Summary Information
Community United Church of Christ (Elkhart Lake, Wis.) Records 1863-1983
- Community United Church of Christ (Elkhart Lake, Wis.)
Milwaukee Micro 19; Micro 761; Micro 1007; Micro 1061
4 reels of microfilm (35mm)
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Records of this Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, church and its predecessors, Trinity Reformed Church and St. John's Evangelical Church. Included are sacramental records, minutes, records of women's guilds, and other records. Also included are brief records of St. John's Evangelical Church, Greenbush, and of Evangelical Peace Church, Plymouth. Early records are in German. English, German
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Scope and Content Note
In 1937, St. John's Evangelical Church and Trinity Reformed Church, both of Elkhart Lake, united to form the First Evangelical and Reformed Church, known today as the Community United Church of Christ. This collection contains record books of all three churches and includes baptism, marriage, and death records, minutes, cemetery association records, women's guild records, a 50th anniversary booklet of St. John's, and other records. Until the late 1930's, the entries are in German. Also included here are fragmentary records of St. John's Evangelical Church, Greenbush, and of Evangelical Peace Church, Plymouth. The relationship of these churches to the Elkhart Lake churches is unknown.
Though all four reels are assigned Milwaukee ARC call number Milwaukee Micro 19, the negatives bear different numbers depending on when they were produced. Reel 1 and 2 are Micro 761; Reel 3, Micro 1007; and Reel 4, Micro 1061.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Originals loaned for copying by the church via Reverend Robert Johnston on June 30, 1978 and August 16, 1984. Additions to the collection were loaned in 1985. Accession Number: M78-318, M84-292, M85-411
Processed by Karen Baumann on January 2, 1985.
Contents List
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Series: Trinity Reformed Church, Elkhart Lake
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Reel
1
Volume
1
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Record book, 1863-1937 : Contains an index, membership, baptism, confirmation, marriage, communion, and death records, financial notes, a family register, statistics, and the church constitution.
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Minutes
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1
Volume
2
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1863-1914
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Volume
3
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1915-1936
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1
Volume
4
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1937-1938, and Treasurer's Records, , 1936-1938
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1
Volume
5
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Cemetery Financial Records, 1938-1945
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3
Volume
19
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Women's Guild (FrauenVerein) Minutes, 1923-1937
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Series: St. John's Evangelical Church, Elkhart Lake
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1
Volume
6
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Record book, 1886-1937 : Includes baptism, marriage, death, confirmation, and communion records,
financial notes, and entries recording church activity highlights.
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1
Volume
7
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Minutes, 1886-1937 : Also includes a constitution, signatures of members, a statement by the original pastor, and cemetery transactions.
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1
Volume
8
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Golden Jubilee Booklet, 1936
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1
Volume
9
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Cemetery Financial Records, 1917-1945
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Women's Guild (FrauenVerein) Records
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Membership and Financial Records
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3
Volume
20
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1896-1921
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3
Volume
21
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1922-1937
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Minutes
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3
Volume
22
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1921-1926
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3
Volume
23
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1927-1933
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3
Volume
24
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1934-1940
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Series: Community Church, Elkhart Lake : Originally named the First Evangelical and Reformed Church, then Community Evangelical and Reformed, then Community United Church of Christ.
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2
Volume
10
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Record book, 1937-1969 : Contains baptism records, 1937-47, 1968-69, confirmation records, 1938-46, 1969, marriage records, 1938-47, communion records, 1937-46, 1968-69, death records, 1937-48, a list of pastors, an essay on the 1937 merger and later events, a constitution, and a list of members. Many of these records are also entered in Volume 11.
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2
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11
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Record book, 1937-1975 : Contains confirmation, baptism, marriage, death, membership and communion records, lists of officers and pastors, clippings, and the constitution and bylaws. Many of these records are also entered in Volume 10.
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4
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Loose-leaf record book pages, 1975-1983 : Contains baptism, confirmation, marriage, death, and membership records.
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Minutes
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2
Volume
12
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1947-1961 : First are consistory minutes followed by annual meeting minutes which begin on page 271.
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2
Volume
13
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1961-1966
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2
Volume
14
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1966-1971
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Cemetery Association Records
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2
Volume
15
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Minutes, 1951-1978
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3
Volume
25
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Perpetual Care Records, 1945-1975
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3
Volume
26
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Financial Records, 1945-1974
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Women's Organization Records
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Dorcas Circle : Originally called the English Circle and then the Junior Circle.
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Minutes
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4
Volume
33
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1936-1942
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4
Volume
34
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1943-1945
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2
Volume
16
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1946-1949
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4
Volume
35
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1949-1959
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4
Volume
36
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1959-1968
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Senior Circle (FrauenVerein)
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3
Volume
27
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Membership and Financial Records, 1938-1959
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Minutes
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3
Volume
28
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1947-1948
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3
Volume
29
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1949-1951
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3
Volume
30
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1952-1959
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3
Volume
31
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Evening Circle Minutes, 1953-1971
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Series: St. John's Evangelical Church, Greenbush
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2
Volume
17
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Record book, 1892-1921 : Contains congregational rules, baptism, death, marriage, and confirmation records, and records of services and gifts.
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Series: Evangelical Peace Church, Plymouth
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2
Volume
18
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Record book, 1923-1925 : Contains rules and signatures of the founding members, marriage and baptism records, 1923, and death records, 1925.
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