Fountain Street Church collection
Abstract
The Fountain Street Church collection has been created primarily from material transferred to the archives from the GRPL Local History Vertical File and the Local History Book Collection. It includes publications on the history of the Church and its architecture and stained glass. It includes documents related to the business of the church such as annual reports, committee and budget reports. Also included are programs of the services, as well as sermons by select former pastors of the church. The church traces its origins to the Fountain Street Baptist Church
Dates
- circa 1860s-2000s
Biographical / Historical
For historical essays and a directory to Grand Rapids area church see the book, Gathered at the river : Grand Rapids, Michigan and its people of faith / James D. Bratt and Christopher H. Meehan for the Grand Rapids Area Council for the Humanities ; foreword by Martin E. Marty. Pub info Grand Rapids, Mich. : Grand Rapids Area Council for the Humanities ; Eerdmans, c1993.
Extent
4.9 Linear Feet (12 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Fountain Street Church and others, accession numbers 00.[2022].1+ thru 00.[[2030].1, 2007.102 and various others.
Processing Information
Boxes 3.3 and 3.5 were combined with boxes 3 and 4. August 9, 2022.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Fountain Street Church collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- R. Mayne
- Date
- February 2002
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Grand Rapids History Center Repository
Grand Rapids Public Library
111 Library Street NE
Grand Rapids Michigan 49503 USA
616-988-5497
localhis@grpl.org