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Baptism and Membership Questionnaire collection, 1994-1995

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-6

Scope and Contents

The Baptism and Membership Questionnaire collection dates to 1994 and 1995 and covers two boxes of one cubic foot.

The district folders contain the questionnaire responses from churches around the country that were sent back to the Baptist General Conference. One folder of international responses contain results from Brazil, Ethiopia, and Japan.

The Correspondence folder contains letters, mostly from pastors regarding the resolutions by the Board of Overseers.

The Meetings of the Study Advisory Committee folder contains meeting agendas and minutes.

The Back up materials folders hold recommendations, resolutions, memos and correspondence, and other contextual materials to this study regarding baptism requirements for church membership.

The Task Force findings and recommendations folder holds the compiled data from the questionnaire results, as well as the Task Force's recommendations to the Board of Overseers regarding baptism and church membership.

The Department responses to Norm Anderson resolution folder holds the resolution from 1994, and responses from Bethel, Board of World Missions, and the Executive Director of Home Missions.

Dates

  • 1994 - 1995

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for researcher use.

Historical Note

A Baptism Membership Study Advisory Committee under the Baptist General Conference was convened in 1994. A questionnaire was sent out to BGC districts regarding baptism and church membership requirements, which was filled out by churches over the year. After the surveys were completed, the Task Force sent a recommendation to the Board of Overseers in 1995.

Extent

1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The internal folder order retains their original order.

Custodial History

It is unclear when the Baptist General Conference donated this collection to the History Center.

Title
Baptism and Membership Questionnaire collection, 1994-1995
Author
Rebekah Bain
Date
August 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