Church membership.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 120 Collections and/or Records:
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
Colorado Springs, Colo. Second Congregational Church records, 1889-1966.
Collection
Identifier: RG5509
Abstract
With the help of Rev. James B. Gregg and Rev. George C. Woodruff, a Sunday school was established in the south side of Colorado Springs in 1888. From the Sunday school, the Second Congregational Church was established in 1889 and a building for the church was constructed in 1890. The Second Congregational Church closed in 1948 and its building became the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. This collection contains administrative and vital records and includes meeting minutes, membership records,...
Dates:
1889-1966
Concord, Mass. Congregational Church letter of dismission, 1829. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG0849
Connecticut Conference. Litchfield South Association records, 1842. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG0850
Creede, Colo. Creede Congregational Church records, 1892-1954.
Collection
Identifier: RG5501
Abstract
In 1892, the town of Creede was incorporated. Rev. Horace Sanderson, a missionary minister from the Congregational Home Missions office, delivered the first sermon in town on January 10, 1892. Under Rev. William T. Patchell, the church was formally incorporated on August 5, 1894. The first cornerstone for the first church building was laid on May 30, 1905 and “The Red Church” had its dedication on June 30, 1912. The Creede Community Church, is a member of the United Church of Christ and...
Dates:
1892-1954
Cripple Creek, Colo. The Union Church records, 1892-1945.
Collection
Identifier: RG5504
Abstract
The city of Cripple Creek, Colorado, was incorporated in 1892, the same year that the First Congregational Church in Cripple Creek was gathered. The church was known as The Union Church by the 1940s and in later years it would be known as The United Church. The church was dissolved in 1983. This collection contains the administrative and vital membership records for The Union Church, previously named the First Congregational Church, in Cripple Creek, Colorado.
Dates:
1892-1945
Danvers, Mass. First Church records, 1672-1845.
Collection
Identifier: RG1309
Abstract
The First Church of Danvers was founded in 1672 when a group of farmers who lived quite a distance from the Salem meetinghouse of which they were members petitioned for permission to erect one of their own. This collection contains the early records of the Danvers church, including records pertaining to membership, vital statistics, and church meetings. Of particular note are records pertaining to the confession and trial of Martha Corey (alternatively spelled Kory and Cory) in regards to...
Dates:
1672-1845
Dayton, Ohio. St. Luke's United Church of Christ records, 1908-2013.
Collection
Identifier: RG5331
Abstract
In 1908, a group of men and women gathered together in the home of Christian Poock to form what would become St. Luke's. The next year, St. Lukes officially had its first pastor, Reverand F. A. Meusch. That year they also became a member of the German Evangelical Synod of North America. In 1955 the church offically joined the United Church of Christ. They continued to function and provide community and spirtiual outreach until it was decided that the church was no longer able to function....
Dates:
1908-2013
Denver, Colo. Seventh Avenue Congregational Church records, 1884-1999.
Collection
Identifier: RG5512
Abstract
The Villa Park Congregational Church was organized, with the help of Rev. George Rose, in 1890 and construction on the first church building was completed by October of that year. In 1913, land was purchased at the intersection of West Seventh Avenue and King Street, in the Barnum neighborhood, for the purpose of constructing a new church building. That same year, the church formally voted to become the Seventh Avenue Congregational Church. The church struggled to flourish in the following...
Dates:
1884-1999
Dorchester, Boston, Mass. First Church records, 1727-1784.
Collection
Identifier: RG0861
Abstract
In 1631, a log cabin was built to serve as the first meeting house of the recently settled Dorchester Plantation. For its first five years of existence, the parish had two ministers, John Warham and John Maverick. They were followed by Rev. Richard Mather, who served from 1636-1669. The church evolved from a Trinitarian Congregational church, during the pastorate of Thaddeus Mason Harris (1793-1836), to the Unitarian denomination. The First Parish Dorchester Church, now a member of the...
Dates:
1727-1784