Manuscript Database - Subject: United Church of Christ
United Church of Christ
Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Records, ca. 1916-1977. 0.5 cu. ft., 1 boxed vol.The collection consists of twentieth-century records of Plymouth Congregational Church, founded in 1877 in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Plymouth Settlement House, which opened in 1917 as an extension of the church’s mission. The church and settlement house were located next to each other in the Russell neighborhood at the corner of Seventeenth and West Chestnut streets. The church’s membership was primarily made up of middle- and upper-class Black families. A 1955 pamphlet outlines "the Union of the Congregational Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church" as a step toward the planned creation of the United Church of Christ in 1957 (4). Sometime after this point, Plymouth Congregational Church became Plymouth Congregational Church of the United Church of Christ.
United Church of Christ
St. John United Church of Christ (Louisville, Ky.) Records, 1869-2019. 15 cu. ft. and 1 ovsz. fld.This collection contains records from St. John United Church of Christ (formerly St. John's Evangelical Church) spanning from 1869-2019. The collection includes minutes from the Board of Directors, church publications and programs, and staff files. Also within the collection are minutes and ephemera from various church organizations including the Women's Guild and Dorcas Class, and sermons by longtime Reverend Theodore S. Schlundt. Several certificates of Baptism, Confirmation, and Matrimony from the late 19th and early twentieth centuries, some of which are in German, are also included.
United Church of Christ
Seiffertt, Gordon A., 1938-. Collection, 1848-2019. 1 cu. ft.This collection includes material related to Gordon A. Seiffertt’s work researching and writing about the history of German churches in Louisville, specifically related to churches within the United Church of Christ denomination. Material throughout the collection relates to the history of specific churches and affiliated organizations within Louisville, most of which are within the United Church of Christ denomination.