General Convention of the New Jerusalem in the United States of America
Variant namesChristian church based on the theological works of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772); formally organized in England in 1787; Swedenborg's works introduced in the U.S., in 1784 and by early 1800s first church built; in 1890 group split into two, existing today as General Convention of the New Jerusalem in the United States of America and the General Church of the New Jerusalem; also known as General Convention of Swedenborgian Churches, the New Church, the Swedenborgian Church, General Convention, or the Church of the New Jerusalem.
From the description of Biographical collection, 1849-[ongoing]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70940451
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| associatedWith | Evans, W. F. (Warren Felt) | person |
| associatedWith | First New Jerusalem Society (Chillicothe, Ohio) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | First New Jerusalem Society (Chillicothe, Ohio) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | General Church of the New Jerusalem. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | General Convention of the New Jerusalem in the United States of America. Board of Home and Foreign Missions. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | James family. | family |
| associatedWith | Price, Robert, 1900-1989. | person |
| associatedWith | Swedenborg, Emanuel, 1688-1772. | person |
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