St. John’s United Church of Christ (Syracuse, Neb.) [RG3168.AM]

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RG3168.AM:  St. John’s United Church of Christ (Syracuse, Neb.)



Records:  1880-1969

Syracuse, Otoe County, Neb.:  United Church of Christ

Size:  1 reel of microfilm



HISTORICAL NOTE



St. John’s Evangelical Church of Syracuse, Nebraska, was organized on June 20, 1880, by the Rev. Robert Ruegg and the Rev. Theodore Tanner. The congregation, consisting of 17 members, held the first services in the Methodist Church. The following year, a small church building was constructed at a cost of $885.00 and dedicated on December 11, 1881. Services were held in both German and English until 1943, when the German Language services were discontinued. In 1884 St. John’s Church was admitted to the Evangelical Synod of North America.



In 1906 a new parsonage was erected, and two years later, a new Church building was constructed and dedicated at a cost of $5,500. The structure was remodeled in 1930, and physical improvements have continued until the present time. In 1947 the Church constitution was revised, and on October 16, 1955, St. John’s United Church of Christ celebrated its 75th anniversary.



SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE



This collection consists of one reel of microfilm containin two volumes of records of the St. John’s United Church of Christ, Syracuse, Nebraska. These records relate to church activities dating from 1880-1969. Included are registers of pastors, members, baptisms, marriages, deaths, and officers. Also included are Church histories, and The Articles of Incorporation and constitution of the Church. The first volume of these records is in German. This collection was loaned for microfilming in March of 1969.



DESCRIPTION



Reel 1

Volume 1 (in German) includes:



Record of Pastors, 1880-1961

Record of Members, 1880-1931

Record of Baptisms, 1895-1942

Record of Confirmations, 1880-1938

Record of Marriages, 1885-1942

Record of Communicants, 1933

Record of Attendance at Communion, 1885-1938

Record of Deaths, 1885-1942

Record of Collections for Special Purposes, 1885-1917

Record of Families, 1880-

Statistical records

Church History

Financial Records, 1917-1925



Volume 2 includes:



Record of Members, 1961-1968

Record of Pastors, 1932-1961

Record of Officers and Trustees, 1941-1969

Record of Baptisms, 1943-1969

Record of Confirmation, 1943-1968

Record of Attendance at Communion, 1943-1968

Record of Marriages, 1943-1968

Record of Deaths, 1943-1969

Church History

Articles of Incorporation and Constitution



 



ADDED ENTRIES:



Evangelical Church in Nebraska

Evangelical and Reformed Churches in Nebraska

Germans in Nebraska

Otoe County (Neb.) — Churches

St. John’s Evangelical Church (Syracuse, Neb.)

St. John’s United Church of Christ (Syracuse, Neb.)

Syracuse (Neb.) — Churches

United Church of Christ in Nebraska



 



Revised 06-12-2009   TMM

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