Ada First United Methodist Church (Ada, Ohio) records
Collection Overview
Abstract
Church record books including baptisms, marriages, deaths, membership and pastoral records, and historical records.
Dates
- Creation: 1859-2005
Extent
1 Reels (1 reel of 35mm microfilm)
Creator
- Ada First United Methodist Church (Ada, Ohio) (Organization)
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of nine record books dating from 1859 - 2005. The record books contain historical records, membership records, pastoral records, baptisms, marriages, and deaths.
Congregation History
The first Ada Methodist "class" met in a school house at the corner of Main and Montford Streets in 1852. In 1866 a church was built at the corner of Gilbert Street and Highland Avenue. The present church was built and dedicated in 1899.
Conditions Governing Access
No known access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The records of the Ada First United Methodist Church were transferred for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections with the cooperation of Beth Gray.
- Title
- Guide to the Ada First United Methodist Church (Ada, Ohio) records
- Author
- Kathy Gardner, Mark Sprang
- Date
- January 2006, June 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin