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First Presbyterian Church of Clarksburg (W. Va.) Records, 1815/1903, bulk 1830/1880

0.2 Linear Feet Summary: 2 in. (3 folders)
The First Presbyterian Church of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was established in 1829. Letters, a book of minutes, certificates of church membership, and other papers document the history of the church from the 1830s to 1902. Letters from the 1830s between founding church elders, including Phineas Chapin, and the first pastor, Rev. Asa Brooks, record efforts to obtain a pastor and find a meeting house for the congregation. Minutes of the Session from 1870 to 1903 provide a brief overview of each session, listing new members and occasionally mentioning other church business. Of note are requests for financial support from the congregation to secure a pastor in 1880 and other entries in the 1890s regarding church pastors. This book also includes lists of adult and infant baptisms from 1870 to 1902 and a list of members who died or were removed from the church between 1829 and 1902. Records also include certificates of church membership for various dates between 1830 and 1880.
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First Presbyterian Church of Clarksburg (W. Va.) Records, 1815/1903, bulk 1830/1880 0.2 Linear Feet Summary: 2 in. (3 folders)

First Presbyterian Church (Clarksburg, W. Va.).
The First Presbyterian Church of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was established in 1829. Letters, a book of minutes, certificates of church membership, and other papers document the history of the church from the 1830s to 1902. Letters from the 1830s between founding church elders, including Phineas Chapin, and the first pastor, Rev. Asa Brooks, record efforts to obtain a pastor and find a meeting house for the congregation. Minutes of the Session from 1870 to 1903 provide a brief overview of each session, listing new members and occasionally mentioning other church business. Of note are requests for financial support from the congregation to secure a pastor in 1880 and other entries in the 1890s regarding church pastors. This book also includes lists of adult and infant baptisms from 1870 to 1902 and a list of members who died or were removed from the church between 1829 and 1902. Records also include certificates of church membership for various dates between 1830 and 1880.

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