Guide to the Oakland Methodist Episcopal Church Records, 1872-1933 AIS.1997.39
1872-1933
Metadata Details
- Title
- Records of Oakland Methodist Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1872-1933, Oakland Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1872-1933
- Creator
- Subject
- Oakland Methodist Episcopal Church (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Methodist Episcopal Church, Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--History
- Description
- This collection consists of six books which have been microfilmed that contain the records of members, pastors, baptisms, marriages, probationers, including the church's history for the years 1872-1933. Individuals listed in the membership records are listed alphabetically. Names in the marriage, baptismal, and pastoral records are listed in chronological order., Originals are located in the archives of the First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh., Records of Oakland Methodist Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1872-1933, AIS Micro 1997:39, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh., Microfilm. Pittsburgh, Pa. : Archives of Industrial Society, University of Pittsburgh, 1997., The Oakland Methodist Episcopal Church began in 1869 or 1870 as a Sabbath School held in the Bellefield Public School Building on Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh. The organizer of the gatherings was William B. Evans. The Church as a congregation was organized by D.L. Dempsey, presiding elder of the Pittsburgh District, and Reverend J.C. High, City Missionary, on January 10, 1872 in the Bellefield Public School Building on Fifth Avenue. In 1873 the Church purchased property at Forbes Avenue and Bouquet Street from Edward W. H. Schenley and prepared for construction. The Church was finished and dedicated in September 1878.In the early 1900s the Church became a Wesley Foundation church and functioned as a social and religious center for students of the University of Pittsburgh. At one time the Church had a membership of 350 full members and 250 sunday school members or probationers. The Great Depression of the 1930s affected the Church by decreasing the revenue of the Church. High budget deficits caused the Methodist Official Board's recommendation to consolidate Oakland Methodist Episcopal Church with the Christ Methodist Episcopal Church in 1934. In 1968 Christ Methodist Episcopal Church merged with Evangelical United Brethren to become the First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh which still functions today., Finding aid Available in repository; Item level control; http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/f/findaid/findaid-idx?type=simple;c=ascead;view=text;subview=outline;didno=US-PPiU-ais199739
- Publisher
- Contributor
- Oakland Methodist Episcopal Church (Pittsburgh, Pa.), First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pa.), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
- Date
- 1872-1933
- Type
- Collection, Text
- Format
- Identifier
- pitt:US-PPiU-ais199739, oclc: ocm56475108, pitt: US-PPiU-ais199739
- Source
- Language
- eng
- Relation
- http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/f/findaid/findaid-idx?type=simple;c=ascead;view=text;subview=outline;didno=US-PPiU-ais199739, pdcp_noharvest
- Coverage
- Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- Rights
- Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/