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Church and social problems.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on the efforts of the church to deal with social problems. Works on the sociology of Christian denominations and general Christian social theory are entered under [Christian sociology.]

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Community Renewal Society records, 1881-1978.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5061
Abstract Incorporated on December 31, 1882, the Chicago City Missionary Society (CCMS) was created to promote religion and morality through Congregational Churches in Chicago and its vicinity. The Society was established to tackle questions surrounding the influx of European immigrants to Chicago in the late 19th century. The Community Renewal Society records document the history of the organization, originally known as the Chicago City Missionary Society, including management, finances, mission...
Dates: 1881-1978

The Congregationalists in the War surveys, 1919.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5026
Abstract

An unknown congregationalist organization sent out surveys to many of the congregational churches across the contiguous 48 states to record levels of patriotism post World War I. These surveys contain details of congregational church participation and support of the American war efforts, and what their post war transition looked like.

Dates: 1919