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T. DEGROOT. PH D.. D.D / 9641 APPALOOSA DRIVE UNDER 0 952) *nd director September, 1986 SUN CITY. ARIZONA 85373

To the many Church Bodies that have so graciously contributed their Year Books or other Records to our microfilm Best wishes to one and all 1

We are in the 34th year of our work, and up to the present I have never sent information about the micro-film that we make. Our previous letters always have gone to the libraries of colleges, universities, theological seminaries, and research institutions. However, I am at last yielding to the requests of a number of our participating Church Bodies and am sending to you the enclosed information pages. If you want tiny of our films, just let me know.

Please notei WE ARE MOVING, as of October 1, 1986. Our new address after that date will be Dr. A. T. DeGroot, Director Ecumenism Research Agency 1067 East Centerville Road Apartment 3207 Garland, Texas 75041

We will be pleased to serve your interests in our area at any time. Again we thank you for your kindness in providing the valuable Official Records that go into the hands of many concerned Centers.

Cordially yours,

ECUMENISM RESEARCH AGENCY 9

A T. DeGROOT. Ph D., D.D. 24 LUCY LANE SOUTH FORK M.H.P. Founder (1932) and D irector October 1988 WYLIE, TEXAS 75098

To the Headquarters of all Church Bodies in the USA & Canada

Dear friends of many yearss

This is now the 37th year in which we have been engaged in Baking the microfilm collections shown on the enclosed Record fage. By this letter, we seek your cooperation in gathering the Official Yearbooks of all Church Bodies, to be microfilmed in their entirety and released as 'The State of the Churches in the USA & Canada 1988." For the previous issues of this large collection, see the back side of the enclosed Record rage. Many, perhaps most, of you can send us a copy of your existing Yearbook (do not wait for a Jater printing of a new edition), without charge. It is only in this way that we can keep our costs within bounds. However, if it cannot be sent free, send us a bill, and we will pay. This is the only collection of its kind. It has very great value for a large number of or^inizatlons and agencies. Your cooperation in this project is immensely valuable. We plan to keep this good work going at least until 1990. That will be the time for issuing a new edition of The PUith & Order Commission, World Council of Churches, 1980-1989. Again, we send our grateful thanks for your good help in this program. We can borrow from our Old Testament inheritance, and say. 9 ’T v\ ' n ’T'? 1 t t v i t ^ 5 w (Hear, 0 Israel, the Lord thy God is One.)

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b y Ecumenism Research Agency 9641 Appjiloosa Avenue Sun City, Arizona 85373 USA. A.T.DeGroot, Ph.D., D.D., Director 15 rolls of 16 mm. film Price £275.00 No. of ADVENTISTS: p a g e s 1. Advent Christian Church, P.O.Box 23152, Chcirlotte, N.C. 28212 The Advent Christian Manual 1984 213 2. Church of God General Conference, Box 100, Oregon, Illinois 6l06l. No response 3. Primitive Advent Christian Church, c/o Hugh W.Good, 395 Frjime Rd. ,Elkview ,W .Va. 25071 Letter 1 4. Seventh-day Adventist Church, 6840 Eastern Ave.N.W. , Washington,D.C.20012 1000 Daus of Reaping. 1984 40 5. African Orthodox Church, 122 West 129th St., New York N.Y. 10027 6 . Amana Church Society, Amana, Iowa 52203 7. American Catholic Church, 1295 N.E.ll8th St ,North Miami, Fla. 33161

8 . American Ethic;il Union. 2 West 64th St.,New Yor ,N.Y. 100£3 1 9. American Evjingelical Christian Churches, Waterfront Dr. ,Pineland ,Fla. 33945 17 10. American Ministerial Association, 2210 Wilshire Blvd.,Suite 582,Santa Monica,Cal. 90403 Brohhure 2 P1. American Rescue Workers, 2827 Frankford Ave..Philadelphia, Penna. 19134 Apostolic Christian Church, P.O.Box 151, Tremont, 111. 61658 13. Apostolic Christicin Churches of America. 14. Apostolic Faith Church, 6 6 15 S.E.52nd Ave.,Portland,Ore. 97206 Letter, The Light of Hope, March-April 1986 19 15. Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God, 1120 N. 24th St..Birmingham,Ala.35234 A Brief History, & The People's Mouthpiece 43 16. Assemblies of God, 1445 Boonville Ave.,Springfield, Mo.65802 Church Directory 1984 381 17* Baha'i, 112 Linden Ave., Wilmette, 111. 60091 Information, & The Baha'i Faith 20 BAPTISTS j 18. American Ba.ptist Association, P.O.Box 901, Texarkana, Ark-Tex. 75501 1984 Yearbook 387 19. American Baptist Chbrches USA, Judson Book Store, Valley Forge,Penna. 19482-0851 Ye

246. United Church of Christ, 105 Mcidison Ave.,New York,NY 10016. 1984 Ye;irbook 782 247. United H61y Church of America, 500 Gulley St..Goldsboro, NC 27530 248. Unity Churches, /ss'n of, P.O.Box 610, Lee’s Summit,Mo. 64063, Yearbook 1985 283 249* Unity of the Brethren, 5905 Ccirleen Dr.,Austin, Texas 78731. The Brethren Journal, Sept.1985 26 250. Vedanta. Society, 34 West 71 Street, New York, NY 10023. Letter 1 251. Volunteers of /'■merica, 3813 N.Causeway Blvd..Metairie, Louisiana 70002 Meet the People We Serve (Annual Report), 1984 16 2 5 2 . Wesleyan Church, Wesleyan Publishing House, Marion, Indiana 46952. Statistical Report 63 253. Word of Life Church, Dresser, WI. Winter, 1985, Seaching Together 16 254. Worldwide Church of God, Pasjidena, Calif. ,P.O.Box 111,300 W.Green. Letter 2 C A N A D A 1. African Methodist Episcopal Church in Canada, 765 Lawrence Ave.W.,0ntario,0nt. 2. Anglican Church of Canada, 600 Jarvis St. .Toronto,Ont.m 4y 2j6. 1985 Yecirbook 192 3 Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archduocese of North America, 555~5?5 Jean Talon St., E.Montreal 328 PQ. Annual General Meeting, 1985 38 4. Apostolic Christicin Church (Naaarean), P.O.Box 151, Tremont.Ill. 61568 5 . Apostolic Church in Canada, Rev.D.3.Morris,Pres.,685 Park St.S..Peterborough,Ont.K9J 3S9 6 . Apostolic Church of Pentecost, 3026 Taylor St.E..Saskatoon,Sask. S7H 4j2 7 . Armenian Church of Canada, 6 15 Stuart, Outremont,Quebec H2V 3H2. Letter 1 8 . Armenian Evangelical Church in Canada, 34 Glenforest Rd.,Toronto,Ont. m4n 128 Newsletter, July-December 1985* Silver Jubilee,1985 130 ro 9 . Associated Gospel Churches, 280 Plains Rd.W..Burlington,Ont.L7T 1g4. * 10. Association of Regular Baptist Churches, (Canada), 337 Jcirvis St. .Toronto,Ont.’84 Report 20 11. Assemblies of Christians in French CJinada, Box 1054,Sherbrooke,Quebec J1H 5L3. News of Quebec, Winter, 1985 40 12. Atlantic Canada. Association of Free Will Baptists. 13. Baha’i Faith, 7290 Leslie St.,Willowdale,0nt. The Bahai Faith,& Encyclopedia 14. Baptist Federation of Canada,219 St.George St..Toronto,Ont.M5R 2M2. Assembly,1985 15 15. Baptist General Conference, 10 Westmont, Bay W., Winnipeg, Manitoba R2J 1Y8 77 16 . Bible Holiness Movement, Box 223 Postal Sta.A, Vancouver 1, B.C. 17. Brethren in Christ Church, Canadian Conference, 1125 W .Arrow Hwy. .Upland, Calif. 91786 18. Buddhist Churches of Canada, 918 Bathurst St., Toronto,Ont. 19. Canadian Baptist Conference, 1033 NE 6th Ave., Portland,Ore. 97232 20. Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists, #210, 5^ 3 Crowchild Trail,N.W..Calgary,Alb.T3B 4zi 21. Canadian Jewish Congress, 1590 Avenue Docteur Penfield, Montreal H3G 1C5» Newsletter, June, 1984 34 22. Canadian Reformed Churches, Box 124, Burlington,Ont.L7R 3^8. 1985 Yearbook g- 23. Cancidian Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers),60 Lowther Ave.Toronto ^ 24. Christadelphi&ns in Canada, P.O.Box 221, Weston,Ont. 2e Christian & Missionary Alliance, 2528 Chicoutimi Dr.N.W..Calgary,Alberta. 58th Western Cancidian District Conference, 1985 50 26. Christian Brethren Church, Box 1600, Shefbrook, Quebec JlH 5m 4 27. Christicin Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada,39 Arkell Rd . ,R .R .2,Guelph,Ont .N1H 6H8 Letter 28. Christicin Community & Brotherhood of Reformed Dukhobors.Site 8 ,Camp 50,R.R.#1,Crescent Valley , B.C. V0G lHO. Letter 1 8 No.of 29. Christian Congregation, Inc. 804 W. Hemlock St., La Follette, Tenn. 37766 pages 30. Christian Reformed Churches in North America, Tennant Ste.408,Burlington Sq., 760 Brant St., Burlington.Ont. L7R 4B7- (See USA .entry) 31. Christian Science in Canada, 339 Bloor St.W.,Suites 214,215, Toronto,Ont. M5S 1W7 32. Church of God (in Western Can

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Evangelical Academies and Lay Training Centers of Europe and Great Britain. Publications of these Centers in Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland 11 229.50

Library of American Church Records. The official Yearbooks, Annual Reports, Minutes, Statistics. Series I Assemblies of God, 1914-1965; Christian Church (Disciples), 1848-1964; Churches of Christ, 1906-1963; Congregational Church, 1854-1961; Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1810-1966 ...... 57 741.50 Series II Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, 1803-1970; Brethren in Christ (formerly River Brethren), 1871-1970; Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1867-1970; American Baptist Convention, 1814-1969 ...... 58 751.00 Series III An introduction to The Evangelicals. Free Methodist Church, 1860-1978; Church of God (Anderson, Ind.), 1905-1978; Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, 1940-1978; Undenominational Fellowship of Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, 1955-1978 ...... 532.50

6s The State of the Churches: Survey One: The State of the Churches in the U.S.A. 1973 The State of the Churches in Great Britian & Ireland 1974 ...... The State of the Churches in Europe & Asia 1975 ...... Survey Two: The State of the Churches in U.S.A. & Canada 1976 ...... The State of the Churches in Great Britian. Ireland. Australia & New Zealand 1977 . . The State of the Churches in Europe & Asia 1978 ...... Survey Three: The State of the Churches in U.S.A. & Canada 1979 ...... The State of the Churches in Great Britain. Ireland. Australia & New Zealand 1980. . . The State of the Churches in Europe & Asia 1981......

Survey Four: The State of the Churches in the U.S.A & Canada 1982 ...... The State of the Churches in Great Britian. Ireland. Australia & New Zealand 1983 . . . The State of the Churches in Europe & Asia 1984 ......

Survey Five: The State of the Churches in the U.S.A. & Canada 1985 ...... The State of the Churches in Great Britain, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand 1986 . The State of the Churches in Europe & Asia 1987

Seminaries in Progress (their complete catalogs) ' U.S.A. & Canada 1987 Great Britain, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand 1988

Inclusive price for the purchase of all of these materials in one shipment $7,550.00 Details about each of these Series are available in printed brochures, mailed upon request.

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Evangelical Academies and Lay Training Centers of Europe and Great Britain Publications of these Centers in Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland 11 229.50 Library of American Church Records. The official Yearbooks, Annual Reports, Minutes, Statistics. Series I Assemblies of God, 1914-1965; Christian Church (Disciples), 1848-1964; Churches of Christ, 1906-1963; Congregational Church, 1854-1961; Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1810-1966 ...... 57 741.50 Series II Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, 1803-1970; Brethren in Christ (formerly River Brethren), 1871-1970; Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 1867-1970; American Baptist Convention, 1814-1969 ...... 58 751.00 Series III An introduction to The Evangelicals. Free Methodist Church, 1860-1978, Church of God (Anderson, Ind ), 1905-1978; Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, 1940-1978; Undenominational Fellowship of Christian Churches and Churchs of Christ, 1955-1978 35 532.50

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The Slate of the Churches Survey One: The State of the Churches in the U.S.A. 1973 ...... 10 220.00 The State of the Churches in Great Britian & Ireland 1974 ...... 4 163.00 The State of the Churches in Europe & Asia 1975 ...... 3 153.50

Survey Two: The State of the Churches in U.S.A. & Canada 1976 ...... 9 210.50 The State of the Churches in Great Britian. Ireland. Australia & New Zealand 1977 5 172.50 The State of the Churches in Europe & Asia 1978 ...... 4 163.00

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