Missions

Content Description The collection contains photographs that were gathered for use in the monthly magazine American Missionary, published by the American Missionary Association. Photographers include W. Knighton Bloom, Laura Kincheloe, and Frank Moore. These photographs document various ethnic groups and communities, both urban and rural in various sections of the United States. Also included are numerous photographs related to Ellis Island in the 1920s.Photographs taken and collected by W. Knighton...

Scope and Contents The United Church Board for Homeland Ministries (UCBHM) was an autonomous but recognized instrumentality of the United Church of Christ (UCC) that functioned as the administrative body of the United Church of Christ's home missions and services (1962-2000). The UCBHM formed in 1962 by the union of the Board of Home Missions of the Congregational Christian Churches and the Board of National Missions of the Evangelical and Reformed Church and continued the corporations and the work of...

Scope and Contents The United Church Board for Homeland Ministries was an autonomous but recognized instrumentality of the United Church of Christ that functioned as the administrative body of the United Church of Christ's home missions and services (1962-2000). The Board of Directors of the United Church Board for Homeland Ministries managed and conducted the business affairs of the organization. The records of the Board of Directors includes the Official Minute Books dating (1927-1991), Bylaws, Charters, and...