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Collection Title: CL 192 Central Christian Church CollectionCreator:Chemung County Historical Society
Processed By: Dan Weaver
Date Completed: November 2021
Provenance:
The items in this collection were donated to the Booth Library by the Central Christian Church in 2018.

Terms:
Elmira (N.Y.); Churches

Historical:
The Elmira Central Christian Church’s origins can be traced to 1893 when a group of local worshippers began meeting as an informal outgrowth of the national Disciples of Christ movement. In October 1898, the group moved to a two-story building at the corner of South Main and Partridge Streets. The group was formally incorporated in November 1898 as The First Church of Christ, Disciples, and moved into a newly-built church on the South Main St. site in 1906.

In January 1951, the organization changed its name to the Central Christian Church, though it remained a local branch of the Disciples of Christ denomination. The church remained active for the next six decades, with highlights including the establishment in the 1980s of a World Outreach Committee, responsible for significant charitable work, and the establishment in 2004 of Spanish language services (the Hispanic Ministry project). In 2013, the church legally disassociated itself from the Disciples of Christ and dissolved in 2018. Notable pastors included: Clayton Chandler Crawford (1896-1909), who served as minister to the initial Disciples of Christ group; Charles M. Kreidler (1909-1924), whose efforts were instrumental in saving the church from financial crisis in its early years; Ronald L. Parker (1970-1974) and Harry L. Taylor (1974-1981), who provided leadership in reconstruction projects following damage to the church caused by Hurricane Agnes in 1972; and Ramon Osorio Jr. (2004-2011), who initiated the Hispanic Ministry project.

Scope:
The Elmira Central Christian Church contains church newsletters and annual reports, 1940s-2010s; service programs, 1930s-2017; correspondence, 1898-2017; meeting minutes, 1910-2017; administrative documents, 1896-2017; photographs and albums, 1910s-2000s; assorted documents.

Extent: 6 linear feet
Date Span: 1896-2018
Abstract:
This collection contains documents and photographs associated with the Central Christian Church of Elmira.

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Title Document Box Number Folder Number Location
Agreement, dated May 26, 1924, acknowledging $4,700 debt owed by Fred D., Martha, and Mabel Genung to Albert L. and Alice Beam. Document 04 13 07
Two agreements, dated April 15, 1925, the first acknowledging $20,000 debt owed by William P. Collson and Etta R. Collson to Fred D., Martha J., and Mabel J. Genung. The second lists the amount as $10,000. Document 04 13 08
Memo, dated January 27, 1928, regarding the decision by the First Church of Christ (Disciples) to give the Golden Seal Society a mortgage for the amount owed by the church to the society. Memorandum 04 13 09
Agreement, dated February 1, 1928, acknowledging debt of $22,800 owed by the First Church of Christ of Elmira N.Y. to the Second National Bank of Elmira. Document 04 13 10
Notice, dated April 1928, regarding the "Petition of the First Church of Christ to vary the terms of an existing mortgage." Document 04 13 11
Letter, dated May 3, 1932, from First National Bank & Trust Company of Elmira to Verne Wells "enclosing bond and mortgage given by the First Church of Christ to the Second National Bank of Elmira together with discharge and their accompanying insurance policies." Letter 04 13 12
List of payments by William P. and Etta Collson to "Fred D. Genung et. al." from January 1926 to August 1941. Document 04 13 13
Agreement, dated June 25, 1941, transferring parcel of land from John R. and Ellen Gertrude Kelly to Harry P. and Ethel K. Cavanaugh. Document 04 13 14
Letter from Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to the First Church of Christ, Elmira, N.Y., dated December 7, 1942, regarding mortgage held on church property. Letter 04 13 15
Documents dated April 1943 regarding mortgage payments by the First Church of Christ, Elmira, N.Y. Documents 04 13 16
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Collection Title:	CL 192 Central Christian Church CollectionCreator:Chemung County Historical Society
Processed By:	Dan Weaver
Date Completed:	November 2021
Provenance:	The items in this collection were donated to the Booth Library by the Central Christian Church in 2018.
Terms:	Elmira (N.Y.); Churches
Historical:	The Elmira Central Christian Church’s origins can be traced to 1893 when a group of local worshippers began meeting as an informal outgrowth of the national Disciples of Christ movement. In October 1898, the group moved to a two-story building at the corner of South Main and Partridge Streets. The group was formally incorporated in November 1898 as The First Church of Christ, Disciples, and moved into a newly-built church on the South Main St. site in 1906. In January 1951, the organization changed its name to the Central Christian Church, though it remained a local branch of the Disciples of Christ denomination. The church remained active for the next six decades, with highlights including the establishment in the 1980s of a World Outreach Committee, responsible for significant charitable work, and the establishment in 2004 of Spanish language services (the Hispanic Ministry project). In 2013, the church legally disassociated itself from the Disciples of Christ and dissolved in 2018. Notable pastors included: Clayton Chandler Crawford (1896-1909), who served as minister to the initial Disciples of Christ group; Charles M. Kreidler (1909-1924), whose efforts were instrumental in saving the church from financial crisis in its early years; Ronald L. Parker (1970-1974) and Harry L. Taylor (1974-1981), who provided leadership in reconstruction projects following damage to the church caused by Hurricane Agnes in 1972; and Ramon Osorio Jr. (2004-2011), who initiated the Hispanic Ministry project.
Scope:	The Elmira Central Christian Church contains church newsletters and annual reports, 1940s-2010s; service programs, 1930s-2017; correspondence, 1898-2017; meeting minutes, 1910-2017; administrative documents, 1896-2017; photographs and albums, 1910s-2000s; assorted documents.
Extent:	6 linear feet
Date Span:	1896-2018
Abstract:	This collection contains documents and photographs associated with the Central Christian Church of Elmira.

Title	Document	Box Number	Folder Number	Location

Agreement, dated May 26, 1924, acknowledging $4,700 debt owed by Fred D., Martha, and Mabel Genung to Albert L. and Alice Beam.	Document	04	13	07
Two agreements, dated April 15, 1925, the first acknowledging $20,000 debt owed by William P. Collson and Etta R. Collson to Fred D., Martha J., and Mabel J. Genung. The second lists the amount as $10,000.	Document	04	13	08
Memo, dated January 27, 1928, regarding the decision by the First Church of Christ (Disciples) to give the Golden Seal Society a mortgage for the amount owed by the church to the society.	Memorandum	04	13	09
Agreement, dated February 1, 1928, acknowledging debt of $22,800 owed by the First Church of Christ of Elmira N.Y. to the Second National Bank of Elmira.	Document	04	13	10
Notice, dated April 1928, regarding the "Petition of the First Church of Christ to vary the terms of an existing mortgage."	Document	04	13	11
Letter, dated May 3, 1932, from First National Bank & Trust Company of Elmira to Verne Wells "enclosing bond and mortgage given by the First Church of Christ to the Second National Bank of Elmira together with discharge and their accompanying insurance policies."	Letter	04	13	12
List of payments by William P. and Etta Collson to "Fred D. Genung et. al." from January 1926 to August 1941.	Document	04	13	13
Agreement, dated June 25, 1941, transferring parcel of land from John R. and Ellen Gertrude Kelly to Harry P. and Ethel K. Cavanaugh.	Document	04	13	14
Letter from Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to the First Church of Christ, Elmira, N.Y., dated December 7, 1942, regarding mortgage held on church property.	Letter	04	13	15
Documents dated April 1943 regarding mortgage payments by the First Church of Christ, Elmira, N.Y.	Documents	04	13	16
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