United Church of Christ
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1957
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
David Nelson Beach, Jr. Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 60A
Overview:
Correspondence, writings, collected material, and biographical records provide valuable documentation of Beach's Yale education, his work with the YMCA in France during World War I, his ministry, his contributions to the Congregational denomination, and the work of the Connecticut Civil Rights Commission. David Nelson Beach, Jr. (1894-1990) was a clergyman in New England and Minnesota, including at First Church of Christ (Center Church) in New Haven from 1943 to 1960. He served on the...
Dates:
1862-1989
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
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David Nelson Beach, Jr. Papers
Congregational Church Records
Collection
Call Number: RG 56
Overview:
The Congregational Church Records of Record Group 56 are an open collection of primarily printed material dating from approximately 1709-1983. Records of various official bodies are encompassed by the record group as it documents churches of Congregational polity individually and in cooperation on local, state, national and international levels.
Dates:
1709-1983
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
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Congregational Church Records
Henry David Gray Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 52
Overview:
These papers provide extensive biographical information about Gray as well as unique and valuable documentation of the merger between Congregational Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church to form the United Church of Christ in 1957. Henry David Gray (1908-1994) was a Congregational minister who served churches in South Hadley, Massachusetts, (1935-1939), South Pasadena, California (1942-1955), Hartford, Connecticut (1955-1970), and others. He was active in youth work,...
Dates:
1924-1981
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
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Henry David Gray Papers
New England Church Records
Collection
Call Number: RG 48
Overview:
Record Group 48 is an open collection composed of records from individual churches in the six New England states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Dates:
1640-2004
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
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New England Church Records
New England Commission for United Ministries in Higher Education Records
Collection
Call Number: RG 54
Overview:
The papers constitute the official archive of the organization from its formation in 1967 until its dissolution in 1973. They contain detailed information about the local Christian ministries programs of various colleges and universities in New England. The input of the following denominations to these programs is documented: American Baptists, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Protestant Episcopal Church, United Church of Christ, United Methodist Church, United Presbyterian Church. The...
Dates:
1950-1973
Edward James Vorba Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 97
Overview:
Looseleaf notebooks of sermons, prayers, and programs document Vorba's work as a Congregational minister. Edward James Vorba, a 1947 graduate of the Yale Divinity School, was a pastor at churches in Iowa, Vermont, Florida, Connecticut, New York, and Pennsylvania from 1947 to 1985.
Dates:
1946-1985
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
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Edward James Vorba Papers