Records of the Central Congregational Society and Church 1854-1945

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Records of the Central Congregational Society and Church 1854-1945

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Records of the Central Congregational Society and Church document the activities of the church from its creation in 1854 to its consolidation with the Clinton Avenue Congregational Church in 1942. The collection is largely composed of ledgers with financial and membership information.

10.5 Linear feet; in five record cartons, four oversize boxes, and one oversize photograph folder.

Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6329016

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Central Congregational Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

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The Central Congregational Society and Church was founded in 1854 and originally located at the corner of Fulton Street and Classon Avenue in Brooklyn, N.Y. Throughout the late 19th century, the church remained in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, and was led by the Rev. J. Clement French, the Rev. Dr. H. M. Scudder, and the Rev. Dr. A. J. F. Behrends, respectively. In 1900, upon the death of Dr. Behrends, the church selected the Rev. Dr. Samuel Parkes Cadman (1864-19...

Cadman, S. Parkes (Samuel Parkes), 1864-1936

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Pastor of Central Church, Brooklyn, New York; Radio Minister of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. From the description of Letter to Mrs. J. Malcolm Forbes, 1931 December 31. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 53891030 S. Parkes Cadman (1864-1936) was an American clergyman, newspaper columnist, and radio personality. He was a radio pioneer, one of the first Christian ministers to begin broadcasting sermons in the 1920s. He was known for his prom...