A Guide to the Grace Street Baptist Church (Richmond, Va.) Records, 1872-1912 (bulk 1872-1885) Grace Street Baptist Church (Richmond, Va.) Records, 1872-1912 (bulk 1872-1885)1092252, 1203910

A Guide to the Grace Street Baptist Church (Richmond, Va.) Records, 1872-1912 (bulk 1872-1885)

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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1092252, 1203910
Title
Grace Street Baptist Church (Richmond, Va.) Records, 1872-1912 (bulk 1872-1885)
Physical Characteristics
1 v. (296 p.) and .25 cu. ft. (1 box)
Collector
Richmond (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

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Preferred Citation

Grace Street Baptist Church (Richmond, Va.) Records, 1872-1912 (bulk 1872-1885). Local government records collection, Richmond (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000.

Acquisition Information

This collection came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of records from Richmond.

This collection is located at the State Records Center. Contact Archives Research Services for access information, directions, and hours.

Historical Information

Richmond, located between Henrico and Chesterfield Counties, was named by William Byrd II, who envisioned the development of a city at the falls of the James River and with the help of William Mayo laid out the town in 1737. Richmond was established in 1742 and in 1779 was designated the capital of Richmond effective April 1780. It was incorporated as a city in 1842. Richmond was enlarged by annexation of Manchester (or South Richmond) in 1910, and by the addition of Barton Heights, Fairmount, and Highland Park in 1914.

Grace Street Baptist Church was organized in 1833 as Third Baptist Church by members of Second Baptist Church. In 1845, the congregation moved to Foushee and Grace Streets and the name was changed to Grace Street Baptist Church. In 1923, the congregation moved to Grove Avenue and Boulevard, and the name was officially changed to Grace Baptist Church in 1925. Fires in 1896 and 1946 destroyed many church records. The Sunday school was also organized in 1833.

Scope and Content

Grace Street Baptist Church (Richmond, Va.) Records, 1872-1912 (bulk 1872-1885) contain minutes of regular monthly meetings of the Grace Street Sunday School, 1872-1885, and loose papers, circa 1872-1912. Minutes of the Sunday school document attendance at the meetings by teachers and officers, and the election of officers. They also contain tributes to church members who have died (including the Reverend Jeremiah Jeter, former pastor of the church, who died in 1880), and committee and financial records of the administration of the Sunday school. Loose papers include a few records of the Board of Deacons, 1894; a list of pew renters, undated; Sunday school lesson notes, newspaper clippings, and printed religious literature. The Sunday school minutes contain a subject index.

Index Terms

    Persons:

  • Jeter, Jeremiah Bell, 1803-1880.
  • Corporate Names:

  • Grace Street Baptist Church (Richmond, Va.)
  • Richmond (Va.)--Circuit Court.
  • Subjects:

  • Baptists--Virginia--History.
  • Sunday school literature--Virginia--Richmond.
  • Sunday schools--Virginia--Richmond.
  • Geographical Names:

  • Richmond (Va.)--Church history.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Church records--Virginia--Richmond.
  • Clippings (information artifacts)--Virginia--Richmond.
  • Correspondence--Virginia--Richmond.
  • Deacons--Virginia--Richmond.
  • Eulogies--Virginia--Richmond.
  • Financial records--Virginia--Richmond.
  • Local government records--Virginia--Richmond.
  • Minute books--Virginia--Richmond.
  • Notes--Virginia--Richmond.
  • Pews and pew rights--Virginia--Richmond.
  • Reports--Virginia--Richmond.
  • Added Entry - Corporate Name:

  • Grace Baptist Church (Richmond, Va.)
  • Second Baptist Church (Richmond, Va.)
  • Third Baptist Church (Richmond, Va.)