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Grand Forks Federated Church Records, 1881-2012
Title: Grand Forks Federated Church Records
ID: OGLMC 759
Extent: 9.25 Linear Feet
Administrative/Biographical History
The Grand Forks Federated Church was formed when the First Baptist Church and Plymouth Congregational Church merged. The First Baptist Church was founded October 16, 1881, while the Plymouth Congregational Church was incorporated February 9, 1885. The two churches merged to form the Federated Church on August 7, 1945.
Administrative Information
Acquired:
06/22/1982. Additional materials were donated by: Mary Margaret Frank, August 12, 1999 (99-2357); Victoria Swift, September 3, 2013 (2013-3218); Richard Beringer; May 15, 2015 (2015-3276); and Kirk Hallahan, Menor, Minnesota, November 2020.
Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Note:
Source: Mary Margaret Frank, Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Donation; 82-992
Donation; 82-992
Related Materials:
First Baptist Church of Grand Forks Records: OGLMC 152
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Grand Forks Federated Church Records. OGLMC 759, 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 July 2014
Collection Material Type: Church Records
Scope and Contents:
The Grand Forks Federated Church Records consist of materials related to the church, as well as from the two independent churches prior to the federation. Material includes the constitution and by-laws, articles of incorporation and federation, correspondence, meeting minutes, financial records, annual reports, membership lists, scrapbooks and newspaper clippings. The collection dates from 1887 to 2012.
Additions to the collection include increased materials on the Federated Church, ranging from photo albums to bulletins to pastor photographs. Also included are various items pertaining to Mark Warren Spaulding, who was a prominent member of the 1st Baptist Church.