Research Catalog

Title

Asbury United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.) records, 1836-1986.

Author

Asbury United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.)

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Description

5 microfilm reels.

Summary

The records of Asbury United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.) are divided into four series: Vital, Administrative, Miscellaneous and ChurchPublications Records.

Donor/Sponsor

Preservation of the Black Religious Heritage Project funded by the Lilly Endowment.

Subjects

• Methodists > Washington (D.C.)
• Evangelical United Brethren Church
• Asbury United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.) History
• Asbury United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.)
• African American churches > Washington (D.C.)
• African Americans > Religion
• African Americans > Washington (D.C.)
• African American Methodists

Note

• Permission from church is required to purchase copy of microfilm. Letter authorizing reproduction should be sent to the Curator of Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Book Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd., New York, NY 10037.

Reproduction (note)

• Microfilm.

Original Location (note)

• Originals in Asbury United Methodist Church;

Source (note)

• Asbury United Methodist Church

Biography (note)

• The Asbury United Methodist Church was established by non-white members of Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church in 1836. The latter was organized in 1834 in Washington and had black worshippers as members of its congregation from its inception. Discriminatory conditions and paternalistic control by their white brethren became intolerable to blacks, leading to the separation of these two congregations and the eventual formal establishment of individual churches.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Finding aid available.

Processing Action (note)

• Processed
• Microfilmed
• Cataloged

OCLC

NYPW00-A135

Author

Asbury United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.)

Title

Asbury United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.) records, 1836-1986.

Reproduction

Microfilm. New York Public Library. 1994. 5 microfilm reels.

Original Location

Originals in Asbury United Methodist Church; 926 Eleventh Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001-4488.

Biography

The Asbury United Methodist Church was established by non-white members of Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church in 1836. The latter was organized in 1834 in Washington and had black worshippers as members of its congregation from its inception. Discriminatory conditions and paternalistic control by their white brethren became intolerable to blacks, leading to the separation of these two congregations and the eventual formal establishment of individual churches.

In 1864 the church joined the Washington Annual Conference that incorporated black Methodist churches in central, southern and western Maryland, the District of Columbia and northern Virginia. Well over twenty pastors have led this church since its founding, with its present building opening in 1916. The longest pastorate was that of Reverend Robert Moten Williams, who served from 1931 to 1955. Membership increased during his leadership from 1800 to 4700, with the initation of many programs directed toward involvement and self improvement, church expansion and renovation, and community and national concerns. In 1968 the Asbury United Methodist Church was formed by the merger of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist Church.

Indexes

Finding aid available.

Processing Action

Processed 199406 Microfilm

Microfilmed 199406 Microfilm

Cataloged 19980831 Microfilm

Source

1.1\a Microfilm Asbury United Methodist Church 926 Eleventh Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001-4488 June 1994

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