Summary Information

Title: Grand Avenue Congregational Church Records
Inclusive Dates: 1857-1998

Creator:

• Grand Avenue Congregational Church (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 128; PH 3967

Quantity: 17.8 cubic feet (62 archives boxes), 23 photographs (1 archives box), and 9 negatives on 5 strips (5 negative envelopes)

Repository:

Housed at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries’ Archives Department / Milwaukee Area Research Center; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:

Records, mainly 1910-1998, of a Milwaukee church founded in 1847 as the Free Congregational Church, later known as the Spring Street Congregational Church, and renamed the Grand Avenue Congregational Church in 1881. The congregation became a member of the United Church of Christ in 1961. The church closed its doors at the end of 1997, the last service held on December 28. There is also information on the United Church of Christ merger and on participation in area ecumenical activities including Central City Churches, Inc., a consortium of urban churches largely concerned with providing aid to the elderly, hungry, and homeless. The photographs include exterior and interior views of the church, services, and the church's 117th anniversary celebration.

Note:

Photographic prints or reference prints are available for all negatives.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mil00128

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