Rel. Religion

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Records consist of minutes of official church boards, reports, financial records, marriage, baptismal, and membership rolls, weekly church programs, publications, women's and youth organization materials, newspaper clippings, historical files, and photographs.

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The collection consists of original church records for the Middle Run Primitive Baptist Church, founded in 1799 and one of the earliest congregations in Greene County, Ohio. Records include congregational meeting minutes, membership lists, and cemetery records.

Abstract This collection contains various documents, photographs, maps, correspondences, books, and audio-visual materials pertaining to Shaker religious communities in Ohio and Kentucky. Materials in this collection were either used or produced by Rose Mary Lawson, or her colleague, Martha Boice, during their research of Shaker communities. Rose Mary Lawson, née Haley, was an archivist, author, teacher, and researcher of Shaker religious communities. Lawson produced many written works on the...

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This collection consists of duplicate marriage licenses for marriage ceremonies performed by Reverend Dr. Russell D. Barnard, pastor of First Brethren Church in Dayton, Ohio. Most, but not all, licenses are from Montgomery County, Ohio.

Abstract This collection documents over one hundred and fifty years of the church, from its beginnings around 1840 as The German Evangelical Church, then as the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Dayton, then St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church to its modern iteration as the St. John’s United Church of Christ. The records document all aspects of the church, including administrative functions, finances, membership, ministers, social clubs and organizations, services, and outreach programs. Of...

Abstract The Trotwood United Church of Christ was founded as the Wolf Creek Christian Church in 1848. It was the first organized church in Madison Township, Montgomery County, Ohio. In 1931, the churches of the Christian Convention merged with the Congregational Churches. At that time, the Wolf Creek Christian Church became the Trotwood Congregational Christian Church. In 1957, the Evangelical and Reformed Church combined with the Congregational Christian Churches to form the United Church of Christ...

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The collection contains four record books and a 16-millimeter film, that document membership, activities, and meetings in Dayton’s First Christian Church and the related Walnut Hills Christian Church.

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This collection contains membership data and attendance records of the First United Church of Christ, which was located in the Walnut Hills neighborhood of Dayton.

Abstract The collection consists of a wide variety of records documenting the congregation’s 165-year history on Wayne Avenue in Dayton, Ohio, from its founding through its closure. Records include general history, vital records, administrative records, publications, and audiovisual materials. Vital records include baptisms, confirmations, communions, marriages, and burials. Records are primarily in German through the early 20th century. The collection documents early Lutheran and German history and...

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of six issues of the organization’s The Voice newsletter, describing local Lutheran missionary activities, needs, properties, and finances.