Churches -- Presbyterian and Reformed
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Centerville Presbyterian Church Papers
This collection consists of material from the Centerville Presbyterian Church including histories, correspondence, scrapbooks, programs, and papers about the women's auxiliary, missionary society work, finances, and social activities.
Chestnut Ridge Camp Scrapbook
A scrapbook kept by Agnes Peebles, a counselor at a summer camp for underprivileged children, many from Scotts Run. Although run by the Presbyterian Church, the camp was secular in nature and open to youth of all faiths. Includes photographs, sheet music, letters, and reports; also includes reference to a lecture by a visiting German Jew on conditions in Germany.
Helvetia Reformed Church Records
John A. Preston, Attorney and Politician, Papers
Correspondence, financial records, and insurance papers of Lewisburg attorney and politician, John A. Preston. Much of the collection deals with the 1901 fire at the Lewisburg Female Institute, for which Preston was a trustee and secretary-treasurer. Related A&M collections include those of Preston relatives, John J. Davis, John J. D. Preston, and Samuel Price as well as the Roy Bird Cook Collection.
Mann-Hutchinson Family Correspondence
Correspondence of Elizabeth T. Mann, a farmer's widow of Ft. Spring, Greenbrier Co. The letters written to Mann describe family matters and farm home life during the late nineteenth century.
Mary Behner Christopher, Missionary, Papers
Pickens Presbyterian Church Records
The minute books of a Randolph County church recording minutes to session meetings, the church governing body composed of elected church officers such as elders and deacons. The minutes refer to disciplinary actions, admittance of new members, and the hiring of ministers. There are also church newsletters which contain information on weddings, funerals and social activities of the church.
Pittenger Family Letters
Various Pittenger family members wrote these letters, mostly to other family members. The most frequent correspondent is Abraham Pittenger, a farmer, teacher, and local government official in Hancock County. The letters detail farming and marketing of farm goods, educational developments, affairs of the Presbyterian Church, and family events. The collection also provides significant information about the early Republican party, secession crisis, Civil War and Reconstruction.
Presbyterian Church, Tazewell District, Virginia Minute Book
This volume is entitled The Condensed Minute Book for the Presiding Elders and Pastors. It contains various forms and entry pages for the recording of church membership, financial and government affairs. The volume was kept by Reverend J.E. Wolfe of Tazewell, Va. during the years 1918-19. His handwritten entries include the names of church members in Tazewell District, funds raised for various purposes, attendance at quarterly meetings, and the names of church officers.