Collection ACC/1850-21 - CHRISP STREET CHURCH, POPLAR

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ACC/1850-21

Title

CHRISP STREET CHURCH, POPLAR

Date(s)

  • 1934-1935 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

0.01 linear metres

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Name of creator

Biographical history

The Methodist Church established its first East-End Mission in 1885, hoping to combat the poverty and squalor of the area. Poverty and sin were fought by a combination of evangelism and social work, for example, handing out free meals during winter, organising trips to the seaside and showing films for a penny. The Mission had its own magazine, "The East End", which included articles on the scale of the distress.

As the population of the East End changed after the Second World War, so too did the Mission. In 1985 the Mission celebrated its centenary and highlighted its continuing work in socially deprived areas, supporting the homeless, unemployed, single parents, immigrants, the disabled and the elderly.

Archival history

ACC/1850-21 1934-1935 Collection 0.01 linear metres Methodist Church of Great Britain x United Methodist Church x Wesleyan Methodist Church x Primitive Methodist Church

The Methodist Church established its first East-End Mission in 1885, hoping to combat the poverty and squalor of the area. Poverty and sin were fought by a combination of evangelism and social work, for example, handing out free meals during winter, organising trips to the seaside and showing films for a penny. The Mission had its own magazine, "The East End", which included articles on the scale of the distress.

As the population of the East End changed after the Second World War, so too did the Mission. In 1985 the Mission celebrated its centenary and highlighted its continuing work in socially deprived areas, supporting the homeless, unemployed, single parents, immigrants, the disabled and the elderly.

Received in 1983 (Acc/1850).

Papers relating to Chrisp Street Methodist Church comprising correspondence relating to the closure and sale of church and school premises by the trustees, 1934-1935.

Correspondence arranged chronologically.

Available for general access.

Copyright: Depositor
English

Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

See also ACC/1850/257 for list of trustees, 1913.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. January to March 2009 Chrisp Street Methodist Church Nonconformists Organisation and management Administration Church administration Religions Ancient religions Christianity Protestantism Protestant nonconformity Methodism Religious groups UK England London Tower Hamlets Poplar Christians Protestants Protestant nonconformists Methodists Western Europe Europe Nonconformity

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Received in 1983 (Acc/1850).

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Scope and content

Papers relating to Chrisp Street Methodist Church comprising correspondence relating to the closure and sale of church and school premises by the trustees, 1934-1935.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Correspondence arranged chronologically.

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Available for general access.

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Copyright: Depositor

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

See also ACC/1850/257 for list of trustees, 1913.

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London Metropolitan Archives

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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