Church Records: Value & Uses

  • CHURCH RECORDS:
  • The Stability of Church Records

  • Jurisdictions:

  • Synod
  • Diocesan
  • Parish
  • Conferences and Conventions (United & Baptists)

  • Types of Church Records:

  • Membership lists
  • Tithes
  • Birth and baptismal records
  • Confirmation records
  • Marriage records
  • Parish school records
  • Financial records
  • Minutes
  • Church group activities
  • Architectural records
  • Sermons

  • Uses of Church Records

  • Genealogy (Cyndi's Genealogy Megasite)
  • Social History
  • Church History
  • Contemporary Legal Challenges
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