The fonds contains church records of St. John's Lutheran Church. These records document the formation and administration of the church, the work of the church, women's groups, youth groups, congregational life, and church history. Church records, including parish registers and official records of baptisms, confirmations, marriages and membership records, may be of particular interests to genealogists.
St. John's Lutheran Church (Waterloo, ON)The subseries contains parish records of St. John's Lutheran Church in Waterloo, Ontario. Includes births, baptisms, confirmations and deaths, and other information.
- Baptisms: 1835-1855 (pages 3-40)
- Confirmations: 1849-1855 (pages 117-124)
- Communions: 1851-1855 (pages 160-171)
- Marriages: 1841,1842, & 1844 (4 marriages- pages 177-178)
- Deaths: 1841-1856 (pages 217-224)
- Baptisms: 1835-1862 (pages 3-93); 1862-1868 (pages 207-252); 1868-1870 (pages 151-168); 1871-1877 (pages 135-140)
- Confirmations: 1836-1873 (pages 94-110)
- Church constitution: pages 116-128
- Membership roll: pages 129-131
- Communions: pages 142-150
- Marriages: 1841-1858 (pages 200-206)
- Deaths: 1841-1873 (pages 270-339)
- Historical Data: pages 340-343
The series contains records related to births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages and deaths from St. John's Lutheran Church in Waterloo, Ontario. These include parish and marriage registers dating back to 1835 and examples of certificates from throughout the church's history.
The series contains St. John's Lutheran Church constitutions and by-laws. Many of the files include correspondence, minutes and other material.
File 2.1.1 contains the first constitution of St. John's Lutheran Church.
The series contains records related to the Church Council of St. John's Lutheran Church in Waterloo, Ontario. Includes minutes, correspondence, and other material.
The subseries contains the minutes of the Church Council of St. John's Lutheran Church. Includes Executive Committee minutes, and the congregation's founding constitution.
The subseries contains marriage records from St. John's Lutheran Church in Waterloo, Ontario.
The subseries contains examples of 18th and 20th century marriage, baptismal and confirmation certificates. Many of the certificates were presented by St. John's Lutheran Church in Waterloo, Ontario.
The file contains the baptismal certificate of Jacob Braun. Born in 1861, Jacob is the son of Conrad Braun, of the Herdersdorf Hesen Cassel family of Germany, and Elizabeth Beitz. Jacob was baptized in 1862.
The series contains records to property owned by St. John's Lutheran Church in Waterloo, Ontario, including the original church buildings on King Street, the church building on Willow Street, and parsonages. The files contain minutes, reports, correspondence, Dedication Service programs, and other material.
The subseries contains records related to the original St. John's Lutheran Church property, located on King Street in uptown Waterloo.
The file contains 2 handwritten ledgers recording donations to the building fund.
The file contains 2 handwritten ledgers of building expenses.