Church membership.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 138 Collections and/or Records:
Illinois Home Missionary Society records, 1872-1911.
Collection
Identifier: RG4997
Abstract
The Illinois Home Missionary Society was founded in 1871 at the annual meeting of the Congregational General Association of Illinois and was incorporated in 1873. The Society first existed under the auspices of the American Home Missionary Society and shared its mission to aid the spread of Christianity throughout the states and territories by organizing churches and commissioning ministers for congregations that lacked the financial resources to supply their own. The Society records series...
Dates:
1872-1911
Jackson, Mich. First Congregational Church records, 1832-1935.
Collection
Identifier: RG5258
Abstract
First Congregational formed out of the efforts of Rev. Marcus Harrison and those that agreed that disagreed with the pro-slavery position of nearby churches. Harrison and around 60 others broke away and formed the First Congregational Church on March 6, 1841. The original building would give way to a few different locations until the current church, built in 1860. The First Congregational Church joined the UCC and continues to operate to this day. In July 2017 the church was added to the...
Dates:
1832-1935
Jaffrey, N.H. United Church of Jaffrey records, 1827-1980.
Collection
Identifier: RG0106
Abstract
The roots of the United Church of Jaffrey start in 1850 when 23 members of Jaffrey's First Congregational Church established Jaffrey East Orthodox Congregational Church, erecting a meeting-house the same year. The United Church records document the history and life of the church, including reports, meeting minutes, vital statistics, financial information, church bulletins, auxiliary groups, correspondence, and property deeds. Records are fragmentary and incomplete.
Dates:
1827-1980
Jersey City, N.J. First Congregational Church records, 1859-1972.
Collection
Identifier: RG0723
Abstract
The First Congregational Church in Jersey City, New Jersey, was first gathered in 1841 though it was not until 1858 that the church was formally organized. The first church building, called the Tabernacle Church, was constructed in 1863. A new church building was purchased in 1896 and a new church was constructed in 1904. Due to declining membership, the church was dissolved in 1970. This collection contains records related to the administration, history, and membership of the First...
Dates:
1859-1972
Lancaster, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1708-1846.
Collection
Identifier: RG5329
Abstract
The town of Lancaster and the First Congregational Church in Lancaster were established on November 28, 1653. The first and second meeting houses both were destroyed during Native American raids as part of larger geopolitical movements. The third meeting house was constructed in 1706 and the fourth in 1743. During Rev. Timothy Thayer time as minister, the church adopted Unitarian tenants and the fifth meeting house, designed by Charles Bulfinch, was constructed. In 1970 the church joined the...
Dates:
1708-1846
Lawrence, Mass. South Congregational Church records, 1868-2015.
Collection
Identifier: RG5323
Abstract
The South Congregational Church was established in 1868; it was a formalization of what M. C. Andrews and J. B. Fairfield started in 1852 when they established a Sunday School. This collection contains meeting minutes and reports; financials; membership ledgers including births, deaths, and marriages; social and auxiliary groups; newsletters; and orders of worship.
Dates:
1868-2015
Lincoln, R.I. Sayles Memorial Church records, 1860-2012.
Collection
Identifier: RG5381
Abstract
William Francis Sayles gathered together 36 residents of Moshassuck (later Saylesville) in June 1860. At first they organized the Friends' District Union Sabbath School, which would be become Sayles Memorial Church. Mr. Sayles had originally opened the school for his employees' children but in 1873 decided to build Sayles Memorial Chapel. The building was partially a memorial to both his and his brother's dead children. The church remained a part of the Sayles estate until the 1950s. In 1954...
Dates:
1860-2012
Littleton, Colo. Ridge Road United Church records, 1958-1993.
Collection
Identifier: RG5513
Abstract
Plans to build a Congregational church in Littleton, Colorado, were begun in 1958. Faith Congregational Church was formally gathered in 1959. The name of the church changed in 1967 to Littleton United Church of Christ. The name of the church changed later to Ridge Road United Church. The church likely closed in 1993. This collection contains administrative records for the Ridge Road United Church in Littleton, Colorado, as well as an extensive collection of scrapbooks. The administrative...
Dates:
1958-1993
Livonia, Mich. Pilgrim United Church of Christ records, 1913-1980.
Collection
Identifier: RG5544
Abstract
The Brewster Congregational Church in Detroit, Michigan, was gathered in 1894. It merged with the Pilgrim Congregational Church in 1924 to form the Brewster Pilgrim Congregational Church. The church moved to Livonia, Michigan, in 1957 and reformed as the Pilgrim Congregational Church. By 1969, the church was renamed to Pilgrim United Church of Christ. The church dissolved in 1979. This collection contains, primarily, vital records, such a membership records, marriage records, and baptismal...
Dates:
1913-1980
Lowell, Mass. Eliot Union Church records, 1830-1969.
Collection
Identifier: RG0113
Abstract
The Appleton Congregational Church in Lowell, Massachusetts, was organized in 1830. In 1873, the church building was sold to the First Presbyterian Church and the church moved to a new building along Eliot Street to become the Eliot Street Church. The Kirk Street Church was organized in 1845. In 1919, the Eliot and Kirk Street Churches merged to form the Eliot Union Church. In 1955, the Eliot Union Church merged with the First Presbyterian Church to form the Eliot Presbyterian Church. The...
Dates:
1830-1969