West Louisville Evangelical Church register, 1916-1946, 1964-1968, 1992
Title
West Louisville Evangelical Church register, 1916-1946, 1964-1968, 1992
Subject
Churches -- Kentucky -- Louisville.
Marriage records -- Kentucky -- Louisville.
Baptismal records -- Kentucky -- Louisville.
Marriage records -- Kentucky -- Louisville.
Baptismal records -- Kentucky -- Louisville.
Description
Members of a Sunday school operated by the German St. Peter's Evangelical Church formed the West Louisville Evangelical Church in 1915. The congregation built a church in the Shawnee neighborhood at 245 South 41st Street in 1916. A new sanctuary was constructed circa 1926-1927. In 1957, the church changed its name to the West Louisville United Church of Christ. In 1986, the West Louisville United Church of Christ closed due to declining membership, in part because of white flight from West Louisville, and problems maintaining the property. The remaining congregation became members of the historically Black Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ.
This collection features a register with entries for marriages, baptisms, confirmations, communions, and deaths from 1916-1946. Loose inserts in the ledger include a 1935 license to solemnize marriages for Rev. C. T. Rausch, a 1968 request for a baptism record, undated genealogy notes, and a 1992 Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ bulletin.
The register is part of the Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, a historically Black protestant church in the Russell neighborhood of Louisville. The register is the only item from the collection that has been digitized; please see click here to browse the finding aid for more information on the other records.
This collection features a register with entries for marriages, baptisms, confirmations, communions, and deaths from 1916-1946. Loose inserts in the ledger include a 1935 license to solemnize marriages for Rev. C. T. Rausch, a 1968 request for a baptism record, undated genealogy notes, and a 1992 Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ bulletin.
The register is part of the Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, a historically Black protestant church in the Russell neighborhood of Louisville. The register is the only item from the collection that has been digitized; please see click here to browse the finding aid for more information on the other records.
Creator
West Louisville Evangelical Church (Louisville, Ky.)
Source
Mss. BA P738, Volume 11, Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky
Date
1916-1946, 1964-1968, 1992
Format
Church Records
Language
en
Type
Text
Identifier
MssBAP738
Coverage
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
1960s
1990s
20th century