Portland - First Universalist Church merger with Messiah-All Souls, 1964
File — Box: 15, Folder: 2
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents
Typescripts, newspaper clippings, reports, programs, manuscript notes, correspondence (including Kenneth Hawkes). In the years leading up to 1964, the First Universalist Church (Congress Square) experienced a declining membership and financial hardships. They sold the Congress Square building, merged with Messiah-All Souls, and renamed the Stevens Avenue church the Universalist Church of Portland.
Dates
- 1964
Access
Unrestricted
Extent
From the Collection: 32 Linear Feet
From the Collection: 1 Volumes (scrapbook)
From the Collection: 1 Sheets (oversize folder)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Unitarian Universalist Association. Northeast District (Donor, Organization)
- From the Collection: Waite, Charles L., 1839-1928 (Person)
- From the Collection: Universalist Church of Maine (Organization)
- From the Collection: Maine Unitarian Association (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Maine Historical Society Repository