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...

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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.

Abstract Tabernacle Congregational Church was gathered on May 27, 1866 following the consolidation of two schools originally founded in 1857 and attached to the First Congregational Church. The consolidation resulted in the formation of the Tabernacle Mission and the creation of an attached Sunday-school, and finally in the establishment of the Tabernacle Congregational Church. The church was located at the corner of North Morgan Street and Grand Avenue in Chicago's West Town. Briefly, following the...

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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.