Church membership.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 120 Collections and/or Records:
Mattapoisett, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1736-1984.
Collection
Identifier: RG4840
Abstract
The church was gathered in July of 1736 as Second Church in Rochester, Massachusetts, and didn't become Mattapoisett Congregational Church until 1860 after the town of Mattapoisett was incorporated. The early years of the church were marked by much contention, most notably regarding pastoral appointments and policies on singing. The collection contains records relating to membership, vital statistics, ecclesiastical councils, meeting minutes, and financial records.
Dates:
1736-1984
Maynard, Mass. Union Congregational Church records, 1850-2017.
Collection
Identifier: RG5354
Abstract
The Union Congregational Church was Maynard’s first parish. It was first founded on July 23, 1850 as the Evangelical Union Society. Its creation formed when eight members of the community met at the newly built railroad station and voted to organize a Sunday School. Amory Maynard was the first Superintendent. The Evangelical Union Society was incorporated in 1852 with the first parish being called the Union Church. On August 10, 1927, a constitution and bylaws were adopted and the church...
Dates:
1850-2017
McKeesport, Pa. First Congregational Church records, 1949-1988. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG5207
Dates:
1949-1988
Medfield, Mass. First Parish Unitarian Church records, 1697-1970.
Collection
Identifier: RG5309
Abstract
The First Parish Church was founded in 1751 shortly after the incorporation of the town of Medfield. Rev. John Wilson was the first pastor. A second meeting house was constructed in 1706. The third and current meetinghouse was built in 1789. In 1813 the town and the parish were legally separated with members of the church incorporated as The First Parish. In 1827 a group of members of the First Parish petitioned for permission to withdraw from the First Parish, which was becoming...
Dates:
1697-1970
Merrimac, Mass. Pilgrim Congregational Church records, 1725-1900.
Collection
Identifier: RG0123
Abstract
Parish organized in 1725; church founded in 1726 as Second Church of Christ in Amesbury, Mass. Merrimac separated from Amesbury in 1876 and in 1879 the church became the First Congregational Church, popularly known as Pilgrim Congregational Church. In 1879 the First Orthodox Congregational Society was incorporated, replacing the earlier West Parish Congregational Society. The First Orthodox Congregational Church of Merrimac was incorporated in 1894 and the First Orthodox Congregational...
Dates:
1725-1900
Middleboro, Mass. First Church of Middleboro records, 1702-1925.
Collection
Identifier: RG4970
Abstract
The First Congregational Church of Middleboro was first organized on December 26, 1694 and Samuel Fuller was ordained as the first minister. The First meeting house had been constructed previously in 1680 and the second was constructed in 1701. Ecclesiastical differences between competing factions resulted in the congregation splitting and the third meeting house being constructed in 1745. The congregation remerged in 1754. The fourth and present meeting house was built in 1828. The...
Dates:
1702-1925
Milliken, Colo. German Congregational Church records, 1918-1975.
Collection
Identifier: RG5507
Abstract
The Volga Germans of Milliken, Colorado, formed the German Congregational Church in 1918. The church joined with the United Church of Christ at some point after 1957. The church closed in 1977. This collection contains two registers that contain vital membership records which include baptismal records, marriage records, confirmation records, and Sunday school records.
Dates:
1918-1975
Nahum Sargeant memberbship certificate, 1787. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG4882
Dates:
1787
Natick, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1721-1920.
Collection
Identifier: RG4839
Abstract
First Congregational Church of Natick, Massachusetts, was established in 1651 by a group of English settlers and missionaries under the leadership of Rev. John Elliot. The church became home to many local Native Americans, also known as “Praying Indians,” and was the location of the writing of the “Eliot Bible:” a bible translated into phonetic Algonquian. This collection contains records of church covenants, meeting minutes, baptismal records, lists of deaths, disciplinary records,...
Dates:
1721-1920
Northbridge, Mass. Centre Congregational Church records, 1782-2011.
Series
Identifier: RG5030
Abstract
The town of Northbridge, Massachusetts, was incorporated in 1772 and the First Church in Northbridge was established in 1782. The first meeting house was constructed in 1774. In 1834 a significant portion of the congregation withdrew to form the Congregational Church of Whitinsville (now the Village Congregational Church). The second meeting house was constructed in 1836. In 1879 another contingent of the church's members withdrew to form the Rockdale Congregational Church, though both...
Dates:
1782-2011