St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (Continental, Ohio) records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0915

Collection Overview

Abstract

Church record books with baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and deaths.

Dates

  • Creation: 1915 - 2001

Extent

1 Reels

Creator

Biographical / Historical

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church began as a Station of Antwerp in 1890. In 1895, the care of the Station was transferred to Holgate. In 1903, it was transferred to Miller City. In 1906, the parish built its church. With the building of the church the status of the parish was changed from a Station to a Mission. In 1915, the parish received their first resident pastor, Father Joseph Hensbach.

During the 1930's and 1940's, growth of church membership was slow. Since that time though, the population of the parish has grown steadily. In 1952, the church was remodeled.

In 1976, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church became a sister parish of St. Joseph, North Creek and St. Barbara, Cloverdale.

Mossing, Lawrence A. S.T.D. History of the Diocese of Toledo. Northern Ohio - West Section Missionary and Parish History. Diocese of Toledo. Toledo, Ohio. 1984. Pages 146 - 148.

Conditions Governing Access

There is a seventy (70) year access restriction on baptism and marriage records. No restrictions apply to the remainder of this collection.

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

Arrangement

Due to inconsistencies in pagination and transcription of data, researchers are encouraged to refer to all volumes within each series.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The records of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 1915 - 2001, were transferred for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, in October 2001, with the cooperation of Father Robert Kill of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.

Processing Information

This finding aid and this collection was prepared by Jennifer Golis in November 2001.

Title
Guide to the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (Continental, Ohio) records
Author
Jennifer Golis, Lisa Noward, Nick Pavlik
Date
November 2001, 2020, January 2023
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin