The Congregational Christian Churches merged with the Evangelical and Reformed Church in 1957 to form the United Church of Christ.
See also: United Church of Christ
Entries followed by a call number refer to items in the Newberry Library. Items followed by an FHL film number refer to items held by the Family History Library in Salt Lake City; these items can be loaned to the Newberry for a small fee, or to any LDS Family History Center.
Archives and Historical Societies
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Chicago Congregational Directory, 1888, 1895. Chicago: Chicago Congregational Minister's Union, 1888, 1895. Includes directories for Chicago Congregational churches, clergy, and congregational statistics. Call # D 28962.172
Evans, Walter Allen. Pastor's register. Records kept by the Rev. Walter Allen Evans, pastor of the Church of the Redeemer in Chicago, 1889- 1891; Congregational Church at LaGrange, Illinois, 1891-1894; Maplewood Congregation Church at Malden, Massachusetts, 1894-1898; Congregational Church at Granville, Illinois, 1899; and Congregational Church at Forest City, Iowa, 1900. Available from the Family History Library, FHL Film #7691. See "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information.
Records include:
Sermons, 1889-1900
Baptisms, 1890-1899
Communicants, 1889- 1900
Marriages, 1889-1898
Funerals, 1889-1900
Historical Addresses Delivered at the Meeting of the Chicago Association of Congregational Churches, Held in the First church, April 21, 1908. Chicago: Chicago Association of Congregational Churches, 1908. Call # D 28962. 15
Locations: 1865-South Green, northwest corner West Washington; 1885-West Washington, southwest corner Ann.
Catalog of Members of the First Congregational Church, Chicago, From Its Organization to May 22, 1865. Chicago: Church, Goodman & Donnelly, 1865. Call # D 28962.1626
Directory of the Present Members of the First Congregational Church of Chicago (March 1873). Chicago: First Congregational Church, 1873. With addresses. Call # D 28962.163
Manual of the First Congregational Church of Chicago. Chicago: First Congregational Church. The manauals cover 1873, 1875 and 1884 and are bound into one volume. Call # D 28962.1631
The Quarter-Centennial of the First Congregational Church of Chicago, May 21st and 22d, 1876. Chicago: First Congregational Church, 1876. Call # D 28962.1632.
Dearborn and Delaware.
Directory of the Congregation of the New England Church, Chicago, Ill., December 1, 1891. Chicago: The New England Church, 1891. Call # D 28962.616
The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of the New England Church, Chicago, June Thirteenth and Fourteenth, 1903. Chicago: New England Congregational Church, 1903. Call # D 28962.166
Manual and Directory of the New England Church. Chicago: The New England Church, 1911. Includes list of members with addresses. Call # D 28962.619
Statement of the Clerk and Treasurer, 1885-1887. Chicago: New England Congregational Church. 1885-1887. Call #D 28962.1662
Records: Contributed by La Grange Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Illinois. Chicago: 1959. Geneal. Call #Case fD 28962.1665
Organized 1870. Located at Hermitage and Montrose in 1900 according to the 1900 Chicago city directory. Disbanded 1969.
Original Records
Available at the Neighborhood History Research Collection, Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N. Lincoln Ave.Manual of the First Congregational Church and Society of Ravenswood, Illinois. Chicago: First Congregational Church and Society, 1876. Includes list of members. Call # D 28962.1683
1613 W. Washington.
Manual of the Union Park Congregational Church and Society of Chicago, Illinois. Chicago: Union Park Congregational Church, 1892. Call # D 28962.169
Noble, Frederick Alphonso. Ten Years of Ministry in Chicago: An Anniversary Sermon Preached to the Union Park Congregational Church, Chicago, Ill. Chicago: 1889. Call # D 28962.627