Church records and registers.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 399 Collections and/or Records:
Lincolnshire, Ill. Washburn Congregational Church records, 1895-2007.
Collection
Identifier: RG5569
Abstract
The Washburn Congregational Church was gathered in the summer of 1895 in Half Day, Illinois. Due to the changes of town borders, the church existed in Half Day, Prairie View, and then finally Lincolnshire. The church closed around 2011. This collection contains both administrative and membership records and includes meeting minutes, vital records, auxiliary club records, and scrapbooks.
Dates:
1895-2007
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
Maine State Sunday School Association records, 1916-1933.
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: RG5316
Abstract
The Maine State Sunday School Assocation included several denominations. This volume contains annual report statistical information and the names of individiual denominations of schools; pastors; superintendents; secretaries; treasurers; membership.
Dates:
1916 - 1933
Malden, Mass. First Church records, 1649-2016.
Collection
Identifier: RG5303
Abstract
The First Church in Malden was formed with the establishment of the town of Malden in 1649 with Rev. Marmaduke Matthews as its first pastor. Some of the pastors following Matthews included Michael Wigglesworth, Peter Thacher, Joseph Emerson, Aaron Green, Alexander McClure, Joshua Wellman, Theodore Pease, and Roy Minich. A second meeting house was built in 1658 with a third following in 1729 due to changing town borders and population size, and a fourth brick meeting house being built in...
Dates:
1649-2016
Manchester Conference of Churches articles, undated. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: MS4914
Dates:
undated
Manchester, Mass. Orthodox Congregational Church records, 1717-1917.
Collection
Identifier: RG5361
Abstract
The First Congregational Church in Manchester-by the-Sea, Massachusetts, was formed on November 7, 1716 with 21 members. The first meeting house was constructed in 1656, the second in 1695, and the third in 1719. The fourth and final meeting house was constructed in 1809. The church name was changed to Orthodox Congregational Church in 1843. The church split in 1857 due to ecclesiastical differences and was reformed in 1869. The church, now known as the First Parish Congregational Church in...
Dates:
1717-1917