Church Bulletin Collection

Collection

Identifier: Collection 334

Staff Only

Content Description

The Church Bulletin Collection contains bulletins from Seventh-day Adventist churches from around the world, though the bulk are from the United States. The bulk of the bulletins are from the 1970s to the current time. This is not a closed collection, meaning we will continue to add new bulletins as they become available to us.

A review of a range of church bulletins can reveal changing worship styles across regions of the country and over time. The bulletins show the order of service for both Sabbath school and the church service, or as it is sometimes called, Divine Service. The pastor(s) is listed and in many cases a number of the key church officers as well. There is also information about any associated church school or higher education institution as well as local church announcements of activities and ministries. Quite often you will find some financial information concerning offering received and church budgets. If the church is in a building program, there may be financial reports concerning the raising of funds for the building.

Dates

1970s to present

Conditions Governing Use

All users of this collection will complete the "Application to Use Unpublished Records," and observe the regulation specified in the APatron's Agreement" and "Researcher's Code of Conduct." All records in this collection are open and available for research. Suggested citation for this collection:

Box ___, fld ___, Church Bulletin Collection (Collection 334), Center for Adventist Research, James White Library, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI.

Extent

11.25 Linear Feet : 9 boxes

Language of Materials

Multiple languages

Additional Description

Arrangement

The arrangement of the bulletins is first according to country and then within the United States by state. If a city is listed there is a bulletin from a church in that city. If only the name of the city shows that means the church goes by the name of the city, e.g. Fullerton, California, Seventh-day Adventist Church. If a church has a different name, then the name of that church is shown on a second line. This does not mean there are two churches in that city, but only one but with a different name than the city itself. E.g. Claremont, California and North Hills. The church in that city is known as the North Hills Seventh-day Adventist Church. Where more than one church is in a city they are listed by church name under the city, e.g. Berrien Springs, Michigan.