First Baptist Church of Geneva records

Collection — microfilm reel: 1

Identifier: 6003

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

The records of the Geneva Baptist Church document a wide range of topics, including church discipline, a continuing controversy about seating the church's black members, church finances, and maintaining piety. At various times, the church was referred to as either a church or a society. The dates covered are: Item 1 - Aug. 29, 1829-Jan. 29, 1842; Item 2 - Nov. 12, 1855-May 29, 1864; Item 3 - June 2, 1852-Aug. 14, 1877; Item 4 - Jan. 7, 1826-Apr. 1, 1838; Item 5 -undated; and Item 6 - Dec. 25, l84l-Dec. 11, 1890. Included in the collection are the records of the church's Social Aid Society, mainly minutes and the minutes of the Ontario Baptist Ministerial Conference.

Dates

1825-1890.

Creator

First Baptist Church of Geneva, (Geneva, N.Y.) (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The First Baptist Society of Geneva was formed in August 1825 and the records of the Society begin on the 29th of that month. The church was incorporated in 1839 when a church building was purchased from the Presbyterians. The church was a member of the Ontario Baptist Association and the Ontario Baptist Ministerial Conference. In addition, the church established its own missionary society auxiliary to the Baptist Association and maintained a Bible tract society and a temperance organization. A social aid society was formed in November 1855. There was considerable revival activity in the church, most notably in the winter of 1838-1839 and from November 1842 to March 1843.

Extent

1 microfilm reels. (1 microfilm reels.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Includes records of the Baptist Society (1826-1830); records of the Board of Trustees of the first Baptist Society; constitution of the Social Aid Society (1855-1864); minutes of the Ontario Baptist Ministerial Conference (1852-1877); and the records of the Baptist Church (1826-1890).

Physical Description

Microfilm.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: M.C.L.
Date completed:: Mar. 1979
EAD encoding:: Andrea Hektor, June 2004
Date modified:: Marcie Farwell, February 2015