Title: Church Collection Call Number: Mss-1867 Bulk: 14.69 cu. ft. total Location: LM, Sh. 146-149 (7.0 cu. ft.) Microfilm cabinet (7.6 cu. ft.) OS SM C (9 items) Abstract: The Church Collection is divided into two sections: Papers and Records. The papers section of the collection includes materials relating to individual churches. These materials are varied in type and amount. The papers may include newsletters, histories, weekly programs, reports or other miscellaneous material. These papers are organized denomination, and then by individual parish. The records section of the collection includes the actual records kept by the churches. Records may include membership lists, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, burials, etc. These records are organized by church and all records are on microfilm. See Also: Milwaukee Houses of Worship, Mss-1890 SECTION I: CHURCH PAPERS Roman Catholic Blessed Sacrament 1 Central City Catholic Parishes 1 Christ King Congregation 1 Gesu Church 1 Holy Assumption Franklin 1 Holy Assumption North Greenfield 1 Holy Cross 1 Holy Family Church Cudahy 1 Holy Redeemer Church 1 Holy Rosary Parish 1 Holy Trinity Congregation 1 (See also: Mss-0553) Holy Trinity Guadalupa Church 1
Immaculate Conception 1 Mother of Good Counsel 1 Pompeii (Blessed Virgin) Church See: Mss-3263 Sacred Heart Church 1 Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish (St. Francis, WI) 1 St. Alphonsus 1 St. Anne Parish 1 St. Anthony 1 St. Augustine Parish 1 St. Benedict the Moor 1 St. Bernadette 1 St. Bernard 1 St. Boniface (2 folders) 1 St. Casimir See Also: Multimedia Collection 1 St. Catherine 1 St. Catherine s of Alexandria See: Mss-0252 S.S. Cyril and Methodius Parish 1 St. Elizabeth 1 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 1 St. Eugene Congregation 1 St. Francis 1 St. Frederick, Cudahy 1 St. Galls Church See: Gesu 1 St. Gregory the Great 1 St. Hedwig 1 St. Hyacinth 1 St. James (Franklin, WI) 1
St. John s Cathedral (2 folders) 1 St. John de Nepomuc 1 St. John Evangelist Cathedral (see St. John s Cathedral) 1 St. Joseph (Cudahy, WI) 1 St. Joseph s 1 St. Joseph s (West Allis) 1 St. Joseph s Convent 1 St. Josephat s Basilica (2 folders) 2 St. Jude the Apostle 2 St. Lawrence 2 St. Leo s Catholic Church 2 St. Mary Parish, South Milwaukee 2 St. Mary s (Hales Corners, WI) 2 St. Mary s (Old) 836 N. Broadway 2 St. Matthew s 2 St. Monica s Church See: Mss-1212 St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church 2 St. Michael s 2 St. Patrick s Catholic Church 2 St. Paul s Catholic Church (3959 S. Kansas Ave.) 2 St. Peter s (Milwaukee) 2 St. Peter s (St. Francis, WI) Catholic Church (Old) 2 SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church 2 St. Rita s Catholic Church 2 St. Robert s Catholic Church 2 St. Rose Catholic Church 2 St. Sebastian Catholic Church (4 folders) 2
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church (2 folders) 2 St. Stephen Martyr Catholic Church 2 St. Stephen s Catholic Church 2 St. Therese Catholic Church 2 St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church 2 St. Vincent de Paul 2 Catholic Church Miscellaneous 2 Greek Orthodox Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church 2 SS. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church 2 St. George Melkite Greek Catholic Church 2 Serbian Orthodox St. Nikola Serbian Orthodox Church 2 St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church 2 Serbian Orthodox Church (Cudahy) 2 Russian Orthodox SS. Cyril and Methodius Russian Orthodox Church 2 St. Mary s Ukranian Orthodox 2 Lutheran Apostles Lutheran Church 3 Ascension Lutheran Church 3 Bay Shore Lutheran Church (2 folders) 3 Bethany Lutheran Church 3 Bethel Lutheran Church 3 Bethesda Lutheran Church 3 Bethlehem Lutheran Church 3
Capitol Drive Lutheran Church 3 Centennial Lutheran Church 3 Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church 3 Christ Memorial Lutheran Church 3 Cross Lutheran Church 3 Ebenezer Lutheran Church 3 Emmaus Lutheran Church 3 English Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Reformation 3 Epiphany Lutheran Church 3 Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer 3 Faith Lutheran Church (for church cookbook, see Cookbook Coll.) 3 Florist Avenue Lutheran Church 3 Foundation of Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church 3 Fox Point Evangelical Lutheran Church 3 Gospel Lutheran Church 3 Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (1209 N Broadway) 3 Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (3030 W Oklahoma) 3 Hales Corners Lutheran Church 3 Holy Ghost Lutheran Church 3 Hope English Evangelical Lutheran Church 3 Hope Lutheran Church 3 Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church (N. Teutonia & W. Meinecke) 3 Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church (S. 32 nd & W. Lapham) 3 Immanuel Lutheran Church 3 Jackson Park Evangelical Lutheran Church 3 Jerusalem Lutheran Church 3 Jordan Evangelical Lutheran Church, West Allis 3
King of Glory Lutheran Church 3 Kingo Evangelical Lutheran Church 3 Lake Park Lutheran Church 3 Layton Park Lutheran Church 3 Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, Shorewood (2 folders) 3 Mount Carmel Lutheran Church 3 Mount Hope Lutheran Church 3 Mount Olive English Evangelical Lutheran Church 3 Mount Olive Lutheran Church 3 Mount Zion Lutheran Church 3 Nazareth Congregation 3 Our Fathers Lutheran Church 3 Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church, Whitefish Bay 3 Our Savior s Lutheran Church (Milwaukee) See Mss-2741 Redeemer, Evangelical Lutheran Church of the (2 folders) 4 Reformation, Lutheran Church of the 4 St. Andrew Evangelical Lutheran Church 4 St. Jacobi Lutheran Church 4 St. Johannes Lutheran Church 4 St. John Lutheran Church, Cudahy 4 St. John s Evangelical Lutheran Church 4 St. John s Lutheran Church, Glendale 4 St. John s Lutheran, Milwaukee 4 St. John s Lutheran Church, Oak Creek 4 St. John s Lutheran Church, Root Creek 4 St. John s Lutheran Church, Town of Lake 4 St. Lucas Evangelical Lutheran Church 4
St. Markus Lutheran Church 4 St. Martini Lutheran Church 4 St. Matthew s Evangelical Lutheran Church 4 St. Paul s Evangelical Lutheran Church (Brown Deer) 4 St. Paul s Evangelical Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, 2024 S. 24 th ) 4 St. Paul s Lutheran Church (2 folders) 4 St. Peter s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Milwaukee 4 St. Peter s Lutheran Church River Hills 4 St. Stephen Evangelical Lutheran Church 4 Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church 4 Sherman Park Lutheran Church 4 Siloah Lutheran Church 4 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 4 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Freistadt 4 Trinity Lutheran Church 4 Trinity Lutheran Church (North) 4 Village Church 4 Woodlawn Evangelical Lutheran Church, West Allis 4 Lutheran, Misc. 4 Lutheran, Misc. German Language 4 Episcopal All Saints Cathedral Episcopal Church 4 Christ Episcopal Church, Delaven 4 Christ Episcopal Church, Whitefish Bay 4 St. Alban s Episcopal Church, Sussex 4 St. Andrew s Episcopal Church See:Mss-0995 St. Andrew s Episcopal Church, Kenosha 4
St. Andrew s Episcopal Church, Pewaukee 4 St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church 4 St. Boniface Episcopal Church, Mequon 4 St. Christopher s, River Hills 4 St. Edmund s Episcopal Church 4 St. George s Episcopal Church 4 St. James Episcopal Church 5 St. John s Episcopal Church See: Mss-1178 St. John s Chrysostom s Episcopal Church, Delafield 5 St. Luke s Episcopal Church 5 St. Luke s Episcopal Church, Madison 5 St. Luke s Episcopal Church, Racine 5 St. Matthew s Episcopal Church, Kenosha 5 St. Mark s Episcopal Church 5 St. Paul s Episcopal Church (2 folders) 5 St. Paul s Episcopal Church, Beloit 5 St. Peter s Episcopal Church 5 St. Stephen s Episcopal Church 5 St. Thomas of Canterbury, Greendale 5 Sisters of St. Mary 5 Trinity Episcopal Church, Wauwatosa 5 Episcopal Church Miscellaneous 5 Unitarian First Unitarian Church See: Mss-3201 First Unitarian Society, Madison 5 Northshore Unitarian Church 5 Unitarian Church North, Bayside 5
Unitarian Church North, Mequon 5 Unitarian Church West, Brookfield (2 Folders) 5 Unitarian Church Miscellaneous 5 Evangelical Bay View Bethel Evangelical Church 5 Bethel Evangelical 5 Calvary Evangelical Church 5 Christ Evangelical Church 5 Ebenezer Evangelical Free Church 5 Evangelical Covenant Church 5 First Evangelical United Brethren Church 5 Friedens Evangelical 5 Memorial Community Church 5 Milwaukee Evangelical Temple 5 Oak Creek Community Church Evangelical United Brethren 5 Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church 5 Trinity Evangelical Congregation 5 Zion Evangelical Church See: (Church Cookbook in Cookbook Collection) (see also First Evangelical United Brethren) 5 Evangelical United Brethren, Wisconsin, general file 5 Presbyterian Apostle United Presbyterian Church 6 Bethany Presbyterian Church Calvary Presbyterian Church See: Mss-2846 See: Mss-3246 Grace Presbyterian Church 6 Immanuel Presbyterian Church 6 Northminster Presbyterian Church 6
Perseverance Presbyterian Church 6 Tippecanoe United Presbyterian Church 6 Trinity Presbyterian Church 6 West Granville Presbyterian Church 6 Westminster Presbyterian Church 6 Presbyterian Church, General File 6 Congregational Calvinistic Congregational Church 6 First Congregational Church of Wauwatosa (2 Folders) 6 Grand Ave. Congregational Church 6 Mayflower Congregational Church 6 North Shore Congregational Church 6 North Side Congregational Church 6 Olivet Congregational Church 6 Pilgrim Congregational Church 6 Plymouth Congregational Church (2 Folders) 6 Spring Street Congregational Church (prior Free) 6 Congregational Churches, General File 6 Baptist Bayview Baptist Church 6 Calvary Baptist Church 6 First Baptist Chinese Sunday School 6 First Baptist Church of Milwaukee (2 Folders) 6 First Baptist Church of West Allis 6 Mount Moriah Baptist Church 6 South Baptist Church of Milwaukee 6 Summit Baptist Church 6
Temple Baptist Church 6 Underwood Memorial Baptist Church, Wauwatosa 6 Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church 6 Baptist Church, General File 6 Methodist Bay View United Methodist Church 7 Central United Methodist 7 Epworth Methodist Church 7 First German Methodist Episcopal Church 7 First Methodist Church Milwaukee 7 First United Methodist Church West Allis 7 Galena Street Methodist Church 7 Grace Methodist Church 7 Grand Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church 7 Kenwood Methodist Episcopal Church (Kenwood United Methodist Ch.) 7 Kingsley Methodist Church For church cookbook, see Cookbook Collection 7 St. James United Methodist Church 7 St. Mark African Methodist Episcopal Church 7 Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church 7 Summerfield Methodist Church 7 Wauwatosa Methodist Church 7 Welch Calvinistic Methodist Church 7 Methodist Church Miscellaneous: Milwaukee 7 Methodist Church Miscellaneous: General (2 Folders) 7 Synagogues Congregation Agudas Achim Synagogue 7 Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue 7
Congregation Beth Jehudah Synagogue 7 Congregation Emanu/El B ne Jeshurun Synagogue 7 Congregation Shalom Synagogue 7 United Church of Christ Emanuel Church, United Church of Christ, Hales Corners 7 Calvary Memorial United Church of Christ 7 Faith Church, United Church of Christ 7 0rch, United Church of Christ 7 Friedens Church, United Church of Christ 7 Immanuel Reformed, United Church of Christ 7 Plymouth Church, United Church of Christ 7 St. John, United Church of Christ, Germantown 7 St. John, United Church of Christ, Germantown 7 Zion United Church of Christ 7 Reformed First Reformed Church 8 Grace Reformed Church 8 Evangelistic Milwaukee Evangelistic Temple 8 Assembly of God
Assembly of God Church Brookfield 8 Adventist 8 Central Seventh Day Adventist Church 8 Christian Catholic Apostolic Christian Catholic Apostolic Church in Zion, Milwaukee Branch 8 Christian Community Church 8 Christian Science Christian Science, General File 8 Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist 8 Sixth Church of Christ Scientist 8 Miscellaneous Denominations Church of the Open Door 8 First Church of God, Milwaukee 8 Fundamental Bible Church, Milwaukee 8 Milwaukee Gospel Tabernacle 8 Morris Memorial Church of God 8 Parkway Apostolic 8 St. Ben s Ministries 8
True Church of the First Born 8 Unity Church of Christianity 8 Wisconsin Tabernacle, Milwaukee 8 SECTION II: CHURCH RECORDS Church I. Specific Records: Date Span Ascension Lutheran Church Reel Number 459 I. Memberships: 1853-1889 II. Marriages: 1853-1891 III. Baptisms: 1848, 1853-1866 IV. Communicants: 1859-1889 St. Edmund s Episcopal Church I. Families: 1884 II. Baptisms: 1884-1887, 1926-1977 III. Confirmed: 1885-1886, 1926-1977 IV. Communicants: 1884, 1961-1966 V. Marriages: 1926-1977 VI. Burials: 1884-1887, 1931-1977 St. James Episcopal Church I. Parish Register, 1844-1872 II. Baptisms: 1844-1978 III. Confirmed: 1844-1978 IV. Communicants: 1844-1892 V. Marriages: 1844-1918 VI. Burials: 1844-1950 St. James Episcopal Church (Cont.) 319 492 493 VII. Burials: 1950-1978 VIII. Vestry Minutes: 1850-1906, 1918-1929, 1936-1941 St. James Episcopal Church (Cont.) 499
IX. Vestry Minutes: 1936-1947 X. Bulletins: 1911-1913, 1915-1941, 1946-1948 Church of St. John Chrysostom Episcopal I. Baptisms: 1852-1943 II. Confirmed: 1852-1943 III. Communicants: 1859-1865, 1876, 1898 IV. Marriages: 1866-1896, 1899-1948 V. Burials: 1866-1899, 1911-1942 St. Luke s Episcopal Church I. Baptisms: 1842-1957 II. Confirmations: 1842-1926 III. Communicants: 1842-1957 IV. Marriages: 1842-1957 V. Deaths: 1842-1957 St. Mark s Episcopal Church I. Families: 1884 II. Baptisms: 1864-1975, 1949-1975 III. Confirmed: 1857-1899, 1902-1975, 1949-1975 IV. Communicants: 1857-1899, 1930-1940 V. Marriages: 1864-1897, 1904-1975, 1949-1975 VI. Burials: 1857-1902, 1904-1975, 1949-1975 Our Savior s Lutheran Church I. Baptisms: 1856-1908 II. Confirmed: 1863-1908 III. Marriages: 1864-1908 IV. Funerals: 1865-1875, 1881-1908 St. Paul s Episcopal Church (Ashippun, Wis.) 487, 488 458 320 326 321 I. Families: 1888-1890, 1906-1965 II. Baptisms: 1854-1977
III. Confirmed: 1855-1977 IV. Communicants: 1906, 1932-1975 V. Marriages: 1859-1977 VI. Burials: 1855-1976 St. Paul s Episcopal Church (Columbus, Wis.) I. Families: 1885 II. Baptisms: 1857-1975 III. Confirmed: 1854-1967 IV. Communicants: 1867-1969 V. Marriages: 1869-1973 VI. Burials: 1868-1971 St. Paul s Episcopal Church (Watertown, Wis.) I. Families: 1870, 1880, 1889-1899 II. Baptisms: 1854-1947 III. Confirmed: 1854-1878, 1880-1947 IV. Communicants: 1870-1878, 1880-1947 V. Marriages: 1854-1878, 1880-1947 VI. Burials: 1854-1947 St. Peter s Episcopal Church 322 323 324 I. Baptisms: 1872-1949 II. Confirmed: 1873-1949 III. Communicants: 1878-1923 IV. Marriages: 1874-1951 V. Burials: 1874-1952 St. Peter s Lutheran Church (1862-1934) 501 St. Peter s Roman Catholic Church 458 I. Baptisms: 1840-1853 II. Marriages: 1840-1846, 1844-1852 III. Burials: 1840-1846, 1844-1853
West Granville Presbyterian Church 489 OVERSIZE ITEMS (9 items total) St. Benedict the Moor Class of 1940 photo and memorial to Richard Lee Bowen LOCATION OS SM C