Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Parish missions]]> Sweden]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Lutherans]]> American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783)]]> Swedes]]> United States--Delaware River Valley]]> Lutheran Church]]>
Entries date from 1724 through approximately 1786, but begin with a "Prefatory Note" dated 1891. Topics include but are not limited to: requests to replace pastors who have passed away, opinions on the use of English in liturgy, personal controversies, official meeting minutes, and the welfare of members during the American Revolutionary war. A register of the members of various parishes makes up the rear portion of the volume.

Some pages are in Swedish.]]>
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Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Lutherans]]> Marriage records]]> Burial records]]> Indians of North America]]> Sweden]]> Netherlands]]> Land Settlement]]> Colonies]]> African Americans]]> Rudman, Andrew, 1668-1708]]> Church buildings]]> Cemeteries]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Church finance]]> Registers of births, etc.]]> Church fund raising]]> Poor]]> Charity]]> Clergy]]> Lutheran Church]]>
Meeting minutes for the general parish and church council of Gloria Dei are interspersed with these personal accounts, as well as copies of letters to and from various kings, queens, bishops and archbishops in Europe. Topics covered include: land purchases; the building and upkeep of churches, including Gloria Dei and its cemetery; the need for new ministers and the struggle to house and pay them; the establishment of standards for religious practices in the new land; listings of Swedish families, including information on births, deaths, and marriages; and ongoing relations between the Swedes and their Indian, Dutch and English neighbors, including Quakers and the leaders of Christ Church.

The last third of the book consists of financial accounts kept by Gloria Dei. Sums recorded include Sunday collections, special fundraising efforts, and expenditures for church repair, ministers' travel, and support of the poor and sick in the congregation.

Note: The vast majority of records in this book run to 1760, but several documents at the back of the volume date from the early 1800s.]]>
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