The records of the Grace Presbyterian Church are organized in three categories: Church Records and Minutes; Church Registers; and Minutes and Records of Women's Organizations.
Church Records and Minutes constitute approximately one-half of the collection and consist of historical materials, 8 volumes of minutes and records of the church's governing bodies, and miscellaneous financial records. Among the historical materials are programs for the dedication service for the new sanctuary January 5, 1930, and for the 75th and 100th anniversaries of the founding of the church; and photographs of the first ministers, Morell and Lavasseur, 1873. The records of the Session, a board made up of the Elders and the minister, are in three volumes, 1903-1923; 1923-1948; and 1949-1959. These volumes contain minutes of Session meetings pertaining to the operation and direction of the church; some financial records; and occasional minutes of congregational meetings. Volume one includes a copy of the information found in the church register, 1873-1923. The records of the Board of Trustees are in four volumes. The first volume is a record of the treasurer of the Board, 1874-1885, written in French, listing receipts and disbursements. The remaining three volumes, 1902-1917, 1918-1950, 1951-1964, contain minutes from meetings pertaining to church business, the allocation of funds, and other financial records. Minutes from some congregational meetings are included in these volumes. The volume of records from the Board of Deaconesses includes the constitution, March 1927, which outlines the organization and duties of the Board, and an incomplete collection of minutes and annual reports. Miscellaneous financial records, circa 1946-circa 1951, include budgets, bills, insurance records, and related correspondence.
The Church Registers constitute four volumes. The first volume, written in French, is a record of deaths, 1871-1882, including some biographical data. The remaining volumes contain rosters of ministers, elders, deacons, trustees, communicants, baptisms, marriages and deaths. There is some duplication in the church registers because information from old volumes was transcribed when a new volume was started.
Minutes and records from two Women's Organizations compose a third section of the collection. Records of the Ladies Aid Society are in five volumes spanning 1902 to 1952. The minutes and records of the Women's Missionary Society are in two volumes, 1921-1928 and 1928-1935.
