E&R Church Synods. South Indiana Synod.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the original minutes and reports of the South Indiana Synod of the Evangelical & Reformed Church from 1939-1963 and from the regional sections. Also included is a published history, newsletters, synodical council minutes, and correspondence.
Dates
- Creation: 1939 - 1963
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Biographical / Historical
The South Indiana Synod of the Evangelical & Reformed Church was organized on April 11, 1939, at Salem Evangelical and Reformed Church in Louisville, Kentucky. The Synod remained under this organizational structure until realignment between the South Indiana Synod, the Michigan-Indiana Synod, and the Indiana Conference of Congregational of Christian Churches occurred during the years 1959-1963. On May 2, 1963, the Indiana Conference of Congregational Christian Churches and the South Indiana Synod united into the newly organized Indiana-Kentucky Conference of United Church of Christ.
Presidents
- Rev. Franz Paul Puhlmann (1939-1941)
- Rev. John Otto Reller (1941-1945)
- Rev. Walter Franklin Lahr (1945-1947)
- Rev. Hilbert Henry Peters (1947-1949)
- Rev. Arthur Henry Wegener (1949-1951)
- Rev. Paul John Schlueter (1951-1955)
- Rev. Harry William Bredeweg, D.D. (1955-1963)
Extent
1.149 Cubic Feet (1 container)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Indiana-Kentucky Conference, United Church of Christ on January 27, 2025.
Subject
- Lahr, Walter Franklin (1903-1993) (Person)
- Wegener, Arthur Henry (1898-1974) (Person)
- Bredeweg, Harry William (1917-1981) (Person)
- Puhlmann, Franz Paul (1890-1980) (Person)
- Reller, John Otto (1889-1961) (Person)
- Peters, Hilbert Henry (1899-1975) (Person)
- Schlueter, Paul John (1908-1985) (Person)
- Title
- E&R Church Synods. South Indiana Synod.
- Author
- Scott Meyer-Kukan
- Date
- March 21, 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the E&R Library & Archives Repository
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