Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Grace Street Baptist Church (Richmond, Va.) Board of Deacons Minutes, 1880-1910. 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.

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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.

Scope and Content

Grace Street Baptist Church (Richmond, Va.) Board of Deacons Minutes, 1880-1910. The minutes are in two volumes (1880-1895 and 1895 to 1910). Minutes document the regular monthly meetings of the deacons and their administration of church business, such as distribution of the poor fund, collection of offerings, and handling of membership issues.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

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

Subjects:

• Baptists--Virginia--History.
• Church work with the poor--Virginia--Richmond.

Geographical Names:

• Richmond (Va.)--Church history--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Church records--Virginia--Richmond.
• Deacons--Virginia--Richmond.
• Financial records--Virginia--Richmond.
• Local government records--Virginia--Richmond.
• Minute books--Virginia--Richmond.
• Reports--Virginia--Richmond.

Added Entry - Corporate Name:

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