Religion

First Baptist Church, Steele, Missouri Records, 1955-1957 (R0698)
(1 folder)

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This collection includes a Fiftieth Anniversary souvenir booklet for, and an invitation to a wedding at, the First Baptist Church of Steele in Pemiscot County, Missouri.

First Baptist Church (Versailles, Mo.) Minutes, 1868-1896 (C3008)
1 roll of microfilm

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Minutes of the First Baptist Church of Versailles, MO.

First Baptist Church (Walker, Mo.) Records, 1948-1993 (C3947)
1 roll of microfilm

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Records of the First Baptist Church of Walker, Vernon County, MO.

First Baptist Church, West Plains, Missouri Records, 1892-1956 (R0348)
10 volumes microfilmed

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These are records of the First Baptist Church at West Plains in Howell County, Missouri.
The records include minutes of meetings, membership registers, and statistical data. Also included
are minute books from the Sunday school program, 1899-1914, and the record book of the
Baptist Young People's Union, 1907-1914.

First Boatmen's Church, St. Louis Collection, 1854 (S0382)
0.01 cubic foot

This collection contains a fourth anniversary sermon, three tracts, and lithograph of First Boatmen's Church of St. Louis.

First Christian Church (Jefferson City, Mo.) Records, 1986-2001 (C4536)
0.4 cubic feet (8 folders)

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The church records include meeting minutes, calendars, and governance information from 1986-2001.

First Christian Church (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1824-1997 (C3991)
16.75 cubic feet (1009 folders), 18 audio cassettes

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The church records include minutes of administrative boards and committees, ministers' and administrators' papers, papers of the Christian Student Congregation, publications, the Bear Creek Church record book, the record book of the Construction Committee, and papers of several affiliated clubs and committees. Documents especially cover the period from the 1920s to 1964. In addition, this collection contains drafts and notes by Mary K. Dains for her history of the First Christian Church published in 1996. Her research includes interview recordings with church members.

First Christian Church (Independence, Mo.) Centennial History, 1935 (C1331)
0.003 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Brief historical sketch of the church, and program for the celebration held on July 4, 1935.

First Christian Church (Independence, Mo.) Minutes, 1835-1845 (C1332)
0.03 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Church minutes and membership records.

First Christian Church (Moberly, Mo.) Records, 1869-1903 (C1087)
0.07 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Record book contains information related to early church history and membership, including names of members and dates for marriages and deaths. Other entries include an extensive list of those who became members after S.M. Martin's 1890 revival meeting and the church's position in an adultery case. Church minutes for 1879 to 1903.

First Christian Church, Neosho, Missouri Collection, 1985 (R0917)
(1 folder)

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This is a history of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) at Neosho in Newton County, Missouri. It was compiled by Helen Morse and Michelle Morse, with Violet Mills Carrick and Marilyn Land Walker.

First Christian Church, Rolla, Missouri Collection, 1954-circa 1960s (R0670)
(1 folder)

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This collection consists of a building dedication program and a brief history of the First Christain Church at Rolla in Phelps County, Missouri.

First Christian Church, West Plains, Missouri Records, 1893-1983 (R0349)
18 volumes microfilmed

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These are records of the First Christian Church of West Plains in Howell County, Missouri. Included
are membership, marriage, and death records, lists of officers, and minutes of meetings of the
church board, 1893-1954. There are also records of the women's auxiliaries of the church, 1918-
1983.

First Church of Christ, Scientist, Springfield, Missouri Collection, 1955 (R1097)
(1 folder)

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This booklet contains the revised bylaws of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Springfield, Missouri written in 1955.

First Congregational Church of Cameron, Missouri, Records, 1879-1922 (K0407)
0.2 c.f.

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Meeting minutes, membership records (including marriages and deaths), lists of trustees, and resignation letters of pastors.

First Congregational Church, Aurora, Missouri Collection, 1914 (R1044)
(1 folder)

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This is a bulletin for the services on Sunday, January 11, 1914, at the First Congregational Church at Aurora in Lawrence County, Missouri. The pastor was the Reverend John Allen Schmink. The bulletin includes an announcement of forthcoming services by the Reverend John B. Gonzales of St. Louis.

First Congregational Church (California, Mo.) Record Book, 1867-1883 (C2484)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains minutes of the sabbath meetings of the church from May 11, 1867, to June 4, 1883, when the congregation disbanded to unite with the Presbyterian Church.

First Congregational Church, Neosho, Missouri Collection, 1868 (R0730)
(1 folder)

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The First Congregational Church, Neosho, Missouri Collection contains the manual of the First Congregational Church of Neosho, Missouri, printed by E. Skewes & Company of Neosho, Newton County, Missouri in 1868. It includes a brief history of the congregation which was organized in 1866.

First Congregational Church, Springfield, Missouri Woman's Missionary Society Collection, 1904 (R0797)
(1 folder)

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This is a small pamphlet that provides a meeting schedule, program topics, and a list of officers for the Woman's Missionary Society of the First Congregational Church at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, for July 1904 through March 1905.

First Evangelical Covenant Church Records, 1880-2001 (K0708)
26 c.f.

The First Evangelical Covenant Church Records contains organizational records for a Swedish community church located in Kansas City, Missouri. The collection includes administrative and financial records, photographs, printed and published material, general historical material, and audiotapes.

"The First Hundred Years at Freedom Church, Morgan County, Missouri," Mrs. Charley W. Draffen, 1944 (C1309)
0.02 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Brief history of the church, including early members and pastors. Copy of an article appearing in the Versailles, MO, STATESMAN, August 1944.

First Methodist Church, Dexter, Missouri Collection, 1964 (R1049)
(1 folder)

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This collection contains photocopies of a booklet published by the First Methodist Church of Dexter in Stoddard County, Missouri, for the consecration of its new church building on April 12, 1964. Included are an order of worship, a history of the congregation, a membership roll, and a list of church officials from 1877-1964. Dr. Arthur C. Fulbright was pastor of the congregation.

First Presbyterian Church (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1947-1992 (CA6641)
1.6 cubic feet

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Addition of session minutes and miscellaneous material of the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, Missouri.

First Presbyterian Church (Columbia, Mo.), Presbyterian Women Records, 1905-1985 (C4386)
0.8 cubic feet (21 folders)

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Presbyterian Church and Presbyterian Women's Auxiliary history; meeting minutes; reports; sponsored events; and information on kitchen appliances.

First Presbyterian Church of Rolla Records, 1864-1997 (R0668)
(4 rolls of microfilm)

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These are records of the First Presbyterian Church at Rolla, Missouri. Included are minutes of meetings of the church Session, membership and marriage records, minutes of meetings of Board of Deacons and the Board of Trustees, and church bulletins.

First Presbyterian Church (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1828-1926, 1964-1965 (C2308)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders), 6 oversize volumes

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The records contain record books of minutes of session, 1828-1926, which document church members, communicants, church officers, ministers, baptism, marriage, and death records. The records also include documents taken from 1893 church cornerstone, Tenth and Broadway, Columbia, Missouri, and reports of the Church Cornerstone Committee, 1964-1965.

First Presbyterian Church (Columbia, Mo.) Session Book, 1828 (C0715)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a photostat copy of the first pages of a record book of a newly organized church.

First Presbyterian Church, Fredericktown, Missouri Records, 1880-1985 (R0322)
7 volumes microfilm

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These are minutes of meetings of the Session and the congregation, church registers, and the
centennial history of the First Presbyterian Church of Fredericktown in Madison County, Missouri.
Since 1964 Fredericktown has shared pastors with churches at Cornwall and Ironton.

First Presbyterian Church (Independence, Mo.) Records, 1936-1948 (C1874)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Brief history of Cumberland Presbyterian Church traces major events from founding in 1826 to 1865, when church records were lost. Alphabetical list of church members, both black and white, from 1865. List of pastors to 1897. The Cumberland Presbyterian Church merged with the First Presbyterian Church in 1913.

First Presbyterian Church, Ironton, Missouri Records, 1856-1986 (R0295)
38 volumes microfilmed

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These are records of the Presbyterian Church at Ironton in Iron County, Missouri, which was
organized as part of the Potosi Presbytery in 1855. The records include minutes of meetings of the
church Session, the Board of Trustees, and the congregation, registers of membership, and records of
the women's auxiliary societies.

First Presbyterian Church (Laclede, Mo.) Records, 1866-1888 (C1350)
0.02 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Organization of the church and minutes of sessions.

First Presbyterian Church (Laclede, Mo.) Records, 1866-1911 (C1351)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The records contain church organization, covenant, beliefs and statistics on membership.

First Presbyterian Church (St. Charles, Mo.) Membership List, 1818-1849 (C1364)
0.02 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Name, date received and by what means, and remarks about what happened to people, including deaths, moves, dismissions, and marriages.

First Presbyterian Church (St. Charles, Mo.) Session Minutes, 1840-1864 (C1365)
0.03 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Minutes of session meetings of the church.

First St. Charles United Methodist Women Records, 1965-2016 (S0361)
1.5 cubic feet

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This collection consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, and photographs documenting the First St. Charles United Methodist Women's mission to enable women to study and enact the gospel by responding to socio-economic issues ailing modern society. Subjects of interest include the group's support for establishing a Crisis Center for Women in St. Charles and LifeWise StL's (Kingdom House) annual bazaar.

First United Methodist Church, Cole Camp, Missouri Records, 1896-1983 (R0157)
(2 rolls of microfilm)

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The First United Methodist Church of Cole Camp, Missouri Records contain a microfilm copy of the church’s records. This collection includes meetings minutes, financial
records, membership rolls, and miscellaneous materials. Also included are rerords of the Ionia, Missouri United Methodist Church, whose pastor was supplied by the Cole Camp church after 1965.

First United Methodist Church, Rolla, Missouri Records, 1899-1969 (R0570)
5 volumes, 8 folders MICROFILM

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These are historical records of the First United Methodist Church of Rolla, Missouri. Included
are a general history of the church, membership rolls and vital records, and records of the
Official Board and Quarterly Conferences.

First United Methodist Church, West Plains, Missouri Records, 1887-1988 (R0359)
11 volumes, 10 folders microfilmed

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These are church registers, quarterly conference reports, and administrative records of the First
United Methodist Church in West Plains, Howell County, Missouri. There are records of predecessor
Methodist churches in West Plains, including the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

Franklin Baptist Association Records, 1932 (R0153)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Franklin Baptist Association Collection contains a photocopy of a report on the annual session of the Franklin Baptist Association, held at Three Rivers Church in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri on the hundredth anniversary of the church and the Association. Included are the constitution and lists of member churches of the Association, and histories of the church and the Association.

Freedom Baptist Church, Morgan County, Missouri Records, 1844-1962 (R0418)
6 volumes microfilmed

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These are record books of the Freedom Baptist Church near Versailles in Morgan County,
Missouri. The records include the articles of faith, rules of decorum, membership records, and minutes
of church business meetings, August 1844 --January 1962, and the secretary's record book of the
Baptist Young People's Union, 1929-1932.

Freedom Sunday School (Morgan County, Mo.) Membership List, no date (C1370)
0.01 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Lists of male and female students and teachers.

Freedom United Baptist Church (Montgomery County, Mo.) Records, 1824-1868 (C3364)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains church record book dating from 1824 to 1868. The records include the rules of decorum, the covenant, a list of members, reports of the monthly meetings, description of the welcoming of new members, raising money by subscription to build a church, decisions on church membership, and a typed index done by the donor.

Freedom Zion Methodist Church (Concordia, Mo.) Records, 1851-1920 (C3907)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder), 1 roll of microfilm

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The records of the Freedom Zion Methodist Church consist of the quarterly annual conference minutes of the church. The records are in German. A translation of the records is included in the collection.

R.W. Freeman Papers, 1960-1961 (C3784)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The papers of R.W. Freeman contain a letter to Freeman from Lafayette Moore of the Pershing Park Association in Laclede, Missouri, and a proposed budget for the Carroll County, Missouri, Baptist Association.

Frei Gemeinde Von St. Louis Records, 1850-1974 (S0037)
1.2 cubic foot, 33 folders, 4 microfilm rolls

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The Frei Gemeinde Von St. Louis Records contain correspondence, ledgers, protocol books, and articles of association about the founding and operation of this German fraternal association. 

E. M. Frentzel, History of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Congregation Collection, 1923 (R0707)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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This collection contains a booklet entitled History of St. Paul’s Ev. Luth. Congregation at Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri. Compiled by Order of the Congregation for Its Golden Jubilee by E. M. Frentzel, Pastor of the Church. It was printed by the Concordia Publishing House in St. Louis, Missouri in 1923.

Meyer Friede Speeches, 1860-1861 (C3297)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Speech delivered in the House of Representatives regarding the slavery question and speech in answer to insult by Mr. Claiborne against the Jews.

Friedens United Church of Christ (Warrenton, Mo.) Record Books, 1868-1967 (C3631)
1 roll of microfilm (3 volumes)

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Record books of the Friedens Evangelical Church, Warrenton, Missouri, and the Bethany Evangelical Church, Pendleton, Missouri. The two merged to become the Friedens Evangelical and Reformed Church, later renamed the Friedens United Church of Christ. The Friedens Church was organized in 1877, but the record book has entries dating from 1868. The earliest record in the Bethany book is for 1910.

Friends of Sacred Structures Records, 1991-2015 (K1370)
5 c.f.

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The records of Friends of Sacred Structures documents, photographs, and notebooks related to religious structures assisted by FOSS, covering the period 1991 through 2015. The records also include materials related to locations targeted by the organization for assistance as well as board, council, and committee records.

Friendship and Swedeborg Baptist Churches (Pulaski County, Mo.) Histories, no date (C3504)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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May Gan Cox recalls the organization of Friendship Church, its first members and preachers. J.S. Zumwalt tells of the origin and history of the Swedeborg Church in a letter to a friend, Virgil.