A Guide to the Emmanuel Episcopal Church (Virginia Beach, Va.), Records, 1723-1999 Emmanuel Episcopal Church (Virginia Beach, Va.), Records, 1723-1999 42001

A Guide to the Emmanuel Episcopal Church (Virginia Beach, Va.), Records, 1723-1999

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 42001


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Accession Number
42001
Title
Emmanuel Episcopal Church (Virginia Beach, Va.), Records, 1723-1999
Physical Characteristics
3 reels
Creator
Emmanuel Episcopal Church (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Emmanuel Episcopal Church (Virginia Beach, Va.), Records, 1723-1999. Accession 42001. Church records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Lent for microfilming by Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 25 June 2005.

Biographical Information

Emmanuel Episcopal Church was built in 1843 in the Kempsville, Princess Anne County (now Virginia Beach). David Walke donated the land on which the church was built. It was the first church to be built in Lynnhaven Parish under the Protestant Episcopal Church. The original church was destroyed by fire in 1943. The present church building was consecrated in 1947.

Scope and Content

Records, 1723-1999, of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Virginia Beach, including vestry books (20 November 1723-8 December 1959), registers and parish registers (1838-1999), registers of church services (1 March 1967-31 December 1998), financial register (1923-1929), and loose papers such as anniversary booklets, correspondence, deeds, histories, and miscellaneous burials, confirmations, and vestry minutes.

The registers and parish registers, 1838-1999, include includes lists of baptisms, burials, confirmations, communicants, histories, marriages, and rectors. The Parish registers include indexes. The registers of church services include the following information: date/day of service, type of service, place of service, hour of service, number in attendance, communions, officiant/preacher, and memoranda.

Arrangement

Organized into the following series: I. Vestry Books, 20 November 1723-8 December 1959; II. Registers and Parish Registers, 1838-1999; III. Registers of Church Services, 1 March 1967-31 December 1998; IV. Financial Register, 1923-1929; V. Loose Papers.

MISC. REEL 4838 contains in this order: Vestry Book, 20 November 1723-16 November 1892; Vestry Book, 28 November 1892-14 August 1947; Vestry Book, 6 March 1951-8 December 1959. MISC. REEL 4839 contains in this order: Register, 1838-1913; Register, 1900-1948; Register, 1929-1936; Register, 1947-1973; Register, 1964-1976; Parish Register, 1973-1976; Parish Register, 1976-1978; Parish Register, 1978-1981; Parish Register, 1981-1983; Parish Register, 1983-1985; Parish Register, 1985-1999. MISC. REEL 4840 contains in this order: Register of Church Services, 1 March 1967-29 May 1977; Register of Church Services, 10 November 1991-31 December 1998; Register of Church Services, 1 June 1977-11 December 1985; Register of Church Services, 15 December 1985-10 November 1991; Financial Register, 1923-1929; Loose Papers.

Contents List

Series I: Vestry Books, 20 November 1723-8 December 1959
Miscellaneous reel 4838
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Series II: Registers and Parish Registers, 1838-1999
Miscellaneous reel 4839
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Series III: Registers of Church Services, 1 March 1967-31 December 1998
Miscellaneous Reel 4840

The registers of church services include the following information: date/day of service, type of service, place of service, hour of service, number in attendance, communions, officiant/preacher, and memoranda. These volumes were filmed out of chronological order. Register of Church Services, 10 November 1991-31 December 1998 was filmed after Register of Church Services, 1 March 1967-29 May 1977 and before Register of Church Services, 1 June 1977-11 December 1985.

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Series IV: Financial Register, 1923-1929
Miscellaneous Reel 4840

Includes receipts and disbursements, 1923-1929 (p. 2-143); Norfolk Southern Railroad, 1923 (p. 145); contingent fund, 1923-1928 (p. 146-151).

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Series V: Loose Papers
Miscellaneous Reel 4840
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