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Church records and registers.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 368 Collections and/or Records:

Westborough, Mass. Church of Christ records, 1724-1787.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5367
Abstract

The Church of Christ was gathered on October 28, 1724 with Ebenezer Parkman, who served the church until his death, as its minister. In 1825 the church reformed as the First Congregational Society. This collection contains digital surrogates and a microfilm copy of the record book for the Church of Christ.

Dates: 1724-1787

Weston, Mass. First Parish Church records, 1709-1864.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5342
Abstract In 1698, the area of Watertown that would later be named Weston, was set off as the "Farmers' Precinct" based around the newly established Church of Christ. The first four ministers of the church were considered progressive and by the 1830s the theology of the church was beginning to shift towards Unitarianism. In 1867 a new church covenant was adopted that established the church as a Unitarian church. The collection includes vital records, meeting minutes, a daily ministerial journal, and...
Dates: 1709-1864

Weymouth, Mass. Old South Church records, 1723-1905.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5273
Abstract The Second Church in Weymouth, also known as the South Church, was gathered in 1723 with James Bayley ordained as the first minister. The first meeting house was constructed in 1722 and the second in 1785. The ordination of a Universalist minister in 1834 resulted in a rift in the church membership with the orthodox members eventually forming the Union Church in 1842. The third meeting house was constructed in 1854. In 1892 the Second Church was incorporated as the Old South Church in...
Dates: 1723-1905

Wheeling, W.Va. St. John’s German Evangelical Protestant Church records, 1885-1887.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5346
Abstract

The St. John’s German Evangelical Church was founded in 1835 by a group of German immigrants who had settled in Wheeling. In 1870, the church merged with another parish and the name changed to St. John’s German Evangelical Protestant Church. The records of the church appear to report church activity and the weekly sermons.

Dates: 1885-1887