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Trinity Baptist Church of Palos Hills, Illinois collection, 1969-1989

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Chu-IL-2

Scope and Contents

The Trinity Baptist Church of Palos Hills, Illinois collection dates between 1969 and 1989. The collection spans two boxes and covers two cubic feet.

A majority of the collection is made up of meeting minutes from the church, including Board of Trustee meetings, Business meetings, Church Council meetings, and other various minutes.

Membership folders contain statistics and correspondence with members joining or leaving the church.

The Real Estate folder holds property documents, mostly from the church building on Kean Avenue.

The Long-Range Planning Committee and Building Committee folders contain meeting minutes, timelines, and other materials related to the church property and building.

The Annual Reports date between 1970 and 1986, with 1982-1984 missing.

The Constitution folder holds original consitutions from 1969 and revisions.

The Miscellaneous folder holds documents such as policies and banking information.

The Information folders contain merger information, finances, membership statistics, and construction and property information.

The Stat Reports folder holds statistics on attendance, finances, and personell data.

The Legal Forms folder contains tax, property, and financial information.

The Scrapbook folders hold pages of a scrapbook taken from a three-ringed binder. The pages are made up of photographs, bulletins, and correspondence.

Dates

  • 1969 - 1989

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for researcher use.

Historical note

The Trinity Baptist Church of Hickory Hills was organized on October 3, 1969 as a merger between Harvest Hills Baptist Fellowship and Village Community Church of Hickory Hills. It was sponsored by Bellevue Baptist Church. The congregation met at the former Village Community Church building at 7758 W. 95th Street. The name changed to Trinity Baptist Church of the Hills in 1979. A new church building was built at 9855 South Kean Avenue in Palos Hills and dedicated in 1979. The church closed in 1988 or 1989.

Extent

2 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in the order in which it was found at the archives, presumably the donated order. The folder names correspond to those found on the donation.

Custodial History

It is unclear when this collection was donated to the History Center, but it was likely after the church shut down in 1989.

Title
Trinity Baptist Church of Palos Hills, Illinois collection, 1969-1989
Author
Rebekah Bain
Date
April 2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the The History Center: Archives of Bethel University and Converge Repository

Contact:
3900 Bethel Drive
Arden Hills MINNESOTA 55112 United States