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=== TIMELINE OF LANSING, MICHIGAN CHURCHES === | |||
1836 – Biddle City plotted by brothers Jerry & William Ford, located south of the Grand <br>and Red Cedar Rivers. It consisted of 48 full blocks and 17 fractional ones. <br>While lots were sold the plat was abandoned and the “city” ceased to exist. | |||
1845 – First Methodist sermon preached at the log house of Joab Page. | |||
1847 - Town of Michigan, Michigan established as the new state capital. | |||
Catholic Church - The Mass was celebrated for the first time in the log <br> home of Thomas and Eleanora Saier. Saiers later donated land on <br> Chestnut Street for a church to be built which was begun in 1856. | |||
1848 – Name changes to Lansing. The Methodists and Presbyterians held services in the <br> School House, the former holding service in the morning and the later in the <br> afternoon. 1848-50 Methodist services were held in the Representation Hall. | |||
by 1849-11 churches existed:<br>1. First Methodist Church, Wall St., Rev. D.D. Gillett, pastor, (METHODIST)<br>2. Presbyterian Church, Washington Ave., Rev. C.S. Armstrong, pastor (PRESBYTERIAN)<br>3. Episcopalian Church, Washington Ave., Rev. H. B. Burges, rector (EPISCOPAL)<br>4. Free Will Baptist Church, Kalamazoo St., Rev. L. B. Potter, pastor (BAPTIST)<br>5. Second Methodist Church, Washington Ave., Rev. D.D. Gillett, pastor, (METHODIST)<br>6. Baptist Church, Capitol Ave., Rev. Charles Johnson, pastor (BAPTIST)<br>7. United Brethern in Christ’s Church, Capitol Ave. (BRETHERN)<br>8. Universalist Church, Grand St., (UNIVERSALIST)<br>9. Romas Catholic Church, erecting midtown) (ROMAN CATHOLIC)<br>10. German Lutheran Church, Filborn St., Rev. A. Buerkle, pastor (LUTHERAN)<br>11. German Methodist Church, Saginaw St., Rev. Adolph Hoffman, pastor (METHODIST) | |||
1850 - June 1, - Lot 6, Block 96 on which the present church now stands was deeded to <br> the First M.E. Church and subsequently to the Central M.E. Church. | |||
1859 – First Baptist Church dedicated, corner of Washington Ave. & Ionia St. Prior to <br> construction services held at Franklin Street Tavern | |||
1862 - The Central Methodist Episcopal Church was erected. | |||
1863 - Universalist Church dedicated, corner of Grand & Allegan. | |||
1887 – First Presbyterian Church, corner of Allegan and Capitol Ave. | |||
1894 - First Baptist Church, new construction | |||
1904 - A new temporary Catholic Church and hall were built in 1904 on <br> Walnut Street. | |||
1911- Construction begun on Immaculate Conception of St. Mary’s on Seymour St. | |||
1922 – Church of the Resurrection opened. (CATHOLIC) | |||
1939 – St. Mary’s became the cathedral of the Lansing Diocese. | |||
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- U.S., French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1695-1954, ($), index
- Michigan, Church Records, 1819-1991 at FamilySearch — index
Before 1900 the largest religious groups in Michigan were the Methodist, Baptist, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic churches. Information about early churches, ministers, and circuits is in published histories of some of the churches of Michigan.[1]
The availability of Michigan church records is described in the Summer 1973 issue of Family Trails (see the "Periodicals" section). Other inventories of the church archives of several denominations, such as the Protestant Episcopal and Evangelical, have been published and are at the Family History Library.
The Michigan Historical Records Survey, WPA, completed a series of denominational record lists called Inventory of the Church Archives of Michigan. Check for these records in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
MICHIGAN - CHURCH RECORDS - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS.
The library also has copies of a few small collections of original Michigan church records. Some original manuscripts and published abstracts are also in the Bentley Historical Collection at the University of Michigan (seeMichigan Archives and Libraries for the address).
Many denominations have gathered their records into central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located:
Baptist[edit | edit source]
Kalamazoo College
Upjohn Library
1200 Academy Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49006
Phone: (616) 337-7153
Fax: (616) 337-7143
Christian Reformed Church in North America[edit | edit source]
Calvin College
Heritage Hall
1855 Knollcrest Circle SE
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546-4402
Phone: 616.526.6313
fax: 616.526.7689
crcarchives@calvin.edu
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)[edit | edit source]
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Early church records, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for Michigan Wards and Branches can be found on film and are located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The film numbers, for each ward, can be locate through the FamilySearch Catalog . Or by refering to Jaussi, Laureen R., and Gloria D. Chaston. Register of Genealogical Society Call Numbers. 2 vols. Provo, Utah: Genealogy Tree, 1982. FHL fiche 6031507; book 979.2258 A3j. These volumes contain the film numbers for many (but not all) membership and temple record films.
Jewish[edit | edit source]
Lutheran[edit | edit source]
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA Archives)
8765 West Higgins Road
Chicago, IL 60631-4198
Phone: (312) 380-2818
Fax: (312)-380-2977
E-mail Address: archives@elca.org
(Note: Please include a mailing address when using the E-mail address.)
The records of Evangelical Lutheran churches in the United States that have been disbanded are located at the ELCA Archives in Chicago. If a church is still active, they will be able to help you locate their records.
The ELCA Archives has records of many congregations and those on microfilm can be borrowed for a small fee. A list of church records in its collection is given in:
ALC Archives. ALC Congregations on Microfilm. Dubuque, Iowa: The Archives, [197-?]. FHL fiche 6330690–93.Arranged by state and city of congregation. Fiche 6330690 includes Michigan. The ALC Archives are now part of the ELCA Archives.
Methodist[edit | edit source]
Shipman Library
Adrian College
110 South Madison Street
Adrian, MI 49221
Phone: (517) 265-5161
Fax: (517) 264-3331
Roman Catholic[edit | edit source]
Archdiocese of Detroit
1234 Washington Boulevard
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: (313) 237-5800
Fax: (313) 237-4642
The Archdiocese includes the counties of: Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair and Wayne.[2]
Diocese of Gaylord
611 W. North Street
Gaylord, MI 49735
Phone: (989) 732-5147
The diocese includes the counties of: Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Iosco, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon and Wexford.[2]
Diocese of Grand Rapids
660 Burton Street S.E.
Grand Rapids. MI 4950
Phone: (616) 243-0491
Fax: (616) 243-4910
The diocese includes the counties of: Ionia, Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola and Ottawa.[2]
Diocese of Kalamazoo
215 N. Westnedge Ave.
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Phone: (269) 349-8714
The diocese includes the counties of: Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph and Van Buren.[2]
Diocese of Lansing
300 West Ottawa
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 342-2440
Fax: (517) 343-2515
The diocese includes the counties of: Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Shiawassee and Washtenaw.[2]
Diocese of Marquette
444 South Fourth Street
P.O. Box 550
Marquette, MI 49855
Phone: (906) 225-1141
Fax: (906) 225-0437
The diocese includes the counties of: Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon and Schoolcraft.[2]
Diocese of Saginaw
5800 Weiss Street
Saginaw, MI 48603-2799
Phone: (517) 799-7910
Fax: (517) 797-6670
The diocese includes the counties of: Arenac, Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Isabella, Midland, Saginaw, Sanilac and Tuscola.[2]
The Drouin Collection
Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records, 1695-1954 ($) (Ancestry). This database only contains the French Catholic parish records from the United States in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, and Pennsylvania. It is the U.S. part of the U.S. and French-Canadian Drouin Collection. For more details see "The Drouin Collection: Six Databases"
The types of records include baptisms, marriages, and burials as well as confirmations, dispensations, censuses, statements of readmission to the church, and so on. They are written mainly in French, as well as English, Latin, and Italian.
For information concerning Catholic records, see:
- Inventory of the Church Archives of Michigan, The Roman Catholic Church, Archdiocese of Detroit. Detroit, Michigan: Michigan Historical Records Survey, 1941. FHL film 962282 item 1; fiche 6051290; book 977.4 K2hca
- The Diocese of Detroit : a paper read at the annual meeting of the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, June 8, 1886 / by the Rev. Frank A. O'Brien.
- Seasons of faith : a walk through the history of the Roman Catholic diocese of Marquette 1900-2000 / by Angela S. Johnson.
- Living in joyful hope : a history of the Diocese of Lansing / George C. Michalek.
- The Diocese of Marquette : convocation of priests.
- These very stones cry out : stories on the history of the Diocese of Gaylord / Patrick T. Cawley, editor.
- Diocese of Gaylord celebrates 25 years.
- The Diocese of Marquette : fully alive in '95!
- Golden jubilee : Diocese of Lansing, parish historical sketches / George C. Michalek.
- Festival of faith : celebrating 50 years of faithful service in the Diocese of Lansing, 1937-1987.
- Diocese of Lansing, 1937-1962.
- Parish listings of the Diocese of Gaylord.
- Directory for the Diocese of Grand Rapids.
- Archdiocese of Detroit by Roman Godzak.
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TIMELINE OF LANSING, MICHIGAN CHURCHES[edit | edit source]
1836 – Biddle City plotted by brothers Jerry & William Ford, located south of the Grand
and Red Cedar Rivers. It consisted of 48 full blocks and 17 fractional ones.
While lots were sold the plat was abandoned and the “city” ceased to exist.
1845 – First Methodist sermon preached at the log house of Joab Page.
1847 - Town of Michigan, Michigan established as the new state capital.
Catholic Church - The Mass was celebrated for the first time in the log
home of Thomas and Eleanora Saier. Saiers later donated land on
Chestnut Street for a church to be built which was begun in 1856.
1848 – Name changes to Lansing. The Methodists and Presbyterians held services in the
School House, the former holding service in the morning and the later in the
afternoon. 1848-50 Methodist services were held in the Representation Hall.
by 1849-11 churches existed:
1. First Methodist Church, Wall St., Rev. D.D. Gillett, pastor, (METHODIST)
2. Presbyterian Church, Washington Ave., Rev. C.S. Armstrong, pastor (PRESBYTERIAN)
3. Episcopalian Church, Washington Ave., Rev. H. B. Burges, rector (EPISCOPAL)
4. Free Will Baptist Church, Kalamazoo St., Rev. L. B. Potter, pastor (BAPTIST)
5. Second Methodist Church, Washington Ave., Rev. D.D. Gillett, pastor, (METHODIST)
6. Baptist Church, Capitol Ave., Rev. Charles Johnson, pastor (BAPTIST)
7. United Brethern in Christ’s Church, Capitol Ave. (BRETHERN)
8. Universalist Church, Grand St., (UNIVERSALIST)
9. Romas Catholic Church, erecting midtown) (ROMAN CATHOLIC)
10. German Lutheran Church, Filborn St., Rev. A. Buerkle, pastor (LUTHERAN)
11. German Methodist Church, Saginaw St., Rev. Adolph Hoffman, pastor (METHODIST)
1850 - June 1, - Lot 6, Block 96 on which the present church now stands was deeded to
the First M.E. Church and subsequently to the Central M.E. Church.
1859 – First Baptist Church dedicated, corner of Washington Ave. & Ionia St. Prior to
construction services held at Franklin Street Tavern
1862 - The Central Methodist Episcopal Church was erected.
1863 - Universalist Church dedicated, corner of Grand & Allegan.
1887 – First Presbyterian Church, corner of Allegan and Capitol Ave.
1894 - First Baptist Church, new construction
1904 - A new temporary Catholic Church and hall were built in 1904 on
Walnut Street.
1911- Construction begun on Immaculate Conception of St. Mary’s on Seymour St.
1922 – Church of the Resurrection opened. (CATHOLIC)
1939 – St. Mary’s became the cathedral of the Lansing Diocese.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Sydney E. Ahlstrom, A Religious History of the American People (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). FHL Book 973 K2ah.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Map of the Roman Catholic Dioceses in the United States of America, Office of Catholic Schools Diocese of Columbus, accessed 3 Nov 2010.
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