Fellowship Baptist Church of Mason City, Iowa collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MSS-Chu-IA -1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection spans from the church's inception in 1979 to 1983. The Ledger primarily holds church business meeting minutes. The Scrapbook is held in a red spiral notebook, and holds newspaper clippings, photographs, and bulletins. The Administrative Records folder contains the church's constitution, by-laws, and certificate of incorporation. The Mission Board folder holds materials related to the board's involvement in establishing the church. The General folder contains correspondences, statistics, and other material. The Bulletins from church services range from November 4, 1979 to May 22, 1983.

Dates

1979 - 1983

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for researcher use.

Historical Note

Fellowship Baptist Church's first services were held on November 4, 1979 at the Seventh-day Adventist Church on Northeast 9th Street and Kentucky Avenue, where the congregation rented. Rev. Walton Johnson served as pastor. In January 1982, they moved to 1807 South Kentucky Avenue, leasing from the Calvary Alliance Church. The church is now closed.

Extent

.5 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The original and donated order of this collection is unknown.

Custodial History

This collection came from Fellowship Baptist Church to the History Center, but the date of donation and the chain of custody is unknown. It was transferred from offsite storage to the History Center in August 2020.