Records, 1855-1965 (bulk: 1875-1965) / Mariner's Presbyterian Church.

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Records, 1855-1965 (bulk: 1875-1965) / Mariner's Presbyterian Church.

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This collection contains miscellaneous dealing with the development and growth of the Mariners' Church and with the church's history. These include membership lists, visitor's registers, financial records, reports and items concerning the conflict between the Mariners' Church and the Redevelopment Authority.

1 cubic ft.

Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS

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SNAC Resource ID: 8356897

Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS

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Eastburn, Joseph, 1748-1828

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Mariners' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Mariners' Presbyterian Church was established in 1819 by Joseph Eastburn (1748-1828), though the church was not formally organized by the Presbytery of Philadelphia until 1830. Until it was destroyed by a fire in 1963, the church ministered to sailors as well as to the city's poor and indigent in conjunction with the Seamen's and Landsmen's Aid Society. In 1965, Mariners' merged with the Third and Scots Presbyterian Church; the resulting Third, Scots and Mariners' Presbyterian Church, better kno...