Skip to main content

Baptismal records.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 104 Collections and/or Records:

Cambridge, Ill. First Congregational Church records, 1851-1917.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5272
Abstract

The Orthodox Congregational Church in Cambridge, Illinois was formed on February 9, 1851, in the house of Nelson Gaines, with eleven founding members. Sometime before 1880, the church changed its name to the First Congregational Church. The collection contains two volumes of records which include meeting minutes, church manuals, membership lists, baptismal records, and church ledgers.

Dates: 1851-1917

Charlestown, Boston, Mass. First Church records, 1632-1927.

 Collection
Identifier: RG0049
Abstract Charlestown proper was founded in 1628 and formally settled on July 4, 1629. The First Church of Charlestown was gathered in 1632. The church’s third meeting house was destroyed during the Battle of Bunker Hill and the fourth meeting house was not constructed until 1783 after the American Revolutionary War had ended. In 1913, the Winthrop Church merged with the First Church. In 1957, the interior of the church was destroyed by a fire; financial hardship delayed the restoration of the church...
Dates: Record Keeping: 1632-1927

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. 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. Summerdale Community Church records, 1890-1954.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5218
Abstract

The Summerdale Congregational Church formed in 1899 out of a Sunday school that met in the Summerdale railway station. A year later, the Summerdale Congregational Church was organized. The records include correspondence, treasurer’s reports and receipts, church and committee minutes, and vital records.

Dates: 1890-1954

Chicago, Ill. Union Congregational Church of Auburn Park records, 1909-1913.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5347
Abstract

The Union Congregational Church of Auburn Park first gathered in 1890 and operated until 1937. The record book contains meeting minutes, copies of church correspondence, committee reports, baptismal records, and other church records.

Dates: 1909-1913

Chicago, Ill. Warren Avenue Congregational Church records, 1913-1953.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5582
Abstract The Warren Avenue Congregational Church in Chicago, Illinois, began as a mission branch church before being gathered as an independent church in 1889. The church building was constructed in 1886 and it underwent renovations and expansions in 1896 and 1901. The church merged with the Central Presbyterian Church to become the Warren Central United Church in 1968. After a merger with the Faith Presbyterian Church in 1977, the church became the Pine Avenue United Church. The church exists today...
Dates: 1913-1953

Chicago, Ill. Washington Park Congregational Church records, 1889-1927, 1948.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5226
Abstract

The Washington Park Congregational Church was gathered in 1891 and remained open until 1927. It was located on South Michigan Ave in the Washington Park area of Chicago. The records in this collection gather together administrative and organizational records, ministerial and church correspondence, and the church's vital records.

Dates: 1889-1948

Colorado Springs, Colo. Second Congregational Church records, 1889-1966.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5509
Abstract With the help of Rev. James B. Gregg and Rev. George C. Woodruff, a Sunday school was established in the south side of Colorado Springs in 1888. From the Sunday school, the Second Congregational Church was established in 1889 and a building for the church was constructed in 1890. The Second Congregational Church closed in 1948 and its building became the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. This collection contains administrative and vital records and includes meeting minutes, membership records,...
Dates: 1889-1966

Creede, Colo. Creede Congregational Church records, 1892-1954.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5501
Abstract In 1892, the town of Creede was incorporated. Rev. Horace Sanderson, a missionary minister from the Congregational Home Missions office, delivered the first sermon in town on January 10, 1892. Under Rev. William T. Patchell, the church was formally incorporated on August 5, 1894. The first cornerstone for the first church building was laid on May 30, 1905 and “The Red Church” had its dedication on June 30, 1912. The Creede Community Church, is a member of the United Church of Christ and...
Dates: 1892-1954