Guide to the Trinity United Church of Christ, Greensburg, Pa. Records, 1848-April 1980 AIS.1980.12

Arrangement

Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Trinity United Church of Christ, Greensburg, Pa. Records
Creator
Trinity United Church of Christ (Greensburg, Pa.)
Collection Number
AIS.1980.12
Extent
5 microfilm_reels
Date
1848-April 1980
Abstract
This microfilmed collection contains the records of the Trinity United (German) Church of Christ, located at 139 Main Street in Greensburg (Westmoreland County), Pennsylvania. This church was formerly known as the Second Reformed Church. The collection includes minutes, financial records, annual reports, letters of resignation, property assessments, and records of births, baptisms, marriages, and deaths.
Language
English .
Author
Katie Kirwan. Revisions occurred to the finding aid as a part of the encoding process in April 1999 and March 2000.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System
Archives & Special Collections
Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist
URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections

History

The Trinity United Church of Christ, located at 139 Main Street in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, was once known as the Second Reformed Church. Its congregation consists primarily of people of German ancestry.

Scope and Content Notes

The records of Trinity United Church of Christ (formerly known as the Second Reformed Church) consist primarily of minutes of the church council, 1859-1980. These minutes include financial reports, annual reports, letters of resignation and property assessments. There are three volumes of church records whose titles vary (Combined Church Record, 1848-1890; Pastoral Acts, 1891-1924; Combined Church Record Book, 1923-1944) though they contain similar material such as births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, etc. Finally, the minute book of the Building Committee, 1880-1881, is included.

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Acquisition Information

Microfilmed by the Archives of Industrial Society with funds provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, grant RC-0036-79-l2l0, "Survey and Acquisition of Source Materials Relating to Immigrant and Ethnic Life in Southwestern Pennsylvania" in 1980.

Existence and Location of Originals

Original records in the possession of Trinity United (German) Church of Christ (139 Main St., Greensburg, PA 15601)

Previous Citation

Trinity United Church of Christ, Greensburg, Pa. Records, AIS.1980.12, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

Preferred Citation note

Trinity United Church of Christ, Greensburg, Pa. Records, AIS.1980.12, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Katie Kirwan in August 1980.

Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Clay Redding in April 1999. Additional revisions for the endoded version were made by Martha Berg on March 28, 2000. Information about the collection title and the controlled access terms was extracted from the MARC record in the University of Pittsburgh catalog Voyager ID number: 1437209.

Copyright

Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Pittsburgh as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Subjects

    Corporate Names

    • United Church of Christ
    • Trinity United Church of Christ (Greensburg, Pa.)

    Geographic Names

    • Greensburg (Pa.) -- Church history

    Genres

    • Marriage records
    • Birth records
    • Death records
    • Microfilms
    • Church records

    Other Subjects

    • German Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Greensburg
    • German Americans -- Religion
    • Baptismal records -- Pennsylvania -- Greensburg
    • Churches and Synagogues
    • Ethnic groups

Container List