Baptist Church of Gorham records
Scope and content
Five volumes of covenant meeting minutes (1804-1815, 1815-1830, 1830-1841, 1852-1948) with numerous disciplinary cases throughout and lists of church members. Also included is one volume of trustee meeting minutes (1823-1868) which documents the financial and legal affairs of the church.
Dates
- 1804-1948.
Creator
- Baptist Church of Gorham (Gorham, N.Y.) (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
The First Baptist Society of Gorham joined the Ontario Association on October 5, 1806 although no record of the society's official organization appears in the records until 1823. Worship took place in Gorham until 1841, when the congregation split into two groups. Most of the members accepted an invitation to unite with the Bethel Baptist Church, while the remaining members formed the Reed's Corners Baptist Church.
Extent
1 microfilm reels. (1 microfilm reels.)
Language of Materials
English
Location of Originals Note
Holder of originals: Originals held by the Federated Church of Reeds Corners.
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
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