Concordia Baptist Church, Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri, Records, 1861-1922 (C3906)

3 volumes and translations on 1 roll of microfilm

MICROFILM

INTRODUCTION

The records of the Concordia Baptist Church consist of minute books of the congregation and the sister society, and the constitution of the church. The records are in German. A translation of the records is included in the collection. These records are part of the German Heritage Archives.

DONOR INFORMATION

The church records were loaned to the University of Missouri for copying by Hazel J. Payne on July 14, 1993 (Accession No. 5322). The records are part of the German Heritage Archives.

HISTORICAL SKETCH

The Congregation of Baptized Christians of Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri, was organized in December 1850 when Cahl Kresse came as a missionary. The first baptism happened on 18 April 1851 and the first meeting occurred on 13 July 1851.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Concordia Baptist Church records consist of three volumes dating from 1861 through 1922. Volume 1, the Protokoll Buch, is a minute book dating from 1861 through 1922. The minutes of the Sister Society, dating from 1898 through 1922, are in volume 2. Volume 3 consists of the constitution of the congregation and lists of members.

The translation of the records was done by Dr. Adolf E. Schroeder, Professor Emeritus of German at the University of Missouri-Columbia as part of his tenure as "Scholar-in-Residence" at Concordia, made possible by a grant from the Missouri Humanities Council to the Concordia Area Heritage Society for 1993/1994. The translation was recorded on audiotape and was then transcribed by Hazel J. Payne. The transcription of the volumes is included on the microfilm and also available in hard copy in the reading room.

FOLDER LIST

v. 1Protokoll Buch, 1861-1922
v. 2Sister Society Minute book, 1898-1922
v. 3Constitution and lists of members
f. 1Protokoll Buch, 1861-1885 (translation)
f. 2Protokoll Buch, 1886-1922 (translation)
f. 3Sister Society Minute book, 1898-1922 (translation)
f. 4Constitution and lists of members (translation)

INDEX TERMS

These index terms are the subjects, people, places, etc. under which this collection is listed in all available indexes at the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia. If you are interested in a specific index term, please contact the reference staff.

  • Baptist Church--Missouri
  • Churches--Missouri
  • Concordia Baptist Church, Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri
  • German Heritage Archives
  • Missouri, Concordia, Churches
  • Missouri, Lafayette County--Churches
  • Missouri--Churches