Roberts United Methodist Church Records Finding Aid MS048

Roberts United Methodist Church Records Finding Aid MS048


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Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library

717 Queen Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Business Number: 703-746-1791
lhsc@alexlibraryva.org
URL: http://alexlibraryva.org/lhsc

Repository
Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library
Identification
MS048
Title
Roberts United Methodist Church Records (MS048) 1877-1913
URL:
https://alexlibraryva.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/resources/8
Quantity
.41 Cubic Feet, 1 box
Language
English .

Administrative Information

Existence and Location of Copies

The records are available on microfilm.

Preferred Citation

[Item identification], Roberts United Methodist Church Records, MS048, Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections, Alexandria, Va.


Biographical / Historical

In 1830, African American members of the Trinity Methodist Church decided to form their own congregation. They formed the Methodist Episcopal Church which became more firmly established with the building of a chapel in 1834. This chapel, named the Davis Chapel, after a white minister, was renamed the Roberts Chapel in 1844 giving the congregation its current name. Until the Civil War, white ministers led the church, but after 1866 African Americans have filled the pulpit.

Content Description

The original collection consisted of a variety of record books and other loose materials. The books recorded the attendance at the Sunday School as well as more general church events, such as a list of contributors or the events of the quarterly conferences on the condition of the church. Of particular interest to historians of the church may be the notes of the pastors in the front of the Comprehensive Church Record (folder 6) which record some of the financial and congregational struggles of the church between 1893 to 1905. Genealogists may well want to search the same Record for the names of members during this same period.

Arrangement

The records are divided into two series: I. Sunday School Records, arranged chronologically. II. Other Church Records and Miscellaneous Materials, arranged chronologically.

Subjects and Indexing Terms


Existence and Location of Originals

Originals are still held at the Roberts United Methodist Church.


Container List

Series I: Sunday School Class Records
1887-1904
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Series II: Other Church Records and Miscellaneous Materials
1877-1943
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