Title: First United Presbyterian Church (De Pere, Wis.) Records
Inclusive Dates: 1849-1979

Creator:

• First United Presbyterian Church (De Pere, Wis.)

Call Number: Green Bay Micro 24; Micro 787

Quantity: 3 reels of microfilm (35mm)

Repository:

Housed at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives and 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-Green Bay Cofrin Library / Green Bay Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Records, including minutes, correspondence, anniversary booklets, annual reports, constitutions, and directories.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-micr0787

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Within a year of the founding of De Pere, Wisconsin, in 1836, a Sabbath School was organized by George and William White. In 1849 the services were transferred to the Brown County Courthouse, and on December 1 the church was formally organized under the auspices of the Presbyterian Board of Domestic Missions. The first pastor was the Reverend John Stewart, who died of exposure shortly after assuming his position. The first church structure was built in 1854 with lumber donated by Godfrey Miller. A fire, which swept a large segment of the community, destroyed the church in 1884. While the congregation met in the Jackson & Sons Building, a new church was built and dedicated on October 18, 1887. The Reverend Howard A. Talbot, D.D., began a long pastorate in 1889. He retired in 1910 but was called out of retirement in 1918 and served until 1929. Membership continued to climb to nearly 700 in the 1960s. In 1956 a new site was purchased and work was begun on new church buildings. The new sanctuary was dedicated on December 8, 1963, and a new organ was installed in 1971.

The records include minutes, correspondence, anniversary booklets, annual reports, and directories. They document primarily the activities and growth of the church and its various organizations throughout their history. The minutes of the Session comprise the majority of the records, which also include several constitutions of the church organization.

Acquisition Information

Originals loaned for microfilming by the Reverend Richard B. Anderson, DePere, Wisconsin, November 7, 1979. Accession Number: M79-486

Processing Information

Processed by Gregor Trinkaus-Randall and Max J. Evans, 1980.

Reel   1 Item   1	Corporation Organization, 1849
	Minutes
Reel   1 Item   2	First Presbyterian Society, 1849-1907
Reel   1-2 Item   3	Sessions, 1849-1952
Reel   2 Item   4	Board of Trustees, 1918-1937, 1951-1954
Reel   3 Item   5	Church Workers Association, 1945-1956
Reel   3 Item   6	Anniversary Booklets, 1899, 1949, 1974
Reel   3 Item   7	Annual Reports, Directories, Constitutions, Miscellany, 1926-1979