Central Christian Church records
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Central Christian Church records
- Date
- 1853-1952, undated (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Church records and registers -- Kentucky -- Lexington.
- Deeds.
- Disciples of Christ -- Kentucky.
- Minutes (Records)
- Women and religion.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- M-69: [Identification of item], Central Christian Church records, 1853-1952, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Central Christian Church began in 1816, when Barton W. Stone, founder of the Disciples of Christ denomination, established a congregation in Lexington. It was formally created as the Hill Street (Christian) Church in 1832. The church later moved to Main Street and changed its name to correspond to that address. The congregation moved to Short Street in 1894 and adopted the present name.
- Scope and Content
- The Central Christian Church records (dated 1852-1948, undated; 0.1 cubic feet; 4 reels) consist of microfilmed copies of the records of the Central Christian Church in Lexington, Kentucky. They include church registers from 1831 (transcript made in 1860) to 1924, treasurer's books covering 1896 to 1935, and missionary treasurer's books for 1896 to 1928. There are minutes for the church as a whole for the years 1853 to 1859 and minutes for several subunits, such as the Ladies Aid Society, building committees, and the Woman's Council, over various times in the period covered. It also has copies of financial records kept by Norah B. Taylor and Bella Withers, Bible class records kept by E. E. Snoddy and Mrs. I. J. Spencer, and various church publications such as The History of The Woman's Missionary Society by Edyth B. Prather. There are also lists of former members and a deed to the Hill Street Church property.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Main Street Christian Church minutes, 1853-1859
Ladies Aid Society records, 1897 September 28-1929 January 2
Main Street Christian Church Building Committee minutes, 1891-1894, 1913
Main Street Christian Church Board of Deacons minutes, 1888 May 5-6
Sunday School Committee minutes, 1913 May 27
List of former members, compiled Charles R. Staples, 1944 December 31
Church Register B, transcribed by J.B. Morton, 1831-1869
Church Register C, transcribed by J.B. Morton, 1869-1874, 1876
Church Register D, transcribed by Henry H. White, includes copy of Deed to Hill Street Church property, 1877 November 26-1890 January 1
Church Register E, J.H. McCall and Clarence Egbert, Clerks, 1890-1897
Church Register F, Clarence Egbert, Clerk, 1897-1908
Register and Records: minutes of meetings, newspaper clippings, and programs, 1907-1924
Treasurer's Book, Account Book, special accounts., 1896 November 1-1904
Treasurer's Record Book, building fund information, pp. 71-73., 1931-1935
Book of Missionary Treasurer, 1896-1898
Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) Jubilee Drive, 1919
Book of Missionary Treasurer, 1899-1903
Book of Missionary, 1907-1928
Treasurer's Book, opened at the request of the Ways and Means Committee, includes loose bills, 1927-1928
Miscellaneous Financial Records, Mrs. Norah B. Taylor, Assistants, 1899-1912
Guide to Lexington with membership by districts with pictures of district maps, Mrs. Bella Withers's financial records, undated
Administrative Board minutes, 1926-1931
Administrative Board minutes, 1932-1933
Administrative Board minutes / Board attendance, 1934-1937 / 1932-1938
Woman's Council minutes, 1929 October 10-1933 October 18
Woman's Council minutes, 1934-1939 June 27
Woman's Council Bible class minutes, 1940 February 12-1948 January
Mrs. I. J. Spencer's Bible Class minutes, 1925 November-1927 January 17
Woman's Monday Bible Class minutes, 1927 January 31-1931 December 14
Woman's Council Bible Class minutes, 1932-1940 February 5
E. E. Snoddy's Bible Class minutes and record of attendance (Twentieth Century Men's Bible Class), 1917 October 3-1923
Christian Missionary Society pledges, disbursementasnd budgets, 1929-1938
Main Street Christian Church Young Ladies Mission Band minutes, records of attendance and constitution, 1885 March 1-1890 April
Educational Committee minutes, 1913 May 27-1927 September 12
Building and Decorating Committee, 1914 September 15-1915 September 19
Men's Club constitution and by-law, 1930-1932
Prather, Edyth B., History of Women's Missionary Society, 1929 September 7
Educational Committee minutes, 1917 March 28- 1920 September 14
Main Street Christian Church Board of Deacons minutes, typed copy, 1881 March 20-1892 February 20
Publications about Central Christian Church in Kentucky Quarterly / Golden Jubilee Devotional Service / Kentucky Annual Quarterly, 1923 December / 1924 October 15 / 1926 September
Miscellaneous material, undated
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