New Zealand, Auckland, Port Albert, Membership Lists and Minutes from the Church of Christ - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection will include membership lists and “reminiscences” (church minutes) from the Church of Christ in Port Albert, Auckland. The records span from 1875-1926. The original records are located in Albertland and Districts Museum in Wellsford, New Zealand.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Membership
 * Name
 * Date of immersion (baptism)
 * Date of admittance to the church
 * Various notes
 * Attendance record

Church minutes
 * Names of officers present
 * Date
 * Agenda
 * Issues discussed
 * Policy changes

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 * Collection Citation: "New Zealand, Auckland, Port Albert, Membership Lists and Minutes from the Church of Christ, 1875-1926." Images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Albertland and Districts Museum, Wellsford.