Catalogue description WHEATHAMPSTEAD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH

This record is held by Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies

Details of NR10
Reference: NR10
Title: WHEATHAMPSTEAD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH
Description:

The United Reformed Church was founded in October 1972 by union of the Congregational Church in England and Wales and the Presbyterian Church of England. However not all the churches belonging to these two denominations agreed to accept the 1972 Scheme of Union. The records of those Hertfordshire churches which remained separate are catalogued under the reference NC.

 

CLASSIFICATION SCHEME

 

NR10/1 Church Books

 

NR10/2 Church Meeting

 

NR10/3 Deacons

 

NR10/4 Registers

 

NR10/6 Church Finance

 

NR10/7 Church Property

 

NR10/10 Membership

 

UNITED REFORMED CHURCH RECORDS

 

NR1 Barnet, Wood Street United Reformed Church

 

NR2 Bushey United Reformed Church

 

NR3 Barley United Reformed Church

 

NR4 St Albans, Trinity United Reformed Church

 

NR5 Letchworth Free Church

 

NR6 Ware United Reformed Church

 

NR7 Royston United Reformed Church

 

NR8 Hitchin United Reformed Church

 

NR9 Radlett United Reformed Church

 

NR10 Wheathampstead United Reformed Church

 

NR11 Hemel Hempstead, Adeyfield Free Church (affiliated to the United Reformed Church

 

NR12 Bishops Stortford United Reformed Church

 

NR13 Harpenden United Reformed Church

 

NR14 Hertford United Reformed Church

 

NR15 New Barnet United Reformed Church

 

NR16 Knebworth United Reformed Church

Date: 1814 - 1970
Related material:

For Walkern United Reformed Church see D/EX838

Held by: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Wheathamstead United Reformed Church, Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire

Wheathamstead Congregational Church, Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire

Physical description: 11 files
Immediate source of acquisition:

The records were deposited in the Record Office on 8 July 1977 and July 1978 by the Church Secretary.

 

Accessions 1582, 1645

Subjects:
  • Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire
  • Religion
Administrative / biographical background:

Introduction

 

This church originated in 1812, when Mr George Sutton licensed his house as a place of worship for protestant dissenters. A chapel was opened on 5 July 1815. It was not until 1822 that the congregation was able to call its own pastor. In 1877 the chapel affiliated itself to the Congregational Church and became known as Wheathampstead Congregational Church. A new chapel was also opened on 22 May 1877 on Brewhouse Hill. [Copies of the deeds can be found in the Church Meeting Minutes of that date, see NR10/1/1].

 

In 1972 Wheathampstead Congregational Church became Wheathampstead United Reformed Church.

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