October 29, 2022

Trinity United Church (Lincoln, Neb.) [RG3233.AM]

NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID



RG3233.AM:  Trinity United Church (Lincoln, Neb.)



Records:  1957-1971

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb.:  United Church of Christ

Size:  1 reel of microfilm



HISTORICAL NOTE



Trinity Church was established in 1957 as a mission of the Evangelical and Reformed Church. A merger between the Congregational Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church was consummated in 1961. This congregation became a part of the new national body, the United Church of Christ, and assumed the title Trinity United Church at that time. The congregation was unable to establish the stability necessary to sustain its operation. On November 15, 1970, the membership approved a motion for dissolution. On January 1, 1971, Trinity United Church was dissolved.



SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE



This collection consists of the records of Trinity United Church, Lincoln, Nebraska, arranged in three series: 1) Consistory minutes, 1957-1968; 2) Correspondence, 1969-1970; and 3) Printed matter.



The consistory minutes are the minutes of the church council. The correspondence relates to the congregation’s operational problems and eventual dissolution. The bulk of the material details the administrative conduct of Trinity United Church and reflects the problems encountered by the congregation during its fourteen year history.



This material was loaned for microfilming by the Nebraska Conference, United Church of Christ, in July of 1974.



DESCRIPTION



Series 1 – Consistory minutes, 1957-1968



Reel 1

Volume




    1. May 5, 1957 – November 19, 1963

    1. December 17, 1963 – December 28, 1965

    1. January 24, 1966 – December 28, 1967

    1. January 2, 1968 – January 16, 1968



Series 2 – Correspondence, 1969-1970



Folder




    1. Letters relating to the activities and dissolution of Trinity United Church, 1969-1970



Series 3 – Printed matter



Item




    1. By-Laws

    1. Membership programs

    1. Church election ballots

    1. Agreement and Plan of Dissolution



 



ADDED ENTRIES:



Evangelical and Reformed Church in Nebraska

Lancaster County (Neb.) — Churches

Lincoln (Neb.) — Churches

Trinity United Church (Lincoln, Neb.)

United Church of Christ in Nebraska



 



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