Skip to main content

Church societies.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

Boston, Mass. Park Street Church records, 1804-1976, 2009

 Collection
Identifier: RG1284
Abstract

The beginnings of Park Street Church date to 1804 when a "Religious Improvement Society" began holding weekly lectures and prayer meetings in Boston. Collection includes vital statistics, church records, Park Street Society and financial records, voluntary organizations, historical materials, Shawmut Church records.

Dates: 1804-1976, 2009
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Boston, Mass. Park Street Church records, 1804-1976, 2009

Cambridge, Mass. Pilgrim Congregational Church of Cambridgeport records, 1863-1992.

 Collection
Identifier: RG2350
Abstract Stearns Chapel was erected in 1863 and was located on Harvard Street, near Windsor; it was designed primarily as a Mission Sabbath School and operated for a number of years by the First and Second Congregational, Baptist and Methodist churches. The name was changed to Pilgrim Congregational Church of Cambridgeport in 1871. The collection includes church records, financial records, ministers’ records, membership records, auxiliary group records, historical information, orders of service and...
Dates: 1863-1992
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Cambridge, Mass. Pilgrim Congregational Church of Cambridgeport records, 1863-1992.

Comstock Park, MI. Comstock Park Congregational Church records, 1888-2021.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5418
Abstract On March 22, 1910, nineteen people gathered for a meeting called by Charles G. Marshall to discuss forming a church in order to fulfill the community's religious needs. As a result of the discussion, the Comstock Park Congregational Church officially formed with thirty-nine members on July 7, 1910. The church moved online once the Covid-19 pandemic started in 2020 and while they saw increased engagement online, it would not be enough to keep the church going. A final service was held in...
Dates: 1910-2021
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Comstock Park, MI. Comstock Park Congregational Church records, 1888-2021.

Fitchburg, Mass. Calvinistic Congregational Church records, 1805-2006.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5368
Abstract The Calvinistic Congregational Church of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, was formally gathered as the Calvinistic Congregational Society on June 14, 1805. The first meeting house was built in 1806, the second in 1845, and the third, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, in 1897. The church joined the United Church of Christ in 1961. In 1967, the church joined with the First Methodist Church of Fitchburg to form the Faith United Parish. This collection documents the history and...
Dates: 1805-2006
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Fitchburg, Mass. Calvinistic Congregational Church records, 1805-2006.

Franklin, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1737-1877.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4842
Abstract

The Second Church of Wrentham, also known as the West Parish Church, was established in 1738. When the West Precinct of Wrentham separated from Wrentham and incorporated as Franklin in 1778, the West Parish Church was renamed the First Congregational Church of Franklin. Included within the collection are meeting minutes, committee reports, society records, and vital records.

Dates: 1737-1877
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Franklin, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1737-1877.

Grand Rapids, MI. South Congregational Church records, 1850-2001.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4657
Abstract The origins of South Congregational Church start in 1874 when women from the Park Avenue Congregational Church organized a Sunday School. This would eventually lead to a "Mr. Gilbert" donating land for construction of a chapel. The new chapel was located between Sheldon and Jefferson on Delaware Street and finished in 1876. The South Congregational Church was officially organized on December 12, 1878 with 43 charter members. The church would see steady growth until the end of the 1900s, when...
Dates: 1850-2001
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Grand Rapids, MI. South Congregational Church records, 1850-2001.

Griggsville, Ill. Griggsville Congregational Church records, 1836-1963.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5221
Abstract Griggsville Congregational Church was originally formed in 1834. In 1837 they merged with the Griggsville Union Church, retaining the Griggsville Congregational Church name. The combined church remained in operation until it officially closed in 1948. This collection contains information related to the Griggsville Congregational Church. Included is meeting minutes from organizations like the Ladies Benevolent Society, Cree Missionary Society, Congregational Society, Young People’s Society of...
Dates: 1836-1963
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Griggsville, Ill. Griggsville Congregational Church records, 1836-1963.

Hyde Park, Boston, Mass. First Congregational Church of Hyde Park records, 1860-2003.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4923
Abstract

The First Church of Hyde Park was established in 1860, incorporated in 1895, and closed in 2009. The original church building was constructed in 1865. Rev. George Owen gave the first sermon in the new church building in 1911 and new stained glass windows were added in 1917. This collection contains administrative records, membership information, photographs and scrapbooks, and church group records from 1860-2003 with the bulk of the records created between 1860-1930.

Dates: 1860-2003
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Hyde Park, Boston, Mass. First Congregational Church of Hyde Park records, 1860-2003.

Jaffrey, N.H. United Church of Jaffrey records, 1827-1980.

 Collection
Identifier: RG0106
Abstract

The roots of the United Church of Jaffrey start in 1850 when 23 members of Jaffrey's First Congregational Church established Jaffrey East Orthodox Congregational Church, erecting a meeting-house the same year. The United Church records document the history and life of the church, including reports, meeting minutes, vital statistics, financial information, church bulletins, auxiliary groups, correspondence, and property deeds. Records are fragmentary and incomplete.

Dates: 1827-1980
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Jaffrey, N.H. United Church of Jaffrey records, 1827-1980.

Jamestown, N.Y. First Congregational Church records, 1816-2006.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5049
Abstract The First Congregational Church of Jamestown first gathered in 1816. They would join the Presbyterian Church from 1818 until 1835. From then on, they were members of Congregationalist Church and also became a member of the UCC. Starting September 1, 2015 the church no longer gathered in its original location, instead holding joint services alongside Pilgrim Memorial UCC, also located in Jamestown. This collection contains numerous records from the First Congregational Church of Jamestown....
Dates: 1816-2006
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Jamestown, N.Y. First Congregational Church records, 1816-2006.

Staff Interface | Visit ArchivesSpace.org | v3.2.0 | Send Feedback or Report a Problem