Findlay (Ohio) -- Church history

Abstract

The collection (1887-1968) consists of the minutes of the Church Board, the Brotherhood Society, the Ladies Aid Society, and the Sunday School; quarterly reports; church records listing baptisms, marriages, and funerals; and records of the Foreign and Home branches of the Women's Missionary Society, the Epworth League, the Bethany Sisters, the Women's Service Executive Committee, and the John Steen Junior League.

Abstract

The collection consists of nine record books as well as loose leaf files which document the members, including baptisms, marriages, deaths and lists of probationary and full membership, dating from 1876 to 1984, with some information not available for the 1920s. Also included in this collection are church histories and church directories.

Scope and Contents The collection of the St. John's Lutheran Church contains two volumes of record books which document church membership for the period from 1858 to 1930 and one minute book documenting the membership and activity of the Mission Society for the period 1908 to 1918.The first record book volume, dating from 1858 to 1897 and written entirely in German, contains information on communicants, confirmations, baptisms, marriages, and burials.The second record book contains...

Abstract The collection, dating from 1870-1954, consists of two volumes of record books, one volume of congregational meeting minutes and eight volumes of the Ladies Aid Society/Women's Missionary Society minutes. The record books include information on membership including baptisms, marriages and funerals, and date from 1870-1945. Also included in these record books are detailed histories of the church. The congregational meeting minutes only date from 1908-1912, and largely pertain to the purchase...