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

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
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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.

Summary

Creator:
Richmond (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
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.

Background

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.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:

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

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Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
2 v. (532 p.)