Church records and registers.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 386 Collections and/or Records:
Lancaster, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1708-1846.
Collection
Identifier: RG5329
Abstract
The town of Lancaster and the First Congregational Church in Lancaster were established on November 28, 1653. The first and second meeting houses both were destroyed during Native American raids as part of larger geopolitical movements. The third meeting house was constructed in 1706 and the fourth in 1743. During Rev. Timothy Thayer time as minister, the church adopted Unitarian tenants and the fifth meeting house, designed by Charles Bulfinch, was constructed. In 1970 the church joined the...
Dates:
1708-1846
Lanesboro, Mass. Congregational Society of Lanesboro treasurer's records, 1848. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG0903
Lawrence, Mass. Riverside Congregational Church records, 1876-1881.
Collection
Identifier: RG5333
Abstract
In the start of 1875, members in Lawrence began to consider organizing under a church. In June of that year, the Riverside Evangelical Church was organized with Frank Hugh Foster as acting pastor. The evangelical phase continued for three years until members voted to join the Congregational Fellowship in 1878 and became known as the Riverside Congregational Church. The church is still open today and will be celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2018. This collection contains two record books...
Dates:
1876-1881
Lawrence, Mass. South Congregational Church records, 1868-2015.
Collection
Identifier: RG5323
Abstract
The South Congregational Church was established in 1868; it was a formalization of what M. C. Andrews and J. B. Fairfield started in 1852 when they established a Sunday School. This collection contains meeting minutes and reports; financials; membership ledgers including births, deaths, and marriages; social and auxiliary groups; newsletters; and orders of worship.
Dates:
1868-2015
Leander Thompson sketch of the history of the extinct church, South Hampton, N.H, 1861. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: MS0966
Litchfield, Conn. South Farms Church disciplinary records, 1781.
Collection
Identifier: RG0912
Abstract
In 1768 the South Farms Church was gathered in the recently designated South Farms Parish of Litchfield, Connecticut. In 1772 George Beckwith Jr. was installed as the first minister of the church. He was removed in 1781 after an ecclesiastical council found him guilty of adultery. The South Farms Church, now Morris Congregational Church, continues to serve the local community today. This collection contains the records of the ecclesiastical council which removed Beckwith from his ministerial...
Dates:
1781
Littleton, Colo. Ridge Road United Church records, 1958-1993.
Collection
Identifier: RG5513
Abstract
Plans to build a Congregational church in Littleton, Colorado, were begun in 1958. Faith Congregational Church was formally gathered in 1959. The name of the church changed in 1967 to Littleton United Church of Christ. The name of the church changed later to Ridge Road United Church. The church likely closed in 1993. This collection contains administrative records for the Ridge Road United Church in Littleton, Colorado, as well as an extensive collection of scrapbooks. The administrative...
Dates:
1958-1993
Livonia, Mich. Pilgrim United Church of Christ records, 1913-1980.
Collection
Identifier: RG5544
Abstract
The Brewster Congregational Church in Detroit, Michigan, was gathered in 1894. It merged with the Pilgrim Congregational Church in 1924 to form the Brewster Pilgrim Congregational Church. The church moved to Livonia, Michigan, in 1957 and reformed as the Pilgrim Congregational Church. By 1969, the church was renamed to Pilgrim United Church of Christ. The church dissolved in 1979. This collection contains, primarily, vital records, such a membership records, marriage records, and baptismal...
Dates:
1913-1980
Lodi, Ill. First Congregational Church records, 1854-1867. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG5259
Dates:
1854-1867
Lowell, Mass. Eliot Union Church records, 1830-1969.
Collection
Identifier: RG0113
Abstract
The Appleton Congregational Church in Lowell, Massachusetts, was organized in 1830. In 1873, the church building was sold to the First Presbyterian Church and the church moved to a new building along Eliot Street to become the Eliot Street Church. The Kirk Street Church was organized in 1845. In 1919, the Eliot and Kirk Street Churches merged to form the Eliot Union Church. In 1955, the Eliot Union Church merged with the First Presbyterian Church to form the Eliot Presbyterian Church. The...
Dates:
1830-1969