Emmanuel Baptist Church records
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The Emmanuel Baptist Church records, dated 1881 to 2014 and contained in one manuscript box, includes church publications such as yearbooks, a 25th anniversary booklet, and articles of faith and order. One volume of membership rolls, documenting members of the church during its first 40 years, provides member names, baptism dates, and dates of acceptance and dismissal from the church. Another folder contains clippings, printed material, and a photograph relating to the Young People's Society of the church. Lastly, is a folder of ephemera containing one undated photograph of "Men of Emannuel", programs, newsletters, church bulletins, newspaper clippings, and a description of the sanctuary restoration committees.
Historical note
The Emmanuel Baptist Church was established in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1881. Initially, the congregation was comprised of discharged members from the Washington Avenue Baptist Church. In 1883, the church opened a chapel on St. James Place and Lafayette Avenue in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, where it still operates as of 2010.
Scope and Contents
The Emmanuel Baptist Church records, dated 1881 to 2014 and contained in one manuscript box, includes church publications such as yearbooks, a 25th anniversary booklet, and articles of faith and order. One volume of membership rolls, documenting members of the church during its first 40 years, provides member names, baptism dates, and dates of acceptance and dismissal from the church. Another folder contains clippings, printed material, and a photograph relating to the Young People's Society of the church. Lastly, is a folder of ephemera containing one undated photograph of "Men of Emannuel", programs, newsletters, church bulletins, newspaper clippings, and a description of the sanctuary restoration committees.
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Open to researchers without restriction.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Emmanuel Baptist Church records, ARC.136, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession 1979.017 was a gift of Barbara Epperson, 1979. Source and acquisition date for accession 1985.082 are unknown. Folder 6, containing church ephemera dating from circa 1900 to 2014, was a gift of Carrie Stewart, 2015.
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Processing Information
This collection combines two accessions: 1985.082 and 1979.017. In addition, one folder containing ephemera was added to the collection in 2015.
Minimally processed to the collection level.
Material found in repository added to collection by Lena Evers-Hillstrom in October 2018.
