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Coldwater Baptist Church (Jamestown, MO)

 

Records of the Cold Water Baptist Church, 1809-1819; Baptist Church of Christ Friends to Humanity, 1834-1838; and Salem Baptist Church, 1841-1871; all on Cold Water in St. Louis County, MO are available from the Missouri State Archives.

The records were purchased by the State Historical Society of Missouri from A. Loyd Collins on 4 June 1953.

Fee Fee Baptist Church (Maryland Heights, MO)

 

Indexed sources:

Abraham, Ruth E. As a Tree Planted: History of Fee Fee Baptist Church, 1807–1970. St. Louis: Fee Fee Baptist Church, 1970. R977.865 A159A

Hanley Hills Baptist Church  (St. Louis, MO)

 

Indexed sources:

Bradley, Littleton P. Hanley Hills Baptist Church, St. Louis, Missouri, 1952-1985. St. Louis: L.P.Bradley, 1986. R 977.865 B811H

Pleasant Green Baptist Church (St. Louis, MO)

 

Indexed sources:

Pleasant Green Baptist Church in Seventy-nine Years: 1866-1945. St. Louis: Pleasant Green Baptist Church, n.d. R 977.866 P724P

Second Baptist Church (St. Louis, MO)

 

Indexed source:

Second Baptist Church, St. Louis, Mo.; Souvenir. St. Louis: Second Baptist Church, 1908. R 977.866 S445

Finding Aid - Microfilm - SBC-StL-1 - Reel #1


Second Baptist Church of St. Louis, 1827-1916
Clayton & McKnight Roads
St. Louis, MO


1827-1835

Record of the doings of the Baptist Church
Articles of Faith and Covenant of St. Louis Baptist Church
The Baptist Church of Jesus Christ at Rain Crick



1828, 1830, 1831

Papers belonging to First Baptist Church

 
1837-1850

Alphabetical Index
Membership, Constitution
Articles of Faith, Covenant, By-Laws

Pages:
8 - 15  List of Members
17    1837 Church met at Schoolroom
33    1838 Resolutions, proceedings
52    1839 Excused from Committee
72    1840  Suspended from privlidges
88    1841 Met in monthly conference
90    1841  faint, hard to read
124  1842  Opened by singing prayer
142  1843  Removing from my present field of labor
169  1844  Special Meeting
180  1845  Mr. Lockwood in relation to organ
190  1845  Resolutions
198  1846
201  1846  Balloting for deacons
212            Resolution, Constitution
235  1847  Regular Meetings
315            Alphabetical Roster of Members

1850-1885

Pages:
1     1850  Constitution, Second Baptist
19   1850  Treasurer's Report
29   1851  writing is faint
49   1852
57   1853  Necessary repair on the home
81   1854  Prayer Meeting
93   1855  on motion, adjourned.
97   1856  Prayer by Bro. Thompson, meeting
109  1857  Conference meetings
123  1858  Communion service
147  1859 on motion, chosen moderator
165  1860 "be a committee to labor with him"
185  1861  vote of "Ayes" and "Nayes" by name
211  1862  "Licensed by Letter"
229  1863  To preach at Jefferson Mission
251  1864  Prayer meeting Dec 23 1864
269  1865  "hand of fellowship"
279  1866  faint recording ink
295  1862  faint recording ink
301  1868  Baptism and examination for baptism
323  1869  Baptisms
329  1870  Quarterly Journal approved
347  1872  Covenant meetings
353            illegible copy
379  1874  Neglect of Christian duties
        1875
407  1876  Covenant meetings
        1877  faint copy
451  1878  Corporation of Second Baptist Church
459   1879  Jan 5.  Temple Shaare Emeth offer, after fire Friday, Jan 3 1879  totally destroyed.  Rev. Dr. Sonnenschein, Mercantile Literary Hall
464   1879  Chosen delegates
491   1880  Admissions. "Forsaken the meetings of the church"
509   1881  Annual Meeting
527  1882 "-bore her burdens with alacrity"
541  1883  Unity of spirit and bond of peace
547  1884  Ballots and votes
564  1885  Baptisms and admissions. St Louis Globe-Democrat, 1884.  50th Anniversary. 
594            Anniversary poem.  Our Church Home, a newspaper, Oct-Nov-Dec, 1879. 

 

1885-1916

Pages:

1      1886  Covenant meeting, Dec. 30 1885
18    1887  Committee Reports
34    1888  Storm doors and heaters
69    1888  Letters granted and received
101  1889  Fellowship withdrawn
112  1890  Losses of members approved
138  1891  Report of Trustees
155  1892  Received and dismissed
174  1893  Annual meeting, Baptisms.
199  1894  Renovations and resolutions
210  1894  Annual Meeting. Drops
218  1895  Use of Church to Shaare Emeth Congreg'n
226  1895  Dropped for non-attendance
237  1896  Baptisms, change of membership
251  1897  Quarterly meeting reports
264  1898  Deacon emeritus for 30 years fidelity and service.
        1899
276  1900  Annual meeting. Perfect attendance. Deaths and marriages in reports
299  1901  Pew subscriptions lists. 
        1901  Exclusion and restoration. 607 members
331  1902  "Christian experience"  New members.
344  1903  Letters granted and received
363  1904  Annual Meeting. 
367  1908  Annual Meeting  (cont. on second reel of microfilm). 
 

Third Baptist Church (St Louis, MO)

 

Indexed sources:

1850–1900, Souvenir Program of Fiftieth Anniversary of Third Baptist Church, St. Louis, 1900. St. Louis: Third Baptist Church, 1900. R 977.866 E34

Tower Grove Baptist Church (St Louis, MO)

 

Indexed sources:

Tower Grove Baptist Church, 4257 Magnolia Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri: Year Book, 1962. St. Louis: Tower Grove Baptist Church, 1962. R 977.866 T737

Minutes of General Baptists, 1892 - 1971, Southern Missouri

 

The following records are located on Roll 72, Item 5 of United Church of Christ records.

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