Church records and registers.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 386 Collections and/or Records:
Massachusetts Congregational Churches records, 1891. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG0924
Dates:
1891
Mattapoisett, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1736-1984.
Collection
Identifier: RG4840
Abstract
The church was gathered in July of 1736 as Second Church in Rochester, Massachusetts, and didn't become Mattapoisett Congregational Church until 1860 after the town of Mattapoisett was incorporated. The early years of the church were marked by much contention, most notably regarding pastoral appointments and policies on singing. The collection contains records relating to membership, vital statistics, ecclesiastical councils, meeting minutes, and financial records.
Dates:
1736-1984
Maynard, Mass. Union Congregational Church records, 1850-2017.
Collection
Identifier: RG5354
Abstract
The Union Congregational Church was Maynard’s first parish. It was first founded on July 23, 1850 as the Evangelical Union Society. Its creation formed when eight members of the community met at the newly built railroad station and voted to organize a Sunday School. Amory Maynard was the first Superintendent. The Evangelical Union Society was incorporated in 1852 with the first parish being called the Union Church. On August 10, 1927, a constitution and bylaws were adopted and the church...
Dates:
1850-2017
McKeesport, Pa. First Congregational Church records, 1949-1988. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG5207
Dates:
1949-1988
McLeansville, N.C. Hines Chapel, records, 1977. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG5088
Dates:
1977
Medfield, Mass. First Parish Unitarian Church records, 1697-1970.
Collection
Identifier: RG5309
Abstract
The First Parish Church was founded in 1751 shortly after the incorporation of the town of Medfield. Rev. John Wilson was the first pastor. A second meeting house was constructed in 1706. The third and current meetinghouse was built in 1789. In 1813 the town and the parish were legally separated with members of the church incorporated as The First Parish. In 1827 a group of members of the First Parish petitioned for permission to withdraw from the First Parish, which was becoming...
Dates:
1697-1970
Medford, Mass. Congregational Church of West Medford records, 1872-2014.
Collection
Identifier: RG5215
Abstract
This collection includes material from the West Medford and Union Congregational Churches. Types of material include annual reports; committee minutes; membership; ministers; building; church histories; social groups; Sunday school; photographs; newspaper clippings; newsletters; and Sunday bulletins.
Dates:
1872-2014
Medford, Mass. Mystic Congregational Church records, 1861-1962. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG4933 (RG0160)-WRONG #
Dates:
1861-1962 (gaps)
Medway, Mass. First Church of Christ records, 1730-1876.
Collection
Identifier: RG0927
Abstract
Originally named Boggastow in Nipmuck Territory, then part of Medfield, Medway was settled in 1657 when an increasing number of colonists settled the land west of the Charles River. Medway was incorporated on October 25, 1713 and the decision to immediately build its own church was made at town meeting on November 23, 1713. The Church of Christ, later known as First Church of Christ, was organized on October 7, 1714. The section known as East Medway separated in 1885 to form the town of...
Dates:
1730-1876
Medway, Mass. The Community Church records, 1750-1978.
Collection
Identifier: RG4685
Abstract
The Second Church of Christ was gathered on October 4, 1750. The church’s first minister, David Thurston, was called on April 24, 1752. Construction on a new church building atop “Rabbit Hill” began in 1813 and construction was completed in 1814. In 1838, 31 members of the church were dismissed to form a sister church, the Village Church in Medway. Following a church controversy that resulted in excommunications and expulsions from the Second Church, the Third Church in Medway was formed....
Dates:
1750-1978