Church records and registers.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 397 Collections and/or Records:
Dedham, Mass. Riverdale Congregational Church records, 1913-1992. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG0063
Dates:
1913-1925, 1941-1992
Denver, Colo. Seventh Avenue Congregational Church records, 1884-1999.
Collection
Identifier: RG5512
Abstract
The Villa Park Congregational Church was organized, with the help of Rev. George Rose, in 1890 and construction on the first church building was completed by October of that year. In 1913, land was purchased at the intersection of West Seventh Avenue and King Street, in the Barnum neighborhood, for the purpose of constructing a new church building. That same year, the church formally voted to become the Seventh Avenue Congregational Church. The church struggled to flourish in the following...
Dates:
1884-1999
Derby Vt. United Congregational Church records, 1876-1921. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG4927
Dates:
1876-1921
Des Moines, Iowa. Plymouth United Church of Christ records, 1857-1976 (gaps). : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG1312
Dates:
1857-1976 (gaps)
Detroit, Mich. Plymouth Congregational Church records, 1881-1903.
Collection
Identifier: RG5543
Abstract
The Trumbull Avenue Congregational Church was gathered in 1868 and the name changed to Plymouth Congregational Church after the building moved in 1881. The Church remained active until 1903. This collection contains administrative records and includes trustee meeting minutes, an act of incorporation, and a document related to the sale of church property.
Dates:
1881-1903
Detroit, Michigan. Fort Street Congregational Church records, 1904-1922. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG4971
Dates:
1904-1922
Dorchester, Boston, Mass. First Church records, 1727-1784.
Collection
Identifier: RG0861
Abstract
In 1631, a log cabin was built to serve as the first meeting house of the recently settled Dorchester Plantation. For its first five years of existence, the parish had two ministers, John Warham and John Maverick. They were followed by Rev. Richard Mather, who served from 1636-1669. The church evolved from a Trinitarian Congregational church, during the pastorate of Thaddeus Mason Harris (1793-1836), to the Unitarian denomination. The First Parish Dorchester Church, now a member of the...
Dates:
1727-1784
Dorchester, Boston, Mass. Second Church records, 1770-1991.
Collection
Identifier: RG0069
Abstract
The Second Church in Dorchester was first organized on January 1, 1808 by 64 members of First Church. The first official pastor for the newly formed Second Church was Dr. John Codman. Codman was a member of an influential family and graduated from Harvard. His pastorate continues to be the longest for the church and during this time was regularly visited by Daniel Webster and (on occasion) John Adams. The last pastor of Second Church in Dorchester was Reverend Donald P. Brickley. He...
Dates:
1770-1991
Dover, N.H. First Parish Church records, 1614-1862.
Collection
Identifier: RG1319
Abstract
Gathered in 1633, the First Parish Church in Dover is the oldest church in New Hampshire. Rev. Hanserd Knollys organized the First Parish Church as a religious organization in 1638. The church joined the United Church of Christ in 1961 and the name changed to First Parish Congregational Church in 1996. Records include births, marriages, deaths, dismissals, disciplinary cases, meeting minutes, financial records, and pew plans; letters by Rev. Jeremy Belknap, Rev. Hubbard Winslow, and the...
Dates:
1614-1862, 1967