Annual Reports, 1976-1982.
Scope and Contents
The Christ (Lower Saucon) Union Church collection consists of 9 boxes containing: - Annual Reports, 1921-2000 (incomplete) - Artifacts: Glass Slides; Nails from Old Church; Rubber Stamp; Seal - Awards & Certificates - Bulletins, 1938-1989 (incomplete) - Cemetery Records, 1764-1921 Compiled & Indexed by William J. Hinke, 1921 - Cemetery Records, 1764-1946 Compiled by B. F. Fackenthal, Jr. & revised by Mrs. Francis E. McLean - Charter, 1797 - Church Records (original): Baptisms, 1747-1931; Confirmations, 1792-1845; Marriages, 1918-1930; Deaths, 1877-1930; Communicants, 1796-1930; membership, 1876-1933; Officers, 1874-1937; Directories, 1918-2003 - Church Records (transcription): Baptisms, 1747-1961; Confirmations, 1792-1845; Marriages, 1792-1961; Deaths, 1791-1961; Communicants, 1796-1844; Membership, 1953-1961; Pastoral Register, 1746-1845 Some transcribed & Indexed by William J. Hinke, 1921, some by Mrs. Francis E. McLean, 1946 - Constitutions, n.d., ca. 1800, 1876, 1921 (some found in orig. records) - Correspondence - Financial Records, 1760, 1792-1796 (found in orig. & trans. records); Ledgers, 1804-1971; Offering, 1876-1948; Subscription Lists for Pastor's Salary, 1847-1919 - Guest Register, 1957-1990 - History: General (some in orig. & trans. records); Anniversary Celebrations, 1926-1988; News Clippings; Published - Legal Records: General; Bequests & Trusts; Dissolution of the Union Church, 1961-1962; Incorporation, 1797 - Newsletters, 1948-1996 (incomplete) - Pastors: Biographical Sketches (found in trans. records); Calls; Correspondence, 1938-1991 - Photographs: General; Exterior, New & Old Buildings: Interior, New & Old Buildings; Negative Blocks; Oversized - Programs & Activities - Reports: Statistical - Committees: - Building Committee - Consistory: Financial Records, 1797-1947; Minutes, 1797-1958 (includes Minutes from the Lower Saucon Charge, 1876-1877) - Publicity - Search Committee - Union Consistory: Constitutions; Legal Records, 1913-1922; Minutes, 1913-1946 - Union Study Committee, 1959-1961 - Vision Task Force, 1996 - Auxiliary Organizations: -Choir: General; Financial Records; Minutes, 1945-1960 - Missionary Society: Attendance & Dues, 1885-1941; Correspondence & Resolutions; Financial Records, 1885-1919, 1940-1976; History; Minutes, 1885-1934 - Sunday School: Financial Records; Minutes, 1882-1907 - Women's Guild: Correspondence; Minutes, 1953-1965; Programs & Activities EARLY HISTORY OF THE LOWER SAUCON REFORMED CHURCH, 1734-1832, by William J. Hinke, 1926. Published in the "Journal of the Presbyterian Historical Society", 1927, vol.12, no.8. SHEPHERDS AT THE END OF THE WILDERNESS, 1734-1926. THOSE WHO LED THEM OUT OF THE WILDERNESS, 1926-1976.
Dates
- Creation: 1747 - 2003
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the E&R Library & Archives Repository
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