Necrologies.
Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:
Manchester, Vt. First Congregational Church records, 1804-1867.
The First Congregational Church in Manchester Vermont was first organized in 1784 with Rev. Job Swift as the first minister. Three meeting houses have been constructed by the church, the first in 1779, the second in 1829, and the third in 1862. This collection contains the early administrative records of the church which include meeting minutes, vital records, and church governance records.
Marion N. Scott's vital records of the Trinitarian Congregational Church in Northfield, Mass., 1878-2019.
Mattapoisett, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1736-1984.
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.
Medfield, Mass. First Parish Unitarian Church records, 1697-1970.
Natick, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1721-1920.
Oxford, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1721-1850.
Pembroke, Mass. First Church records, 1712-1953.
Philadelphia, Pa. First Christian Church records, 1835-1974.
The First Church of the Disciples of Christ in Philadelphia was chartered in 1841. In 1912, Irving S. Chenoweth became the past of the First Christian Church and under his leadership a new church building was constructed in 1917. The church joined with the United Church of Christ after 1957. This collection contains membership and administrative records and includes meeting minutes, newsletters, and vital membership records.
Pittsfield, Mass. First Church of Christ records, 1764-1864.
Providence, R.I. Hope Street Church records, 1843-1974.
The Free Evangelical Congregational Church was gathered in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1843. In 1945, the name of the church was changed to Hope Street Church. In 1950, the church merged with the Second Presbyterian Church of Providence. The church still exists today as the Providence Presbyterian Church. This collection contains vital membership records and administrative records and includes vital statistics, meeting minutes, and governance documents.
