| Topic | Record # | Description Summary |
| Aged Person's Home and Mexico Welfare Home: Account Book | BC2017/15 | Account book for the Church of the Brethren Aged Persons Home of Mexico, Indiana (1920's forward), including funds transferred to the reorganized Mexico Welfare Home circa 1951. |
| Aged Persons Home and Orphanage: Southern Indiana District of the Church of the Brethren | BC2010/3 | Secretary Book for Aged Persons Home and Orphanage of the Church of the Brethren, South Central Indiana District. Secretary's records from the creation of the Articles of Association in 1918 to its merger with the Mexico Welfare Home in 1951. |
| Audio Tape: "A Look at the Brethren" | BC2011/3 | This reel-to-reel tape entitled, "A Look at the Brethren," was produced by Dean Frantz. It answers questions about the Church of the Brethren: What is it, Who are the Brethren, What do they look like, What do they do? This appears to be the audio portion of a slide show or filmstrip that describes the Church of the Brethren. |
| Aukerman, Dale | BC2006/8 | Dale Aukerman collection. Materials from Dale's office, gifted after his death by his wife, Ruth Aukerman. |
| Baldwin, Ferne: Church of the Brethren Collection | ROBaldwinCOB2012/23 | A collection of materials about the Church of the Brethren assembled by Archivist Emerita, Ferne Baldwin. Some information deals with the larger church and its mission in Nigeria and other materials are related to the Church of the Brethren in Indiana. |
| Beery, William | Brethren People File: Beery, William | Member of the Church of the Brethren, William Beery, sings a solo over WLS radio to celebrate his 91st birthday [clipping]. |
| Beliefs, Polity, Principles, Ideas: Church of the Brethren | BC2006/23a | Christian Education: Church of the Brethren related publications. |
| Bethany Theological Seminary Campus Moves Oak Brook, IL. | BC2007/1 | "A Dream Unfolds," brochure marketing campus move to Oak Brook, IL. |
| Brethren Groups Timeline | BC2017/14 | A timeline of the various splits and separations within the group of "Brethren" who formed under the leadership of Alexander Mack in Schwarzenau, Germany during 1708. |
| Brethren National Conference: 1914 Photograph | BC2014/14 | Photograph of participants in the 1914 Brethren National Conference, Winona Lake, Indiana. |
| Brethren Service Cup | BC2006/4 | The history behind the Brethren Service Cup wtih recollections by Bob Frantz, designer and craftsman of the prototype. |
| Church of the Brethren YPD Summer Assembly: 1921 Photograph | BC2014/15 | Photograph of participants in the Middle Indiana District of the Church of the Brethren Young People's Department, Summer Assembly at Manchester College, 1921. |
| Church of the Brethren, Council of the Boards Meeting, Winona Lake, 1935 | BC2010/18 | Minutes for the Council of Board. It appears as if the Board met in order to make proposals to the delegates of Annual Conference. A revision of the 1935 - 1936 budget was to be presented. |
| Church of the Brethren: Annual Conference | BC2007/4 | State Historical Marker: Annual Meeting Historical Marker In recognition of the significance of Brethren Annual Meetings: 1878, 1888, 1900 along with images from the event. |
| Church of the Brethren: Annual Conference Daily 1948 | BC2010/42 | Annual Conference Daily for 16 June 1948. |
| Church of the Brethren: Direction, Future, COCU | BC2018/11 | The August 1966 article by Martin Marty [MU2018/10] was written during the same time-period as the 1966 COB Annual Conference. Should the Church of the Brethren face the future by ecumenical participation with other denominations through the Consultation on Church Union (COCU)? BC2018/22 includes documents of the Church of the Brethren's "Fraternal Relations Committee to the 1966 Annual Conference, along with a speech delivered by Wayne Zunkel on the Conference floor during the COCU debate. Also included: "An Open Letter To the Fraternal Relations Committee," "Report, Consultation on Church Union" (1966), and "Supplementary Report of the Fraternal Relations Committee to Annual Conference on COCU. |
| Church of the Brethren: Indiana Cooperative Board and Congregational Records | BC2018/23 Box Two | Records of the Indiana Cooperative Board composed of Church of the Brethren Districts of Northern, Middle, and Southern Indiana (1952 - 1973 incomplete). Detailed records and statistics of Middle Indiana Church of the Brethren congregations, 1911- 1945. Materials related to the proposed merger of the COB Middle and Southern Indiana Districts. South Central Indiana congregational historical materials, newsletters, and district conference information. An assortment of other Indiana congregational and district materials related to organizations, meetings, congregations and workshops. L. W. Shultz Otho Winger biography, Letter from Warsaw, Poland, interview with M. R. Zigler, etc. |
| Church of the Brethren: Indiana Regional Office, Salaries and Benefits | BC2010/45 | 1960 - 1961 correspondence between Robert Greiner, Treasurer, Church of the Brethren General Brotherhood Board and Robert Greiner, David Yeatter, and Mark Schrock. Some material deals with financial arrangements surrounding Galen Lehman discontinuance at the Regional Office as Regional Secretary, and the transfer of Mark Schrock to fill the vacency. Other letters deal with church extension loan notes. Also included is a report on employee Revisions to The Group Insurance and Pension-Annuity Plans. |
| Church of the Brethren: Journey in Jesus Way | BC2017/27 | "Journey in Jesus' Way," original interviews and some footage, by videographer, David Sollenberger, in which members of the Church of the Brethren share their faith on many topics. |
| Church of the Brethren: Manchester Church of the Brethren | BC2010/11 | Materials related to Manchester Church of the Brethren. |
| Church of the Brethren: Markle Church of the Brethren | BC2010/31 | Photocopies of three images of the church at different stages of its life. |
| Church of the Brethren: Materials Assortment | BC2018/2 | This assortment of Church of the Brethren Materials includes but is not limited to: Southern Indiana legal drafts and documents - Brethren Service Commission statement regarding police action in Korea - Minutes of the Brethren Service Commission - Report of NY Relocation Hostel to the Committee for Resettlement of Japanese-Americans,1944 - Guiding principles and objectives of Brethren Service - Boni (ponee) family history - Mount Morris Church of the Brethren accomplishments and goals - Junior High Church School - "Account of the Society of Dunkards in Pennsylvania," 1786, from Lancaster to Ephrata - History of the Olympia, Virginia Church of the Brethren, Virginia - May 1930, Bulletin of La Verne College - "Echo," January 1960 - "Hier is des echo auf das Echo der Hamburger Gruppe." ICYE Exchange 1958/1959 - John David Bowman - Global Women's Project, "Globalink," Issue No. 21 1994 and No. 25 - Report to Heifer Committee January 1946, Brethren Shipment to Poland - 1944 report on Heifers for Relief Shipment Number 1 to Puerto Rico - Bethany Seminary 1941 graduates - Death of Mary Leedy - Appraisal of the Indiana Home Mission Extension Committee,1964 - Program, 129th District Conference of the Northern Indiana District - "Dedication Memorial and Membership Directory" for the Wenatchee Valley Church of the Brethren, 1929 - Winona's Greatest Convention, Church of the Brethren Conference - George Brubaker's handwritten notes on church practice - Women in the church - unique and powerful - March 1999 and 1978 News Release citing female participation in a nationwide Gathering of Church of the Brethren Women - Universal Military Training vs the American Way, Kermit Eby's testimony before the House Armed Services Committee,1947 -"The Third Day," 1998, quarterly newsletter by the Office of Brethren Witness Environmental Working Group - "Sourvenir of McPherson College, 1904," photo album.- Information about "Liberty Cemetery," Orange County, Indiana - Listing and dates of Church of the Brethren congregations within Indiana along with districts and mother churches- Old German Baptist Brethren congregations in Canada, and in the United State - script, "The Missionary Awakening of Elm Grove," written by a Class in mission at Bethany Bible School - General Brotherhood Board and Commissions Agenda," 1952,Warren Bowman. |
| Church of the Brethren: Materials Assortment | BC2018/3 | A wide assortment of Church of the Brethren related materials, including but not limited to: A narrative play about Church of the Brethren history - photographs of church buildings and members - Photograph of participants in the Church of the Brethren Christian Citizenship Seminar, circa Spring 1974 - Picture of "Brethren Church" - National Youth Conference at Valparaiso University 1971 - Church of the Brethren related images (see finding aid for locations and identifications) - Brochure for "Pastoral Family Assistance Program" - COB history - picture of Bethany Seminary with students (1907-1908) - background material regarding the "History of the Church of the Brethren in Indiana." Folder #11 - Notes and materials leading up to the writing of "History of the Church of the Brethren in Indiana" - photographs of the Old Order German Baptist Brethren tent conference - brochure describing the Association for the Arts in the Church of the Brethren - program for "The Brethren's Ministerial Meeting for the Southern District of Indiana,"April 1897- program for the "Seventh Summer Assembly of the Church of the Brethren of Middle Indiana" - District News Letter 1 August 1948 - The Indiana Cooperative Board (1964-1966) letters, documents, program - credential for Delegates to the District and General Conference of the Church of the Brethren - Declaration of Principles and Purposes - Constitution and Function of the Delegate Body of Annual Conference. |
| Church of the Brethren: Materials Assortment | BC2018/6 | A variety of materials regarding the Church of the Brethren collected during the ages. "Academy for Church Leadership," Summer Intensive, 1987 - "Volunteer Service in the Local Church," featuring New Windsor BVS class with Dan West - 1987 newsletter from the COB Washington Office featuring Ronald Reagan and the Central American Peace Agreement - 1988 newsletter from the COB Washington Office featuring, "Civil Rights at Critical Juncture" - Minutes of District Meeting of Northern Illinois and Wisconsin, 1902, 1908,1940, 1954, 1955, 1960 - "Jesus Christ - Our Hope," Indiana Brethren Young Adult Retreat, 1976 (Warstler, Carter) - Three year Reading Course for Licensed Ministers - Eldership Ordination1965, Manchester/Liberty Mills COB. |
| Church of the Brethren: Materials Assortment | BC2018/7 | A variety of COB related materials: COB "Agenda" (1978) with articles, Prepare Now for Possible Resumption of the Draft, What Would You Do if Your Loved Ones Were Threatened by Violence?, Keep America Free from Military Regimentation, a Warning to America, by E. Paul Weaver - 1909, program of Joint Sunday School Meeting of Howard, Flora, Upper and Lower Deer Creek School - Statistics and trends within the Regions of the COB (circa 1954) - Report of Women's Work - G. Lehman letter to 1953 Standing Committee - Minutes of the South Central District Board (1972) - Planning for District Conference 1969 - Information probably for new book on Indiana COB History - History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties, Indiana with dates of conception, location, moves, and 1991 activity of COB congregations - 1922-1927 Statistical Notebook with reports on Indiana Ministers and evangelists, church locations, congregational membership gains/losses/, ministerial statistics (sisters licensed, men licensed, year)/minister losses -Daniel Miller and descendants - "Brethren Connection to American Communal Groups" - "Divisions In the German Baptist Brethren Church" - "The Dunkard Dozen (1929)" who received advanced education - Report of the Committee on National Service to the World Ministries Commission (1972) - Indiana Church of the Brethren history gathered for writing of new book, including: congregational membership in South/Central Indiana (1991), history of the Mississinewa Church, biographies of Elder D. P. Shively, Elder Elias Caylor, the death of James Quinter. |
| Church of the Brethren: Michigan and Northern Indiana District | BC2010/23 | Minutes of the 21 October 1972 joint meeting of the Michigan and Northern Indiana District Board Executive Committees, Church of the Brethren. Minutes of the 31 March 1973 joint meeting of the Michigan and Northern Indiana District Board Executive Committees, Church of the Brethren. |
| Church of the Brethren: Middle Indiana Men's Organization, 1948 | BC2010/35 | One page announcement of a film and presentation by John L. Strohm, author, editor and world traveler. The program is sponsored bythe Middle Indiana Brethren Men's Organization. |
| Church of the Brethren: Pine Creek , North Liberty, Indiana, N-PAC Resolution | BC2010/15 | One page resolution on N-PAC, dated 1980, supporting national leaders in actively planning, establishing, and funding a National Peace Academy. |
| Church of the Brethren: Publications, Christian Education | BC2006/23a | Statements, tracts, leaflets, brochures, booklets, Sunday School materials, published by the General Brotherhood Board, Elgin, IL and by other Church of the Brethren related committees, organizations, churches and individuals that explain beliefs and principles of the Church of the Brethren. |
| Church of the Brethren: Publications, Christian Education | BC2006/24 | Statements, tracts, booklets, Sunday School materials, published by the General Brotherhood Board, Elgin, IL and by other Church of the Brethren related committees, organizations, churches and individuals. A publication, "Prayer for...Missions." |
| Church of the Brethren: War Statements | BC2004/22 | Church of the Brethren statements on war. |
| Church of the Brethren: Workshop at Manchester College 1945 | BC2010/48 | 3 page flyer describing a Church of the Brethren workshop organized to develop district resource leadership in the Central Region (1945). Held at Manchester College, participants were told to bring ration books! |
| Conscientious Objection: Kime, Carl | BC2007/7 | Supreme Court transcripts, Carl Kime materials. MC graduate and Church of the Brethren Minister, Carl Kime was conscientious objector. See his videotaped interview MC2008/06. |
| Elders Meeting of Middle District, Indiana, Minutes 1892 - 1916: Church of the Brethren | BC2010/2 | Elders meeting of Middle District, Indiana, Minutes, 1892 - 1916 |
| Germantown, Pennsylvania | COB General File: Germantown | One booklet containing the history of Germantown, Pennsylvania and its relationship to the Church of the Brethren. |
| Gilbert, Stan: Brethren People | Brethren People File: Gilbert, Stan | Member of the College Board of Trustees. |
| Indiana Council of Churchers 1986: Annual Report | BC2010/50 | Indiana Council of Churches Annual report to Member Judicatory Bodies in February of 1986. |
| Ladoga and Ladoga Area Church of the Brethren | BC2015/3 | Records belonging to the Ladoga Church of the Brethren and other area Brethren congregations [Scott, Union, and Clark Townships, and Montgomery County, Indiana]. Records include, but are not limited to, county membership lists as well as letters of recommendation and membership certificates. Multidenominational Sunday School statistics circa 1927. |
| Ladoga Area Church of the Brethren: Records | BC2015/1 | Primary source material for Ladoga area Brethren: Raccoon Creek, Cool Spring, Bethel, Mount Pleasant, Little Walnut, Bethany, Ladoga, including but not limited to: Congregational minutes, histories, sermon notes, financial records, and transfer of membership letters (19th and 20th century) including Brethren from Four Mile (Indian Creek). |
| Ladoga Church of the Brethren | Brethren Filing Cabinets and Brethren Shelving Units (IS) | Ladoga - Bethel church records. Ladoga was part of the Southern Indiana District of the Church of the Brethren that was eventually combined with the Central Indiana District. The merger is now called the South-Central Indiana District of the Church of the Brethren. |
| Loon Creek Church of the Brethren | BC2017/21 | Historical and congregational materials related to Loon Creek Church of the Brethren, South Central Indiana District of the Church of the Brethren. |
| Mount Pleasant Church of the Brethren: Northern Indiana District | BC2013/2 | Records of the Mount Pleasant Church of the Brethren (formerly Yellow River), Northern Indiana District of the Church of the Brethren. |
| Orphan Trains | BC2007/14 | Information and resources about Orphan Trains from the Illinois State Genealogical Society. |
| Richmond Church of the Brethren: Records | BC2017/9 | Records of the Richmond, Indiana Church of the Brethren. For a period of time Richmond Church of the Brethren shared a yoked parish with the Four Mile Church of the Brethren, and information about Four Mile is included in these records as well. |
| Rinehart Family in Howard County, Indiana | Brethren People File: Rinehart Family | The Rinehart family have produced prominent leaders in the Church of the Brethren. A brief listing of names and the source of information, "History of the Church of the Berthren in Indiana," by Otho Winger, 1917. |
| Ron Finney: Church of the Brethren | BC2008/09 | Snapshots of former South Central Indiana District Secretary, Ron Finney, and others at workshop. |
| Shultz, L. W. 1945 Trip to Poland with Clifton Crouse on the Ship, Santiago Iglesias | BC2010/39 | Printed scans of photos of L. W. Shultz taken by Clifton Crouse. Also included are printed scans of Lefferson photos. 1.) A printed scan of a snapshot taken by Clifton Crouse and a page from Clifton's autograph book signed by L. W. 2.) A printed scan of a Lefferson photo. It is an image taken in the cowboys' mess hall aboard the SS Santiago Iglesias en route to Poland, November, 1945. 3.) A printed scan of a Lefferson photo from L. W.'s album for the 1945 trip to Poland. L. W. is in the Warsaw mayor's office in Poland. 4.) Description page by Peggy Reiff Miller. See Also: "People and Places," by L. W. Shultz. Peggy also references where to find other photos and gives credits for the photographs she has scanned. |
| South Central Indiana District: Women's Fellowship Records | BC2011/23 | Financial records for the Church of the Brethren South Central Indiana District Women's Fellowship 2000 - October 2010 with Final Record of 1 January - 30 September 1999. Fall Fellowship report stating the decision to disband. |
| Spring Creek, South Central District, Indiana: Church of the Brethren | BC2009/05 | Spring Creek Church of the Brethren: Congregational records, commemorative plate, applebutter-making scrapbook and additional material. |
| Sugar Creek Church of the Brethren | BC2017/2 | Records of the Sugar Creek Church of the Brethren, South Central Indiana District of the Church of the Brethren. |
| West Manchester Church of the Brethren Collection | BC2014/1 | Land records, deeds, financial reports, guest book, treasurer's records, investments, and contracts regarding the West Manchester Church of the Brethren, and possibly "Acme" school, as well as Pleasant Hill Cemetery. |
| West Manchester Church of the Brethren Records | BC2011/24 | Records of the West Manchester Church of the Brethren. The doors of this congregation have been closed. |
| Wine, Archibald and Kathren Jett Wine: Family History | BC2017/16 | A history of the Archibald A. Wine and Kathren M. Jett Wine family by Jacob Calvin Wine, Jr. |
| Women's Missionary Society, Manchester Church of the Brethren | BC2008/8 - REMOVED | Women's Missionary Society, Church of the Brethren, North Manchester, Indiana, Program booklet. |
| World War II: 1956 Brethren Service Work in Europe | BC2018/18 | "A Summary Report on an Administrative Visit Abroad to the Executive Committee of the General Brotherhood Board," by W. Harold Row. A look on many church mission and social service projects spanning forty thousand miles, thirty countries, four continents, and six major religions. |
| Yoder, Milo: Brethren People | Brethren People File: Yoder, Milo | Related materials to Milo and Muriel Yoder in the Brethren People File: - Photocopy of the couple's portrait.
- Information about Milo and Muriel from Daid Boothby 1976 - 2008 Regional Director of Heifer Project International.
- Article by Jeanine Wine, Archivist, Manchester College, in preparation for the Dan West exhibit.
- Obituary for Muriel Yoder received from Manchester College President, JoYoung Switzer.
- Also see Milo and Muriel Yoder in Dan West exhibit display case and in the former Heifer Project International, Goshen office, materials.
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| Yoder, Muriel: Brethren People | Brethren People File: Yoder, Muriel | Related materials to Milo and Muriel Yoder in the Brethren People File: - Photocopy of the couple's portrait.
- Information about Milo and Muriel from Daid Boothby 1976 - 2008 Regional Director of Heifer Project International.
- Article by Jeanine Wine, Archivist, Manchester College, in preparation for the Dan West exhibit.
- Obituary for Muriel Yoder received from Manchester College President, JoYoung Switzer.
- Also see Milo and Muriel Yoder in Dan West exhibit display case and in the former Heifer Project International, Goshen office, materials.
See Also: Awards received by Milo and Muriel Yoder in the Heifer International, Goshen Office, materials, as well as in the Dan West exhibit in the Funderburg Library. |
| Zigler, M. R.: The M. R. Zigler Project | BC2017/25 | "The M. R. Zigler Project, Portrait of a Peacemaker." Videographer, David Sollenberger, interviews M. R. Zigler, Don Durnbaugh, Ken Morse, Hilton Harman, Geraldine Glick, Enten Eller, Hilton Harman, Desmond Bittinger, Eldon Burke, David Eberly, Hazel Peters, Ken Kreider, Clyde Carter, E. Paul Weaver, Linda Logan and Geraldine Glick. |
| Zimmerman, Jean | Brethren People File: Zimmerman, Jean | Material related to Jean Warstler Zimmerman, peacemaker, and Manchester College alumna, 1964: |
