| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Eighth United Church of Christ |
| Title: | Eighth United Church of Christ Records |
| Dates: | 1889-1977 |
| Extent: | 4.90 linear feet (7 containers and 1 oversize folder) |
| Abstract: | The Eighth United Church of Christ was organized in 1889 as the Eighth Reformed Congregation of Cleveland, Ohio. In 1945 it became the Eighth Evangelical and Reformed Church of Cleveland. In 1957 the name was changed to the Eighth United Church of Christ. The church ceased operations in 1977. The collection consists of church histories, constitutions, church records, vital statistics, consistory minutes, congregational meeting minutes, annual reports, financial records, membership information, deeds, fire insurance policy papers, correspondence, publications, records of church organizations, and miscellaneous material. |
| MS Number | MS 4085 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English and German |
The Eighth United Church of Christ, located at 2409 Willowdale Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, was organized in 1889 as the Eighth Reformed Congregation of Cleveland. In 1934 the General Synod of the Reformed Church in the United States formally merged with the General Conference of the Evangelical Synod of North America. As a result, the Eighth Reformed Congregation changed its name to the Eighth Evangelical and Reformed Church of Cleveland in 1945. In 1957, the name was changed again to the Eighth United Church of Christ. The church ceased operations in 1977.
The Eighth United Church of Christ Records 1889-1977 consist of church histories, constitutions, church records, vital statistics, consistory minutes, congregational meeting minutes, annual reports, financial records, membership information, deeds, fire insurance policy papers, correspondence, publications, records of church organizations, and miscellaneous material. Portions of the collection are in German.
This collection reflects the activities of the Eighth United Church of Christ and the activities of the organizations within it. Since many of the members were of German descent, the collection contains material that sheds light on the religious activities of many German-Americans in Cleveland.
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Separated MaterialAll photographs have been removed to PG 399 Eighth United Church of Christ Photographs.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4085 Eighth United Church of Christ Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of the Eighth United Church of Christ in 1977.
Processed by Richard Hite in 1987
Series I: Church Records 1889-1977 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Items related to church history 1910-1962 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Constitutions 1961-1969, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Church records and vital statistics 1889-1923 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Church records and vital statistics, (See Folders 99-100 for additional church records and vital statistics) 1923-1949 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5-14 | Consistory minutes 1889-1977 and undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 15-16 | Congregational meeting minutes 1924-1976 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 17 | Annual reports 1893, 1901-1902, 1913, 1915 | |||||||||
| 2 | 18 | Statistical annual reports 1938-1970 | |||||||||
| 2 | 19 | Financial records book 1895-1908 | |||||||||
| 2 | 20-21 | Financial records 1891-1976 | |||||||||
| 2 | 22-23 | Sunday School account book 1916-1975 | |||||||||
| 2 | 24 | Membership register 1894-1896 | |||||||||
| 2 | 25 | Membership lists 1890-1949 | |||||||||
| 2 | 26 | Membership directories 1913, 1949-1968, undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 27 | Membership certificate stubs 1968-1975 | |||||||||
| 2 | 28 | Sunday School attendance records 1898-1906 | |||||||||
| 2 | 29 | Guest list 1939-1945 | |||||||||
| 2 | 30 | Deeds, (See Oversize Folder 1 for additional deeds) 1897-1972 | |||||||||
| 2 | 31 | Fire insurance policy papers 1903-1912, 1973 | |||||||||
| 2 | 32-34 | Correspondence 1907-1976 and undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 35 | Publications, anniversary celebration pamphlets 1914, 1929, 1934, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1974 | |||||||||
| 2 | 36 | Publications, bulletins 1922-1927 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 37-55 | Publications, bulletins 1928-1977 | |||||||||
| 3 | 56 | Publications, The Church News 1933-1934 | |||||||||
| 3 | 57 | Publications, Eighth Church Highlighter 1967 | |||||||||
| 3 | 58 | Publications, The Reflector 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 3 | 59-60 | Publications, The Reflector 1940-1947 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 61-66 | Publications, The Reflector 1948-1974 | |||||||||
| 4 | 67 | Publications, A Look at our Church: A Self Study Report 1961 | |||||||||
| 4 | 68 | Publications, miscellaneous 1904, 1948, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 69 | Miscellaneous items, unnamed publications, (Additional church records are contained in Folders 102-104 and Oversize Folder 1) undated | |||||||||
Series II: Records of Church Organizations 1892-1976 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 70 | Archwood-Brooklyn School of Religious Education, records 1930-1940 | |||||||||
| 4 | 71 | Christian Endeavor Society, Treasurer's Book 1892-1905 | |||||||||
| 4 | 72 | Dorcas Circle, minutes; reports 1962-1968 | |||||||||
| 4 | 73 | Faith committee, minutes 1968-1975 | |||||||||
| 4 | 74 | Fellowship committee, minutes 1967-1976 | |||||||||
| 4 | 75 | Forward Movement Fund, record of receipts and disbursements 1920-1926 | |||||||||
| 4 | 76 | Gertrude Zenk Group, reports 1962-1963 | |||||||||
| 4 | 77 | Girls Missionary Guild, minutes and a constitution 1929-1934 and undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 78 | Ladies Aid Society, constitution 1924 | |||||||||
| 4 | 79-84 | Ladies Aid Society, minutes and a constitution 1910-1949 undated | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 85 | Ladies Aid Society, minutes 1950-1974 | |||||||||
| 5 | 86 | Ladies Aid Society, dues lists 1958-1973 | |||||||||
| 5 | 87 | Ladies Aid Society, financial reports 1951-1973 | |||||||||
| 5 | 88 | Outreach committee, minutes 1968-1975 | |||||||||
| 5 | 89 | Paul Keller Missionary Society, constitutions and a list of charter members 1923 | |||||||||
| 5 | 90-91 | Paul Keller Missionary Society, minutes 1928-1963 | |||||||||
| 5 | 92 | Paul Keller Missionary Society, dues lists 1930-1941 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 93 | Paul Keller Missionary Society, correspondence; reports; programs; miscellaneous material 1923-1964 and undated | |||||||||
| 6 | 94 | Pleasure Seekers, scrapbook 1927-1928 | |||||||||
| 6 | 95 | Stewardship committee, records 1968-1975 | |||||||||
| 6 | 96 | Twenties and Thirties, minutes and a constitution 1946-1970 and undated | |||||||||
| 6 | 97 | Women's Guild, constitution undated | |||||||||
| 6 | 98 | Women's Guild, minutes 1953-1961 | |||||||||
| 6 | 99 | Women's Guild, annual reports 1953, 1957, 1961 | |||||||||
| 6 | 100 | Women's Missionary Synod, membership list undated | |||||||||
| 6 | 101 | Young Women's Missionary Society, financial records 1937-1968 | |||||||||
| 6 | 102-103 | Church records and vital statistics 1949-1977 | |||||||||
| 6 | 104 | Communion records 1938-1952 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | Oversize 1 | Articles of Incorporation of Eighth Reformed Church of Cleveland, Ohio; Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Eighth Reformed Church of Cleveland, Ohio (changes name to Eighth Evangelical and Reformed Church of Cleveland, Ohio); Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Eighth Evangelical and Reformed Church of Cleveland, Ohio (changes name to Eighth United Church of Christ of Cleveland, Ohio); mortgage deed 1889-1957 | |||||||||