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Church membership.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 140 Collections and/or Records:

Springfield, Mass. Emmanuel United Church of Christ records, 1881-2000.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4392
Abstract

The church started as White Street Congregational Church in 1881, but did not officially start until 1888. The collection includes topics on church records; pastor files; church groups; historical material; and photographs.

Dates: 1881-2000

Streamwood, Ill. Pilgrim Congregational Church records, 1959-1966.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5563
Abstract

The Pilgrim Congregational Church in Streamwood, Illinois, was formally gathered in 1959. Rev. Philip Hubard Ward was the organizing minister. The church was a member of the United Church of Christ. It likely dissolved around 1971 or 1972. This collection contains a single volume of church records that includes vital membership information and meeting minutes.

Dates: 1959-1966

Sturbridge, Mass. Federated Church of Sturbridge and Fiskdale records, 1736-1999.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5194
Abstract The land that is modern Sturbridge, Massachusetts, was first visited by English Puritans in 1644. Sturbridge wasn’t settled by English colonists until 1729 by Medfield residents. Construction of the first meeting house was completed in 1734. The Congregational Church in Sturbridge was established on September 29, 1736. In 1747 members of the church withdrew to form a separatist church which later became the Fiskdale Baptist Church. Construction on the second meeting house was completed in...
Dates: 1736-1999

Summit, Ill. First Congregational Church of Argo records, 1912-2010.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5561
Abstract The First Congregational Church in Argo, Illinois, was gathered in 1913 and construction on its church building was completed in 1916. The church underwent renovations in 1938 and in the 1960s with an addition to the church built in 1960. The church joined with the United Church of Christ. The church likely closed sometime between 2011 and 2018. This collection contains membership records, including baptismal and marriage records, as well as early records related to the formation of the...
Dates: 1912-2010

The Congregational Library & Archives’ Collection of Medford, Mass. Mystic Congregational Church records, 1847-1978.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4933
Abstract

The Mystic Congregational Church as well as the Mystic Society was formed in 1847 and closed in 1978. The collection consists primarily of bound ledgers of annual and regular meeting minutes, membership for the church.

Dates: 1847-1978

Thornton, R.I. Congregational Church of Christ records, 1889-1918.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5546
Abstract

In 1889, the Congregational Church of Christ of Thornton was first gathered. In 1910, a legal dispute arose over the church’s charter and the land the church was built on. Due to the legal issues, the church property was transferred to the Rhode Island Home Missionary Society. The church dissolved by 1930. This collection contains administrative meeting minutes and vital membership records.

Dates: 1889-1918

Wendell, Mass. Congregational Church records, 1783-1955.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4890
Abstract

The Congregational Church of Wendell was formed in Wendell, Mass. on November 29, 1774. The Wendell, Mass. Congregational Church records document the history, administration, and life of the church and its members from its inception through the 1950s. Types of records present include extensive financial records, church and society meeting minutes, correspondence, and important earyy vital statistics for the church and its members.

Dates: 1783-1955

Wenham, Mass. First Church in Wenham Congregational records, 1643-1847.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4929
Abstract

In 1642 the first meeting house was constructed in Wenham and the church was established in 1644 with the Rev. John Fiske as its first minister. The Congregational Parish and Society was established in 1833 and remained active until the church was incorporated in 1925. This collection includes meeting minutes, vital records, ecclesiastical council results, and early town records.

Dates: 1643-1847