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Church membership.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 108 Collections and/or Records:

Brockton, Mass. Waldo Congregational Church records, 1896-1980.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5396
Abstract

The Waldo Congregational Church was gathered in 1896 two years after being founded as the Montello Mission. In 1980 the Waldo Congregational Church, First Parish Congregational Church, South Congregational Church, and Porter Congregational Church merged to form the Christ Congregational Church. This collection contains the administrative and membership records of the church and includes record books, financial records, and vital member records.

Dates: 1896-1980
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Brockton, Mass. Waldo Congregational Church records, 1896-1980.

Brunswick, Me. First Parish Church records, 1735-1829.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5236
Abstract The township of Brunswick was incorporated on May 3, 1717. Until 1747 the town was served by temporary missionary ministers. In 1747 the First Parish Church was actually split into two buildings, one following Congregational polity and the other following Presbyterian polity. In 1772 both groups agreed to follow Congregational polity and in 1808 both groups physically merged into a single meeting house. The church had close relations to Bowdoin College and Harriet Beecher Stowe found...
Dates: 1735-1829
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Brunswick, Me. First Parish Church records, 1735-1829.

Bryant, S.D. Union Congregational Church, 1892-2009.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5431
Abstract The Union Congregational Church of Bryant, S.D. was founded on March 13, 1892, with the writing of its first constitution. On March 30th, 1892, the church joined in covenant fellowship with Congregational churches in DeSmet, Hetland, Erwin, Lake Preston, and Willow Lakes. The church building was finished in 1897 and later remodeled in 1945. This collection records the activities of the church and its community through annual reports, membership records, church correspondence, yearbook...
Dates: 1892-2009
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Bryant, S.D. Union Congregational Church, 1892-2009.

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
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Cambridge, Ill. First Congregational Church records, 1851-1917.

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.

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
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Charlestown, Boston, Mass. First Church records, 1632-1927.

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
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Chicago, Ill. New First Congregational Church records, 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
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Chicago, Ill. Summerdale Community Church records, 1890-1954.

Chicago, Ill. Tabernacle Congregational Church records, 1865-1911.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5216
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...
Dates: 1865-1911
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Chicago, Ill. Tabernacle Congregational Church records, 1865-1911.

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
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Chicago, Ill. Washington Park Congregational Church records, 1889-1927, 1948.

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