Guide to the Records of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ Annual Conferences and Local Churches 1810-1946
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Guide to the Records of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ Annual Conferences and Local Churches 1810-1946 General Commission on Archives and History of the United Methodist Church P.O. Box 127, Madison, NJ 07940 10/18/2002 Guide to the Records of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ Annual Conferences and Local Churches Records of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. Annual Conferences and Local Churches 1810-1946 9.42 cubic feet gcah.rg.3985 The purpose of this finding aid is to help you understand the nature of this collection and to assist you in the retrieval of material from this collection. The following pages contain an administrative history of the agency which gives summary information about the agency's history and development; followed by a general description of the collection in the scope and content note. If more detailed information is warranted then series descriptions also appear. The container listing appears last and is the listing of material in each box, or container, of this collection. To request material you need to turn to the container listing section. It is essentially a listing of file folders, or artifact items, in the collection. Each folder, or item, has a call number associated with it. Each folder also lists the inclusive dates of the material in the folder. On the material request form list both the call number and the folder, or item, title. Use a different line for each folder, or item, requested. When your request sheet is complete, or full, bring it to the archivist and the material will be retrieved. History Note The Church of the United Brethren in Christ began with the preaching of Philip William Otterbein and Martin Boehm in the 1760's. At a 1789 conference at the parsonage of Philip William Otterbein, in Baltimore, Maryland, Otterbein and his lay ministers gave simple organization to the fellowship which had been holding sporadic conferences since 1774. On September 25, 1800 at a meeting of William Philip Otterbein, Martin Boehm, and other lay ministers at the home of Peter Kemp in Maryland, the church was formally organized. At this meeting Martin Boehm and William Philip Otterbein were elected bishops and the name, "Church of the United Brethren in Christ" was chosen. In 1815, the first General Conference was held near Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. At this Conference a Discipline, a Confession of Faith, and a form of church government were approved. A second General Conference was held June 2, 1817, at Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. This conference improved the Discipline, elected two Bishops, formed a third Annual Conference, and arranged for quadrennial sessions of the General Conference. In 1841 a Constitution was adopted. When the General Conference of 1889 attempted to change the Constitution a small minority led by Bishop Milton Wright walked out of the Conference and formed their own General Conference. They claimed to represent the Church holding to the original intent of the Discipline of 1841, especially in reference to its opposition to secret societies. The issue was brought to court. The court ruled against the splinter group and ordered them to take a new name. They called themselves the Church of the United Brethren in Christ (Old Constitution). The original group became known as the Church of the United Brethren in Christ (New Constitution). In 1946, the Church of the United Brethren in Christ merged with the Evangelical Church to form the Evangelical United Brethren Church. In 1968, the Evangelical United Brethren Church merged with the Methodist Church to become the United Methodist Church. Scope Note This collection is made up of material from the Annual Conferences and local churches of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. The material consists of minutes, histories, photographs, publications, and news clippings and does not contain church records such as baptismal, membership, marriage etc. Arrangement Material has been arranged in the following manner. SERIES:ANNUAL CONFERENCES. General Commisson on Archives and History Page 1 Madison, New Jersey Guide to the Records of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ Annual Conferences and Local Churches SERIES:LOCAL CHURCHES. Access Restrictions Denominational agency journals, reports and committee minutes are open to the public unless they have been closed in accordance with requirements specified in the Discipline. Denominational agency staff office records are closed for twenty- five (25) years after creation. Personnel records are closed for at least 75 years. Appeals can be made to the General Commission on Archives and History, P. O. Box 127, Madison, NJ 07940. Restrictions on Use Detailed use restrictions relating to our collections can be requested from the office of the archivist at the General Commission on Archives and History. Photocopying is handled by the staff and may be limited in certain instances. Before using any material for publication from this collection a formal request for permission to publish is expected and required. Preferred Citation When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, Records of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. Annual Conferences and Local Churches, United Methodist Church Archives - GCAH, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the items' call number as that is not a stable descriptor. Subject Terms Subject Topics Anniversaries Local church Sunday schools. Subject Geographic Colorado Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Maryland Michigan Minnesota Nebraska Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin. Genre Account books Clippings Directories Histories Minutes General Commisson on Archives and History Page 2 Madison, New Jersey Guide to the Records of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ Annual Conferences and Local Churches Photographs Postcards Programs Publications. Table of Contents Annual Conferences ............................................................................................................................. 4 Local Churches ...................................................................................................................................7 General Commisson on Archives and History Page 3 Madison, New Jersey Guide to the Records of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ Annual Conferences and Local Churches Container List Annual Conferences Call Number Folder Title Date(s) 2279-1-1:2 Miami Annual Conference, Oversized Photograph 1931 2279-1-1:3 77th Session of the St. Joseph Annual Conference, Winona, Indiana, Oversized 1921 Group Photograph 2279-1-1:4 One Hundredth Year of St. Joseph Annual Conference, Winona Lake, Indiana, 1945 Oversized Group Photograph 2279-1-1:5 33rd Annual Convention Young People's Society Christian Endeavor Otterbein 1923 U. B. Church, Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Annual Conference Program and Oversized Group Photograph 2279-1-1:6 79th and Final German Annual Conference, Zanesville, Ohio, Oversized Group 1930 Photograph 2279-1-1:7 Miami Annual Conference Middletown, Ohio, Group Photograph 1923 2279-1-1:8 13th Annual Session Miami Annual Conference, Dayton, Ohio, Oversized 1922 Group Photograph 2279-1-1:9 Indiana State Congress, Indianapolis, Indiana, Oversized Photograph 1930 2279-1-1:10 Indiana State Congress, Indianapolis, Indiana, Photograph 1922 2279-1-1:11 Illinois Annual Conference, Decatur, Group Photograph 1918 2279-1-1:12 Members of the Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference 104th Session, 1903 Annville, Pennsylvania 2279-1-1:13 East Ohio Annual Conference Alliance Group Photographs Undated 2279-1-1:14 Group Photograph, Allegheny Annual Conference Undated 2279-1-1:15 82nd Session of Sandusky Annual Conference Photograph 1915 2279-1-1:16 76th Annual Session, White River Conference, Anderson, Indiana, Oversized 1921 Photograph 2279-7-2:1 Minutes of the Sabbath School Association Conventions, Miami Annual 1862-1875 Conference 2279-7-2:2 Minutes of the Sabbath School Association, Miami Annual Conference 1870-1886 2279-7-2:3 Ministerial Association Minutes, Miami Annual Conference 1857-1868 2279-7-2:4 Ministerial Association Minutes, Miami Annual Conference 1879-1886 2279-7-2:5 Ministerial Association Minutes, Miami Annual Conference 1886-1891 2279-7-3:1 Minutes of the Michigan Annual Conference 1889-1895 2279-7-3:2 Minutes of the Muskinghum Annual Conference, German and English 1818-1845 2279-7-3:3 Minutes of the North Texas Mission Annual Conference 1908-1918 2279-7-3:4 Constitution of the Benevolent Society, English and German, Ohio German 1820 Annual Conference 2279-7-3:5 Minutes of the Ministers' Association, Ohio German Annual Conference 1861-1895 2279-7-3:6 Salaries of Preachers in the Original Annual Conference 1816-1836 2279-7-3:7 Minutes of the Parkersburg Annual Conference - Folder 1 1858-1873 2279-7-3:8 Minutes of the Parkersburg Annual Conference - Folder 2 1858-1873 2279-7-4:1 Minutes of the Sandusky Annual Conference 1834-1837 2279-7-4:2 Sabbath School Convention Minutes, Sandusky Annual Conference 1865-1868 2279-7-4:3 Home, Frontier, and Foreign Missionary Society, Treasurer's Records, Sandusky 1854-1908 Annual Conference - Folder 1 2279-7-4:4 Home, Frontier, and Foreign Missionary Society, Treasurer's Records, Sandusky 1854-1908 Annual Conference - Folder 2 2279-7-4:5 Minutes of the Scioto Annual Conference - Folder 1 1829-1863 2279-7-4:6 Minutes of the Scioto Annual Conference - Folder 2 1829-1863 2279-7-4:7 West