Heidelberg Reformed Church (Philadelphia, PA)

Collection

Identifier: Church RG 288

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Heidelberg Reformed Church collection consists of 7 boxes containing the Annual Report 1970; Auxiliary Organizations: Men's Bible Class; Brotherhood of Andrew and Phillip Minutes 1905-1918; Women's Guild Minutes 1941-1970; Women's Missionary Society Minutes 1891-1942; Mite Society Minutes 1925-1942; Young People's Society; Women's Social Union Minutes 1908-1975; Women's Missionary Society 1895-1942; Bulletins (Heidelberg Herald) 1891-1969; Church records and registers 1872-1998; Church School Minutes 1931-1945; Communicants; Confirmations; Congregational Meeting Minutes 1868-1897; Consistory Minutes 1868-1983; Constitution; Death Records 1872-1992; Directories 1906-1967 incomplete; Financial Records 1918-1959; History; Legal Records; Marriage Records 1872-1998; Membership; Newsletters 1897-1969 incomplete; Photographs; Records of Baptisms 1872-1994; Spiritual Council Minutes 1910-1926; Sunday School Reports, Teachers Association Minutes 1883-1930; Church School Minutes 1931-1945.

Dates

Creation: 1868 - 1998

Biographical / Historical

Heidelberg Reformed Church was organized in 1868 when members of Christ Church, 16th and Green Sts., objected to the use of the new 1866 Order of Worship and left to form their own congregation. They met at Spring Garden Hall, then in a rented building on Melon Street, until a frame chapel was built at 19th and Oxford Sts. in 1872. The chapel was replaced by a new building in 1881. In 1925 they sold the property and merged with the Fern Rock Mission at Broad and Grange Sts. A new church was completed in 1927. Heidelberg had founded five mission churches. One of them, Bethany Tabernacle at 20th and Dauphin Sts., elected to merge with Heidelberg in 1929. The church disbanded in 1981.

Extent

1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

For microfilm copy of Church Records 1877-1958 SEE : Microfilm #167. For microfilm copy of Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths only, 1873-1921 SEE: Microfilm #39. For artifacts SEE: Artifact Box 24. For Seal SEE: Seal Collection. For pastoral records 1891-1921 SEE: MS Coll. 177 Zartman, Rufus Calvin.