Northwest District (LCMS) Disbanded Congregations Collection
Scope and Contents
This collections consists of the records that were maintained in or eventually came to the Northwest District office from two groups: mission starts that did not become viable and congregations that withdrew from The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, either because they disbanded or because they joined another Lutheran church body. The list is not complete, because in some cases no records survived or the records were transferred to another congregation. The records include correspondence with the Northwest District office, reports to the District, minutes, financial records, records of the closing, histories, property records, membership records. Some of the folders have only one or two items. The records of some congregations also contain references to surrounding congregations with which relationships had been established.
Dates
- 1933 - 2011
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is available for research by appointment.
Conditions Governing Use
The Northwest District Archives is the owner of the materials in the Disbanded Congregations Collection and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Northwest District Archives before any reproduction use. Copyright resides with the creator of the documents or their heirs. The status of copyright is governed by the Copyright Law of the U. S. (Title 17, U.S.C.). In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Extent
23 Linear Feet (in 23 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The records of congregations that disbanded and mission starts that did not become viable in the Northwest District.
Arrangement
Arrangement of the records is by state; by city within the state; and, if applicable, alphabetically by folder title. In the case of organized congregations, the name of the congregation follows the name of the city.
Accruals
Further accruals are expected.
- Title
- Guide to the Northwest District (LCMS) Disbanded Congregations Records An Inventory at the Northwest District Archives
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nolan R. Bremer
- Date
- 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Encoding of finding aid supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Repository Details
Part of the Northwest District (Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod) Archives Repository
Northwest District Archives
Concordia University
2811 NE Holman St.
Portland Oregon 97211-6099 USA
Archivist@nowlcms.org