Church records and registers.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 386 Collections and/or Records:
Halifax, Mass. Congregational Church records, 1734-1932.
Collection
Identifier: RG5192
Abstract
A Congregational church was officially formed in Halifax in 1734, with 53 founding members. A second meeting house was built in 1852. In 1842 a Ladies Sewing Circle was organized and continued to be central to church life. The Halifax Congregational Church is now a member of the United Church of Christ, and continues to serve the community today. This collection consists of early administrative records for the Congregational Church and the associated parish in Halifax.
Dates:
1734-1932
Hamersville, Ohio. Bible Chapel United Church of Christ collection, 20th century. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG1445
Dates:
20th century
Hancock, Vt. Community Church of Hancock and Granville-UCC records, 1995-2017.
Collection
Identifier: RG5358
Abstract
The Community Church of Hancock and Granville changed from a United Methodist to United Church of Christ congregation in 1997 and closed in 2017. The collection is comprised of the minutes and financial reports from 1995-2017.
Dates:
1995-2017
Hanover, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1728-1818.
Collection
Identifier: RG4920
Abstract
The First Congregation Church of Hanover, Massachusetts, was gathered on December 5, 1728, and the Rev. Benjamin Bass was ordained as the first minister on December 11. The first meeting house was completed in 1728. Construction on the second meeting house was completed in 1765. The third meeting house was constructed in 1826 and was destroyed by fire in 1863. The fourth and final meeting house was constructed in 1864. In 1961 the church joined with the United Church of Christ. The church...
Dates:
1728-1818
Harvard, Mass. Evangelical Congregational Church records, 1821-1959. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG4380
Dates:
1821-1959
Harwich, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1726-1982.
Collection
Identifier: RG0089
Abstract
The First Congregational Church of Harwich, Massachusetts, was founded in 1747 when the town of Harwich was split into the North and South Parishes. On April 8, 1747, the precinct voted to complete construction on a meeting house which was finally completed in 1748. In 1792, the second meetinghouse was completed after the first had been condemned a year earlier. The church officially became known as the First Congregational Church of Harwich when the church became incorporated in 1898 at the...
Dates:
1726-1982
Hastings, Neb. German Congregational Emmanuel Church records, 1908-1990. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG0893
Dates:
1908-1990 (gaps)
Haverhill, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1719-2011.
Collection
Identifier: RG5027
Abstract
Haverhill was first settled by Puritans in 1640. Rev. John Ward was officially installed as the pastor of the First Parish in 1645 and the first meeting house was constructed in 1648. The second meeting house was completed in 1699 and the third was completed in 1766. In 1833 the First Parish became Unitarian and the Congregationalist dissenters formed the Independent Congregational Church and Society which was later renamed to the Centre Congregational Church and Society. In 1859 a large...
Dates:
1719-2011
Haverhill, Mass. West Congregational Church records, 1734-1900.
Collection
Identifier: RG5067
Abstract
When the western part of Haverhill became too populous for one church in 1734, the West Parish of Haverhill was established by a petition to the General Court of Massachusetts, and the church, initially known as the Third Church, was itself established in 1735. In the first half of the 19th century, the governance of the parish was controversially distributed between multiple denominations, but in 1852 it was relinquished again to the Congregationalists. This collection contains the earliest...
Dates:
1734-1900
Hennepin, Ill. Congregational Church of Hennepin records, 1889-1898. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG5227
Dates:
1889-1898