Foldered & Finished: Exodus/New Jersey Records

The Exodus/New Jersey Records are ready for researchers. An updated finding aid and digitized selections from the collection are now available on DigitalCommons@ACU.

Broadway Bulletin from 12 September 1971, box 1, Exodus/New Jersey Papers, 1964-1971. Center for Restoration Studies MS #10. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

Exodus/New Jersey was a missions program spearheaded by the Golf Course Road Church of Christ in Midland, TX. The church, along with others sent families and individuals to Somerset Co., New Jersey to establish a church plant. The program was a part of the larger Exodus Movement, which sought to establish Churches of Christ in the Northeast.

Advancing the Church through Effective Missions September 1965, box 1, Exodus/New Jersey Papers, 1964-1971. Center for Restoration Studies MS #10. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

International Mission is an organization founded by Garretson Road Church of Christ in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The organization sought to evangelize international travelers in New York City by inviting them into the homes of members of their congregation.

International Mission booklet, box 1, Exodus/New Jersey Papers, 1964-1971. Center for Restoration Studies MS #10. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

This collection contains materials concerning and produced by the Exodus/New Jersey missionary program. The collection also contains materials produced by International Mission, an organization sponsored by Garretson Road Church of Christ.

Other resources from ACU Special Collections related to the Exodus Movement:

Foldered & Finished: Fifth & Beechwood Church of Christ (Pittsburgh, PA) Records

The Fifth & Beechwood Church of Christ Records are ready for researchers. An updated finding aid and digitized selections from the collection are now available on DigitalCommons@ACU.

Notarized document from Trustees of the Church of Christ of Pittsburgh, Series II: Correspondence/Business, Fifth and Beechwood Church of Christ Records, 1931-1972. Center for Restoration Studies MS #7. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

This record group contains correspondence giving insight into the churches in Pennsylvania and the northeast in the 20th century. The collection contains letters, legal documents, binders, a list of new converts, and papers concerning elder selection.

Letter from Oakland Church of Christ to Cled E. Wallace, Series II: Correspondence/Business, Fifth and Beechwood Church of Christ Records, 1931-1972. Center for Restoration Studies MS #7. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

The Fifth and Beechwood Church of Christ was formerly known as the Oakland Church of Christ and is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Additional resources with connections to Pennsylvania from ACU Special Collections and Archives:

  • 56th Street Church of Christ, “56th Street Church of Christ (Philadelphia, PA) Collection, 1888-2016” (2018). Center for Restoration Studies Archives, Manuscripts and Personal Papers Finding Aids.
  • Kelton Church of Christ, “Kelton, Pennsylvania. Church of Christ Church Record Book 1838-1873.” (1873). Stone-Campbell Books.
  • Vandivier, John (JW) W., “John W. (J.W.) Vandivier Collection, 1850-1927” (2018). Center for Restoration Studies Archives, Manuscripts and Personal Papers Finding Aids.

Foldered & Finished: Ross Dean Blasingame Papers, (1958-1969)

The Ross Dean Blasingame Papers are ready for researchers. An updated finding aid and digitized selections from the collection are now available on DigitalCommons@ACU.

Bulletin for Reynolds at First Street Church of Christ 12 January 1969, Goldthwaite Bulletin, 1968-1969, Ross Dean Blasingame Papers, 1958-1969. Center for Restoration Studies MS #2. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

Ross Dean Blasingame served as preacher at the churches represented in these papers at the time the bulletins were published.

The Actuate 24 August 1958, folder The Actuate, 1958 – Bulletins from Lingleville, Texas Church of Christ, Ross Dean Blasingame Papers, 1958-1969. Center for Restoration Studies MS #2. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

This collection includes bulletins from Churches of Christ in Texas and New Mexico from 1958 to 1969. Bulletins are bound by congregation and then by date. The collection is housed in one box and one series.

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