In 1873, a doctrinal disagreement caused a number of clergy and laity to leave the Episcopal Church and form the Reformed Episcopal Church.
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.
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24th and Michigan.
Excercises Commemorating the Fortieth Anniversary of the Rectorship of the Rt. Rev. Charles Edward Cheney…in Christ Reformed Episcopal Church, Chicago, Sunday, March 11, 1900. Chicago: The Vestry of Christ Reformed Episcopal Church, 1900. Call # D 28962.167
Original records are located at:
St. Andrew's-Cheney Memorial Reformed Episcopal Church
18001 94th Ave.
Tinley Park , IL 60477
Email: franklevi@andrewrec.org
This denomination is historically related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The denomination recently changed its name to the Community 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.
Denominational web sites may include historical data and directories of congregations.
Membership records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See: "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1954519 Item 5
Membership records & minutes 1880-1919
Marriages, 1893-1917
Children blessed, 1884-1919
Membership records available on microfilm from the Family History Library (See: "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1941156 Item 6
Branch minutes, 1914-1951
Membership records, 1891-1920
Children blessed, 1901-1919
Marriages, 1901-1919
See also: Nondenominational
3222 Wabansia.
Merged with Hebron Welsh Presbyterian Church in 1954.
See also: Presbyterian-Hebron Welsh
Fiftieth Anniversary, 1888-1938: Humboldt Park Welsh Union Church. Chicago: Humboldt Park Welsh Union Church, 1938? Call # BX7255.C4 F5 1938
4600-4608 S. Greenwood
This parish was a union congregation of Presbyterians, Congregationalists and Methodists and is now known as Kenwood United Church of Christ.
Kenwood Evangelical Church Triennial Manual, 1885-1888. Chicago: Kenwood Evangelical Church, 1888. Call # D 28962.165
Manual of the Kenwood Evangelical Church: Triennial Reports,1895-1897. Chicago: Kenwood Evangelical Church, 1897. Includes addresses of members. Call # D 28962.165
The American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of American merged in 1961 to form the Unitarian Universalist Association.
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.
Andover-Harvard Theological Library Manuscripts and Archives
Harvard Divinity School
45 Francis Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 496-5153Unitarian Universalist Historical Society
P.O. Box 2776
Duxbury, MA 02331
E-mail: revebs@aol.com
Johnson, David A. Chicago Universalism. Brookline, Mass.: Philomath Press, 1991. General history of Universalism in Chicago. Includes photos and etchings of church buildings. Call # BX9935.5.I4 J64 1991
Microfilmed church records available from the Family History Library (See: "Chicago Churches and Synagogues-General-Archives" for more information):
FHL Film #1671377 Items 6-7
Nora Unitarian Universalist Church (Hanska, Minnesota)
Nazarath Church (Brown County, Minnesota)
Includes some entries for Chicago, in Norwegian and English
Baptisms, 1882-1988
Marriages, 1882-1988
Burials, deaths & funerals 1908-1911, 1932-1989
Confirmations, 1890-1984
New members, 1909
Denominational web sites may include historical data and directories of congregations.
656 W. Barry.
See also: Unity
Cook, Sarah Gibbard. From Unity to IIU: A History of the Second Unitarian Church of Chicago. Chicago: Second Unitarian Church, 1977. Call #BX9861.C55 S43
Monroe and Laflin. Now located at 301 N. Mayfield.
Year Book of the Third Unitarian Church, Corner Monroe and Laflin Streets, 1885-86. Chicago: Third Unitarian Church, 1886? Includes membership list with addresses. Call #D 28962.1685
Oakwood and Langley.
All Souls Church Annual, 10th-11th, 1893-1894. 2 vols. Chicago: All Souls Church. Includes roster of members. Call #D 28962.02
Dearborn and Walton. Disbanded 1903.
Members of this congregation helped found Second Unitarian Church.
Greely, Samuel S., Benjamin F. Adams, and William G. Lewis. Historical Sketch of Unity Church, Chicago, Prepared for the Celebration on the Occasion of the Payment in Full of the Church Indebtedness, Held November 17th, 1879. Chicago: Unity Church, 1880. Call #D 28962.169
Pamphlets, 1873-83. Call #D 28962.9
"Constitution and Bylaws, 1880"
"Order of Services: The Installation of Rev. George C. Miln, 1881"
"Constitution and Bylaws of the Unity Church Fraternity, 1879"
"Robert Ingersoll's Sprit: A Sermon by Rev. Robert Collyer, April 6, 1879"
W.H. Furness. "Faith in Christ: A Discourse Delivered at the Dedication of Unity Church, December 7, 1873"
"Unity Church: Its Second Quarter Century. Discourse Delivered in Unity Church, Chicago, Jan. 7, 1883 by George Batchelor, Minister of the Society."
"Services at the Installation of the Rev. George C. Miln, as Minister of Unity Church, Chicago, January 12th A.D. 1881"
The United Church of Christ was formed in 1957 through a merger of the Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches.
See: Congregational
See: Evangelical and Reformed
See: Union
Denominational web sites may include historical data and directories of congregations.
A Short Course in UCC History
This site offers a concise history of both the Congregational Christian and Evangelical and Reformed Churches and the process that led to their merger into the United Church of Christ.