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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Mississippi|Mississippi ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Mississippi_Church_Records|Church Records]]'' | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Mississippi|Mississippi ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Mississippi_Church_Records|Church Records]]'' | ||
Before 1900 the largest religious groups in [[Mississippi]] were the Baptist and the Methodist Episcopal (now United Methodist) churches. The Family History Library has a few original church records for Mississippi, including some Baptist and Presbyterian documents. However, the records of these major denominations seldom include birth, marriage, and death dates. | Before 1900 the largest religious groups in [[Mississippi]] were the Baptist and the Methodist Episcopal (now United Methodist) churches.{{cn}} | ||
The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] has a few original church records for Mississippi, including some Baptist and Presbyterian documents. However, the records of these major denominations seldom include birth, marriage, and death dates. | |||
Some denominations have collected their records into central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located: | Some denominations have collected their records into central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located: | ||
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'''Commission on Archives and History of the United Methodist Church'''<br>36 Madison Avenue<br>P.O. Box 127<br>Madison, NJ 07940<br>Telephone: 201-408-3590<br>Fax: 201-408-3909 <br>Internet: http://www.gcah.org/Directory/CommAH.htm | '''Commission on Archives and History of the United Methodist Church'''<br>36 Madison Avenue<br>P.O. Box 127<br>Madison, NJ 07940<br>Telephone: 201-408-3590<br>Fax: 201-408-3909 <br>Internet: http://www.gcah.org/Directory/CommAH.htm | ||
A helpful history is J. Allen Lindsey, ''Methodism in the Mississippi Conference'' (Jackson, Mississippi: Hawkins Foundation, Mississippi Conference Historical Society, 1964; {{FHL|153012|item}} book 976.2 K2L | A helpful history is J. Allen Lindsey, ''Methodism in the Mississippi Conference'' (Jackson, Mississippi: Hawkins Foundation, Mississippi Conference Historical Society, 1964; {{FHL|153012|item}} book 976.2 K2L | ||
=== Roman Catholic === | === Roman Catholic === | ||