First Baptist Church of Grand Forks Records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: OGLMC-152

Scope and Contents

The First Baptist Church of Grand Forks Records consist of meeting minutes, 1881-1938, a monthly periodical titled The Baptist Bulletin, 1896-1897, and a church register, 1914-1931. The register includes information regarding pastors, trustees, deacons, and church members, as well as financial information, correspondence and reports by the congregation to the Red River Valley Baptist Association. Two photographs, an exterior view of the church (postcard) and four ministers of the church, are also included.

Dates

created: 1881-1938
Other: Date acquired: 04/17/1998

Creator

First Baptist Church, Grand Forks (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Biographical or Historical Information

The First Baptist Church was organized October 16, 1881. Charter members were: Lucinda and Leroy H. Carter, Sarah Fletcher, Mr. And Mrs. W.A. Bruce, Thomas Griffin, Isaac Stiles, John S. and Rachel Milne, John W. Skidmore and E.G. Rice. The first pastor was C.Y. Snell, who preached his first sermon on March 12, 1882. The first church chapel, a small, modest building, was dedicated on March 4, 1883, followed by the first baptism a week later. A larger church was dedicated in late 1887. In 1945, First Baptist Church and Plymouth Congregational Church merged to form The Federated Church of Grand Forks.

Note written by

Full Extent

0.50 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Organized in Grand Forks in 1881 and became part of the Federated Church of Grand Forks in 1945.

Method of Acquisition

Donation; the original acquisition records are unavailable

Accruals and Additions

Additional materials were donated by Mary Margaret Frank of Grand Forks, on April 17, 1998 (98-2202) and by Colleen Curtis of Portland, OR, in 2005 (2005-2806).

Related Materials

[url=https://apps.library.und.edu/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=95]Federated Church Records: OGLMC 759[/url]

Related Publications

A History of the First Baptist Church of Grand Forks, North Dakota by J. Duane Squires (1931) 10th Anniversary Observance: The Federated Church (1956)