Records, 1849-1971 / the American and Foreign Christian Union.

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Records, 1849-1971 / the American and Foreign Christian Union.

Collection includes minutes, reports, financial records, and correspondence documenting the work of the AFCU from its earliest days until 1972; it also includes records of The American Churches in Paris and Berlin, which were set up as centers of ministry to the American communities in those cities.

6 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7588535

Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS

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American Church in Berlin

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American and Foreign Christian Union

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American and Foreign Christian Union (AFCU) was organized in 1849 and strove "by Missions, Colportage, the Press, and other appropriate agencies, to diffuse and promote the principles of Religious Liberty, and a pure and Evangelical Christianity, both at home and abroad, wherever a corrupted Christianity exists." A chief target of these intentions was the Roman Catholic population of Europe, especially Italy, and South America. The Home Department oversaw the work within the United States, among...

American Church in Paris

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