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-''[[United States|United States&nbsp;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp;[[Utah|Utah&nbsp;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp;[[Utah_Church_Records|Church Records]]''
+''[[United States|United States&nbsp;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp;[[Utah|Utah&nbsp;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp;[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]''
 '''Overview'''
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 Churches keep records of baptisms, christenings, confirmations, marriages, burials, memberships, admissions, and removals. Some keep minutes of church meetings and the histories of their local churches. Each church has its own policies for record keeping. Church records are important for family research because civil authorities in Utah did not begin registering vital&nbsp;records&nbsp;consistently until after 1895 although some marriage records exist as early as 1887. Church records may include names and dates and places of births, marriages,&nbsp;deaths and parents. The records are usually recorded at the time of&nbsp;an event and should be accurate for the specific event.
-Before 1900 the largest religious groups in Utah were The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Roman Catholics, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Methodists, and Presbyterians.{{cn}}
+Before 1900 the largest religious groups in Utah were The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Roman Catholics, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Methodists, and Presbyterians.<ref>Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Research Outline: Utah. Salt Lake City, UT: Family History Library, 1988.</ref>
 You must determine the denomination of an ancestor to find their church records.
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 *The index to the ''Journal History'' is online at [http://churchhistory/dvds/2dvd37/contents.htm Journal History Index]. The microfilm index is cataloged separately in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The. Historical Department. ''Index to Journal History''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Historical Department, 1973. {{FHL|52690|item}} 58 films beginning with 1233503. Films do not circulate to family history centers. This index contains an alphabetical listing of individual names, places, events, and subjects. Each entry gives the date and page where the entry is found in the ''Journal History ''films.
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 A register listing call numbers for membership records at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] is:
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 == Episcopal  ==
 [http://www.episcopal-ut.org/Episcopal Diocese of Utah ]<br>80 South 300 East Street<br>Salt Lake City, Utah 84111<br>Phone: (801) 322-4131
 Each parish maintains its own records. The Diocese has records for some discontinued parishes. The Marriott Library&nbsp;at the University of Utah has a collection of their records. The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] has a few records, including the following:
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 == Lutheran  ==
 [http://www.lcmsdistricts.org/pages/default.asp?NavID=7217 Rocky Mountain District, LCMS ]<br>7000 North Broadway Street Suite 401<br>Denver, CO 80221-2907<br>Phone: (303) 427-7553<br>Fax: (303) 426-5603
 Each congregation maintains its own records. The Rocky Mountain District office can help you locate current congregations and provide suggestions for finding the records of discontinued congregations.
 == Methodist  ==
 Iliff School of Theology<br>[http://www.iliff.edu/index/learn/library/ Ira J. Taylor Library Archives]<br>2201 South University Blvd.<br>Denver, CO 80210<br>Phone: (303) 744-1287<br>Fax: (303) 744-3387
 [http://rmcumc.org/rmc/ United Methodist Church Rocky Mountain]<br>2800 S. University Blvd.<br>Denver, CO 80710<br>Phone: (303) 733-3736<br>Fax: (303) 733-1730
 The Methodist church was organized in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 8, 1872.Its history is found in the following:
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 [http://www.history.pcusa.org/ The Presbyterian Historical Society]<br>425 Lombard Street<br>Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516<br>Phone: (215) 627-1852
 For histories of the Presbyterian Church see:
 *Murray, Andrew E. ''The Skyline Synod: Presbyterianism in Colorado and Utah''. Denver, Colorado: Golden Bell Press, 1971. {{FHL|194310|item}} book 978.8 K2m. It is indexed by the name of the church. It is a historical account of the church with a list of officials. There are some pictures of church buildings and reverends.
 *Presbyterian Church (Corinne, Utah). ''Church Records 1870 to 1897''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972. {{FHL|15921|item}} film 906168. This record includes minutes, baptisms, congregational records, registers of elders, deacons, and church records.
 == Roman Catholic  ==
 Pastoral Center <br>[http://www.utahcatholicdiocese.org/contact-us Diocese of Salt Lake City ]<br>27 C Street<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84103<br>Phone: (801) 328-8641<br>Fax: (801) 328-9680<br>Archives extension: 304
 The diocese includes the counties of: [[Beaver County, Utah|Beaver]], [[Box Elder County, Utah|Box Elder]], [[Cache County, Utah|Cache]], [[Carbon County, Utah|Carbon]], [[Daggett County, Utah|Daggett]], [[Davis County, Utah|Davis]], [[Duchesne County, Utah|Duchesne]], [[Emery County, Utah|Emery]], [[Garfield County, Utah|Garfield]], [[Grand County, Utah|Grand]], [[Iron County, Utah|Iron]], [[Juab County, Utah|Juab]], [[Kane County, Utah|Kane]], [[Millard County, Utah|Millard]], [[Morgan County, Utah|Morgan]], [[Piute County, Utah|Piute]], [[Rich County, Utah|Rich]], [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake]], [[San Juan County, Utah|San Juan]], [[Sanpete County, Utah|Sanpete]], [[Sevier County, Utah|Sevier]], [[Summit County, Utah|Summit]], [[Tooele County, Utah|Tooele]], [[Uintah County, Utah|Uintah]], [[Utah County, Utah|Utah]], [[Wasatch County, Utah|Wasatch]], [[Washington County, Utah|Washington]], [[Wayne County, Utah|Wayne]] and [[Weber County, Utah|Weber]]