Church records and registers.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 386 Collections and/or Records:
Westerly, R.I. Hill Church records, 1793, 1893-1963. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG0175
Dates:
1793, 1893-1963.
Westford, Mass. First Parish Church records, 1781. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG1000
Dates:
1781
Weston, Mass. First Parish Church records, 1709-1864.
Collection
Identifier: RG5342
Abstract
In 1698, the area of Watertown that would later be named Weston, was set off as the "Farmers' Precinct" based around the newly established Church of Christ. The first four ministers of the church were considered progressive and by the 1830s the theology of the church was beginning to shift towards Unitarianism. In 1867 a new church covenant was adopted that established the church as a Unitarian church. The collection includes vital records, meeting minutes, a daily ministerial journal, and...
Dates:
1709-1864
Weymouth, Mass. Old South Church records, 1723-1905.
Collection
Identifier: RG5273
Abstract
The Second Church in Weymouth, also known as the South Church, was gathered in 1723 with James Bayley ordained as the first minister. The first meeting house was constructed in 1722 and the second in 1785. The ordination of a Universalist minister in 1834 resulted in a rift in the church membership with the orthodox members eventually forming the Union Church in 1842. The third meeting house was constructed in 1854. In 1892 the Second Church was incorporated as the Old South Church in...
Dates:
1723-1905
Whately, Mass.Congregational Church records, 1842. : [manuscript]
Collection — Box 3
Identifier: RG1001
Dates:
1842
Wheeling, W.Va. St. John’s German Evangelical Protestant Church records, 1885-1887.
Collection
Identifier: RG5346
Abstract
The St. John’s German Evangelical Church was founded in 1835 by a group of German immigrants who had settled in Wheeling. In 1870, the church merged with another parish and the name changed to St. John’s German Evangelical Protestant Church. The records of the church appear to report church activity and the weekly sermons.
Dates:
1885-1887
Wilmette, Ill. First Congregational Church records, 1943-1953.
Collection
Identifier: RG5269
Abstract
First Church of Wilmette was founded in 1875 and continues to operate as of 2017. They are an open and affirming church and have worked over time on issues related to gender, sexuality and age. Collection contains a volume of annual reports from 1943-1953.
Dates:
1943-1953
Winchester, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1975. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG1180
Dates:
circa 1975
Winthrop, Mass. Union Congregational Church records, 1896-2011.
Collection
Identifier: RG5048
Abstract
Union Congregational Church was formally organized in 1896 in the Point Shirley neighborhood of Winthrop, Massachusetts. On February 22, 1896, a meeting led by Arthur Truslow met to discuss the creation of a "Christian Church at the Beach". The neighborhood consisted of roughly 200 families during the winter, the population increasing to 2,500 during the summer months. At that present time, families had to travel to Congregational Churches in Revere or Chelsea for service Winthrop had only...
Dates:
1896-2011