Methodist Episcopal
Local Church records are kept by the local Church. If the church closes then the records are transferred to the Annual Conference Archives. For a directory of local conference archives see http://www.gcah.org/Conference/umcdirectory.htm I hope this information is useful to you and that you find what you are looking for. If you have any other questions please do not hesitate to contact me. Tracey Del Duca Associate Archivist General Commission on Archives & History United Methodist Church P.O. Box 127 36 Madison Ave. Madison, NJ 07940 Phone (973)408-3192 Fax (973)408-3909 E Mail : tdelduca@gcah.org ALSO: I thought someone might find the following helpful in searching Methodist Episcopal records in NYC and Brooklyn. I wrote to the Archives and you would need to know the churches you want to search. I narrowed down the list by using a big street map and marked the addresses I knew with pink highlighter.. then mapped out the churches with yellow. This narrowed down the number of potential churches to 4 or 5 likely. The archives sent me the following information: Once you have your church we would then try to figure out where those records are today: does the original church exist and retain their records, did they merge with another church which now houses the records, was the church discontinued and the records sent to Conference, or have the records gone to another repository,such as the New York Public Library, or have they simply disappeared and we have no knowledge of their whereabouts. If you can identify a few churches you would like to start with, I can assist you in figuring out where to look. If the records are here, and you would like us to search them, we can do that. I have attached our Archives Use Policy which lists our rules and fees. Please note that we are only open on Wednesdays, and I ask that you make an appointment. There are times that I may not make it in if I do not expect anyone. The C. Wesley Christman Archives 20 Soundview Avenue White Plains, NY 10606 888-696-6922 or 914-997-1570 ext.128 archives@nyac.com Use Policy as of January 2004 The Archives are open on Wednesdays from 12 noon till 5pm. We ask that you call before you come to assure that we will be there. For those doing genealogical work or other research, we do ask a donation to help cover the costs of keeping the Archives open and operational. To come and do research in the Archives: $10 per day or any part thereof $.25 per copy If you need us to do the research for you, we ask a donation of $25 per hour or any part thereof. $.25 per copy Copying of any materials is always at the discretion of the Archivist. Thanks: Marge Oppold Back To WORSHIP Main Back To BROOKLYN Main