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Bethel A.M.E. Church (Detroit, Mich.) records, 1897-1990s (majority within 1912-1969)

2 microfilms — 0.2 linear feet — 3 oversize items

Quarterly conference reports; record books with lists of members, baptisms, marriages, and related information; minute books of trustees and various church groups; scattered historical and background information and photographs.

The microfilmed records of Bethel A.M.E. Church of Detroit, Michigan include church record books and reports, minute books of church governing bodies and organizations, and a scattering of issues of the church newsletter, The Bethel Booster. The original materials include published historical and other background information about the church. There is also a scattering of published church materials, such as bulletins, newsletters, and a membership directory. Finally, the church allowed the library to copy selected photographs of church activities, groups, and personalities.

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Cathedral Church of St. Paul (Detroit, Mich.) Records, 1824-2002

25 linear feet — 19 oversize volumes

The Cathedral Church of St. Paul was founded in Detroit in 1824 as St. Paul⿿s parish. The record group spans the period from 1824 to 1995 and includes church registers of services, meeting minutes, and other documentation of the administrative life of the church. The record groups also includes record books of baptisms, marriages, and burials from 1824 to 1936.

The Cathedral Church of St. Paul records span the period from 1824 to 1995 and includes church registers of services, meeting minutes, and other documentation of the administrative life of the church. The record groups also includes record books of baptisms, marriages, and burials from 1824 to 1936.

The record group consists of seven series: Church Registers; Administrative Records; Church Publications, Annual Reports/Annual Meeting Reports, Vestry Records, Topical Files, and Miscellaneous earlier records.

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Church of the Ascension, Detroit, Mich., records, 1911-1988

3 linear feet — 5 oversize volumes — 1 oversize folder

Episcopal church located in Detroit, Michigan; church records include church histories, vestry minutes, annual parish meeting minutes and reports, membership directories and card indexes, scattered correspondence and bulletins, records of church women's organization, and photographs.; also register of baptisms, marriages, burials, and communicants; and registers of church services.

The records of the Church of the Ascension Church span most of this parish's history, though there are many gaps especially in the late 1970s through to its demise in the 1980s. The record group is strongest for the middle period of the church's history. There is unfortunately little material relating to the ethnic changeover of the church in its last decade. The record group has been arranged into the following series: Registers of baptisms, burials, marriages, communicants; Registers of church services; Historical/background information; Vestry meeting minutes; Parish meetings/reports; Church Office; and Church organizations. The Historical/Background Information series includes written histories, newspaper clippings, and photographs of church personalities and activities. The greatest depth of information about the church is found in the run of Vestry meeting minutes and the series of Parish meetings/reports.

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Redford Avenue Presbyterian Church records, 1906-2009

13 linear feet (in 16 boxes) — 3 oversize volumes — 1 oversize item

Detroit, Michigan Presbyterian Church; organizational records, publications, baptismal and membership records, scrapbooks, files of the women’s organization.

The records have been arranged into the following series: Administrative and Topical Files; Board of Deacons, Reports and Directories; Women's Organizations; Schooner Mariners; Publications; Baptismal Records; Membership Records; and Scrapbooks.

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St. Andrew's Memorial Episcopal Church, Detroit, Mich., Records, 1886-1988 (majority within 1944-1969)

3 linear feet — 3 oversize volumes

Historical and other background information; vestry records include correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, registers of church services, and other subject files; records of church organizations; files pertaining to church camp and special church services; printed materials, and photographs.

The records of St. Andrew's Memorial Episcopal Church (1886-1987) contain items such as meeting minutes, reports, service bulletins, publications and photographs which tell the story of the church. The records are divided into five main series, Background information; Vestry Records, Register of church services; Registers of baptisms, burials, marriages, communicants; Church Organizations, Church Activities, Printed Materials and Photographs.

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St. Columba Episcopal Church (Detroit, Mich.) records, 1917-2003

5 linear feet — 18 oversize volumes

St. Columba's Episcopal Church in Detroit, Michigan was established in 1913 as a mission extension of Old Christ Church, was incorporated, and continued functioning until 2003. The records group includes administrative records, vestry records, official church registers, and information on church activities.

The record group is divided into four series: Administration, Vestry Records, Church Registers, and Activities.

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St. James Episcopal Church, Detroit, Mich., records, 1923-1993

8 linear feet — 1 oversize volume

Church located in the Brightmoor area of Detroit, Michigan. Vestry meeting minutes; administrative files; registers of services; registers of baptisms, burials, marriages, etc.; records of different church organizations; bulletins of special church services; yearly files of collected clippings, photos, and other materials regarding church activities.

The records of St. James parish include vestry minutes, 1924-1993; baptism, confirmation, marriage, and burial records, 1926-1993; bulletins, administrative records; records of the Episcopal Church Women and other parish organizations; and photographs. This record group has been divided into nine series covering the period from 1923 soon after the church began conducting services until 1993 when the church members decided to disband.

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St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Detroit, Mich. : 1927-) Records, 1927-1994

4 linear feet — 1 oversize volume

Episcopal church located in the Seven Mile-Gratiot area of Detroit. Registers of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, burials, etc.; registers of church services; vestry minute books; records of church organizations; historical information; subject files; and photographs.

Registers of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, burials, etc.; registers of church services; vestry minute books; records of church organizations; historical information; subject files; and photographs.

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St. Matthias Episcopal Church, Detroit, Mich., Records, 1901-1978

2 linear feet — 5 oversize volumes

Episcopal church located in Detroit, Michigan. Sacramental records including baptismal, marriage, and burial registers; registers of confirmations and communicants; vestry minutes; and photographs.

The collection contains chiefly the sacramental records of the parish: Baptismal, marriage, and burial records are relatively complete for the period 1901-1978. Records of confirmations and communicants are somewhat less complete. Vestry minutes are incomplete--several volumes of minutes are missing from the collection.

The collection also includes a few photographs.

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St. Philip’s and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church (Detroit, Mich.) records, 1869-2008

1 linear foot — 11 oversize volumes

St. Philip's and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church was formed in 1917 with the merger of St. Philip's (begun in 1886) and St. Stephen's (organized in 1869). The church closed in 2009. The records of St. Philip's and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church include records of St. Stephen's Church (1869-1917), records of St. Philip's Church (1886-1917), and records of the merged church (1917-2008).

The records of St. Philip's and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church include records of St. Stephen's Church (1869-1917), records of St. Philip's Church (1886-1917), and records of the merged church (1917-2008). For each of these sets of records, the researcher will find church registers containing membership information, such as record of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, burials, church history, and communicants. In addition for the merged church, there are also vestry materials, newsletters, directories, annual reports, church history and anniversary materials, and a scattering of photographs.