First Baptist Church of Watkins Glen records

Collection — microfilm reel: 1 (positive)

Identifier: 6039

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

There is one volume of trustees annual minutes (Item #l). There are two volumes of covenant meeting minutes (Items 2-3). The trustees annual meeting minutes began on November 20, 1848 when the society incorporated and elected trustees, and in this volume, the minutes end in 1892. The monthly covenant meetings began in 1845 with "Articles of Faith" and a "Church Covenant" and continued through a second volume in 1891. Throughout each volume vere periods of scanty and irregular minutes, e.g. between 1862 and 1864 there are no minutes and in the l880's there is a period of brief and sporadic notes.

Dates

1848-1892.

Creator

First Baptist Church of Watkins Glen (Watkins Glen, N.Y.) (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The Baptist congregation was organized in Watkins Glen in 1845 (then called the Village of Jefferson and located in Chemung and Steuben counties). It was initiated by Elder Thomas Sheardon who became its first pastor.

Extent

1 microfilm reels. (1 microfilm reels.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Contains one volume of trustees' annual meeting minutes (1848-1892) and two volumes of covenant meeting minutes (1845-1891) containing accounts of church discipline.