Grace Episcopal Church records
MSS.035
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Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Alexander M. Bracken Library
2000 W. University Avenue
Muncie, Indiana, 47306
765-285-5078
libarchives@bsu.edu
Grace Episcopal Church records MSS.035
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Administrative History...................................................................................................................................4
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4
Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................5
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7
Series 1: Grace Episcopal Church subject files, 1839-1986................................................................... 7
Series 2: Grace Episcopal Church records, 1881-1979.......................................................................... 7
Series 3: Grace Episcopal Church vestry minutes, 1980-1999.............................................................11
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Grace Episcopal Church records MSS.035
Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Title
Grace Episcopal Church records
Date
1881-1999
Extent
1.9 Cubic feet 4 boxes
Language
English
Preferred Citation
Grace Episcopal Church records, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries
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Administrative History
The first Episcopal service conducted in Muncie was held in the Presbyterian Church in June 1839 and
presided over by Rev. George Fiske of Richmond. Records indicate that the next service was held in
1859, again at the Presbyterian Church located at the northeast corner of Walnut and Charles Streets.
Between 1859 and 1875, services were held intermittently at the Presbyterian Church, opera house, and
the city building. In 1875 an organizational meeting was held which resulted in the establishment of
the Grace Mission, with Rev. Jesse Bicknell as the first rector. In 1878, Grace Episcopal Church was
established. The parish was located at 209 N. Walnut Street, and a frame building was constructed at that
site at a cost of $650.
In April 1881, the parish moved to a lot at the corners of Adams and Mulberry. The church later relocated
to a site at the corner of Madison and Adams Streets. In 1923, the church moved to the northwest corner
of the same lot, where it remains today.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains information on the church's renovation in 1940, a history of the parish published
in 1977, copies of The Muncie Churchman news magazine from 1892 and 1896, parish lists from 1953
and 1954, and other related church materials.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Grace Episcopal Church subject files, 1839-1986
Series 2: Grace Episcopal Church records, 1881-1979
Series 3: Grace Episcopal Church vestry minutes, 1980-1999
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Administrative Information
Publication Information
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Archives and Special Collections, Ball State
University Libraries, Muncie, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to
Archives and Special Collections.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation from Dr. Bert Auson on
1976/01/12 and Rev. Kenneth Sherfick on 1979/12/21.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 1983/02/10 by D. Tambo. Collection processing revised 1986/06/26 by
J. Moore. Collection additions completed 2002/04/24 by J. Dutour. EAD finding aid created 2012/10/01
by Julie Hausknecht. EAD finding aid revised 2012/11/2 by Bethany Fiechter.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
• Grace Episcopal Church. (Muncie, Ind.)
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Genre(s)
• Documents
Personal Name(s)
• Auson, Dr. Bert
• Sherfick, Rev. Kenneth
Subject(s)
• Church history
• Stoeckel Archives of Local History
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Series 1: Grace Episcopal Church subject files, 1839-1986
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Grace Episcopal Church subject files, 1839-1986
Architecture, artwork, historic preservation and renovation documents,
Box
Folder
1
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9
1940
Myers, Robert Henry "Grace Church Parish: A Condensed History"
pamphlet, 1977
"Grace Episcopal Church of Muncie, Indiana" pamphlet, 1839-1956
"History of Grace Church Parish" pamphlet, undated
"The Muncie Churchman" newsletters, 1892 Dec.-1896 Feb.
"Kneelers Reflect a Dream Come True" newspaper article, 1986/05/04
Parish lists, 1953-1954
Women's organizations documents, undated
Other documents, undated
Series 2: Grace Episcopal Church records, 1881-1979
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Series 2: Grace Episcopal Church records, 1881-1979
Record book, pages 1-100, 1881 Apr.-Apr. 6, 1909
Record book, pages 101-224, 1881 Apr.-Apr. 6, 1909
Record book number 2, pages 1-120, 1909-1928
Record book number 2, pages 121-220, 1909-1928
Record book number 2, pages 221-end, 1909-1928
Record book, 1928-1929
Record book, 1930
Record book, 1931
Record book, folder 1 of 3, 1932 Jan.-1942 May
Record book, folder 2 of 3, 1932 Jan.-1942 May
Record book, folder 3 of 3, 1932 Jan.-1942 May
Record book, 1942
Record book, 1932 Jan.-1942 May
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Grace Episcopal Church records MSS.035
Series 2: Grace Episcopal Church records, 1881-1979
Record book, 1932 Jan.-1942 May
Record book, 1943
Record book, 1944
Record book, 1945
Record book, 1946
Record book, 1947
Record book, 1948
Record book, 1949
Record book, 1950
Record book, 1951
Record book, 1952
Record book, 1953
Records, 1953
Records, 1954
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Grace Episcopal Church records MSS.035
Series 2: Grace Episcopal Church records, 1881-1979
Records, 1955
Records, 1956
Records, 1957
Records, 1958
Records, 1959
Records, 1960
Records, 1961
Records, 1962
Records, 1963
Records, 1964
Records, 1965
Records, 1966
Records, 1967
Records, 1968
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Series 3: Grace Episcopal Church vestry minutes, 1980-1999
Records, 1969
Records, 1970
Records, 1971
Records, 1972
Records, 1973
Records, 1974
Records, 1975
Records, 1976
Records, 1977
Records, 1978
Records, 1979
Records, undated
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Box
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Series 3: Grace Episcopal Church vestry minutes, 1980-1999
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Series 3: Grace Episcopal Church vestry minutes, 1980-1999
Vestry minutes, 1980
Vestry minutes, 1981
Vestry minutes, 1982
Vestry minutes, 1983
Vestry minutes, 1984
Vestry minutes, 1985
Vestry minutes, 1986
Vestry minutes, 1987
Vestry minutes, 1988
Vestry minutes, 1989
Vestry working papers, 1989
Vestry minutes, 1990
Vestry minutes, 1992
Vestry minutes, 1993
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Series 3: Grace Episcopal Church vestry minutes, 1980-1999
Vestry minutes, 1994
Vestry minutes, 1995
Vestry minutes, 1996
Vestry minutes, 1997
Vestry minutes, 1998
Vestry minutes, 1999
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