Custar Church of Christ (Custar, Ohio) records
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents
The records of the Custar Church of Christ cover the period from the founding of the church in 1904 until its closure in 1977. The record books cover minutes (with some gaps in the 1920s), offering records, membership lists, and finances. A separate series covers the records of the Sunday School during the period from 1942 through 1946. The collection also includes some individual financial ledgers, loose records, and folders of correspondence.
Dates
- Creation: 1904-1977
Extent
.5 Linear Feet (3 manuscript boxes )
Creator
- Custar Church of Christ (Custar, Ohio) (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
In October of 1904 the Custar, Ohio Union Sunday School decided that they wanted to establish a Church and on November 14, 1904 a Church of Christ was organized, initially with 20 members. A building committee was established and on March 18, 1906 a new building was dedicated.
Initially affiliated with the Disciples of Christ, by the time of the restructuring of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in 1968 the Custar congregation voted to maintain an independent membership unassociated with that body.
Due to a decline in membership in 1976 the congregation sold the parsonage house, which had been unused since the late 1960's. The Church itself disbanded in 1977, with some in the congregation transferring to the Weston church.
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
Materials in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The records of the Custar Church of Christ were donated and transferred to the Center for Archival Collections in October 1995 through the cooperation of Patricia Smith at the Wood County Historical Museum, where the material was originally deposited.
Processing Information
The finding aid was made by Marilyn Levinson in June 2004.
- Title
- Guide to the Custar Church of Christ (Custar, Ohio)
- Author
- Marilyn Levinson, Libby Hertenstein
- Date
- June 2004, March 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English