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Church membership.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 138 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

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

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

West Brookfield, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1754-1917.

 Collection
Identifier: RG1179
Abstract The town of Brookfield was first settled during the 1660s. The first meeting house in Brookfield was built atop Foster's Hill in Brookfield and shortly after construction began on the second meeting house, the First Church was officially organized in 1717. West Brookfield split from Brookfield in 1848 and the First Church became Congregational Church. The church joined the United Church of Christ in 1964. The records include membership lists, church correspondence, church and parish meeting...
Dates: 1754-1917

West Hartford, CT. Elmwood Community Church records, 1867-2024.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5531
Abstract The Elmwood Community Church was founded in 1921 from the Elmwood Union Chapel Association with James F. English as its first pastor. Due to the growth of the church, the Sunday school, the Ladies Aid Society, and other organizations, a new church building was construction beginning in 1926 with a parsonage following in 1947. In 1958, the church steeple was raised. After 1967, the church continued to grow and change with the reorganization of boards and groups, renovation to the building,...
Dates: 1867-2024