Ohio Church Records: Difference between revisions

Gill, Charles Otis, and Gifford Pinchot. ''Six Thousand Country Churches''. New York, New York: Macmillan, 1919. (FHL book 977.1 K2g; film 908228 item 2.)

While the majority of church records remain with the local churches, the Family History Library, [http://www.ohiohistory.org/ Ohio Historical Society], and [http://www.wrhs.org/ Western Reserve Historical Society ]have copies of local records from some churches. The Family History Library has film copies of the manuscript collection in the Western Reserve Historical Society. See ''A Guide to Manuscripts at the Ohio Historical Society'', described in [[Ohio Archives and Libraries]].

Local church records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under OHIO, [COUNTY] - CHURCH RECORDS or OHIO, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CHURCH RECORDS.

North American Baptist General Conference <br />7308 Madison Street <br />Forest Park, IL 60130 <br />Internet: http://www.nabarchives.org/

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) <br />8765 West Higgins Road <br />Chicago, IL 60631-4198<br />Telephone: 773-380-2818 <br />Internet: http://www.elca.org/

Methodist Historical Commission <br />L.A. Beeghly Library<br />Ohio Wesleyan University<br />43 Rowland Avenue<br />Delaware, OH 43015<br />Main Library Telephone: (740) 368-3285<br />Internet: http://library.owu.edu/spuma.htm

United Methodist Church<br />601 W. Riverview Avenue<br />Dayton, OH 45406-5543<br />North District Telephone: (888)227-9490<br />South District Telephone: (937)227-9475

Presbyterian Historical Society <br />425 Lombard Street <br />Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 <br />Telephone: 215-627-1852 <br />Internet: http://www.history.pcusa.org/

'''Archdiocese of Cincinnati'''<br />Chancery Office<br />100 E. Eighth Street <br />Cincinnati, OH 45202 <br />Telephone: 513-421-3131 <br />Fax: 513-421-6225 <br />E-mail: [mailto:commdir@archdiocese-cinti.org commdir@archdiocese-cinti.org]<br />Internet: [http://www.archdiocese-cinti.org/ www.archdiocese-cinti.org]

'''Diocese of Columbus'''<br />Chancery Office <br />198 East Broad Street <br />Columbus, OH 43215 <br />Telephone: 614-224-2251 <br />614-224-8718 (Sat., Sun., and after hours) <br />Fax: 614-224-6306 <br />Internet: [http://www.colsdioc.org/ www.colsdioc.org]

'''Diocese of Cleveland'''<br />Chancery Building <br />1027 Superior Avenue<br />Cleveland, OH 44114 <br />Telephone: 216-696-6525 <br />800-869-6525 (Ohio only) <br />Fax: 216-621-7332 <br />Internet: [http://www.cle-dioc.org/ www.cle-dioc.org]

'''Diocese of Steubenville'''<br />422 Washington Street <br />P.O. Box 969 <br />Steubenville, OH 43952 <br />Telephone: (740)282-3631<br />Fax: (740)282-3327<br />Internet: http://www.diosteub.org/

'''Diocese of Toledo'''<br />Chancery Office<br />1933 Spielbusch Avenue<br />P.O. Box 985<br />Toledo, OH 43697-0985<br />Telephone: (419)244-6711<br />Fax: (419)244-4791<br />Internet: [http://www.toledodiocese.org/ www.toledodiocese.org]

'''Diocese of Youngstown'''<br />Chancery Office <br />144 West Wood Street <br />Youngstown, OH 44503 <br />Phone: (330)744-8451<br />Fax: (330)742-6448<br />E-mail: [mailto:doychancery@impresso.com doychancery@impresso.com]<br />Internet: [http://www.doy.org/ www.doy.org]

Ohio Yearly Meeting of the <br />Society of Friends <br />Olney Friends School <br />61830 Sandy Ridge Road <br />Barnesville, OH 43713 <br />Telephone: (740)425-3168<br />Internet: http://www.ohioyearlymeeting.org/

Evangelical Friends Church, Eastern Division <br />5350 Broadmoor Circle, N.W. <br />Canton, OH 44709 <br />Telephone: 330-493-1660 <br />Fax: 330-493-0852 <br />Internet: http://www.tecumsehefc.org/

Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland<br />996 Eastlawn Drive<br />Highland Heights, OH 44143-3126<br />Telephone: (440)449-2326<br />E-Mail: [mailto:br1595@aol.com br1595@aol.com]<br />Internet: http://www.clevelandjgs.org/