METHODIST CHURCH RECORDS. MASSACHUSETTS.

Boston. Church Street Methodist Episcopal Church. [CH-MA B6 C3]
Began in 1835 at Rev. Abel Stevens Boarding House.  Incorporated in 1847.  Under the leadership of Rev. John W. Hamilton, it became the People's Temple in 1877, and a new church was built.  The Church Street building was sold to the Jewish Congregation Gates of Prayer (ZH, Sept. 19, 1878).  Treasurer's cash book and Trustees records concern the parsonage for People's Temple, indicating the corporate name continued after the church changed its name.
  • 4 v. 1835-1908.
    Pew records: 1857-1874.
    Quarterly Conference records: 1835-1843.
    Treasurer's cash book: 1899-1906.
    Trustees' records: 1906-1908.

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February 19, 2003