Collection ID: 0040 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Congregational minutes, 1779-1786

Authors

• First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (https://viaf.org/viaf/138474365)

Funders

• Council on Library and Information Resources

Call number

ABHS.FBCMinutes1779-1786
(Atlanta, United States, American Baptist Historical Society)

Alternate identifiers

• https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ABHS.FBCMinutes1779-1786

Publisher

American Baptist Historical Society

Language

English

Origin

Place

United States

Summary

Congregational minute book includes dates of meetings from 1779 to 1786, members present, and business conducted. In addition to commonplace business such as repairs to the buildings and grounds, admission and dismission of members, appointment of trustees and directions for better record-keeping, this bound manuscript also documents reinvigorated collection of pew rents for the purpose of securing a new minister, and conflict in the congregation over the Doctrine of Universal Restoration. A listing of members is included in the first few pages of the book, and financial records, including recordings of pew rent, can be found in the last quarter of the book.

Extent

223 pages;

Support

Paper

Related resources

• Philadelphia Congregations Early Records Project (https://philadelphiacongregations.org)
• ATLA Digital Library (https://dl.atla.com/collections/philadelphia-congregations-early-records-project)

Subjects topical

• Church records and registers
• Corporate minutes
• Baptists
• Church finance
• Church management
• Church discipline
• Pews and pew rights
• Church membership
• Church fund raising
• Church committees
• Church buildings
• Poor
• Charity
• Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
• First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Genres

• Minutes (Records)
• Manuscripts

Keywords

• 18th century

Licenses

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