ABHS.FBCMinutes1795-1806 Congregational minutes, 1795-1806
Title
Congregational minutes, 1795-1806Authors
- First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (https://viaf.org/viaf/138474365)
Funders
- Council on Library and Information Resources
Call number
ABHS.FBCMinutes1795-1806(Atlanta, United States, American Baptist Historical Society)
Alternate identifiers
Publisher
American Baptist Historical SocietyLanguage
EnglishOrigin
1795-1806
- Place
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United States
Summary
Congregational minutes include dates of meetings, members present, and business conducted from 1795 to 1806. Topics include but are not limited to: collection of pew rent and management of donations and legacies; payments to church employees such as the minister and sexton; payments for goods such as candles and firewood and services such as the printing of minutes and pamphlets; repairs and improvements to church buildings and burial grounds; baptism and transfer of members, as well as exclusions for poor conduct; charitable gifts to other churches and to the poor; and resolutions for improved record-keeping.
Extent
274 pages;Support
PaperRelated 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 membership
- Church management
- Church finance
- Church discipline
- Church committees
- Church buildings
- Poor
- Charity
- Pews and pew rights
- Church fund raising
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
- First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genres
- Minutes (Records)
- Manuscripts
Keywords
- 18th century
- 19th century
Licenses
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