Finding aid for the St. Paul's United Church of Christ Records


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: St. Paul's United Church of Christ
Title: St. Paul's United Church of Christ Records
Dates: 1856-1970
Extent: 0.80 linear feet (1 container and 3 oversize volumes)
Abstract: St. Paul's United Church of Christ was established in 1856 in Cleveland, Ohio, as the Second German Evangelical Church. In 1858 it changed to St. Paul's Evangelical Church. The church was located at the intersection of Scovill Avenue and Greenwood Street. With the merger of the German Evangelical and German Reformed denominations the church became St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church. Since the 1961 merger with the Congregational Christian Church the denomination has been known as St. Paul's United Church of Christ. The collection consists of three bound volumes containing the registers of baptisms, marriages and deaths in the church, a bound volume of memorials of members, and additional, unbound memorials.
MS Number MS 3851
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English and German

Scope and Content

The St. Paul's United Church of Christ Records, 1856-1970, consist of three bound volumes containing the registers of baptisms, marriages and deaths in the church, a bound volume of memorials of members, and additional, unbound memorials.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of religion in Cleveland, Ohio in the nineteen and twentieth centuries. Those studying the history of the German immigrant community in Cleveland will also find this collection useful. Genealogists will find the baptism, marriage, and death records particularly useful.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Related Material

The researcher should also consult MS 3873 St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church Records; and MS 5191 St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church Records, Series II.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Baptismal certificates.
Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Marriage records -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Necrologies.
St. Paul's United Church of Christ (Cleveland, Ohio)

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3851 St. Paul's United Church of Christ Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Detailed Description of The Collection

St. Paul's United Church of Christ Records 1856-1970

Box Folder
1 1 Memorial book 1938-1961
1 2 Memorial book 1961-1970
Volume
1 Oversize Volume 1: Church Register 1856-1878
Volume
2 Oversize Volume 2: Church Register 1878-1906
Volume
3 Oversize Volume 3: Church Register 1907-1935