Collection ACC/3575 - SAINT JOHN THE DIVINE, SPIRITUAL BAPTIST CHURCH, DEPTFORD

Identity area

Reference code

ACC/3575

Title

SAINT JOHN THE DIVINE, SPIRITUAL BAPTIST CHURCH, DEPTFORD

Date(s)

  • 1991 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.05 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Saint John the Divine Spiritual Baptist Church, Deptford closed in 1991. The Spiritual Baptist Church has Caribbean origins, and is particularly prevalent in Trinidad. Members are sometimes referred to as 'Shouters' because they shout, clap and dance during services, however, this term is now considered derogatory as it was used by the British Colonial government which outlawed Church meetings until 1951.

Archival history

ACC/3575 1991 Collection 0.05 linear metres Saint John the Divine Spiritual Baptist Church , Deptford

Saint John the Divine Spiritual Baptist Church, Deptford closed in 1991. The Spiritual Baptist Church has Caribbean origins, and is particularly prevalent in Trinidad. Members are sometimes referred to as 'Shouters' because they shout, clap and dance during services, however, this term is now considered derogatory as it was used by the British Colonial government which outlawed Church meetings until 1951.

Received in 1995 (Acc/3575).

Register of marriages for Saint John the Divine Spiritual Baptist Church, Deptford, 1991. (Please note this register contains only one entry).

One volume

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Copyright: Depositor
English

Fit

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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 Religious groups Christians Protestants Nonconformists Primary documents Church records and registers Information sources Documents Parish records Marriage registers Saint John the Divine Spiritual Baptist Church , Deptford Lewisham London England UK Western Europe Deptford Europe Legal documents

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Received in 1995 (Acc/3575).

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Scope and content

Register of marriages for Saint John the Divine Spiritual Baptist Church, Deptford, 1991. (Please note this register contains only one entry).

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

One volume

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Conditions governing access

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright: Depositor

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

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London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

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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