Research Catalog

Title

Shiloh Baptist Church (Washington, D.C.) records, 1863-1992.

Author

Shiloh Baptist Church (Washington, D.C.)

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Description

4 microfilm reels.

Summary

• The records of Shiloh Baptist Church, Washington, D.C. are divided into three series: Administrative Records, Church History and Vital Records.
• The Church History series, 1863-1992, consists of photographs; pictures and letters of Pastor Walker, 1863; programs; church directories; newsclippings; and financial reports. The Vital Records series, 1930-1976, contains membership forms, applications and statistical reports which include information on baptisms; accessions, i.e., members joining through transfers by letters or Christian experience; reinstatements and deaths.

Donor/Sponsor

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

Subjects

• African American clergy
• African Americans > Washington (D.C.)
• African Americans > Religion
• Washington (D.C.) > Church history
• African American Baptists > Washington (D.C.)
• African American churches > Washington (D.C.)
• Shiloh Baptist Church (Washington, D.C.)
• Shiloh Baptist Church (Washington, D.C.) History

Reproduction (note)

• Microfilm.

Original Location (note)

• Originals in Shiloh Baptist Church; 1510 Ninth Street, N.W.; Washington, D.C. 20001-3318.

Terms of Use (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.

Source (note)

• Shiloh Baptist Church

Biography (note)

• Shiloh Baptist Church of Washington, D.C. was founded in 1863 by the black men and women who had been members of the Shiloh Baptist Church of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Originally a white-controlled church with a black membership comprised of slaves and free blacks, the Fredericksburg church building was purchased in 1854 by the black congregants.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Finding aid available.

Processing Action (note)

• Processed
• Microfilmed
• Cataloged

OCLC

NYPW00-A114

Author

Shiloh Baptist Church (Washington, D.C.)

Title

Shiloh Baptist Church (Washington, D.C.) records, 1863-1992.

Terms Of Use

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

Microfilm. New York Public Library. 1993. 4 microfilm reels.

Original Location

Originals in Shiloh Baptist Church; 1510 Ninth Street, N.W.; Washington, D.C. 20001-3318.

Biography

Shiloh Baptist Church of Washington, D.C. was founded in 1863 by the black men and women who had been members of the Shiloh Baptist Church of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Originally a white-controlled church with a black membership comprised of slaves and free blacks, the Fredericksburg church building was purchased in 1854 by the black congregants.

The Civil War set in motion the chain of events that led to the founding of Shiloh in Washington, D.C. In anticipation of a planned attack on Fredericksburg in 1862, the Union Army protected the city's slave and free black population by providing transportation to Washington for those who sought to escape. Approximately 400 members of the Shiloh Baptist Church of Fredericksburg were among the migrants. In 1863 members formed a Shiloh Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. Since 1863 only five pastors have led the church, each making major contributions in the realms of education, housing and family programs.

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