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Accession #BC2016/12
TopicHistorical Committee: Northern Indiana District of the Church of the Brethren
TitleHistorical Committee SCIND
SizeOne File Folder
LocationIS, COB Northern Indiana District Filing Cabinets - In Folder Proceeding Congregational Records
CitationHistorical Committee SCIND, BC2016/12, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana.
AccessResearchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials.
ProvenanceMichigan City Church of the Brethren Files
Scope and Content

Northern Indiana District of the Church of the Brethren Historical Committee Files - Folder #1.

Definition of the function of the Northern Indiana Historical Committee.

Organizational chart of congregations with starting dates.

Church of the Brethren "Retention of Records" policy (1994).

Concerns of district historians (1976).

1976 - letter regarding getting recognition on the district budget.

1975 letter regarding historical update of congregations.

Other correspondence beginning in 1973 - 1990's.

Historical resources and bibliographies.

"Celebrating the 300th Anniversary of the First German Immigration to America." - article "On October 6, 1683, the First German immigrants to the New World arrived in Philadelphia.  These settlers of Germantown were Quakers and Mennonites, pacifist Christians who left Europe in part to escape military conscription.  They are the forebearers of the faith communities that cooperate today in 'New Call to Peacemaking.'"

Description of the Brethren Historical Library and Archives (BHLA) in Elgin, Illinois.

District Historical Committee Congregational Church Records Survey and Church History Summary forms.  Responses to Summary forms and other pieces of information regarding individual congregations:

Notes on Forest Grove Church of the Brethren

Notes on North Webster Church of the Brethren and records of 26 January 1980.

Copy of Cedar Lake Church, 14 January 1899 Special Council.

Beacon Heights Church History April 1, 1978 - March 31, 1979.

Arnold's Grove.

Auburn.

Baugo Church of the Brethren, Wakarusa, IN.

Beacon Heights, Fort Wayne.

Cedar Lake Church of the Brethren.

Goshen City Church of the Brethren.

Middlebury Church of the Brethren.

Osceola Church of he Brethren.

New Paris Church of the Brethren.

North Liberty.

North Webster.

Pine Creek.

Plymouth Church of the Brethren.

Rock Run.

South Bend City Church of the Brethren.

Syracuse Church of the Brethren.

Union Church of the Brethren.

Wakarusa Church of the Brethren, Corner of Spring and Union Streets, Wakarusa, IN.

Wawaka Church of the Brethren, 1/2 mile East of Wawaka on U.S.#6 - Turn right.

Goshen Church of the Brethren.

Camp Alexander Mack, 65th Anniversary Celebration, 10 June 1990 - program and worship service.

Date of AccessionUnknown
Bio History NoteThese records and minutes were part of materials processed within Michigan City Church of the Brethren files.
Archivist NoteDescription prepared 6 December 2016 by Jeanine M. Wine.
 


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