Brief Description: The First Baptist Church of Grand Forks Records consist of meeting minutes, 1881-1938, a monthly periodical titled The Baptist Bulletin, 1896-1897, and a church register, 1914-1931. The register includes information regarding pastors, trustees, deacons, and church members, as well as financial information, correspondence and reports by the congregation to the Red River Valley Baptist Association. Two photographs, an exterior view of the church (postcard) and four ministers of the church, are also included.

Record Series Number: OGLMC/152

Created by: First Baptist Church, Grand Forks (1881-1945)

Volume: 0.5 Linear Feet

Acquired: 04/17/1998. Additional materials were donated by Mary Margaret Frank of Grand Forks, on April 17, 1998 (98-2202) and by Colleen Curtis of Portland, OR, in 2005 (2005-2806).

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

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Acquisition Notes:   Donation; the original acquisition records are unavailable

Related Materials: Federated Church Records: OGLMC 759

Related Publications:

A History of the First Baptist Church of Grand Forks, North Dakota by J. Duane Squires (1931)

10th Anniversary Observance: The Federated Church (1956)

PreferredCitation: (Description of Item). First Baptist Church of Grand Forks Records. OGLMC 152, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Finding Aid Revisions: Finding aid added to Archon in January 2015.