Owen Chapel Church of Christ, just south of Nashville, recently celebrated 150 years of ministry.
See this article for a bit more information.
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Happy Birthday Owen Chapel
Posted in David Lipscomb, Nashville Churches of Christ, congregational history, history on 28 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Genealogical Workshop
Posted in Catholic Church in nashville, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, DCHS, Nashville, Nashville Churches of Christ, archives, congregational history, genealogy, mac-speaking, research, shameless self promotion on 24 September 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Genealogists in the Nashville area will want to know about this event:
Located in the buckle of America’s Bible belt, Nashville, Tennessee is home to several major repositories of religious records. Denominational archives, publishing boards, and local congregations offer a wide array of research opportunities. In addition to documenting denominational histories, religious archives also preserve information [...]
Two Disciples websites, and a reflection on archiving
Posted in C. E. W. Dorris, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, Churches of Christ, DCHS, archives, blogging, congregational history, history, periodicals, research, scholarship, stone-campbell studies, writing on 14 August 2009 | Leave a Comment »
DisciplesWorld’s website will change and evolve over the next few months. Keep up with it all at Verity Jones’ blog here and get connected at the Intersection, a social networking site for Disciples and friends, here. Change and evolution is the order of the day it seems.
It remains to be seen what an archive will [...]
I keep these handy
Posted in Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, Churches of Christ, DCHS, archives, congregational history, genealogy, research, stone-campbell studies on 17 July 2009 | 1 Comment »
The summer of 2009 has been, without question, the busiest research season in my three years at DCHS. It’s been terrific: lots of people are working on congregational history, personal family history and genealogy, scholarly articles and presentations, theses and dissertations, plus an array of books.
In one sense our stacks are my reference shelf, but [...]
DCHS card catalog back online
Posted in Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, Churches of Christ, DCHS, archives, congregational history, genealogy, history, research, stone-campbell studies on 15 July 2009 | 1 Comment »
http://www.discipleshistory.org/catalog/alex.htm
Happy searching!
Save the Paper
Posted in A. M. Burton, C. E. W. Dorris, Charles R. Brewer, Charlotte Avenue Church of Christ, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, Churches of Christ, David Lipscomb, E. G. Sewell, Foster Street Christian Church, Foster Street Church of Christ, Gospel Advocate, Grace Avenue Church of Christ, H. Leo Boles, Hall Laurie Calhoun, J. C. McQuiddy, J. S. Ward, James A. Allen, James A. Harding, Jo Johnston Church of Christ, Joe McPherson, Joseph Avenue Church of Christ, Life & Casualty Insurance Company, Lipscomb, Lischey Avenue Church of Christ, Marshall Keeble, McQuiddy Printing Company, Nashville, Nashville Bible School, Nashville Churches of Christ, Non-institutionalism, R. H. Boll, S. H. Hall, Sermons, South College Street Christian Church, congregational history, genealogy, history, mac-writing, periodicals, research, scholarship, stone-campbell studies on 3 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Regular readers of this blog know that one of my research interests is Nashville’s Stone-Campbell heritage. Judging from the folks who find my blog by searching for old Nashville churches like Foster Street Christian Church or Vine Street Christian Church or South College Street Church of Christ, I see I am not alone in my [...]
TSLA Genealogy Seminar, Saturday May 2, 2009
Posted in Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, Churches of Christ, DCHS, Nashville, Nashville Churches of Christ, archives, congregational history, genealogy, history, mac-speaking, research, scholarship, shameless self promotion, stone-campbell studies on 1 May 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I will add to the Spoken Word page my three handouts and PowerPoint presentation. The handouts are 1) A Basic Chronology of the Stone-Campbell Movement, 2) A Basic Bibliography of the Stone-Campbell Movement, and 3) tips for Researchers of the Stone-Campbell Movement. Look for them shortly.
South College Street Christian Church
Posted in C. E. W. Dorris, Churches of Christ, David Lipscomb, James A. Allen, James A. Harding, Lipscomb, Nashville, Nashville Churches of Christ, South College Street Christian Church, congregational history, photos, research, stone-campbell studies on 21 April 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A kind and generous friend passed along to me a sketch of South Nashville Christian Church, also known as South College Street Christian Church, South Nashville Church of Christ (all interchangeably) and finally, after 1920, Lindsley Avenue Church of Christ.
David Lipscomb is an elder here from the beginning until his death in 1917. He preached to [...]
Dorris Research: Unanswered Question 1
Posted in C. E. W. Dorris, Charlotte Avenue Church of Christ, Churches of Christ, Jo Johnston Church of Christ, Nashville, Nashville Churches of Christ, blogging, congregational history, mac-writing, research, stone-campbell studies on 15 April 2009 | 1 Comment »
When I undertook my Dorris research and decided to blog about it, I intended to use my blog as a means to publish some of what I found yes, but also as a way to solicit aid and assistance. Already I have been in contact with several people who have found my by way of this blog and others [...]
Henry Leo Boles
Posted in Churches of Christ, David Lipscomb, David Lipscomb College, Foster Street Christian Church, Foster Street Church of Christ, Gospel Advocate, Grace Avenue Church of Christ, H. Leo Boles, Holy Spirit, Nashville, Nashville Churches of Christ, congregational history, mac-writing, research, shameless self promotion, stone-campbell studies on 10 April 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Congregants, friends, former students and fellow preachers, mourners all, assembled at the Grace Avenue Church of Christ on the winter morning of February 9, 1946 to remember the life of their minister, mentor and friend, Henry Leo Boles.
Just a month earlier, Sunday January 6, he preached in the morning assembly at Grace Avenue what would [...]
