Church records and registers.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 402 Collections and/or Records:
Chicago, Ill. Fourth Congregational Church records, 1893-1992.
Collection
Identifier: RG5135
Abstract
Fourth Congregational Church of Chicago traces its origins back to a Congregational Sunday school which started in 1867 and met in a blacksmith shop. From this Sunday school sprang three churches, Grace, Cortland Street, and Maplewood. These three churches merged in 1916 and took the name Fourth Church. The records include finances, youth education and outreach, membership records, correspondence, reports, and church newsletters.
Dates:
1893-1992
Chicago, Ill. Grand Avenue Congregational Church records, 1911-1929. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG5262
Dates:
1911-1929
Chicago, Ill. Green Street Congregational Church records, 1927-1943.
Collection
Identifier: RG5336
Abstract
In 1888, a group of individuals gathered in order to discuss a house of worship in the area of North Englewood in Chicago, Illinois. C. W. Monroe donated a cottage for use as a house of worship and services began soon after. By the following year, the small cottage had become insufficient to sit all the congregants and a new temporary place of worship was found in a nearby store. The Green Street Congregational Church became fully organized in the summer of 1889 and a new meeting house was...
Dates:
1927-1943
Chicago, Ill. Igelsia Congregasional Mexicana en Sur Chicago, 1931-1935.
Collection
Identifier: RG5256
Abstract
The South Chicago Mexican Congregational Church records describe the weekly meeting of the Sunday School. This collection contains meeting minutes and finances.
Dates:
1931-1935
Chicago, Ill. Iglesia Nueva Esperanza records, 1875-2007.
Collection
Identifier: RG5344
Abstract
The Lawndale Congregational Church was formed in 1880. A church building was constructed in 1883. In 1889, the church changed its name to Millard Avenue Congregational Church. A significant fire damaged the church building in 1924. The church underwent renovations following the fire and again in 1934. Demographic shifts caused the church’s membership to drop in the 1950s and 1960s. During the 1970s, the church became majority Hispanic and services and publications became bilingual. The...
Dates:
1875-2007
Chicago, Ill. Keeler Avenue Congregational Church records, 1921-1927. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG5247
Dates:
1921-1927
Chicago, Ill. Madison Avenue Congregational Church records, 1897-1909. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG5246
Dates:
1897-1909
Chicago, Ill. New First Congregational Church records, 1896-1918.
Collection
Identifier: RG5348
Abstract
The Union Park Congregational Church first gathered in 1860 as a mission of the First Congregational Church of Chicago. In 1869, construction began on a new gothic revival church building, designed by Gurdon P. Randall. Construction of the building was completed in 1871 and was large enough to hold all of its 1300 members. The building is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the Mayor's Office, City Council, and General Relief...
Dates:
1896-1918
Chicago, Ill. Park Manor Church Congregational Herald newsletter, 1914-1919. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG5213
Chicago, Ill. Puritan Congregational Church records, 1895-1902. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG5261
Dates:
1895-1902