Rel. Religion

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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Original handwritten constitution from a Sunday School in Montgomery County

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United Presbyterian Women’s Association was an organization that existed within the College Hill congregation of the United Presbyterian Church. This collection contains minutes, newsletters, programs, financial, membership, and other organizational records.

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A collection of diaries kept by members of the Watervliet Community of Shakers near Dayton, Ohio. The diaries of Nathaniel Taylor (1823-1830), Henry Reynolds (1854-1856), James Prescott (1842), Richard Pelham (1834-1840), and Moses Eastwood are included. The collection also includes a 2-volume autobiography of Elder Issachar Bates.

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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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Consists of three volumes of baptisms, confirmation, marriage, and funeral records which are written in German until 1918. Beginning in 1880, Pastor Johannes Vos recorded events pertaining to people in Fairmont and Lick Run in the early church books for both this church (originally named Washington Evangelical and Reformed Church) and for the Martini Church (see MFM-54). He was pastor for both churches during their early years.

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Originally called the Poplar Street Presbyterian Church, the records for this Cincinnati church include membership listings, records of baptism, marriage, and death, and lists of communicants and church officials.

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Consists of four volumes of church records including records of sessions, lists of pastors, elders, and deacons, lists of communicants, and registers of baptisms, marriages, and deaths. Westminster Presbyterian Church is located in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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The records are a rich source of information on the church's growth, teachings, membership, and activities, as well as its role in the community of Dayton and beyond.

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Contains membership lists, a register of Elders, Deacons, and Pastors, board minutes, the church register, and miscellaneous printed materials. Westminster United Presbyterian Church is located in Piqua, Ohio.