Genealogy - Churches of Clark County

Churches of Clark County Files at Charlestown Library


The following is a list of items in the various “church” folders located in the Indiana Room at Charlestown Library. Included are newspaper articles, church bulletins, letters, church histories, etc.

Churches - general

  • Catholic Church Records in Clark County and Floyd County Guide
  • Churches of Charlestown list
  • Nazarene Church Clark County, Indiana
  • News article “Charlestown’s Churches show Conuity’s Faith” 7/10/1958
  • News articles “Full Gospel Tabernacle Church New Building Now in Use-Plan July 30 revival” 7/26/1972
  • “New S’burg Full Gospel tabernacle Church Planned” 8/4/1971 plus photograph of building
  • News articles “New Zealander helps church men help communities” 12/5/1971
  • News article “Despite setbacks, minister tackles non-church issues” 6/22/1976
  • News article “ Jeffersonville churches get together on services and downtown loyalty” 4/11/1990
  • News article “Lay Ministries celebrate 30 years” 5/30/2000
  • New churches add to Charlestown
  • Picture of German Reform Church Confirmation Class of 1905 (June 11)
  • Writing the History of Your Church, manual number 3

Churches – African Methodist

  • Bethel A.M.E. Church Charlestown, Ind. 125th Church Anniversary March 28, 1982
  • Bethel A.M.E. Church Charlestown, Ind. Rev. H.T. Johnson, Pastor
  • Church History of Bethel A.M.E. Church Charlestown, Ind.
  • News article “Bethel A.M.E. will reopen, hopes for membership revival” 10/11/1991
  • News paper picture of chorus of Bethel A.M.E. Church and The Second Baptist Church (no date)
  • Re-dedication of Bethel A.M.E. Church Charlestown, Indiana June 2, 1946
  • Service For Mortgage Burning of The Bethel A.M.E. Church Sunday – July 18, 1976

Churches – Baptist

  • 75th Diamond Jubilee Celebration of the First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church 1913-1988
  • 138th Church Anniversary Second Baptist Church Sunday September 16, 2007
  • The Baptist Church in Clark County by J.V. Biggert
  • Baptist Churches (brief histories)
  • Baptist Churches in Clark County
  • Baptist Churches in Clark County, IN with hand written notes
  • Early History of Clark County , Indiana June 28, 1923
  • Fascinating Memories of Silver Creek: story of Historic Spot by Mrs. C.R. Cogswell 1923
  • Guilt Edge Baptist Church 50th Anniversary June 6, 1971
  • History of the Charlestown Baptist Church
  • History of the Oldest Baptist Church in Indiana, Organized at Charlestown, Indiana, 1798 by W.H. McCoy 1880
  • Homecoming! Second Baptist Church Sunday Aug. 22, ‘48
  • Initiation of a Missionary program map
  • Leak Papers 1732-1884
  • Letter from Rev. J.M. Jefferson Pastor May 14, 1967
  • Letter from J.V. Carlisle about the Rolling Fields Baptist Church 4/6/1968
  • Looking Back With Us: History of the First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church
  • Main Cross Baptist Church, brief history
  • Minutes of the Silver Creek Association August 1814
  • Minutes of the Silver Creek Association August 1832
  • News article “Flag Honor Early Soldiers In Silver Creek Cemetery” 5/31/1959
  • News article “At the Temple Baptist Church” by Jesse G. Dorsey (no date, sometime after 1961)
  • News article “Move underway to save the ‘Old Brick Church’” 7/31/1969
  • News article “Fire Damages Baptist Church at Clarksville” 11/8/1969
  • News article “Building around a firm foundation” 8/15/1970
  • News article “A Tall Job” 12/23/1970
  • News article “Congregation United by Fire Ready To Dedicate a New Church Building” 3/19/1971
  • News article “With The Churches: Parkwood Baptist to be dedicated” 10/21/1972
  • News article “Southern Baptist expand in Indiana” 1/9/1973
  • News article “Henryville church serves area youth” 1/25/1973
  • News article “Fighting the Devil: The week before Easter was a rough time for the Devil in Memphis, Ind., but he managed to hold his own” 4/22/1973
  • News article “Making way for church expansion” 3/20/1975
  • News article “The ol’ smoothy” 12/12/1975
  • News article “Texas hands raise a church in Indiana” 7/15/1976
  • News article “Jeffersonville church poses legal nightmare” 2/14/1973
  • News article “Break Ground For Church” 4/29/1977
  • News article “Church gets new wing: South Carolinians build ‘a miracle’ at Memphis, Ind.” 7/13/1979
  • News article “county boys back church sold for back taxes in ‘68” 3/2/1987
  • News article “Church looks to a new year” 1/2/1988
  • News article “First Southern Baptist Church” 1/16/1988
  • News article “Oak Park sets Youth Week” 3/10/1988
  • News article “First Baptist Church of Charlestown” 10/14/1990
  • News article “Community Profile: Norman Flowers: Native African brings ‘optimist’ ministry to Jeffersonville” 7/28/1991
  • News article “Community Profile: Rev. Alva R. Willis; church he helped establish will be his Clark County legacy” 4/13/1992
  • News article “Sunday school devotee just won’t miss” 7/12/1992
  • News article “Community Profile: Rev. Cleveland Williams Age hasn’t slowed this activist’s zeal to help others” 9/21/1992
  • News paper picture of “newly completed and recently moved into Temple Baptist Church” 11/18/1961
  • News paper picture of the “Charity General Baptist Church” 9/21/1978
  • News paper picture of “The Southeastern District of the Indiana Missionary Baptist Churches” 4/6/1987
  • Obituary for Rev. Frank A. Hoffman 11/7/1991
  • Organized: One Hundred Years Ago Part 1 copied by William B. Watson; Part copied by Elizabeth Hayward
  • Part II Historic Items and Quotation from the Records: The Faith of the Church
  • Picture of Borden Baptist Church
  • Picture of the First Baptist Church and pinned clipping
  • Picture of the First Baptist Church in Henryville
  • Picture of Kenwood Avenue Baptist Church
  • Picture of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church
  • Picture of Silver Creek Baptist Church Aug 1969
  • Picture of Silver Creek First Baptist Church
  • Picture of Temple Baptist Church, Sellersburg, IN
  • Pleasant View Baptist Church ; a picture and the church’s location
  • The Pioneer Families of Clark County by W.H. McCoy 1885
  • Silver Creek Baptist Church

Churches – Catholic

  • 1985 Directory of St. Michael Catholic Church
  • Advertisement for St. Michael’s first annual picnic benefit for September 13, 1999
  • Aerial photograph of St. Joseph Church Sellersburg, IN c1943
  • From Rev. H. Alerding. A history of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Vincennes. Pp. 335-346
  • Brief History of St. Augustine Church Jeffersonville, Indiana from 1669 to 1926 A.D.
  • Catholic Church Records in Clark and Floyd Counties Guide 2004
  • Catholic Organizations in Clark County, IN: Knights of Columbus J.F.K. Council #1348 and the Daughters of Isabella #95
  • Correspondences from John J. Doyle of the St. John’s Church to Walter H. Kiser with attachments about the history of the Catholic Church (2/26/1974-4/16/1974)
  • Correspondences from Lawrence P. McFadden of the Knights of Columbus to Walter H. Kiser (8/17/1973-10/5/1973)
  • Early Catholic Churches- The Evening News, Jeffersonville, Ind. August 27, 1952- History of City’s Churches Goes Back to 1808.
  • History of St. Anthony’s Church, Jeffersonville, Ind.
  • History of St. Michael’s Church Charlestown, Indiana 1860-1960
  • Jeffersonville, Clark County: From a History of the Catholic Church  in the Diocese of Vincennes Pp. 335-346 by Rev. H. Alerding. 1883
  • Letter from Placidus Kempf of Saint Meinrad Archabby replying to an inquiry 9/13/1967
  • Letter from Rev. Thomas T. McAvoy of the University of Notre Dame 12/4/1967 responding to an inquiry and attached is Bishop Aldering’s history of the Diocese of Vincennes
  • Letter from Kempf D.S.B. to Mr. Kisor  with attachments
  • Letter to Rev. Father Allerding from John P. Gillis 2/5/1983
  • List of Roman Catholic Churches in Clark County. Ind.
  • News article “St. John’s Parish, Starlight, To observe Centenary Sunday” 10/5/1961
  • News Article “St. Paul’s Catholic Church” 3/12/1962
  • News article “Fire Touched Off by Lightning Bolt Burns Clarksville Church Sanctuary” 5/13/1970
  • News article “Survey the Ruins” 5/13/1970
  • News article “Pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Father Walpole, is dead at 56” 7/18/1971
  • News article “Church To Build Recreation Hall: Long-Time Dream to Become a Reality” 10/13/1971
  • News article “New Church Nears Completion” 12/28/1971
  • News article “Sellersburg parish to use new edifice” 12/8/1973
  • News article “Jeff Priest Is New State Police Chaplain” 4/30/1976
  • News article “Preacher is lost without the priest who was also his master, companion” 1/13/1978
  • News article “Dominican Sisters of St. Catharine Kentucky” 3/9/1979
  • News article “Sacred Heart: Jeffersonville parish celebrates 25th anniversary with special liturgy” 6/22/1979
  • News article “Rifts mar work of some parish council” 6/29/1979
  • News article “St. Joseph Catholic-School” 3/19 & 3/26/1982
  • News article Monumental job” 6/4/1982
  • News article “150th Anniversary: Archdiocese Sets Major Celebration” 7/9/1982
  • News article “St. Michael Church Held Dedication” 12/15/1982
  • News article “Southern Indiana Catholic Churches celebrate church’s 150th state birthday” 6/4/1984
  • News article “Pastor, 2 Other Priest Die in Fire at St. John Church Rectory” 8/31/1985
  • News article “Priest killed in church fire eulogized at Mass” 9/4/1985
  • News article “St Michael’s Celebrating 125” 9/21-1985
  • News article “Story number 2: Fire strikes St. John’s Church, claiming the lives of 3 priest” 12/31/1985
  • News article “St. Augustine Church” 3/1/1986
  • News article “Students at Providence High School” 5/6/1986
  • News article “From the ashes, a future rises; Priest recalls tragic fire during Starlight Church’s celebration of 125 years.” 11/12/1986
  • News article “Graveyard vandalized” 5/31/1988
  • News article “Memorial ceremony is held in St. Joe”11/19/1988
  • News article “Volunteer work males Heidi Semones ‘hooked on life’” 8/7/1991
  • News article “Protecting a Jeffersonville Landmark” 1/23/1997
  • News article “Charlestown church celebrates 150 years” 9/8/2010
  • Obituary for Rev. Albert V. Deery “Father Deery of St Augustine dies at rectory” 8/26/1972
  • Parish Register S. Michael’s Church Charlestown, Ind. Rev. J.L. Bolin Pagtor 1912
  • Picture of St. Francis Catholic Church Henryville, IN 1943
  • Pictures of St. Joe Hill Church and history
  • Picture of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Charlestown Ind.
  • Roman Catholic Churches in Clark County, Indiana Bibliography with hand written notes
  • St. Anthony’s Church R.C. Jeffersonville, Indiana list of  Reverends 1859-1900
  • St. Augustine R.C. Church Jeffersonville, IN list of Reverends from 1852-1898 with pictures
  • St. Michael R.C. Church Charlestown, Ind. (brief history)
  • St. Michael R.C. Church invitations to Sesqui centennial celebration 9-12-2010
  • St. Paul’s R.C. Church Jeffersonville, IN list of Reverends from 1959-1970
  • Third Order of St. Frances with attached envelope post marked Nov 12, 1968
  • Wedding picture of Lena Bueter and Henry R. Meyer in front of St. Michael Church Charlestown, IN 5/16/1905

Churches – Christ Gospel

  • Newspaper article “Church leader says accusations are lies” 4/12/1979
  • Newspaper article “Church’s dogma is based on claim that its leader receives the God’s word” 4/12/1979
  • Newspaper article “Jeffersonville church more like a cult, some say” 4/12/1979
  • Newspaper article “One Christ Gospel service included praying, shaking, and a ‘love offering’” 4/12/1979
  • Newspaper article “Meeting the test of journalistic ethics v.s. religious faith” 4/15/1979
  • Newspaper article “Harassment complaint names church members” 8/11/1993
  • Newspaper article “Former church members allege cult” 8/13/1993
  • Newspaper article “Harassment charge fuels cult concern” 8/14/1993
  • Newspaper article “Lifestyle of church leader elegant” 8/24/1993

Churches – Christian

  • 150th Annual Meeting Christian Churches of Clark County Indaina August 18, 1991 at Calvary Christian Church, Sellersburg, IN booklet/program
  • 1860-1960 History of Hibernia Christian Church
  • Brief History about the new Hibernia Church
  • Centuries for Christ 1860-1960: 100th Anniversary Blue Lick Christian Church; R.R. 1, Henryville, Indiana
  • Dedication First Christian Church Charlestown, Indiana Sunday June 3, 1973 2:30pm
  • Centuries for Christ 1860-1960: History of the Blue Lick Christian Church
  • Events Since the Remodeling and Rededication of Hibernia Christian Church in 1960, Owen Township, Clark County, Indiana by Mrs. Buford E. Bower-August 28, 1966
  • First Christian Church Membership Directory 1974
  • Handwritten letter to Mr. Kiser from Mrs. Ernest McKinley 5/18/1971
  • Handwritten letter to Mr. Kiser from Bertha McKinley 10/19/1971
  • History of the Christian Church of Clark County (no Date)
  • History of the Christian Churches of Clark County (continuation)
  • History of the First Christian Church Jeffersonville, Indiana
  • History of the Hibernia Christian Church
  • History of Marysville Christian Church 1891-1991
  • History of the MT. Moriah Advent Christian Church 1971
  • Indenture made December 9, 1837 between John Shelby and William Marraw
  • “It Took Real Sacrifice to Build This Church” a history, written in 1958
  • Leak papers- handwritten
  • Letter to the library from Lois M. Mauk about a booklet on the Stony Point Christian Church 9/16/1987
  • List of Christian Churches in Clark County, Indiana
  • Members of Bethany Christian Church February 1, 1971
  • Membership and Record of the Hibernia Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) from 1843 to present date 1971
  • Ministers who have served Hibernia Church Since 1960 (to 1971)
  • News article “Building In 1889 Of Christian Church Described In Old Newspaper Story” 7/10/1958
  • News article “Church To Note Birthday” 11/13/1960
  • News article “Fire Destroys Old Church At Henryville” 4/6/1968
  • New article “New Eastside Christian Church Being Erected” 9/17/1968
  • News article “Mount Moriah Group To Dedicate New Church” 10/26/1968
  • News article “Bethany Christian” 6/22/1969
  • News article “Keynotes of Praise” 4/7/1971
  • News article blurb for the Eastside Christian Church on bussing
  • News article blurb about Old First Christian Church in Charlestown 1974
  • News article “Christian Church marks anniversary in its new building” 1975
  • News article “With The Churches: Church plan 13th anniversary” 10/4/1975
  • News article “Telephone Man And Family Use Voices In Different Way” 10/5/1975
  • News article blurb about the choir at the First Christian Church from 1956, 7/7/1976
  • News article “Jeffersonville man serves needy: Center for Lay Ministries chief plan to stay a while” 11/24/1978
  • News article “But Action Too Late? Church Continues Anti-Tavern Fight” 6/29/1984
  • News article “Charlestown church says crusade against liquor sales will continue” 2/6/1985
  • News article “Churches roots began in 1860” 10/8/1985
  • News article “Community Profile: Delbert Gray, He built an idea from the chalkboard to a church of bricks, mortar and people” 3/23/1987
  • News article “A church with glowing message” 2/8/1988
  • News article “First Christian Church in Jeff” 4/2/1988
  • News article “Community Profile: Frank A. Hoffman; He has served Jeffersonville well in 24 years of ministry” 6/25/1990
  • News article “Happy 200th: Charlestown church remembers” 11/23/1998
  • News article “Former church ‘a Godsend’” 4/24/2006
  • News article “taking it to the streets: Sandwich Man spreads outreach ministry across counties” 2/2/2007
  • News article “Church finally getting steeple” 2/16/2008
  • News article “107 year old: Hibernia Christians to Dedicate new church” no date
  • News article “Christian Church Officer-Member Plan Homecoming” no date
  • Newspaper blip about the Choir at the First Christian Church back from 1956, 7/7/1976
  • Newspaper blip about the First Christian Church Fall Festival 9/29/1979
  • Newspaper page for The Leader 5/15/1969
  • New Washington Christian Church, New Washington, Indiana, History written by Mary Annette Waters and Marguerite Fisher
  • Nineteen-Hundred Seventy-one Year Book and Directory of the Bethany Christian  Church Charlestown, Indiana
  • One Hundred and Sixth Annual meeting of the Christian Churches of Clark County, Indiana, August 24, 1947 (program)
  • Picture of the Bethany Christian Church taken 2/21/1941 with statistical information
  • Picture of the Bethany Christian Church taken 2/21/1971 with statistical information
  • Picture of the Blue Lick Christian Church and of the Union Church
  • Picture of the Borden Christian Church, Borden, Indiana
  • Picture of Calvary Christian Church, Sellersburg, IN
  • Picture of the Christian Church in Charlestown with brief history
  • Pictures of the Christian Church, Charlestown, Indiana
  • Picture of the Hibernia Christian Church’s interior from 1960
  • Picture of the Union Church and picture of the Blur Lick Christian Church
  • Picture with caption: Church baptism 1941, August Rev. Robt D. Fuller, Oralee Peters, Kathleen Peters, Freda Pettit, Ora Pettit; Pictures of the Marysville Christian Church 5/30/1891; newspaper article “It Took Real Sacrifice To Build This Church (no date); Early History of Marysville Christian Church by Lillian Harmon 5/30/1941; newspaper article “55th Anniversary of Marysville Christian Church” 5/30/1946 (these items are attached together in this order)
  • Records of Hibernia Church
  • Re-Dedication of Stony Point Christian Church September 13, 1987 Charlestown, Indiana
  • Rules and By-Laws of the Bethany Christian Church
  • The Story of Howard Park Christian Church, at the close of it, 50th Anniversary, August 1953, George Phearson, minister

Churches – Church of Christ

  • 100th Anniversary, St. Luke’s United Church of Christ, Jeffersonville, Indiana 1961
  • 100th Anniversary, St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Sellersburg, Indiana 9/26/1971
  • Brochure for St. Luke’s United Church of Christ
  • Dedication Services, St, Luke’s Evangelical and Reformed Church, Jeffersonville, Indiana 11/30/1952-12/3/1952 program
  • History of “The Evangelical Reformed Church” aka St. Lucas German Evangelical Reformed Church
  • Newspaper article “Sellersburg Church Addition Will Be Dedicated Today” 5/14/1961
  • Newspaper article “Let’s Take A Look: St. Paul’s United Church of Christ” 4/9/1962 with correction 4/16/1962
  • Newspaper article “Outdoor Services” 9/16/1966
  • Newspaper article “Christ, Christmas and Community Churches” 12/6/1967
  • Newspaper article “St. Paul United Church of Christ Dedication Sept. 21” 9/17/1969
  • Newspaper article “St. Paul’s Church Noting 100th Anniversary” 9/19/1971
  • Newspaper article “With The Churches: Jeff church plans facility dedication” 8/17/1974
  • Newspaper article “Jeffersonville pastor to lead area ecumenical group” 7/26/1979
  • Newspaper article “Celebrating 125 Years of Services” 9/12/1985
  • Newspaper article “Northside Church of Christ history spans 24 years” 2/15/1988
  • Newspaper article “Let’s Take A Look: Sellersburg Church Of Christ” by Jesse G. Dorsey (no date)
  • Newspaper article about St. Paul’s Evangelical Reformed Church by Jesse G. Dorsey (no date or article title)
  • Pictures of the Church of Christ, Borden, Indiana
  • Pictures of the Church of Christ, Charlestown
  • Pictures of the Sellersburg Church of Christ
  • Pictures of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Sellersburg, IN
  • St. Paul’s United Church of Christ statement of faith

Churches – Episcopal

  • Church History, “On The Occasion Of Its 150th Anniversary” 1836-1986
  • Brief History of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Jeffersonville, Indiana with pictures of the church
  • History of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Jeffersonville, Indiana
  • Newspaper article “St. Paul’s Episcopal Church To Mark 125th Year At A Service Tonight” 8/13/1961
  • Newspaper article “FBI Agent Preparing For a New Assignment As Episcopal Deacon” 1/11/1971
  • Newspaper article “Up on the rooftop” 5/24/1978
  • Newspaper article “100th anniversary of building: St. Paul’s to hold ceremony” 2/1/1992
  • Newspaper article “St. Paul Episcopal Church” 2/3/1992
  • Newspaper article “Camp Joe Holt” (no date)
  • St. Paul’s Church Episcopal Jeffersonville, Indiana, Good Friday “The seven words from the cross” 1963
  • St. Paul’s Church Episcopal Jeffersonville, Indiana, Kalendar March 1963

Churches- Lutheran

  • Biographical Record for Walter C. Loeber from the Concordia Historical Institute, Department of Archives and History, The Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod
  • Letter to Mr. Walter H. Kiser from Roger Beese of the Concordia Historical Institute, Department of Archives and History, The Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod 10/19/1967
  • Newspaper article “Jeffersonville church bears three crosses to be itself: Monumental mound cures an identity crisis” 4/8/1987

Churches – Methodist

  • A Record of History: Superintends of Indianapolis Area Districts, from the Indianapolis Area Methodist Episcopal  Church, 1928
  • Brief History of Morton Memorial Methodist Church 10/2/1955
  • Brief history of New Chapel Methodist Church
  • Brief history of Union Methodist Episcopal Church, Utica Township (Arsenal Plant)
  • Brief histories of Methodist churches in Clark County, Indiana
  • Copy of a speech by John Wesley (founder of the Methodist Church)
  • First Methodist Church Christmas Card
  • First Methodist Church Directory 1983
  • First Methodist Church members Directory (no date)
  • First Methodist Church members Directory with #1 at the bottom of the cover (no date)
  • First Methodist Church, The Order Of Worship program 8/2/1942
  • First Methodist Church, The Order Of Worship program 10/11/1942
  • First Methodist Church, The Order Of Worship program 10/3/1943
  • First Methodist Church, The Order Of Worship program 11/28/1943
  • First Methodist Church, The Order Of Worship program 8/20/1944
  • First Methodist Church, The Order Of Worship program 11/11/1945
  • First Methodist Church, The Order Of Worship program 5/27/1956
  • Handwritten letter about Salem Methodist Church for Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Leak 5/20/1954
  • Henryville United Methodist Church 100th Anniversary members directory 1971
  • History of Charlestown Methodist Episcopal Church
  • History of the First Methodist Church with handwritten notes
  • History of the German Methodist Episcopal Church, Jeffersonville, Indiana with picture
  • History of the Morton Memorial United Methodist Church
  • History of New Hope Church, handwritten with attached letter to Walter Kiser 11/15/1971
  • History of the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
  • History of the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church by Mrs. Geo Patrick, Mrs. Wendell Patrick, and Mrs. Kenneth Prather
  • History of the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church
  • History of Salem Methodist Church by Roscoe R. Leak with an news article attached 1/29/1977
  • History of the Sellersburg Methodist Church by Dr. Q.R. Hauss
  • History of Utica Methods Church
  • History of the Wall Street United Methodist Church, 1981
  • Indiana Magazine Of History, Vol. XXII, 1926, #406 written on it
  • Letter from Eli Jacob, John Hazzard, John Fry, and M.H. Jacob (Trustees) about the history of the New Chapel Church property (no date)
  • Letter to Walter H. Kiser from Eleanor Cammack Archivist of DePauw University 9/11/1967
  • Letters to Walter H. Kiser from John H. Ness Jr. of the Historical Society of the Evangelical United Brethren Church 10/3/1967; Rev. George G. Gocker 9/29/1967; Edna Miller Librarian of the Indiana Central College 9/18/1967; and a letter to Mrs. Lowery Dean from Walter H. Kiser 11/19/1971 (all the letters are stapled together in that order)
  • Letter to Walter H. Kiser from Francis Lindenmayer 1/6/1972 with envelope
  • Letter to Walter H. Kiser from Francis Lindenmayer 1/19/1972 with envelope
  • Letter to Mrs. Phoebe Durham from Walter H. Kiser 12/10/1972 with Phoebe Durham’s response on the back of the letter 12/17/1972
  • Letter to Walter H. Kiser from David E. Horn of Roy O. West Library, DePauw University 5/21/1974 with one attachment
  • Letter from the Sellersburg Methodist Church to Susan Bennett with envelope post marked 12/23/1981
  • Map of Methodist Churches in Clark County
  • Methodist Churches in Clark County, Indiana by township
  • New Chapel Church History 9/7/1949
  • Newsletter, The Exchange, 10/21/1986
  • Newspaper article “Cemetery At Final Meet Is Union To Be Undisturbed”, “Final Meet Is Held At Church” 2/23/1941
  • Newspaper article “Restored Methodist Church Here Will ReCapture Beauty Of A Century Age” 5/17/1956
  • Newspaper article “Hymn Sing Returns To Asbury Methodist Church Tuesday” 10/31/1965
  • Newspaper article “Henryville United Methodist Observe 100th Birthday” 8/18/1971
  • Newspaper article “Church Leveled” 4/4/1974
  • Newspaper article “Rebuilding a church : Daisy Hill group seeks funds to replace storm-wrecked facility” 9/25/1974
  • Newspaper article “Daisy Hill congregation to celebrate the opening of its new special place” 10/11/1975
  • Newspaper article “United Methodist marks 175 years” 7/28/1976
  • Newspaper article “Rev. Struble too busy with preaching to retire” 8/23/1976
  • Newspaper article “In the eye of the church” 10/25/1977
  • Newspaper article “Springdale United Methodist Church” 6/30/1990
  • Newspaper article “New Chapel Church marks 190th year by growing in ways”9/17/1991
  • Newspaper article “Emmanuel United Methodist Church” (no date)
  • Newspaper article “Final Rites Are Planned At Union” (no date)
  • Newspaper article “Let’s Take A Look: The Sellersburg Methodist Church” by Jesse Dorsey (no date)
  • Newspaper article “New Chapel Church History Reveals Its Founding In 1801” (no date)
  • Newspaper article “Organ Rushed For Christmas at Sellersburg” (no date)
  • Newspaper article (no title or date)
  • Newspaper blip about the Wall Street United Methodist Church 11/25/1972
  • Newspaper blip about the Methodist Church (no date)
  • Picture of interior of Morton Chapel
  • Picture of M.E. Church 1910
  • Pictures (four) of Methodist Churches in Charlestown, Indiana
  • Picture of the Union M.E. Church
  • Picture of the Union Methodist Church, taken 2/23/1941 the last service
  • Pictures of the Union Methodist Church members, taken 2/23/1941 the last service
  • Salem Church notes with handwritten corrections
  • Salem Methodist Church by Roscoe R. Leak, from Indiana Magazine of History, March 1933
  • Salem Methodist Church Cemetery listings
  • Salem Methodist Church Cemetery listings 1939
  • Salem Methodist Church handwritten notes for Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Leak 5/20/1954
  • Salem Methods Church handwritten cemetery listings
  • Sellersburg Untied Methodist Church 100th Anniversary September 1971
  • Three small pages of notes paper clipped together
  • Union Church deed 1/20/1941 with picture of Church
  • Union M.E. Church records, Charlestown, Indiana 1939, Marica Prather, handwritten
  • United Methodist Church Thanksgiving program 11/21/1971
  • W.F.M.S Year Book 1939-1940

Churches – Nondenominational

  • Newspaper article “Second Coming Expected By 1843 Religious Group” 7/10/1958
  • Newspaper article “Rev. Branham Monument Up At Cemetery” 8/28/1968
  • Newspaper article “Ex-Delivery Boy Comes Home, Opens Jeffersonville Evangel Tabernacle” 12/29/1968
  • Newspaper article “The New Hope Community Church” 10/15/1971
  • Newspaper article “Church Marks 60th Years” 7/9/1984
  • Newspaper article “Borden Community Church” 4/161988
  • Newspaper article “Main Cross Church has rich history” 6/25/1988
  • Newspaper article “Henryville Community Church” 6/16/1990
  • Newspaper article “Speed-y recovery: Services tomorrow will be first in church since devastating fire” 6/23/1990
  • Newspaper article “Speed Memorial Church rebuilds” 7/7/1990
  • Newspaper article “Hope Community Church holds V.B.S.” 7/21/1990
  • Newspaper article “Speed Memorial Church strong again after 1989 fire” 9/18/1990
  • Newspaper article “Speed Memorial Church Dedicate Pipe Organ” 1/16/1991
  • Newspaper article “A Report Goes to Church: 1 Church, 22 Faiths In Speed” (no date)
  • Newspaper article “Informality is hymn singers’ keynote” (no date)
  • Newspaper article “Let’s Take a Look: At Speed Memorial Church” by Jesse G. Dorsey (no date)
  • Picture of Borden Community Church 11/27/1966 and The Church of the Nazarene 1965
  • Picture of St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed Church, Sellersburg, Indiana 1943

Churches – First M.E. Church “Old Bethel”

  • Brief history of the First Methodist Church, Charlestown, Indiana with a picture of the church
  • Brochure of  the Archives of DePauw University and Indiana Methodism
  • Copied pages from a book about Early Indiana Methodism History
  • History of Charlestown and vicinity were site of Pioneer Methodism in the State
  • History of the Methodist Churches in Clark County, Indiana
  • Invitation for the Reunion of Descendants of Nathan and Elizabeth Speaks Robertson for 7/28/1940
  • Land indenture of the First Methodist Church dated 1/12/1808
  • Leak Papers- handwritten notes
  • Leak: Salem Methodist Church from the Indiana Magazine of History, p.18-19
  • Letter to Mr. Walter H. Kiser from Mrs. Virginia C. Brann of DePauw University with envelope 12/14/1971
  • The Methodist Episcopal Church Directory 1894
  • Newspaper article “Centennial In The First Church: Indiana Methodist   will Celebrate in Building of Hewed Logs” 10/12/1907
  • Newspaper article “Log Church Is Historical Shrine” 9/10/1925
  • Newspaper article “”Highlights From Back Files Of The Charlestown Courier” 5/7/1949
  • Newspaper article “Old Bethel Meeting House, 1807, State’s First Methodist Church” 7/10/1958
  • Newspaper article “The Beginnings of Indiana Methodism” (no date)
  • Newspaper article “Indiana’s Oldest Church To Mark 148 Years” (no date)
  • Newspaper article “Oldest Indiana M.E. Church” (no date)
  • Newsletter, Historical Series No. Two, “The Methodist” with local advertisements 3/7/1915
  • Newsletter, The Indianapolis Christ First Area Herald, “Indiana’s First Methodist Church – Built in1808”, Vol. V, No. 9 September 1925
  • Old Log: First Methodist Church of Indiana, Reconstruction and Dedication of the grounds program 9/10/1925
  • Picture of Rev. Rezin Hammond
  • Pictures of the First M.E. Church in Indiana, Built 1807

Churches – Presbyterian

  • A History of Bethlehem (Pisgah) Presbyterian Church 7/31/1966; small booklet
  • A History of Otisco Presbyterian Church p.58-59
  • A History of the Presbyterian Church, Charlestown, Indiana, with Biographical Sketches of Pioneer Members and Ministers, written by Ladies of the Congregation 1899
  • A History of the Todd-Dickey Rural Training Parish in Clark, Scott and Jefferson Counties; Presbyterian of New Albany, Synod of Indiana, The United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. March 1963
  • Booklet titled “Our Church”
  • Brief history of the First Presbyterian Church, Charlestown, Indiana, with picture on the other side
  • Charlestown Community Presbyterian Church 25th Anniversary program 11/21/1993
  • Charlestown Presbyterian Church handwritten expense sheet 7/15/1871
  • Constitution of the Charlestown Academy through the Presbyterian Church Charlestown, Indiana 1831
  • Constitution of the Charlestown Academy with Charlestown Presbyterian Church account statements
  • Contributions to the Early History of the Presbyterian Church in Indiana: Together with Biographical Notices of the Pioneer Ministers by Hanford A. Edson
  • Copy of names of the first members in Utica Indiana Presbyterian Church 1/11/1841
  • Copy of postcards with pictures of the Presbyterian Church, Charlestown, Indiana and picture of the Presbyterian mance. 1909
  • Copy of Reverend John M. Dickey’s monument dedication 11/21/1938
  • Exhibition program given by the Literary Society of the Presbyterian Church of Charlestown at Kunath’s Hall 11/28/1878
  • Financial records for the Young Ladies of the Presbyterian Church written by Catherine Jane “Jennie” Stockwell in a journal 1877-1895
  • First Centennial Celebration for the Presbyterian Church program 5/19.1912
  • Fourth Sunday in Advent program 12/21/1969
  • Handwritten history on the Presbyterian Church in Clark County
  • History of Bethlehem (Pisgah) Presbyterian Church
  • History of the First Presbyterian Church of Jeffersonville by Boulah Van Meter 8/3/1936
  • History of the First Presbyterian Church of Jeffersonville with church directory for 1955
  • History of Hebron Church by Mrs. Mary Bolly with pictures
  • History of Nabb Presbyterian Church written 1/8/1906
  • The Indiana Synod. Vol. 2, No. 1, Nov. 1895 p. 10-11
  • Letter from Pastor S.E. Barr July 1878; program for Easter Sunday 4/14/1895; a note for coal purchased by the Presbyterian Church 10/24/1864; Opening Service of New House of Worship, Charlestown Presbyterian Church program 7/14/1878 (all items are attached together in this order)
  • Letter to The Minister of First Presbyterian Church, Charlestown  from Margaret M. Carhart 4/19/1949 with copy of envelope
  • Letter to Mrs. Edger Munk from Walter H. Kiser with written reply on the letter with attached brief history of Mt. Lebanon Presbyterian Church 1/4/1972
  • Letter to Mrs. Edger Munk from Walter H. Kiser with written reply on letter with attached envelope 1/14/1972
  • Listings of the Presbyterian Churches in Clark County, Indiana
  • Meeting records of the United Presbyterian Woman’s Organization, First Presbyterian Church Charlestown, Indiana 1968
  • Minutes of the New Albany Presbyterian Church, Fall Session, 1873
  • Minutes of the New Albany Presbyterian Church, Spring Session, 1874
  • Newsletter, Westminster Lesson Leaf, Lessons X, XI, and XII, No. 62, 9/8/1876
  • Newsletter, The Indiana Presbyterian, vol. VIII, no. 62, 3/1924
  • Newsletter, The Leader, No. 17, 5/3/1973
  • Newspaper article “Second Oldest Presbyterian Church Marking 150th year” 8/11/1962
  • Newspaper article “Mary’s Column: Star of Bethlehem A Bright Landmark” 7/19/1966
  • Newspaper article “A light in the night” 9/19/1971
  • Newspaper article “Presbyterians to begin construction of facility” 4/25/1988
  • Newspaper article “Breaking new ground: Presbyterian foundation ready to start headquarters building” 4/27/1988
  • Newspaper article “Ground Broken For New Church” (no date)
  • Newspaper article “Second annual homecoming at Trinity” (no date)
  • Newspaper article “Sunday School Picnic…” (no date)
  • Newspaper blip about a 1915 Friendship Quilt which contains signatures of the Otisco Presbyterian 1915 members 1/22/1986
  • Newspaper picture of five women preparing food (no title & no date)
  • Opening Services of New House of Worship program Charlestown Presbyterian Church 7/14/187
  • Picture of Bethlehem Community Church
  • Picture of Henryville Presbyterian Church, Henryville, Indiana, 1943
  • Picture of Henryville Presbyterian Church, Henryville, Indiana, with members in front of church building
  • Picture of Owen Creek Presbyterian Church September 1966
  • Picture of Washington Presbyterian Church, M.L. Rice. Pastor
  • “Submerge, merge, emerge” a narrative play written by Anna Mae Lewis for the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Community Presbyterian Church, presented on 11/21/1993
  • Presbyterian Board of Relief: For Disabled Ministers and the Widows and Orphans of Deceased Ministers
  • Presbyterian Church Charlestown, Indiana 1900-1901 year book
  • Presbyterian list of members and finical statement 1960-1907
  • St. John United Presbyterian Church letter head 8/24/1972 and a copy of a paragraph titled “Church Properties” from The History of Hutchinson Memorial Presbyterian Church of New Albany, Indiana
  • Thirty-third Annual Report of the Treasures of the New Albany Presbyterian Home and Foreign Missionary Societies 1905-1906
  • Vacation Bible School Otisco Union Bible School certificate to Karen Stricker  7/3/1958
  • Vacation Bible School of Methodist and Presbyterian certificate to Judy Stricker 7/1/1960
  • Woman’s Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian Church of Jeffersonville Indiana program for 1911-1912