First Methodist Church (Auburn, N.Y.) Records
An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 10 Sep 2010
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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 10 Sep 2010
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Title: | First Methodist Church (Auburn, N.Y.) Records |
| Dates: | 1833-1969 |
| Quantity: | 3 reels microfilm. |
| Abstract: | Microfilm of 18 bound volumes and two folders of loose papers. Financial records, minutes, church history, record books, registers, and other church documents. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
The First Methodist Church in Auburn, New York was organized in 1819. The church had several locations in Auburn: its first home was a wooden structure on Chapel Street in 1821, followed by a stone church in 1833 and a brick church on Exchange Street in 1869. The present (2010) location is the corner of South Street and Fitch Avenue, consecrated in 1957.
In 2008 the congregations of First Methodist and of Trinity United Methodist voted to merge the two bodies into the Auburn Methodist Church.
The First Methodist Church (Auburn, N.Y.) Records consists of three reels of microfilm representing 18 bound volumes and two folders of loose papers. The collection includes financial records, minutes, church history, record books, registers, and other church documents. The original material was in .
Bound volumes are in chronological order. Two folders of loose papers appear at the end of Reel 3.
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Corporate Bodies
First Methodist Church (Auburn, N.Y.)
Subjects
Methodist Church -- New York (State) -- History.
Church records and registers.
Churches -- New York (State) -- Syracuse.
Places
New York (State) -- Church history.
Genres and Forms
Church records.
Microfilms.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
First Methodist Church (Auburn, N.Y.) Records,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Unspecified, circa 1970.
Church records
| Church records | |||||||||||
| Reel 1 | Volume 1 1844-1869 | ||||||||||
| Reel 1 | Volume 2 1872-1885 | ||||||||||
| Reel 1 | Volume 3 1885-1906 | ||||||||||
| Reel 1 | Volume 4 1906-1935 | ||||||||||
| Reel 1 | Volume 5 1832-1866 | ||||||||||
| Reel 2 | Volume 6 1868-1901 | ||||||||||
| Reel 2 | Volume 7 1908, 1850-1938 | ||||||||||
| Reel 2 | Volume 8 1909-1919 | ||||||||||
| Reel 2 | Volume 9 1819-1873 | ||||||||||
| Reel 2 | Volume 10 1855-1877 | ||||||||||
| Reel 2 | Volume 11 1887-1908 | ||||||||||
| Reel 3 | Volume 12 1927-1940 | ||||||||||
| Reel 3 | Volume 13 1940-1949 | ||||||||||
| Reel 3 | Volume 14 1892-1903 | ||||||||||
| Reel 3 | Volume 15 1903-1910 | ||||||||||
| Reel 3 | Volume 16 1914-1927 | ||||||||||
| Reel 3 | Volume 17 1927-1940 | ||||||||||
| Reel 3 | Volume 18 1889-1908 | ||||||||||
| Reel 3 | Folders 1 and 2 1833-1969 | ||||||||||
Item 1: No. 42, History of First Methodist Church, Rev. John Alabaster, pastor 1879, 1879 Item 2: No. 36, History of First United Methodist, Ralph C. Paul 1969-02-21, 21 Feb 1969 Item 3: No. 35, Bank note of $8000, to be paid to James Hall 1839-01-22, 22 Jan 1839 Item 4: No. 2, Indenture of the First Society of Methodist Episcopal Church, Talmadge Cherry, clerk 1833-02, Feb 1833 Item 5: No. 23, Yesterday and Today church history, Harold George Stearns, pastor 1939-03-01, 1 Mar 1939 Item 6: No. 44, An Historical and Pictorial Souvenir and History of the First Methodist 1911-05, May 1911 Item 7: No. 139, The King's Daughters of the First Methodist Church constitution and minutes 1889-10-17, 17 Oct 1889 Item 8: No. 123, Record of Women's Foreign Missionary Society of Auburn 1914/1927, 1914-1927 Item 9: No. 134, Epworth League minutes of meetings and membership lists 1903-05-15/1910-10-14, 15 May 1903-14 oct 1910 Item 10: No. 122, Offical Board of 1st M.E. Church record of meetings, Dr. Purington, Sec'y 1909/1919, 1909-1919 Item 11: No. 130, Minutes of Sunday School board 1940-10-15/1948-09-26, 15 Oct 1940-26 Sep 1948 Item 12: No. 129, Minutes of Sunday School board 1927-12-07/1940-09-17, 7 Dec 1927-17 Sep 1940 Item 13: No. 196, Record book of first M.E. Church 1868/1899, 1868-1899 Item 14: No. 197, General alphabetical register, marriages and baptisms 1861/1868, 1861-1868 Item 15: No. 120, Minutes of Women's Missionary Society 1927-09/1940-06-12, Sep 1927-12 Jun 1940 Item 16: No. 3, Record of stewards of the First Society of M.E. Church 1832-11-03/1866-09-17, 3 Nov 1832-17 Sep 1866 Item 17: No. 119, Minutes of the North St. M.E. Sunday School 1855/1877, 1855-1877 Item 18: No. 135, Board meeting minutes 1908/1938, 1908-1938 Item 19: No. 121, Secretary's record book of Y.P.S.C.E. 1892-09-08/1902-09-17, 8 Sep 1892-17 Sep 1902 Item 20: No. 205, Comprehensive Church Record of M.E., John C. Nichols, Pastor 1906-06-18, 18 Jun 1906 Item 21: No. 198, Comprehensive Church Record 1885, 1885 Item 22: No. 206, Church Record 1885/1906, 1885-1906 |
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