Guide to the United Methodist City Society of New York Records 1802-1957 General Commission on Archives and History of the United Methodist Church P.O. Box 127, Madison, NJ 07940 12/8/2003
United Methodist City Society of New York Records 1802-1957 16.6 cu. feet gcah.in.1219 The purpose of this finding aid is to help you understand the nature of this collection and to assist you in the retrieval of material from this collection. The following pages contain an administrative history of the agency which gives summary information about the agency's history and development; followed by a general description of the collection in the scope and content note. If more detailed information is warranted then series descriptions also appear. The container listing appears last and is the listing of material in each box, or container, of this collection. To request material you need to turn to the container listing section. It is essentially a listing of file folders, or artifact items, in the collection. Each folder, or item, has a call number associated with it. Each folder also lists the inclusive dates of the material in the folder. On the material request form list both the call number and the folder, or item, title. Use a different line for each folder, or item, requested. When your request sheet is complete, or full, bring it to the archivist and the material will be retrieved. History Note The United Methodist City Society is an organization of local churches within New York City who work in conjunction with other organizations, including the General Board of Global Ministries for the general welfare and outreach ministries of these same churches while pooling their resources. The organization itself predates the Untied Methodist Church and has its roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Scope Note This accession consists of bound volumes containing various New York area local church marriage, baptism, probationer and membership records. A few series also contain other types of records, including minutes and historical information. Bethel Marriage and Baptism 1927-1951 Brooklyn Deaconess Association Minutes and 1913-1919 Buffalo Marriage and Baptism 1911-1913 Centenary Marriage, Baptism and Membership 1839-1857 Embury Marriage, Baptism, Probationers and Membership 1867-1922 First Place Marriage and Baptism 1857-1924 Fleet Street Marriage, Baptism, Probationers and Membership 1850-1920 Grand - Marriage, Baptism, Probationers and Membership 1861-1870 Gravesend Marriage, Baptism, and Membership 1899-1914 Greene Avenue Marriage, Baptism, and Membership 1868-1892 Herkimer Street Marriage, Baptism, Probationers and Membership 1887-1918 Janes Street Marriage, Baptism, Probationers and Membership 1859-1948 Page 1
Johnson Street Marriage, Baptism, and Membership 1857-1893 Leonard Street Marriage, Baptism, Probationers and Membership 1869-1896 Sands Street Marriage, Baptism, Membership, Financial Records and Minutes 1794-1945 Simpson Street Marriage and Baptism 1850-1920 South Fifth Street (St. John s) Marriage and Baptism 1851-1891 South Second Street Marriage, Baptism and Membership 1856-1918 St. James Marriage, Baptism, Probationers and Membership 1900-1950 St. John s Marriage, Baptism, Probationers and Membership 1850-1957 St. Luke s Marriage, Baptism and Probationers 1881-1898 St. Paul s Marriage, Baptism, Probationers and Membership 1879-1912 Sumner Avenue Marriage, Baptism and Membership 1892-1919 Union Street Marriage, Baptism, Probationers and Membership 1870-1924 Warren Street Baptism, Marriage and Membership 1865-1896, 1947-1961 Washington Street Marriage and Baptism 1876-1893 Williams Street Marriage, Baptism, Probationers and Membership 1851-1880 York Street Marriage, Baptism and Membership 1850-1913 Arrangement Material has been arranged in the following manner. SERIES: BETHEL. SERIES: BROOKLYN DEACONESS. SERIES: BUFFALO. SERIES: CENTENARY. SERIES: EMBURY. SERIES: FIRST PLACE. SERIES: FLEET STREET. SERIES: GRAND STREET. SERIES: GRAVESEND. SERIES: GREENE AVENUE. SERIES: HERKIMER STREET. SERIES: JANES STREET. SERIES: JOHNSON STREET. SERIES: LEONARD STREET. SERIES: SANDS STREET. SERIES: SIMPSON STREET. SERIES: SOUTH FIFTH STREET (ST. JOHN'S). SERIES: SOUTH SECOND STREET. SERIES: ST. JAMES. Page 2
SERIES: ST. JOHN'S. SERIES: ST. LUKE'S. SERIES: ST. PAUL'S. SERIES: SUMNER AVENUE. SERIES: UNION STREET. SERIES: WARREN STREET. SERIES: WASHINGTON STREET. SERIES: WILLIAMS STREET. SERIES: YORK STREET. Access Restrictions Denominational agency journals, reports and committee minutes are open to the public unless they have been closed in accordance with requirements specified in the Discipline. Denominational agency staff office records are closed for twenty-five (25) years after creation. Personnel records are closed for at least 75 years. Appeals can be made to the General Commission on Archives and History, P. O. Box 127, Madison, NJ 07940. Restrictions on Use Detailed use restrictions relating to our collections can be requested from the office of the archivist at the General Commission on Archives and History. Photocopying is handled by the staff and may be limited in certain instances. Before using any material for publication from this collection a formal request for permission to publish is expected and required. Preferred Citation When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, United Methodist City Society of New York Records, United Methodist Church Archives - GCAH,. Do not make use of the items' call number as that is not a stable descriptor. Subject Terms Additional Creators - Corporate Allen Street Church (New York, N.Y.) Brooklyn Deaconess Association (New York, N. Y.) Buffalo Avenue Church (New York, N.Y.) Butler Church (New York, N.Y.) Centenary Church (New York, N.Y.) Embury Church (New York, N.Y.) First Place Church (New York, N.Y.) Fleet Street Church (New York, N.Y.) Grand Church (New York, N.Y.) Gravesend Church (New York, N.Y.) Green Church (New York, N.Y.) Herkimer Street (New York, N.Y.) Janes Street Church (New York, N.Y.) Leonard Street Church (New York, N.Y.) Power Street Church (New York, N.Y.) Prospect Avenue Church (New York, N.Y.) Sands Street Church (New York, N.Y.) South Fifth Street Church (New York, N.Y.) St. James Church (New York, N.Y.) St. John Church (New York, N.Y.) St. Luke Church (New York, N.Y.) Page 3
St. Paul's Church (New York, N.Y.) Sumner Ave. Church (New York, N.Y.) Williamsburgh Church (New York, N.Y.) William Street Church (New York, N.Y.) York Street Church (New York, N.Y.). Subject Topics Baptism Local church Marriage. Subject Geographic New York (N.Y.). Genre Marriage records. Table of Contents Bethel... 5 Brooklyn Deaconess... 5 Buffalo... 5 Centenary... 5 Embury... 5 First Place... 5 Fleet Street... 5 Grand Street... 6 Gravesend... 6 Greene Avenue... 6 Herkimer Street... 6 Janes Street... 6 Johnson Street... 6 Leonard Street... 7 Sands Street... 7 Simpson Street... 7 South Fifth Street (St. John's)... 7 South Second Street... 7 St. James... 8 St. John's... 8 St. Luke's... 8 St. Paul's... 8 Sumner Avenue... 8 Union Street... 8 Warren Street... 9 Washington Street... 9 Williams Street... 9 York Street... 9 Page 4
Container List Bethel 1595-2-2:1 Bethel: Historical Information; Baptisms and Marriages 1927-1951) 1927-1951 Brooklyn Deaconess 1595-2-1:1 Brooklyn Deaconess Association Minutes 1913-1918 1595-2-1:2 Brooklyn Deaconess Supporting Information 1880-1918 Buffalo 1595-2-3:1 Buffalo: Baptisms (1911-1925); Marriages (1911-1931) 1911-1931 Centenary 1595-2-4:1 Centenary: Baptisms and Marriages (1839-1857) 1839-1857 1595-2-4:2 Centenary: Membership and Classes (1839-1857) 1839-1857 Embury 1295-2-6:1 Embury: Historical Information (1891); Probationers (1890-1897); Membership 1867-1897 (1867-1897); Marriages and Baptisms (1891-1897) 1295-2-6:2 Embury: Membership, Marriages and Baptisms (1896-1905) 1896-1905 1595-2-5:1 Embury: Historical Information (undated); Probationers and Membership 1867-1879 (1867-1878); Classes (undated); Baptisms (1868-1879); Marriages (1867-1879) 1595-2-5:2 Embury: Probationers (1878-1890); Membership (1878-1896); Marriages and 1878-1896 Baptisms (1878-1891) 1595-2-7:1 Embury: Membership and Probationers (1905-1920); Baptisms (1905-1921); Marriages (1905-1922) 1905-1922 First Place 1595-2-8:1 First Place: Marriages and Baptisms (1857-1863) 1857-1863 1595-2-8:2 First Place: Church Information undated 1595-2-9:1 First Place: Marriages and Baptisms (1863-1872) 1863-1872 1595-3-1:1 First Place: Marriages and Baptisms (1872-1886) 1872-1886 1595-3-2:1 First Place: Marriages (1882-1920); Baptisms (1882-1887) 1882-1920 1595-3-3:1 First Place: Marriages (1897-1918); Baptisms (1897-1924) 1897-1924 Fleet Street 1595-3-4:1 Fleet Street: Baptisms and Marriages (1852-1857); Probationers (1853-1857); 1850-1857 Membership (1850-1857) 1595-3-4:2 Fleet Street: Baptisms (1857-1860); Marriages (1857-1861); Probationers 1856-1861 (1856-1860); Membership (1857-1860) 1595-3-5:1 Fleet Street: Membership (undated); Probationers, Baptisms and Marriages 1861-1871 Page 5
(1861-1871) 1595-3-6:1 Fleet Street: Probationers (1868-1882); Membership (1871-1882); Baptisms and 1868-1882 Marriages (1871-1881) 1595-3-7:1 Fleet Street: Probationers (1882-1889); Membership (undated); Marriages and 1882-1889 Baptisms (1883-1889) 1595-3-8:1 Fleet Street: Probationers (1889-1918); Membership (1889-1913) 1889-1918 1595-3-8:2 Fleet Street: Marriages (1889-1905); Baptisms (1889-1919) 1889-1919 1595-3-8:3 Fleet Street: Marriages (1905-1920) 1905-1920 Grand Street 1595-3-9:1 Grand Street: Probationers, Membership, Baptisms and Marriages (1861-1870) 1861-1870 Gravesend 1595-4-1:1 Gravesend: Baptisms and Marriages (1899-1912); Membership (1899-1914) 1899-1914 1595-4-1:2 Gravesend: Membership, Marriages and Baptisms (1913) 1913 Greene Avenue 1595-4-2:1 Greene Avenue: Membership (1868-1882); Baptisms (1877-1885); Marriages (1876-1885) 1595-4-2:2 Greene Avenue: Marriages and Baptisms (1885-1892) Historic Note: Became Sumner Avenue (1893); United with Embury (1919) 1868-1885 1885-1892 Herkimer Street 1595-4-3:1 Herkimer Street: Membership (1887-1893); Marriages (1890-1894); Baptisms (1887-1894) 1595-4-3:2 Herkimer Street: Historical Information (undated); Probationers (undated); Marriages and Baptisms (1892-1918) 1887-1894 1890-1918 Janes Street 1595-4-4:1 Janes Street: Historical Information (1859); Baptisms (1859-1874); Marriages (1862-1874); Probationers (1861-1874); Membership (1859-1870) 1595-4-5:1 Janes Street: Historical Information (1879); Probationers and Membership (1874-1882); Marriages (1874-1880); Baptisms (1874-1881) 1595-4-6:1 Janes Street: Probationers and Membership (1890-1905); Marriages and Baptisms (1893-1905) 1595-4-7:1 Janes Street: Probationers (1907-1921); Membership (1908-1921); Baptisms and Marriages (1907-1920) 1595-4-8:1 Janes Street: Preparatory Members (1921-1946); Membership (1922-1946); Baptisms and Marriages (1921-1948) 1859-1874 1874-1882 1890-1905 1907-1921 1921-1948 Johnson Street 1595-4-9:1 Johnson Street: Baptisms, Marriages, Membership and Classes (1857-1862) 1857-1862 Page 6
1595-5-1:1 Johnson Street: Baptisms and Marriages (1862-1867); Membership and Classes 1862-1867 (undated) 1595-5-2:1 Johnson Street: Marriages (1867-1887); Baptisms (1870-1890) 1867-1890 1595-5-3:1 Johnson Street: Marriages (1887-1890) 1887-1890 1595-5-3:2 Johnson Street: Baptisms (1890-1892); Marriages (1890-1893) 1890-1893 Leonard Street 1595-5-4:1 Leonard Street: Membership (undated); Baptisms and Marriages (1869-1876) 1869-1876 1595-5-4:2 Leonard Street: Membership (undated); Baptisms (1876-1887); Marriages 1876-1887 (1876-1886) 1595-5-5:1 Leonard Street: Probationers (1887-1895); Membership (1869-1895); Baptisms and Marriages (1887-1896) 1869-1896 Sands Street 1595-6-5:1 Sands Street (later First Methodist Church): Baptisms (1794-1816); Marriages 1794-1847 (1802-1835, 1846-1847) 1595-6-5:2 Sands Street (later First Methodist Church): Baptisms (1812-1834) 1812-1834 1595-6-6:1 Sands Street (later First Methodist Church): Financial Records (1831-1846) 1831-1846 1595-6-7:1 Sands Street (later First Methodist Church): Membership and Classes 1831-1842 (1831-1842) 1595-6-8:1 Sands Street (later First Methodist Church): Minutes (1835-1865) 1835-1865 1595-6-9:1 Sands Street (later First Methodist Church): Baptisms and Marriages 1835-1883 (1835-1883) 1597-2-1:1 Sands Street (later First Methodist Church): Membership (1864-1871) 1864-1871 1597-2-1:2 Sands Street (later First Methodist Church): Baptisms (1835-1883); Marriages 1835-1886 (1835-1886) 1597-2-2:1 Sands Street (later First Methodist Church): Membership (1886-1890); Baptisms 1886-1891 (1888-1890); Marriages (1888-1891) 1597-2-3:1 Sands Street (later First Methodist Church): Membership (1899-1937); Baptisms (1904-1945); Marriages (1901-1937) 1899-1945 Simpson Street 1597-2-4:1 Simpson Street: Marriages and Baptisms (1850-1869) 1850-1869 1597-2-5:1 Simpson Street: Baptisms and Marriages (1869-1876) 1869-1876 1597-2-6:1 Simpson Street: Baptisms and Marriages (1876-1887) 1876-1887 1597-2-7:1 Simpson Street: Baptisms and Marriages (1887-1890) 1887-1890 1597-2-8:1 Simpson Street: Baptisms and Marriages (1891-1898) 1891-1898 1597-2-9:1 Simpson Street: Baptisms and Marriages (1898-1920) 1898-1920 South Fifth Street (St. John's) 1597-3-1:1 South Fifth Street (St. John's): Baptisms and Marriages (1861-1872) 1861-1872 1597-3-2:1 South Fifth Street (St. John's): Baptisms and Marriages (1868-1891) 1868-1891 1597-3-3:1 South Fifth Street (St. John's): Baptisms (1874-1884); Marriages (1873-1884) 1873-1884 South Second Street Page 7
1597-3-4:1 South Second Street: Marriages (1856-1862); Baptisms (1856-1861) 1856-1862 1597-3-5:1 South Second Street: Marriages and Baptisms (1856-1885) 1856-1885 1597-3-6:1 South Second Street: Membership (1862-1869) 1862-1869 1597-3-7:1 South Second Street: Membership (1869-1879) 1869-1879 1597-3-8:1 South Second Street: Membership (1879-1885) 1879-1885 1597-3-9:1 South Second Street: Baptisms and Marriages (1885-1897) 1885-1897 1597-4-1:1 South Second Street: Historical Information (undated); Baptisms (1897-1918); Marriages (1897-1907) 1897-1918 St. James 1595-5-6:1 St. James: Probationers, Membership, Baptisms and Marriages (1900-1950) 1900-1950 St. John's 1595-5-7:1 St. John's: Membership (1850-1901); Baptisms and Marriages (1892-1901) (one 1850-1919 Marriage entry 1919) 1595-5-8:1 St. John's: Probationers (1881-1892); Membership (1852-1892); Marriages and 1852-1892 Baptisms (1884-1892) 1595-5-9:1 St. John's: Membership (1894-1931); Baptisms and Marriages (1901-1931) 1894-1931 1595-6-1:1 St. John's: Membership (1917-1949); Marriages (1937-1957); Baptisms (1936-1950); Probationers (1938-1946) 1917-1957 St. Luke's 1595-6-2:1 St. Luke's: Historical Information (undated); Marriages (1882-1898); Baptisms (1881-1895); Probationers (1881-1894) 1881-1898 St. Paul's 1595-6-3:1 St. Paul's (formerly William Street): Historical Information (undated); Membership (undated); Baptisms (1880-1891); Marriages (1879-1891) 1595-6-3:2 St. Paul's (formerly William Street): Membership (undated); Baptisms and Marriages (1891-1901) 1595-6-4:1 St. Paul's (formerly William Street) Probationers (1888-1910); Baptisms (1891-1909); Marriages (1891-1912) 1879-1891 1891-1901 1888-1912 Sumner Avenue 1597-4-2:1 Sumner Avenue (formerly Greene Avenue): Marriages and Baptisms (1892-1912); Membership (undated) 1597-4-2:2 Sumner Avenue (formerly Greene Avenue): Baptisms (1912-1919); Marriages (1911-1918) 1892-1912 1911-1919 Union Street 1597-4-3:1 Union Street (formerly Power Street): Historical Information (1866); Probationers (1870-1883); Classes (undated); Membership (undated); Baptisms 1866-1884 Page 8
(1871-1884); Marriages (1870-1884) 1597-4-4:1 Union Street (formerly Power Street): Historical Information (undated); Probationers and Membership (1884-1896); Marriages and Baptisms (1884-1897) 1597-4-5:1 Union Street (formerly Power Street): Marriages (1897-1924); Baptisms (1896-1924) 1884-1897 1896-1924 Warren Street 1597-4-6:1 Warren Street: Membership (1865-1870); Baptisms (1865-1883); Marriages 1865-1883 (1866-1881) 1597-4-6:2 Warren Street: Membership (undated); Baptisms (1875-1896) 1875-1896 1597-4-6:3 Warren Street: Baptisms (1947-1961); Membership (undated); Marriages (1952-1961) 1947-1961 Washington Street 1597-4-7:1 Washington Street: Marriages (1876-1893); Baptisms (1876-1892) 1876-1893 Williams Street 1597-4-8:1 Williams Street: Membership (1854-1862); Marriages (1852-1860); Baptisms (1851-1860) 1597-4-8:2 Williams Street: Baptisms (1862-1878); Marriages (1862-1875); Probationers (1861-1880) 1851-1862 1861-1880 York Street 1597-4-9:1 York Street: Baptisms (1852-1856); Marriages (1850-1862, 1902-1913) 1850-1913 1597-5-1:1 York Street: Membership, Marriages and Baptisms (1862-1867) 1862-1867 1597-5-2:1 York Street: Membership (1864-1889); Baptisms and Marriages (1867-1887) 1864-1889 1597-5-3:1 York Street: Marriages (1889-1902); Baptisms (1887-1913) 1887-1913 Page 9