Collection ACC/1850-22 - CUSTOM HOUSE CHURCH, FREDERICK STREET

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ACC/1850-22

Title

CUSTOM HOUSE CHURCH, FREDERICK STREET

Date(s)

  • 1931-1932 (Creation)

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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/1850-22 1931-1932 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).

Records relating to the Custom House Methodist Church, Frederick Street, comprising correspondence concerning repairs and renovations and a loan from the White Loan Fund, 1931-1932; list of rules of the Men's Club, 1931, and an invitation to the first meeting, 9 Jan 1931; and memorandum of appointment of new trustees for the Custom House Church and premises, 3 Sept 1931.

Correspondence arranged chronologically.

Copyright: Depositor
English

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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. January to March 2009 Ancient religions Christianity Protestantism Protestant nonconformity Methodism Religious groups Christians Protestants Protestant nonconformists Methodists Religions Church administration Administration Organisation and management Nonconformists Custom House Methodist Church , Frederick Street Nonconformity

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Received in 1983 (Acc/1850).

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Scope and content

Records relating to the Custom House Methodist Church, Frederick Street, comprising correspondence concerning repairs and renovations and a loan from the White Loan Fund, 1931-1932; list of rules of the Men's Club, 1931, and an invitation to the first meeting, 9 Jan 1931; and memorandum of appointment of new trustees for the Custom House Church and premises, 3 Sept 1931.

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Accruals

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Correspondence arranged chronologically.

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Language of material

  • English

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  • Latin

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English

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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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  • English

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