Salem, Mass. South Church records, 1774-1805.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5128
Abstract The South Church in Salem, Massachusetts, was formally founded in 1775 by parishioners separating from the Tabernacle Church of Salem after a disagreement with the pastor, Rev. Nathaniel Whitaker. This society was initially known as the Third Church, but changed its name to South Church in 1805. The church re-merged with the Tabernacle Church in 1924. Records consist of a bound volume of the earliest records of the Third Church of Salem, later known as the South Church, and includes meeting...
Dates: 1744-1805