St. Paul's Evangelical Reformed (New York, NY)

Collection

Identifier: Church RG 334

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The St. Paul's Evangelical Reformed Church collection consists of four boxes containing AUXILIARY ORGANIZATION (INTERMEDIATE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR SOCIETY: FINANCIAL RECORDS 1922-1925, 1929-1940, MINUTES 1920-1926. LADIES AID SOCIETY: FINANCIAL RECORDS 1914-1923, 1942-1946, 1946, MINUTES 1862-1888, 1876-1891, 1897-1900, 1913-1923, 1924-1933, 1933-1945. MEN'S SOCIETY FINANCIAL RECORDS 1898-1904, CHORAL SOCIETY MINUTES 1918, MINUTES 1898-1904, MINUTES 1920-1933. ORPHAN HOME SOCIETY FINANCIAL RECORDS 1907-1928, 1928-1936. YOUNG PEOPLE'S MISSION SOCIETY MINUTES 1872-1877, FINANCIAL RECORDS 1856-1894, ATTENDANCE 1920-1929, MINUTES 1897-1898, 1900-1904, 1905-1916, 1916-1930); CHURCH RECORDS (COMMUNICANTS 1905-1913, 1907-1927); COMMITTEES ( CONFIRMATION DAY 1892-1899, CONSISTORY MINUTES 1862-1863, 1880-1897, 1898-1908, 1908-1919, SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE 1860-1862, 1901, 1934-1935, 1932-1938, SUNDAY SCHOOL EXCURSION 1933, SUNDAY SCHOOL FINANCIAL RECORDS 1888-1899, 1899-1906, 1919-1938, MINUTES 1846-1858, 1869-1874, 1904-1907, 1908-1911, 1912-1928); CONSTITUTION, FINANCIAL RECORDS 1860-1887, FINANCIAL SECRETARY'S BOOK 1933, 1937, FINANCIAL RECORDS 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, FINANCIAL RECORD RECEIPTS 1898-1899, FINANCIAL RECORDS TREASURER'S BOOK 1852-1897, 1897-1902, 1903-1921, 1935-1936, 1941-1942; HISTORY (CLOSING 1948); INCORPORATION 1854; PHOTOGRAPHS.

Dates

Creation: 1846 - 1948

Biographical / Historical

The church was founded in 1852 by Rev. Dr. John F. Busche who pastored the church until his death in 1893. The original location was 97 and 99 Suffolk St. Other pastors included E.G. Fuessle 1893-1905, J. Schmitt 1905- ?. In 1900 the name changed from the German Evangelical Reformed Church in Suffolk Street to St. Paul's Evangelical Reformed and the address was 874-878 E. 141st St. In 1905, the address changed to 606-612 E 141st St., Bronx. In 1948, the church dissolved and was sold to an independent Protestant Puerto Rican congregation.