00938.xml Elim Covenant Church (Saint Paul, Minn.): An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Manuscripts Collection

 Finding aid encoded by Shelby Edwards and David B. PetersonAugust 2011 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Elim Covenant Church (Saint Paul, Minn.) Elim Covenant Church records. 1900-2004. Materials in English, Swedish. Administrative records, including minutes, annual reports, and organizational documents; member records, including directories, membership records, ministerial acts, and miscellaneous records; operating records, including scrapbooks, newsletters, and worship bulletins; records of organizations within the congregation; subject files; and records of the treasurer and financial secretary of a St. Paul church begun by Swedish-Americans. 9.4 cubic feet (10 boxes and 1 oversize folder). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. HISTORICAL NOTE

In 1885 Swedish settlers in northern St. Paul began mission work for what would later become First Covenant Church. In 1889 a church building was acquired on Burgess Street and termed the Little Mission House. Later that year the building was moved to a lot on Woodbridge and Milford streets and given the name Elim Chapel. In 1912 two lots on Como Avenue were purchased and a building erected in 1913. In November 1914 the congregation decided to incorporate as a separate congregation, thereby discontinuing its relationship with its mother congregation. The congregation became part of the Northwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church of America. Services continued until 2004 when declining membership forced Elim Covenant Church to dissolve.

 CATALOG HEADINGS

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Topics: Church records and registers. Swedish Americans -- Minnesota. Organizations: Evangelical Covenant Church of America. Document Types: Photographs. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Elim Covenant Church (Saint Paul, Minn.) Elim Covenant Church records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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 Accession Information:

Accession number: 16,591

 Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 007391375

 RELATED MATERIAL

Additional records of Elim Covenant Church are in the Richard Bartz Papers in the Minnesota Historical Society manuscript collections.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION 123.E.6.3B Administrative records: Articles of incorporation and amendments, 1915, 1931, 1977. Photocopies. 123.E.6.1B Constitutions, 1943,1972, 1987, 2000. Land title and tax papers, 1916-2001. Policy manual, 1995-1996. Annual reports, 1954-1961, 1963-1993, 1995-1999, 2001. 7 folders. Minutes, January 1902-April 1915. 1 volume. In Swedish. 123.E.6.3B Minutes, 1915-1930. 1 volume. In Swedish. 123.E.6.1B Minutes, congregation and board, October 1930-August 2004. 11 folders. 123.E.6.2F Minutes: Set 2, 1989-1999. 8 folders.

Includes board and congregation meetings and other committee meetings, report attachments, and financial reports.

 Budget and financial data, 1944-1950, 1971-1972. Treasurer's reports, 1943-1950, April 1963-December 1983, 2000-2004. 6 folders. Member records: Directories, 1966, 1969, 1974-1982, 1984-1991, 2001, 2004. 4 folders. Membership applications, 1970s-2001.

Includes biographical data and statements of faith.

 Withdrawn membership applications, 1920s-1990s.

Includes biographical data and statements of faith for former members.

 Members removed list, 1981-2003. Family record, 1970s.

A census of families affiliated with the church, giving some biographical data.

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 123.E.6.3B Membership application cards, circa 1914-1970s. 1 card file box. Membership book, circa 1908-1999. 1 volume. In Swedish. Church register and record of ministerial acts, 1969-1999. 1 volume.

Includes membership records, lists of officers, and registers of baptisms, infant dedications, marriages, and funerals.

 123.H.5.5B-1 Membership rolls and record of ministerial acts, circa 1954-2003. 1 volume. Confirmation photographs, 1912, 1914, 1934, 1936. Baptism certificate of Astrid Elizabeth Carlson, 1916. In Swedish. +332 Congregational photograph, 1938.

Panoramic photograph with identification.

 123.E.6.3B Guest registers, 1954-1967, 1989-2004. 1 volume and 1 folder. 123.E.6.4F Operating records: Scrapbooks, circa 1900-2004. 8 folders.

Includes photographs, news clippings, and printed materials. Filed in plastic sleeves.

 Photographs, 1989-2004. 3 folders. World War II Service Committee records, 1943-1945.

Includes photographs, news clippings, and service records of military personnel associated with the congregation.

 +332 World War II service roll, circa 1941-1945. 123.E.6.4F Newsletters, 1931-1956, 1970-1996. 5 folders.

Numerous titles.

 123.E.6.5B Church service bulletins, 1950-1979. 27 volumes. 123.E.6.6F Church service bulletins, 1980-2003. 24 volumes. 123.E.6.7B Mimeographed materials, 1967-1988. 8 folders.

Includes circular letters, announcements, flyers, and program materials.

 Organization records: Building Committee: Minutes and financial reports, 1944-1945. Financial data, 1927-1956. Ladies Aid: Secretary's books, 1922-1931. 2 volumes. In Swedish. Minutes, 1944-1958. 1 volume. Treasurer's books, 1934-1962. 1 volume and 1 folder. Reports, 1943-1954. Priscilla Circle: Minutes and miscellany, 1950-1962. 2 folders. Miscellaneous papers, 1944-1961.

Includes correspondence, membership lists, and program materials.

 Treasurer's book, 1954-1961. 1 volume. Covenant Women: Secretary's record, 1962-1990. 2 folders. Miscellaneous papers, 1962-1965.

Includes constitution and minutes.

 Treasurer's books, 1962-1977, 1994. 2 volumes. 123.E.6.8F Photograph album/scrapbook, 1962-1989. 2 folders. Men's Brotherhood: Minutes [Secretary's record], 1931-1951. 1 volume and 1 folder. Treasurer's books, 1931-1960. 2 folders. Sunday School: Record book, 1905-1917. 1 volume. Mostly in Swedish.

Includes minutes and financial data.

 Secretary's book, 1909-1917. 1 volume. Partly in Swedish. Treasurer's books/reports, 1931-1984. 2 volumes and 2 folders. Attendance lists, 1988-1989. Hi-League:

A youth organization.

 Secretary's book, 1938-1947. 1 volume. Treasurer's book, 1955-1987. 1 volume. Young People's Society: Treasurer's books, 1931-1964. 1 volume and 1 folder. Fireside Friends: Treasurer's book, 1960-1971. Subject files: African dinner, 1989. Christmas program, 1989. Christmas, 1990. Conclave, 1990. Correspondence, 1989-1990, 1997-2004. 4 folders. Correspondence, Sunday School, 1989. Easter/Thanksgiving/Christmas, 1989. Friend Day, March 4, 1990. Secret pal, 1989. Seventy-fifth anniversary, 1989. 9 folders. 123.H.5.5B-1 Auditor's financial statements, 1931-1950. Treasurer's records: Treasurer's book, 1918-1946. 1 volume.

Includes record of members' payments.

 123.E.6.9B Building Fund record, 1912-1925. 1 volume. Financial Secretary's records: Receipt records, 1938-1995. 4 volumes. Savings Fund receipts, 1986-1995. 1 volume. Quarterly summaries of offerings, 1943-1944. Members' payments, 1943-1946. 1 volume. Members pledges, 1950s-1975. 3 folders. Members pledges/receipts, 1991-1995.

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