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From History of Milwaukee County 1881
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FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
1841
renamed to PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - 1850
when the church moved from West side of River to East Side
Locations:
1841 - School room on W. Water St.
1841 - Leased hall at Spring and W. Water Sts.
No date given - at Oneida & Milwaukee Sts.
1843 - Spring & 2nd Sts.
1844 - new building at purchased site dedicated January 3, 1843
1854 - this building burned but cornerstone was saved with historical information
inside after congregation had moved to East side of town.
1850 - New Church was dedicated on the East Side on May 24, 1851 but no
address was provided in Volume of History of Milwaukee
First Pastors:
Rev. O. F. Curtis - organizing pastor
Rev. John J Miter - 1841
Rev. G. M. Humphrey - 1856
Rev. John Allison - 1866
Rev. J. L. Dudley - 1868
Rev. Henry T. Rose - 1875
Early Members:
Robert Love
Alanson Sweet
Edward Terry
Samuel Brown
Daniel Brown
Benjamin Moffat
Lyman Stoddard
Josiah DeWolf
Otis Sprague
Sylvester Pettibone
James P. Whaling
Samuel D. Vose
R. P. Houghton
E. Townsend Mix
A. R. Matthews
C. A. Hendee
Chas. G. Stark
J. R. Brigham
Officers - 1842
Deacons: Benjamin Moffat
Daniel Brown
Robert Love
Samuel Brown
Officers - 1880
Deacons: Edward Terry - Clerk
James P. Whaling
Samuel D. Vose
R. P. Houghton
Trustees: E. Townsend Mix
A. R. Matthews
C. A. Hendee
Chas. G. Stark
J. R. Brigham
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OLIVET CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
1858 named ASTOR STREET MISSION
1861 renamed FOURTH CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY
1867 renamed OLIVET CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Locations:
1867 - Astor St. & Lyon (bought Astor Street Chapel and moved it to
1868 - Marshall & Division Sts. with dedication in January, 1868
Started new building immediately and laid cornerstone in August
and dedicated building in November
1873 - Large debts caused congregation to sell building to the Episcopals who
built All Saints Cathedral there.
Olivet leased an unoccupied Unitarian Church (no location provided)
1875 - Congregation moved to the Academy of Music building
1877 - Congregation disbanded
First Pastors:
Rev. C. D. Helmer - organizer
Rev. McLean - 1861
Rev. John Allison - 1867
Rev. Myron W. Reed - 1873
Officers - 1868
Rev. John Allison - Pastor
Deacons - William J. Whaling
E. H. Ball
J. A. Dutcher
W. P. McLaren
William Jarvis
Trustees: Jason Downer
R. P. Fitzgerald
H. W. Finch
O. E. Britt
W. P. McLaren
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THE FREE CONGREATIONAL CHURCH
1847
(name change to) SPRING ST. CONGREGATION - 1847
Locations:
Meeting to organize in school adjoining dwelling of Albert Fowler
1847 - leased various public rooms around town
1848 - East side of Main St. (now Broadway) between Mason & Oneida Sts
1849 - occupied new building there
1852 - leased building formerly the First Congregational Bethel then Plymouth
Church at Spring and Second Sts.
1852 - six months later purchased this building
1854 - sold the building and purchased Lots on Spring & Sixth Sts.
1857 - Services held in new church building
1859 - January 18 Church Dedicated.
First Pastors:
Rev. Otis F. Curtis - 1847
Rev. William L. Parson - 1848
Rev. George W. Basset - 1850
Rev. J. G. Wilson - 1853
Rev. William DeLoss Love - 1858
Rev. George T. Ladd - 1871
Rev. George H. Ide - 1881
At Meeting next to Mr. Fowler dwelling the following people signed up to
organize a Free Congregational Society: (1847)
Mrs. Marilla W. Curtis
Rev. Otis W. Curtis
Robert Love
Mrs. Martha Love
David McDougal
Mrs. Minerva McDougal
Geore Barber
Mrs. Hannah Barber
Otis Sprague
Samuel C. Newhall
Mrs. Mary B. Newhall
Elizabeth S. Newhall
William Morrison
Mrs. Ellen Morrison
Other Early Church Members:
H. H. Briggs
Mrs. Electa Briggs
Frederick H. Westover
Mrs. Phoebe Westover
Mrs. Ann E. Breed
William Trumbull
Cornelia Eames
E. D. Holton
Edwin Palmer
Avery Hill
Hiram Clark
James W. Vail
William Taintor
Trustees: 1848 and later
E. D. Holton
D. McDougal
Edwin Palmer
Avery Hill
S.C.Newhall
Deacons: (1854)
Robert Love
Frederick H. Westover
Deacons (later)
Hiram Clark
Samuel C. Newhall
Deacons (1858)
James W. Vail
William Taintor
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PILGRIM CONGREGATIONAL
First Name - 1851 - South Presbyterian Church
Name and Church change by congregational vote to
Church of the Pilgrims on July 19, 1858
Name change in 1860 to Hanover Street Congregational Church
Locations:
Small building erected near corner of Hanover & Park Sts.
Larger building built in 1959 on same lot
Dedication of new building held on Sept. 4, 1859
First Pastors:
Rev. Steels - 1851
Rev. Kidd - 1855
Rev. Day - 1858
Rev. J. J. Miter - 1860
Rev. Fred W. Beecher - 1860
Rev. J. W. Healy - 1862
Rev. Wilder Smith - 1866
Rev. E. S. Huntress - 1871
Rev. J. C. Taylor (no date provided)
Rev. Kerr C. Anderson (no date provided)
Rev. H. C. Hitchcock ( no date provided
Rev. J. W. Healy (2nd pastorate) - 1878
Early Members:
Oliver Parsons
Robert Love
E. O. Ladd
George H. Williams
R.A. McCullough
Dr. Jay Jennings
E. W. Atwater
F. W. Harwood
Thomas Davidson
A. M. Joyce
Jas. Sheriffs
H. H. Rockwell
E. B. Parsons
1881 Trustees:
R. A. McCullough - President
F. W. Harwood - Secretary
E. O. Ladd - Treasurer
Thomas Davidson
A. M. Joyce
Jas. Sheriffs
H. H. Rockwell
E. W. Atwater
E. B. Parsons
1881 Officers:
J. W. Healy - Pastor
Deacons: E. O. Ladd
George H. Williams - Treasurer
R. A. Mc Cullough
Dr. Jay Jennings
E. W. Atwater
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WELSH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
organized 1857 Locations: First Worship services held in building located at Main St. (Broadway) between Michigan & Huron Sts. Erected building on Jefferson St. between Michigan & Huron Sts. First Pastors: Rev. John Parry - organizer - 1857 Rev. G. Griffiths Rev. John P. Jones Rev. Henry H. Davis Rev. G. Cadwallader Rev. J. T. Breeze - 1874 Rev. H. Parry - 1876 Rev. E. R. Lewis - 1878 Rev. Enoch Jones - 1879 This congregation had a hard time making a go of it. In 1881 they were starting to get their heads above water.
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GRAND AVENUE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
This Milwaukee church was founded in 1847 as the Free Congregational Church, later known as the Spring Street Congregational Church, and renamed the Grand Avenue Congregational Church in 1881. Since 1961 the congregation has been a member of the United Church of Christ. In 1915 this church formed a union with Pilgrim Church.
The UW-Milwaukee Archives has records mainly 1910-1965. Included are published histories and information on anniversary observances; newspaper clippings and photographs; minutes and correspondence of congregational meetings, the Church Council, and many governing boards and committees; financial and other administrative records; incomplete membership records, and numerous publications including annual reports, newsletters, and church bulletins. Activities of the women in the congregation are documented by minutes, financial information, and other records of the Women's Guild and its many circles, the Home and Foreign Missionary societies, and other groups. There is also information on the United Church of Christ merger and on participation in area ecumenical activities. Finding Aid
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