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Grace Reformed Church (D.C), Contains History of Grace Reformed Church. Within this folder, it houses documents that denote specific milestones and significant dates within the greater history of Grace Reformed, which extends from 1902-2008.

 Collection — Box: 004, Folder: 026

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Contains the materials from Grace Reformed UCC Church in District of Columbia from 1877-2017. In 1877, this church was founded as St. Stephen's Reformed until 1881, before becoming Grace Reformed until its closure in 2017. In a collection of 8 boxes, you will find all of the following:

- Annual Reports (1949-2016) - Awards, Certificates, Recognitions (1986-2000) - Bulletins (1910-2017) - Church Records (1881-2008) - Baptisms (1881-1939) - Confirmations (1880-1927) - Marriages (1881-1939) - Deaths (1883-1939) - Communicants (1889-1902) - Directories (1930, 1964, 1970, 1974, 1984, 1990, 2005) and Membership Lists (1981-1983) - Guest Registers (1915-2008) - Statistical Reports (1890-1928) - Consistory Minutes (1877-1973, 1984-1985, 1989, and 1993-2006, 2008-2014) - Constitutions and By-Laws (1956, 1981 and 1999 (With Change of Article V in 2016)) - Financial Records - Treasurer's Reports (1924, 1942-1956, 1959-1962, 1965-1980, 1984-1985, 1990, 1992-2007, 2016-2017) - Loans, Memorial Funds and Endowment Funds (1958-1969) - History - Grace Reformed Church (1877-2017) - Theodore Roosevelt Association (1958-2011) - Legal Records - Bequests (1944-2015) - Newsletters (1942-2010) - Pastors (Correspondence, 1950-1997) - Photographs (Regular and Oversized Photographs) - Photographs (Smaller than Legal Size, Box 005) - Oversized Photographs (Box 007) - Auxiliary Organizations - Ladies Aid Society (1890-1941) - Women's Guild (1942-1971) - Artifacts (Box 008) - American Flag, Flag of Christianity, Communion Set, and 2 Church Plates (Will be stored along with Artifacts in Artifact Room)

- Also includes 3 items that were digitized. They can be found in Attachments and URLs section. It includes a video of a worship service from November 1998, and audio recordings of Sermons by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. - Collection DOES NOT include Pulpit Bible (1901 American Standard Version, Presented by Mr. and Mrs. Troxel to Grace Reformed), and 3 Bibles written in Japanese (1955)

Dates

  • Creation: 1877 - 2017

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the E&R Library & Archives Repository

Contact:
555 W. James Street
Lancaster PA 17603 United States
717-290-8734