Guide to the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Philadelphia Administrative Commission to Third Presbyterian Church, Chester, Pa. Records

Descriptive Summary

Title

United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Philadelphia Administrative Commission to Third Presbyterian Church, Chester, Pa. Records

Inclusive Dates

1958-1970

Call Number

RG 63

Creator(s)

United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Philadelphia. Administrative Commission to Third Presbyterian Church, Chester, Pa.

Quantity

1.00 cubic foot

Restrictions on Access

Open for research. Medical, educational, and psychological records of living people are closed.

Repository

Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 USA

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Administrative History

In 1959, at the request of the Session of the Third Presbyterian Church in Chester, Pennsylvania, the Presbytery of Philadelphia appointed an Administrative Commission to investigate and resolve certain controversies within Third Church. The problems centered initially upon what the Commission perceived and eventually concluded was the undue influence of a faction of individuals within the Church. The Commission remained in existence until 1970 in order to resolve many of the other problems of the Church, including its proposed merger with the First Presbyterian Church in Chester.

Collection Overview

This collection documents the work of the Administrative Commission with the Third Presbyterian Church, 1958-1970.

Organization and Arrangement

Series I: Correspondence, minutes, reports, 1958-1970

Catalog Headings

The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in the society’s electronic catalog.

Corporate Subject

Third Presbyterian Church (Chester, Pa.) History.

Church controversies Pennsylvania Chester.

Corporate Added Name

Third Presbyterian Church (Chester, Pa.). Session.

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

1	1a	Finding Aid to Record Group 63

		CORRESPONDENCE, MINUTES, REPORTS, 1958-1970

	1	Correspondence regarding Judicial Commission, 1961
	2	Correspondence, 1958-59
	3	Correspondence, 1960
	4	Correspondence, 1961
	5	Correspondence, 1962-63
	6	Correspondence, 1964
	7	Correspondence, 1965
	8	Correspondence, 1966
	9	Correspondence, 1967
	10	Correspondence, 1968
	11	Correspondence, 1969-70

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Guide to the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Philadelphia Administrative Commission to Third Presbyterian Church, Chester, Pa. Records

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