Record Book - Church of the Brethren Central Region – Women’s Work – Treasurer Records 1949 through 16 October 1965.

Money Receipt Book – 1958 forward – Central Regional Women’s Work

It appears the Central Region consisted of:

Middle Indiana

Southern Indiana

Michigan

Northern Indiana

Southern Ohio

North East Ohio

North Western Ohio

Southern Illinois

Northern Illinois

Central Regional Council of Women’s Fellowship, Church of the Brethren – deposit and check ledgers. Mrs. Helen Noffsinger, Treasurer.

Central Region Women’s Work Council – Volume II – 1956 forward – Minutes.

“Biography for Small Groups.”

Church of the Brethren, Mount Morris, Illinois, “Family Education Experimental Project” – a series of 12 lessons based on The Christian Family and prepared especially for use in the adult and youth departments of the Church School during the Second Quarter of the church year 1961-1962.

“Retreat Minutes,” Central Region CBWF Council, Camp Mack, Milford, Indiana, April 1965.

“Instruction Manual for the Older Adult Church Survey Project,” by David Batzka, The National Benevolent Association, The Division of Social and Health Services of The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

“South/Central District Senior Citizen Program, Working Paper.”

Questionnaire prepared by the Task Force for studying continuing needs of the aging – appointed by the Church of the Brethren boards of Northern Indiana, South/Central Indiana and Timbercrest.

Final Report of the Task Force to Study the Continuing Needs of The Church of the Brethren Senior Citizens in Indiana.

Survey of Aging Programs Under Religious Auspices.

Biblical References for the Church’s Mission, by Allen C. Deeter.

Final Summary of the Questionnaire.

Report – Central Region Church of the Brethren Women’s Fellowship, 17 October 1962.

Report of Women’s Fellowship to Central Region Board, 13 March 1962.

Lists of Presidents and Treasurers and Officers of Women’s Work from all the Districts Comprising the Central Region of the Church of the Brethren.

Receipts from “”Columbia Dairy, Inc.” for “punch”  sold to  “Tunker Church” from Mrs. Therman Martin, South Whitley, Indiana. Receipts requested by E. Niswawnder, Food Service, from Manchester College to South Whitley Church of the Brethren, 17 October 1962 from 17 November 1962.  (This might be Mrs. Evelyn Niswander – wife of “Doc” Niswander).  Other receipts from “Wolf and Dessauer,” of Fort Wayne with the name of “Homer Studebaker” written on one of them.

Program for “Central Region Conference,” Church of the Brethren, for Ministers and Lay Workers, under the auspices of The Central Region Board and Manchester College, 15-18 October 1962.

Of interest is the visit of famous vocalist, “Rosa Page Welch” to the Women’s Session – Regional Conference, 1964 – at Manchester College.

It appears as if these materials are for the Women's Work "Central Region" of the Church of the Brethren, which separates them from materials pertaining to Indiana's Church of the Brethren "Central," "Southern," or later, "South Central" District.  The "Central Region" of the Church of the Brethren would encompass other states and would be a much larger group.  The researcher will need to establish if all or some of this grouping is related to the"Central Region" or if some materials were confused and actually belong to the "South Central" Indiana District of the Church of the Brethren.  The Archivist is not completely familiar with such designations and there is such little time for researching the history of "Women's Work" and "Women's Fellowship," etc.

It appears the Central Region consisted of:

Middle Indiana

Southern Indiana

Michigan

Northern Indiana

Southern Ohio

North East Ohio

North Western Ohio

Southern Illinois

Northern Illinois

What about Wisconsin? - perhaps included with Illinois?

Other Notes:

BC2014/9 – Women’s Work Collection: South Central District of Indiana - Materials located in the basement of the South Central District of Indiana Church of the Brethren Offices during Historical Committee clean-up in winter of 2013. These items were found in materials pertaining to Eel River Church of the Brethren.