West Side Christian Parish (Chicago, Ill.)

Dates:
Active 1945
Active 1968

Biographical notes:

The West Side Christian Parish was an interdenominational, multi-service organization serving neighborhoods with low-income residents on Chicago's West Side. WSCP was founded in 1952 by Donald Benedict and J. Archie Hargraves as a subsidiary of the East Harlem Protestant Parish in New York and was sponsored by the Chicago City Missionary Society (later known as the Community Renewal Society).

From the description of West Side Christian Parish (Chicago, Ill.) records, 1945-1968 (bulk 1952-1962). (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 713908048

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Subjects:

  • African Americans
  • Christian sects
  • Church and social problems
  • Church charities
  • Clergy
  • Community organization
  • Discrimination in housing
  • Social service

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Places:

  • Chicago (Ill.) (as recorded)
  • Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.) (as recorded)
  • Illinois--Chicago (as recorded)
  • West Side (Chicago, Ill.) (as recorded)