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United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Board of National Missions. Division of Church Building Aid Records, 1924-1972, (bulk: 1940-1969) Finding Aid to Record Group 304.1 4.00 cu.ft. |
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ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY
At the time of the reorganization of Boards and Agencies in 1923, the work of the Board of Church Erection became the responsibility of the new Board of National Missions. The old Board of Church Erection, however, continued to maintain an incorporated name for legal reasons.
Since 1923 the work of church erection has experienced a wide range of relationships within the administrative framework of the Board of National Missions. In 1924 the work of the superseded Board of Church Erection continued as the Division of Buildings and Property. The Division had several departments: A Department of Field Activities and Survey from 1924 to 1930; a Department of Grants, Loans, Mortgages and Titles; Building Fund Campaigns; and a Bureau of Architecture.
In April of 1930 the Division of Buildings and Property was discontinued as it had functioned and Building and Property interests of the Board were cared for through departments attached to the Office of the General Secretary and the Treasury. During 1930 and 1931 the work became a Department of Buildings and Property under the Office of the General Secretary. In 1932 and 1933 it functioned as the Department of Buildings and Property under the Treasury. In 1934 it was called the Department of Building Aid under the Treasury. During 1935 and 1936 it was the Department of Building Aid under the General Secretary. From 1937 until 1949, the Department of Building Aid was listed in the Annual Report of the Board as being under the Treasury.
The Department worked together with the Church Debt Service Bureau in building projects. The Bureau was created in 1938 as a separate service bureau under the direction of the Treasurer of the Board, "to be available to churches and presbyteries for the purpose of investigation, the formulation of plans, and the actual conduct of church loyalty or debt raising campaigns".
In 1949, the name of the Department of Building Aid was changed to the Department of New Church Development and Building Aid. In 1951 the work became one of the two Inter-Divisional Offices of the Board as the Department of New Church Development and Church Extension. At that time one function of the work continued under John N. Penn, Jr. as Secretary of the Office of New Church Development and Building Aid, while the other function of New Church Development--Organization and Promotion had Richard S. McCarroll as Secretary. The dual responsibility for new church development in the PCUSA's Board of National Missions thus rested jointly with the Department of New Church Development and Building Aid (Division of the Treasury) and the Department of New Church Development--Organization and Promotion (Division of Missionary Operation).
The primary function of the Office of New Church Development and Building Aid, operating under the Division of the Treasury, was to process applications for building aid, to recommend certain ones for approval, and to collect previously appropriated outstanding aid. Other
responsibilities included counseling on new church development and church extension, assistance in financial planning for church building, and the supervision of the Board's fund-raising service.
Funds for the Church Building Aid work of the Board came from funds raised nationally for capital purposes, gifts designated for this specific use, and the repayment of mortgage loans and grants. The Fund Raising Campaign Service, begun in 1950, helped churches raise funds for building projects. The Committee on New Church Development and Building Aid was charged
with the review and consideration of applications for loans or grants from the Building Aid funds of the Board, and all applications for grants for building and sites from other funds made available for new church development, and presenting its recommendations to the Board.
During the 1960's the Department of New Church Development and Building Aid (Division of the Treasury) became the Division of Church Building Aid under the General Department of Treasury and Business Management. In 1972 the work of the Board of National Missions was transferred to the new Program Agency.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
RG 304.1 contains the records of the Board of National Missions, Division of Church Building Aid Records, 1924-72. The bulk of this collection dates from the 1940s through the 1960s.
The Department of New Church Development and Church Extension functioned as an inter-divisional department, and the records of the Division of Church Building Aid are closely interrelated with other records outside the Division relating to New Church Development. During the early 1960's, for instance, John N. Penn, Jr. served both as Director of the Division of Church Building Aid (under the General Department of Treasury and Business Management) and as Associate Director, Building Aid Services, Department of New Church Development and Building Aid (under the General Department of Program and General Services). In addition, because of the nature of building projects, there was extensive interaction with the Church Debt Service Bureau.
Series 3 (Building Aid Funds) and 4 (Grants and Loans) reflect the daily functioning of the Division. Series 5 (Church Projects) appears to have functioned as a resource file for the office. The card file in this series contains information on specific building projects, listing information such as validation dates, and information on manse, site, and unit aid.
The collection is arranged as follows:
SERIES I: CORPORATE RECORDS, 1947-72
Subseries 1: Board Committee on Church Building Aid, 1957-72
Subseries 2: Committee on Church Building Aid/Committee on New Church Development and Building Aid, 1947-72
Subseries 3: Cabinet on Church Building Aid, 1948-53
Subseries 4: Joint Committee-Cabinet on Church Building Aid, 1953-72
Subseries 5: Presbyterian Church Development Corporation, 1957
Subseries 6: Presbyterian U.S.A. Bond Corporation, 1957
SERIES II: GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS, 1924-72, N.D.
SERIES III: BUILDING AID FUNDS, 1932-71, N.D.
SERIES IV: GRANTS AND LOANS, 1947-69, N.D.
SERIES V: CHURCH PROJECTS, 1946-72, N.D.
Subseries 1: Local Church Project Files, 1946-71, n.d.
Subseries 2: Local Church Aid Cardfile, ca. 1956-58
Subseries 3: Architectural Blueprints/Renderings, 1961-72, n.d.
SERIES VI: MISCELLANEOUS, 1960, N.D.
NOTES TO THE RESEARCHER
Related materials are located in the Board of Church Erection Fund Records, 1853-1946 (RG 43), which contains records of the Board of Church Erection Fund prior to its placement under the Board of National Missions in 1923. The Department of Church Erection and Board of Church Extension (UPCNA) Records, 1869-1958 (RG 44) contains building aid records for the UPCNA church prior to the merger of the United Presbyterian Church of North America (UPCNA) and the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America to form the new United Presbyterian Church of the United States of America (UPCUSA).
Researchers are asked to use particular care in handling the scrapbooks in Series 3. These are extremely brittle and materials have come loose from many pages.
Collection processed and finding aid created: May, 1995
Amy Roberts, Processing Archivist
Box Folder Description | ||
1 1 Finding Aid to Record Group 304.1
SERIES 1: CORPORATE RECORDS, 1947-72
Subseries 1: Board Committee on Church Building Aid, 1957-72
1 2 Minutes, 1957-65
3 1966-72
Subseries 2: Committee on Church Building Aid/
Committee on New Church Development
and Building Aid, 1947-72
1 4 Minutes, 1947-52
5 1953-56
6 Correspondence, 1951-72
7 Reports, 1948-72
8 Description of Committee on New Church Development
and Building Aid, 1959
Subseries 3: Cabinet on Church Building Aid, 1948-53
1 9 Minutes, 1948-53
Subseries 4: Joint Committee-Cabinet on Church
Building Aid, 1953-72
1 10 Minutes,1953-55
11 1955-63
12 1964-69
13 1970-72
Subseries 5: Presbyterian Church Development Corporation, 1957
1 14 Certificate of Incorporation, 1957
Subseries 6: Presbyterian U.S.A. Bond Corporation, 1957
1 15 Description, 1957
SERIES 2: GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS, 1924-72 N.D.
1 16 History, 1949
17 Guidelines, Procedures, 1924-49, n.d.
2 1 Processing Procedures, 1957-60
1 18 Delinquent Churches Program, 1969
19 General Office Correspondence, 1945-61
20 1968-72
21 Correspondence of John N. Penn, Jr. (Director) --
Staff/"Joe in the Field" Memos, 1952-64
22 Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1950-53
23 Annual Reports, Division of Church Building Aid,1964-69
24 New Church Development Study 1958-62, 1963
25 Report on Current Projects, 1963
26 Twenty-Five Year Report on Church Building Aid, 1948-1972
5 1 Strategy/Finance Analysis and Reviews, 1970
1 27 Miscellaneous Reports, 1946-63
27a 1964-72, n.d.
28 Presentation by Office of New Church Development
and Building Aid to Standing Committee on
National Missions at the General Assembly,1950
29 Presentation to Consultative Conference on New
Church Development at General Assembly, 1964
30 Workshop Materials from Presentation on Church
Development and Financing to the Synod of New Jersey, 1972
31 Building Aid Policy Conference Meeting Materials, 1969
32 Building Aid Policy Conference Meeting Recommendations, 1969
33 Division of Church Building Aid Job Descriptions, 1969-70, n.d.
SERIES 3: BUILDING AID FUNDS, 1932-71, N.D.
1 34 Fund Descriptions and Restrictions, 1932-71, n.d.
2 5 Brief, Addressing Overture to General Assembly
Regarding Building Aid Funds, ca. 1930
1 35 Extracts from the Plan for the Custody, Care and
Arrangement of the Church Erection Fund, n.d.
36 Extracts from Wills Containing Bequests to the Board of Erection, n.d.
37 Correspondence, 1945-69
38 Report on Board's Church Building Campaign
Service, 20 Years 1950-1969
39 Report on Need for Building Aid Funds, 1961
40 Fundraising Department Reports, 1953-57
3 Building Funds Campaign Scrapbook, Vol. 1, 1951
Vol. 2, 1951-52
Vol. 3, 1952-55
2 4 Building Funds Campaign Pamphlets, Bulletins, 1952-53
6 Miscellaneous Reports (oversize), 1949, n.d.
1 41 Miscellaneous Reports, 1952-57
SERIES 4: GRANTS AND LOANS, 1947-69, N.D.
2 2 Suggested Guide for Campaign Loan and Grant
Applications, n.d.
1 42 Report on Recommendation for Repayment of Church
Extension Grants, 1950
43 Lists of Satisfied Grants, 1947-49
44 Building Aid Grant Funds Satisfied 1954-57, ca. 1957
45 Cash Received from Grants, 1955-59
46 1960-65
47 1966-69
48 Grant Repayments Received from Synods, 1955-57
49 Descriptions of Building Aid Loans, 1954
50 Accounting Memorandum on Repayment of Loans, 1950
51 Lists of Satisfied Loans, 1947-49
52 Guaranteed Fund Study, 1958-61
2 3 Report, Church Membership and Building Budget
Information (by State), 1957
1 53 Miscellaneous Reports, n.d.
SERIES 5: CHURCH PROJECTS, 1946-72, N.D.
Subseries 1: Local Church Project Files, 1946-71, n.d.
1 54 Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado
Alabama, Mobile -- Fourth Church, 1964-65
Alaska, Metlakatla, 1946
Arkansas, Ridge Station, 1965
California, Los Angeles -- Second
Presbyterian Church, 1967
California, San Francisco -- Diamond Heights, 1963
Colorado, Canon City -- Mountain View, 1966
55 Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 1962-1971
Florida, Fort Lauderdale -- Second, 1962
Florida, Glenwood -- Glenwood United, 1971
Illinois, Danville -- First United, 1966
Indiana, Bedford, 1968
Indiana, Brownstown, 1969
Indiana, Madison, 1966
Iowa, Burlington -- Westminster, 1966
Iowa, Center Junction -- First, 1966
56 Kansas, 1965-67
Kansas, Kansas City -- St. Mark's, 1967
Kansas, Solomon -- First, 1965-66
1 57 Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, Nebraska, 1950-71
Maryland, Bethesda -- Bradley Hills, 1969
Michigan, St. Clair Shores -- Lake Shore, 1958
1 57 Minnesota, East Grand Forks -- Mendenhall, 1971
Minnesota, Shetek Station -- First, 1965
Mississippi, Merdian, Prospect, 1966
Montana, Granite -- First, 1966
New Jersey, Wallington, 1971
New Jersey, Dutch Neck -- First, 1962-63
Nebraska, Hastings -- Hastings College, 1950
58 New Mexico, New York, 1966-70
New Mexico, La Luz, Chaparito, 1966
New Mexico, Palomas, Hot Springs, 1967
New York, Otisville, Mount Hope, 1970
New York, Whitestone, 1966
59 North Carolina, Ohio, Wisconsin, 1956-71
North Carolina, Mt. Zion, Dallas Township, 1965
North Dakota, McLeod, 1966
Ohio, Antwerp -- First, 1966
Ohio, Coleraine -- United, 1970
Ohio, Genoa, 1956-57
Ohio, Oak Hill -- Bethel, 1971
Ohio, Youngstown -- Foster Memorial, 1966
Wisconsin, W. Allis, Greenfield,
60 Pennsylvania, 1965-1966
Pennsylvania, Harborcreek -- First, 1965-66
Pennsylvania, Worthington -- United, 1965-66
61 Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, 1964-68, n.d.
Rhode Island, Greenwood -- Greenwood Community, n.d.
South Carolina, Guess, 1966
Tennessee, Centennial, Maryville, 1966
Tennessee, Johnson City, 1968
Texas, Dallas, 1964
62 Local Churches - Miscellaneous, 1950
63 Unidentified pictures, n.d.
64 Presbyteries: Bismarck-Minot, Brooklyn-Nassau,
Eastern Oklahoma, Holston, 1957-68
65 Presbyteries: Pittsburgh, 1963-67
66 Synods: Kansas, New England, Ohio, Oklahoma-Arkansas, 1962-67
4 Subseries 2: Local Church Aid Cardfile, ca. 1956-68
Subseries 3: Architectural Blueprints/Renderings, n.d.
5 California
Fresno -- Millbrook United Presbyterian Church, 1968 -- Wesley Methodist Church, n.d.
Hacienda Heights - United Presbyterian Church, n.d.
Red Bluff -- Red Bluff Presbyterian Church, 1970
Santa Monica -- 1st Presbyterian Church, 1972
Selma -- St. Andrew United Presbyterian Church, 1968
Florida
Largo -- Highland United Presbyterian Church, n.d.
5 Palm Beach Gardens -- Westminster United
Presbyterian Church, n.d.
Seminole County -- Westminster United Presbyterian Church, 1972
Georgia
Atlanta -- Church of St. Andrew, 1969
Sandy Springs -- Church of St. Andrew, 1969-71
6 Michigan
Detroit -- Broadstreet United Presbyterian Church, 1972
-- Knox Presbyterian Church, 1967
Flushing -- Flushing Presbyterian Church, 1969
Linden -- Linden Presbyterian Church, 1971
Minnesota
Farmington -- 1st Presbyterian Church, n.d.
Missouri
Blue Springs -- Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church, n.d.
Kansas City -- Pine Ridge United Presbyterian Church, n.d.
St. Louis -- Aritha Spotts Apartments,
Community Building, 1972
Nebraska
Franklin Township -- Somerset Presbyterian Church, n.d.
Tecumseh -- 1st United Presbyterian Church, 1969
New Jersey
Cedar Knolls -- Hildale Park Presbyterian Church, 1972
East Brunswick Township -- Cranbury Gardens, 1968
-- 1st Presbyterian Church of South
River, n.d.
Paulsboro -- 1st United Presbyterian Church, n.d.
Somerset -- Somerset Presbyterian Church, 1971
New Mexico
Gallup -- Westminster United Presbyterian Church, n.d.
Silver City -- 1st United Presbyterian Church, n.d.
7 New York
East Syracuse -- 1st United Church, n.d.
North Carolina
Statesville -- Calvary Presbyterian Church, 1971
Ohio
Johnstown -- 1st Presbyterian Church, 1972
Sandusky -- 1st Presbyterian Church, n.d.
Trenton -- United Presbyterian Church, 1972
West Carrollton -- 1st Presbyterian Church, 1961
Oklahoma
Edinboro -- Edinboro Presbyterian Church, 1972
Lawton -- Westminster Presbyterian Church, n.d.
Pauls Valley -- 1st United Presbyterian Church, 1972
Washington
Maplewood -- Maplewood Presbyterian Church, 1971
Unidentified Locations, n.d.
SERIES 6: MISCELLANEOUS, 1960, N.D.
1 67 Manuscript - A Guide for the Development of a New
Church, by Richard S. McCarroll, 1960
68 " "
69 " "
70 Photographs - John N. Penn, Jr., Director, n.d. | ||