Collections : [University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library]

Historical materials; annual reports; minutes of meetings of boards and councils of the church; records of church societies and organizations; newsletters; and miscellaneous photographs and topical files.

The records of the First Congregational Church of Ypsilanti date from 1881 to 1999, and include annual reports; minutes of meetings of boards and councils of the church; records of church societies and organizations; newsletters; and miscellaneous photographs and topical files. The records are divided into five series: History and Church Records, Reports and Meetings, Organizations and Societies, Newsletters and Miscellaneous.

Presbyterian church established in Ypsilanti, Michigan in 1829; Church registers, session minutes; records of woman's missionary society and ladies aid society; records, 1906-1940, of board of trustees; and records, 1830-1846, of the First Congregational Society.

The record group includes registers containing record of baptisms, marriages, and membership. In addition, there are early record books of the church, including session minutes. Many of the records relate to groups within the church, especially the Woman's Missionary Society and the Ladies Aid Society. The remainder of the record group is comprised of miscellaneous early documents, history and background information, and a scattering of photographs.

Records of vestry and congregational meetings; parish registers, records of women's guild and women's auxiliary; and treasurer's record book.

The records of St. Luke's include minutes of vestry and congregational meetings; registers of members, baptisms, marriages, etc.; registers of church services; church publications; scrapbooks detailing activities; photographs; and record books for church women's organizations.