Subject: Christian education - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 0.25 linear feet
Abstract:: The Community Weekday Bible School of Jenkintown was organized in 1921 under the auspices of the Community Council of Religious Education. The Community Weekday Bible School of Jenkintown scrapbooks, 1926-1954, contain notices to parents, commencement programs, and clippings. The volumes were compiled by the Community Council’s President, George S. Young.

Held at: Old York Road Historical Society [Contact Us]

Extent:: 47.5 linear ft. (106 boxes)
Abstract:: Friends General Conference is a Quaker organization in the unprogrammed tradition of the Religious Society of Friends which primarily serves affiliated yearly and monthly meetings. For additional information about Friends General Conference, please consult their web site: http://www.fgcquaker.org/info/

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Extent:: 26.5 linear ft. (53 boxes)
Abstract:: Rosalie Stork Regen (1909-1993) was a Quaker author and playwright who joined the Rahway and Plainfield Monthly Meeting in 1941. She was the daughter of Charles Wharton Stork and Elisabeth von Pausinger Stork. An active member of the Society of Friends, Rosalie taught First Day School and visited Quakers all over the world. The collection includes journals kept continuously from 1936 to the time of her death in 1993. She also maintained a prodigious correspondence with family and friends. Includes drafts of her writings, some of which were published: "Peaceful Heroes," a collection of plays, in 1962, and "Forever in Joy," a book of poetry, in 1974.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Extent:: 15.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Methodism is a protestant Christian faith based in the teachings of John Wesley (1703-1791), who preached "practical divinity," emphasis on Christian living, and putting faith and love into action. The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1784 in the United States. After a series of divisions and unifications over the centuries, the modern United Methodist Church (U.S.) was formed in 1968. The Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church collection of Methodist organizations records, circa 1820-1975, consists of small amounts of records from various Methodist organizations within the boundaries of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church, roughly ranging from Philadelphia to Harrisburg. The amount of documentation varies by organization, but there is less than one linear foot of material for each of the organizations included in this collection. Minute books, newsletters, property-related records, financial...(see more)

Held at: Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1 item (768 leaves)
Abstract:: Annotated typescript of Sadie Bell's The church, the state, and education in Virginia: an attempt to explain present day attitudes toward religion in education from the point of view of their historical development, 1928.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Extent:: 15 boxes, 2 items, and 7.5 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains church materials published or distributed by Protestant organizations in various Cuban cities and provinces.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Latin American Ephemera [Contact Us]

Extent:: 8 boxes and 4.5 linear feet
Abstract:: This microfilm contains materials published or distributed by Protestant organizations in Cuba. Many are published or printed by independent evangelical groups but distributed by various Protestant denominations or individual churches.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Latin American Ephemera [Contact Us]

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