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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (VICKSBURG, MISS.) RECORDS



MDAH only has microfilm.

Records of the First Presbyterian Church, Vicksburg, which was organized in 1831. The following records and material are contained in the collection:

  • Rolls of pastors, elders, deacons, trustees, communicants, infants or baptized children, and register of marriages and deaths, 18261933.
  • Minutes of the Session and Congregation meetings with reports to the Presbytery, annual report of the Woman's Auxiliary, financial reports and statements, church history, annual and statistical reports, and church programs, 18511964.
  • A ledger containing the disbursement of funds, January 1, 1890January 1, 1910.
  • Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Deacons (with a list of the insurance companies providing insurance for the church at the end), January 4, 1900January 26, 1910.
  • A church yearbook (first issue), October 1, 1887.
  • Budget reports, 19481967.
  • A pamphlet entitled "The Rules of Discipline of the Presbyterian Church in the United States," November 24, 1958.
  • Correspondence and papers concerning insurance on the church and its furnishings, May 1, 1966November 25, 1966.
  • A synopsis of the church history, pastors, and members, undated.
  • A chart depicting the organizational structure of the Presbyterian Church.

Microfilm edition contents:

  • Roll 1 (MF Roll # 36211): rolls and registers, 1826-1933; session minutes and reports, 1851-1922 (partial).
  • Roll 2 (MF Roll # 36212): session minutes and reports, 1922 (contd)-1948 (partial).
  • Roll 3 (MF Roll # 36213): session minutes and reports, 1948 (contd)-1964, followed by the remainder of the records, (from the ledger containing disbursements through the organizational chart) in the order given above.