Philadelphia, Bethany Temple Presbyterian Church
According to the Historical Directory of Presbyterian Churches and Presbyteries of Greater Philadelphia: Related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and its Antecedents, 1690-1990, by Kenneth A. Hammonds, Bethany Temple Chapel was established in 1906 as part of Bethany Memorial Presbyterian Church. Bethany Temple Presbyterian Church was organized as a separate congregation in 1926. It merged into Bethany Collegiate Presbyterian Church, Havertown, Pa., in 1969.
Records of the Bethany Temple Presbyterian Church deposited with the society relevant to genealogists include:
- Baptismal Records, 1909, 1958, card file. (Call number: Upper Vault V MI46 P4556b+)
- Register of members, 1906-1960, 2 vols. (Call number: Vault BX 9211 .P49139 B321)
- Session Minutes, 1956-1967, 1 vol. (Call number: Vault BX 9211 .P49139 B31)
The society also holds the following records from Bethany Temple which do not necessarily contain genealogical information:
- Bethany Temple weekly bulletins
- Bethany Temple weekly visitor
- Book of memorials
- Petitions to the presbytery
- Photographs