Guam Church Records: Difference between revisions

=Information Recorded in the Records=

==Baptisms==

In Catholic and Anglican records, children were usually baptized a few days after birth, and therefore, the baptism record proves date of birth. Other religions, such as Baptists, baptized at other points in the member's life. Baptism registers might give:

*baptism date

==Marriages==

Marriage registers can give:

*parents' names (after 1800)

*names of witnesses, who might be relatives.

==Burials==

Burial registers may give:

*cause of death  

=How to Find Records=

==Digital  Copies of Church Records in the FamilySearch Catalog ==

:::b. Click on '''Places within Guam''' and a list of towns will appear.

:::c. Click on your town if it appears, or the location which you believe was the parish which served your town or village.   

==Historical Background==

Each individual Baptist church has its own history.

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= '''Catholic Church Records''' =

==Writing to a Local Parish==

*[https://www.catholicdirectory.com/search_results?q=&location_value=guam&country_sn=GU&location_type=country&stateSearch=&swlat=13.1022175&nelat=13.7994072&swlng=144.4647218&nelng=145.112915&lat=13.444304&lng=144.793731&faddress=Guam&place_id=ChIJ7yQPk_92H2cRpuWzxZGucVU#/ '''The Catholic Directory: Guam''']

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña is the ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church which comprises the United States dependency of Guam.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Catholic Church in Guam", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Guam, accessed 23 February 2020. </ref><ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Aga%C3%B1a, accessed 23 February 2020. </ref>

='''The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Records'''=

==Online Records==

==Historical Background==

<ref> The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Facts and Statistics: Guam, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/country/guam, accessed 20 February 2020.</ref>

='''Church of the Nazarene'''=

The fellowship purchased the property and broke ground for a sanctuary in 1969. The church became fully organized in December 1971. In 1972, the congregation added a parsonage, and later in 2002, a new sanctuary. <ref>Amy Trasen, "Guam celebrates 50th anniversary", in "Church of the Nazarene", https://nazarene.org/article/guam-celebrates-50th-anniversary. accessed 24 February 2020.</ref>

='''Episcopal Church Records'''=

Also in the 1960s, St. Andrew By the Philippine Sea in Agat was built. The facility initially served as a day-care center, but eventually formed into a parish. The third Episcopal Church, St. Michael and All Angels in Dededo, is the most recent addition. Founded in the early 1990s, the church first held worship services in the carport of a private residence. Today, St. Michael’s is housed in its own building.<ref>"Episcopal Church", in "Guampedia", https://www.guampedia.com/episcopal-church/, accessed 24 February 2020.</ref>

='''Lutheran Church Records'''=

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==Historical Background==

The Lutheran Church of Guam was established in 1969 and is supported by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. The church first came to Guam in 1963 as the Lutheran Serviceman’s Center with a congregation consisting mainly of military personnel. While the congregation continues to reach out to the military population and their families today, the church is a primarily local congregation.<ref>"Lutheran Church in Guam", in "Guampedia", https://www.guampedia.com/lutheran-church-of-guam/, accessed 24 February 2020.</ref>

='''Presbyterian Church Records'''=

==Historical Background==

The origins of the Faith Presbyterian Christian Reformed Church on Guam date back to the 1950s, when military personnel from the Protestant Reformed Church worshiped together at the Navy Chapel. Filipino contract workers assisting with Guam’s postwar reconstruction would eventually join this group. A serviceman and elder in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church by the name of John Reynolds led the first Bible study classes in a Quonset hut at the camp. As interest in the church grew, Navy Chaplain Lynn Wade granted Reynolds permission to hold regular Sunday worship services. The church continued its expansion, attracting both military and civilian followers. A group of civilian families who belonged to the Protestant Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, would provide the next step in the church’s development. These families successfully contacted their home church in Michigan about adopting the Guam church as a missionary project, as the church was then operating independently from the military.<ref>"Faith Presbyterian Christian Reformed Church", in "Guampedia", https://www.guampedia.com/faith-presbyterian-christian-reformed-church/, accessed 24 February 2020.</ref>

='''Seventh-day Adventist Church Records'''=

A fourth church was organized in Agat on Nov. 19, 1963. The Yigo church was organized in 1987, beginning with several families who had come from the Dededo and Agana Heights church. A Micronesian church was also organized in 1987 under the guidance of Pastor Willy Nobuo, who arrived on Guam from Palau in 1986. A Korean church began in the summer of 1987, with Hugh Kim as lay leader of the group.<ref>"Seventh-day Adventists: History on Guam", in "Guampedia", https://www.guampedia.com/seventh-day-adventists/, accessed 24 February 2020.</ref>

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