Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1857-1978.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1857-1978.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/69404928

The records in this collection cover the beginning of Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church (1866) to 1978. The collection is separated into two sections: member and financial records. Both are arranged chronologically. Of note is a list of officers for Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (1857), an order of business for "Colored Leaders' Meeting," and an item re a Jenkins Orphanage function. Member records (1857-1978, with gaps) contain vital statistics from baptismal, marriage, and donation records of church members. Those listed under "financial records" (1899-1969, with gaps) include information re church expenditures and member donations. Also of note is a record book (1919-1936) which contains full minutes of meetings held by the Board of Trustees for Centenary re church repairs, election of committee members, fund raisers, and finances, etc.

4 linear ft.

College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7995029

College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

Related Entities

There are 7 Entities related to this resource.

Grandison, C. N.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66b4wvm (person)

Epworth League (S.C.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66t8nnc (corporateBody)

Jenkins Orphanage Institute (Charleston, S.C.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fz5bh8 (corporateBody)

Lawrence, W. H

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63j7xfx (person)

Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church (Charleston, S.C.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rr9znr (corporateBody)

Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, an African American church, formed after the Civil War with the withdrawal of black members from Trinity United Methodist Church. In 1866, the congregation purchased its current building on Wentworth Street in Charleston, S.C. From the description of Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1857-1978. (College of Charleston). WorldCat record id: 69404928 ...

Weston, W. O.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6z39tg5 (person)

Trinity United Methodist Church (Charleston, S.C.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rv4txt (corporateBody)

Charleston (S.C.) church. Trinity United Methodist Church began in 1786 as the Cumberland Street Methodist Episcopal Church with 35 white and 23 black members. In 1791 part of Cumberland's congregation withdrew to form Trinity Primitive Methodist Church, but the two congregations reunited in 1861 after Cumberland's building was lost in a fire. Two separate Boards of Trustees existed until 1874, when the two congregations were formally united as Trinity United Methodist Church. The black congrega...