Bishop Auckland United Reformed Church
Reference: UR/BA Catalogue Title: Bishop Auckland United Reformed Church Area: Catalogue Category: Non-Conformist Church Records Description:
Covering Dates: 1877-2000
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- Bishop Auckland United Reformed Church
- Bishop Auckland United Reformed Church (Ref: UR/BA)
- Registration (Ref: UR/BA section 01)
- Registers of baptisms (Ref: UR/BA section 01)
- Registers of marriages (Ref: UR/BA section 02)
- Minutes (Ref: UR/BA section 02)
- Managers' and annual congregational meetings minutes (Ref: UR/BA 2-6, 46)
- Elders' minutes (Ref: UR/BA 37-39, 44, 45)
- Financial records (Ref: UR/BA section 03)
- Church Buildings (Ref: UR/BAsection 04)
- Membership and attendance (Ref: UR/BA section 05)
- Worship (Ref: UR/BAsection 06)
- Correspondence (Ref: UR/BA section 07)
- Church Societies (Ref: UR/BA section 08)
- Newsletters (Ref: UR/BA section 09)
- Miscellaneous (Ref: UR/BAsection 10)
Catalogue Description
Records of Trinity United Reformed Church, Bishop AucklandThe Trinity Presbyterian Church was erected in 1865 in South Church Lane. According to Francis Whellan ('History, Topography and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham ...', 1894), the church, for a few years before 1865, held meetings in the town hall. In 1972 the Presbyterian Church of England and Congregationalist churches came together as the United Reformed Church. Trinity URC closed in 2000 and was subsequently demolished
Catalogue Contents
Bishop Auckland United Reformed Church (Ref: UR/BA)Registration (Ref: UR/BA section 01)Registers of baptisms (Ref: UR/BA section 01)
33
Ref: UR/BA 33Register of baptisms and blessings, 6 February 1877 - 24 October 1999
Includes: marriages, 27 April 1904 - 1 June 1907
(1 volume, card bound)
Registers of marriages (Ref: UR/BA section 02)31-32, 34-36
Ref: UR/BA 31Register of marriages, 28 December 1925 - 14 October 1939
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: UR/BA 32Register of marriages, 1 June 1940 - 2 September 1952
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: UR/BA 34Register of marriages, 5 July 1958 - 11 December 1968
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: UR/BA 35Register of marriages, 8 November 1969 - 19 September 1981
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: UR/BA 36Register of marriages, 20 August 1983 - 18 September 1999
(1 volume, card bound)
Minutes (Ref: UR/BA section 02)Managers' and annual congregational meetings minutes (Ref: UR/BA 2-6, 46)Ref: UR/BA 2Minute book of managers' meetings and annual congregational meetings minute book, 2 November 1906 - 13 January 1911
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: UR/BA 3Minute book of managers' meetings and annual congregational meetings minute book, 16 January 1911 - 2 July 1915
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: UR/BA 4Minute book of managers' meetings and annual congregational meetings minute book, 8 April 1945 - 16 September 1951
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: UR/BA 5Minute book of managers' meetings and annual congregational meetings minute book, 10 October 1951 - 18 December 1963
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: UR/BA 6Minute book of managers' meetings and annual congregational meetings minute book, 15 January 1964 - 12 January 1972
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: UR/BA 46Minutes of Deacons' Court with annual general meetings 10 February 1972 - 2 April 1998
(1 volume)
Ref: UR/BA 46aItems found loose in UR/BA 46 - 1972-1997
- minutes of Finance & General Purposes Committee - 16 November 1972;
- requisition of church for Wear Valley District Council bye-election - 8 March 1977;
- resolution to be a joint pastorate with Crook and Tow Law - 30 June 1977;
- income and expenditure (general fund) accounts - 1977;
- notes of Finance & General Purposes Committee - 15 February 1978;
- report on Maintenance of the Ministry Committee - 1978;
- extract from minutes on sale of the manse - 20 August 1978;
- balance sheet with statement on shortfall - 1978;
- report on Bishop Auckland (Trinity) Brownies - March 1979;
- Social Committee Report;
- minutes of Finance & General Purposes Committee meetings 13 June 1979, 7 November 1979;
- Bishop Auckland elders' report 1979-80;
- balance sheet, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983;
- Social Committee report 1979;
- report of 4th Bishop Auckland Brownies;
- balance sheet - 1980;
- reports on Durham District Council - 1980s-1990s;
- reports by minister, synod and elders - 1980-1990ss;
- income and expenditure account - 1980s-1990s;
- report for 4th Bishop Auckland Trinity Guide Company 1990s;
- report on Fellowship of Christian Churches c. 1990;
- notes regarding accounts 1992;
- report of Sunday Club 1991/92;
- Bishop Auckland Fellowship of Christian Churches annual reports 1993-1994;
- agenda and reports for annual general meeting 20 March 1997
(119 papers)
Elders' minutes (Ref: UR/BA 37-39, 44, 45)Ref: UR/BA 37Minutes of meetings of Elders, 10 June 1962 - 6 September 1983
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: UR/BA 38Minutes of meetings of Elders, 4 October 1983 - 13 July 1989
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: UR/BA 39Minutes (signed) of Joint Elders' meetings, 2 April 1980 - 14 September 1993
(1 file)
Ref: UR/BA 44Minutes of elders' meetings 3 October 1989-29 September 1995
(1 volume)
Ref: UR/BA 45Minutes of elders' meetings 7 November 1995-26 December 1999
(1 volume)
Financial records (Ref: UR/BA section 03)11-20, 29, 42
Ref: UR/BA 11Account book, January 1910 - December 1941
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: UR/BA 12Treasurer's cash book, January 1942 - January 1953
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)
Ref: UR/BA 13Treasurer's cash book, 4 January 1953 - 30 December 1962
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)
Ref: UR/BA 14Treasurer's cash book, 6 January 1963 - 31 December 1966
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: UR/BA 15Cash book, 1909 - 1933
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: UR/BA 16Offertory cash book, 1941-1944
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: UR/BA 17Offertory cash book, 1958-1960
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: UR/BA 18-20Bank pass books for the Women's Auxiliary Account, 1931-1943
Three books cover 1931-1932, 1932-1938 and 1938-1943
(3 booklets)
Ref: UR/BA 29/1-7Statements of account, 1933-1977
Annual statements for 1933, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1972 and 1977
(7 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 42Sustentation fund return for the Bishop Auckland congregation of the Presbyterian Church of England, 13 July 1934
(1 paper)
Church Buildings (Ref: UR/BAsection 04)56
Ref: UR/BA 56Church inventory - 21 October 1999
- annotated
(5 papers)
Membership and attendance (Ref: UR/BA section 05)1, 8-9, 41, 43, 47
Ref: UR/BA 1Communicants roll, 1919 - 1954
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)
Ref: UR/BA 8Church meetings attendance book, 14 March - 23 May 1979
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: UR/BA 9Disjunction certificate book, 10 October 1910 - 21 July 1966
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: UR/BA 41Statistical returns for the Bishop Auckland congregation of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1928-1930
(4 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 43Church records annual returns, 1973-1979
(7 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 47Communicants' roll book 1955-1996
(1 volume)
Worship (Ref: UR/BAsection 06)48-55
Ref: UR/BA 48'Our Church - Called and Sent' 1971
- 'A Festival Service for an Anniversary Occasion based in part on the "Partners in Learning" courses for 1971 - theme 6 "God's Continuing Work - The Risen Christ and the Holy Spirit", and theme 7 "God's Continuing Work - the Church". The Festival Service is also suitable for churches where these courses are not in use'.
(11 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 49'Not By Works' - 20 September 1996
- a short play and order of service
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 50'The Empty Tomb' - c. 1990s
- 'This sermon was produced for the Worship Team meeting the week after Easter Sunday (Low Sunday). It was influenced by a poem The Noli Me Tangere Incident, and is a defiant response to it'.
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 51'Sayings of Jesus: I am the Light of the World' - c. 1990s
- 'This sermon was produced for the Worship Team service on Sunday 16th October'
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 52Order of service for ordination of Peter Andrew Phillips and his induction to the pastorate of Trinity URC, Bishop Auckland - 10 July 1995
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 53Service order for induction of Rhona M. Jones to the pastorate of Trinity URC, Bishop Auckland - 19 October 1996
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 54Service of order to mark the induction of Rhona M. Jones to ministry in St John's URC, Wideopen and the North Newcastle Cluster - 27 November 1999
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 55Service order of celebration and thanksgiving for 136 years of witness and worship - 9 January 2000
(2 papers)
Correspondence (Ref: UR/BA section 07)7, 21-28, 57
Ref: UR/BA 7Copy letter book, 29 January 1908 - 12 August 1910
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: UR/BA 21File of papers, 1903-1955
concerning:
Work at church and manse, 1909-1954;
Organ tuning and repair, 1916-1953;
Purchase of freehold and capital redemption policy, 1913-1924;
Caretaker, organist and manse tenancy, 1903-1938;
Purchase of property adjacent to church, 1916-1918;
Trustees, 1937 and 1951-1952;
Duties on land values, 1912-1914;
List of church members, 1908;
Inventory of church property, 1953;
Legacies, 1925 and 1955;
Church extension appeal, 1954;
Deposit of trust deeds, 1906;
Circulars for the Presbyterian Church of England, 1906-1917;
Balance sheets, 1909-1929
(1 file)
Ref: UR/BA 22File of papers, 1941-1972
concerning:
The Presbyterian Church of England, 1951-1971
Statistical returns, 1941-1972
(1 file)
Ref: UR/BA 23File of papers, 1953-1971
concerning:
Lists of managers, elders, 1955-1972;
Minutes of sub-committees, 1958-1968;
Arrangements for joint pastorate of Bishop Auckland and Spennymoor churches, 1957-1968;
Correspondence, agendas and balance sheets, 1953-1971;
Tuning the organ, 1964-1969;
Balance sheets, 1955-1970;
Gifts and presentations, 1957-1972;
Letters of condolence, 1962-1970;
Letters of resignation, 1958-1970;
Letters of appointment, 1965-1970;
Correspondence concerning the use of the hall, 1961-1971;
Entertainments, 1963-1971;
Insurance, 1953-1971;
Inventory of church property, 1969;
Bishop Auckland Council of Churches, 1971
(1 file)
Ref: UR/BA 24File of papers, 1960-1971
concerning:
Minutes of Centenary Committee, 1962-1963;
Correspondence concerning the centenary celebrations, 1962-1963;
Alterations to the church and hall, 1954-1971;
Alterations to the manse, 1960-1968
(1 file)
Ref: UR/BA 25Miscellaneous correspondence, 1970-1974
(1 file)
Ref: UR/BA 26Correspondence concerning the proposed new road scheme in Bishop Auckland and its possible effect on Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1969-1972
(1 file)
Ref: UR/BA 27/1-14Correspondence concerning alterations to the manse, July-September 1974
(14 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 28/1-17Correspondence concerning a proposed stained glass window in memory of Georgina Ross, January-June 1972
(17 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 57Correspondence regarding disposal of money and items on the closure of Trinity church - 1999-2000;
- thanks for a gift;
- gift of two hymn boards to Dryburn Hospital chaplaincy team;
- gift of Bible, hymn books and collection plate;
- gift of £500 to Bishop Auckland Methodist Church;
- gift of £500 to Victim Support, Wear Valley & Teesdale;
- gift of £500 to Butterwick Hospice at Bishop Auckland;
- gift of £500 to Butterwick Children's Hospice;
- gift of altar table and president's seat to the parishes of St Mary the Virgin, Sherburn, St Laurence the Martyr, Pittington and St Cuthbert, Bishop & Missionary, Shadforth;
- gift of £500 to Cancer Research Campaign;
- gift of £500 to Bishop Auckland Diabetes Laser Appeal;
- gift of £500 to Junior and Senior Gateway Clubs, Bishop Auckland;
- gift of £500 to Woodhouse Close Ecumenical Church, Bishop Auckland;
- gift of microphone and sound equipment to Cockton Hill County Infants' School;
- gift of Communion chalices to Claypath URC, Durham;
- gift of £7,000 to C. C. A. P. Nkhoma Synod, Malawi;
- letter to Nkhoma Synod explaining the closure of Trinity church on its reduction to twelve members.
(16 papers)
Church Societies (Ref: UR/BA section 08)10, 40
Ref: UR/BA 10Sunday School register, January 1933 - December 1937
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: UR/BA 4021 April 1939
(1) The Boys' Brigade, Abbey House, Westminster, London
(2) Richard Lawson Miller of Ayton House, South Church Road, Bishop Auckland; John Hunter of 30 Salisbury Place, Bishop Auckland; and Albert Jackson of 24 Grey Street, Bishop Auckland, the Trustees
Agreement concerning the use of a hut on Peel Street, Bishop Auckland, by the 1st Bishop Auckland Company of the Boys' Brigade
(1 paper)
Newsletters (Ref: UR/BA section 09)30
Ref: UR/BA 30/1962/1Quarterly news-letter - Whitsun 1962
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1964/2Quarterly news-letter - June 1964
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1968/12"News-Letter" - December 1968
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1969/1"News Letter" - January 1969
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1969/3News-Letter - March 1969
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1969/3aReview Number for March 1969
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1969/4"News-Letter" - April 1969
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1969/5News Bulletin - May 1969
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1969/6"News - Letter" - June 1969
(4 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1970/7News Bulletin - July 1970
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1971/5News Bulletin - May 1971
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1971/6"News-Letter" - June 1971
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1971/7"News-Letter" - July 1971
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1972/1"News-Letter" - January 1972
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1972/2"News-Letter" - February 1972
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1972/3"News-Letter" - March 1972
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1972/4"News-Letter" - April 1972
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1972/5"News-Letter" - May 1972
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1972/6"News-Letter" - June 1972
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1972/8Abridged Newsletter - July 1972
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1972/9"News Letter" - September 1972
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1972/10"Newsletter" - October 1972
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1972/11"Newsletter" - November 1972
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1972/12"News-letter" - December 1972
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1973/1"News-Letter" - January 1973
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1973/2"News-Letter" - February 1973
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1973/3"News-Letter" - March 1973
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1973/4"News-Letter" - May 1973
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1973/6"Newsletter" - June 1973
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1973/7"Newsletter" - July 1973
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1973/9"Newsletter" - September 1973
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1973/10"Newsletter" - October 1973
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1973/11"Newsletter" - November 1973
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1973/12"Newsletter" - December 1973
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1974/1"Newsletter" - January 1974
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1974/2"Newsletter" - February 1974
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1974/3"Newsletter" - March 1974
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1974/4"Newsletter" - April 1974
(4 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1974/5"Newsletter" - May 1974
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1974/6"Newsletter" - June 1974
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1974/7"Newsletter" - July 1974
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1974/8"Newsletter" - August 1974
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1974/9"Newsletter" - September 1974
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1974/10"Newsletter" - October 1974
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1974/11"Newsletter" - November 1974
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1975/1"Newsletter" - January 1975
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1975/2"Newsletter" - February 1975
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1975/3"Newsletter" - March 1975
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1975/4"Newsletter" - April 1975
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1975/5"Newsletter" - May 1975
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1975/6"Newsletter" - June 1975
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1991/4Newsletter - April 1991
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1991/5Newsletter - May 1991
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1991/6Newsletter - June 1991
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1991/7Newsletter - July 1991
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1991/8Newsletter - August 1991
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1991/9Newsletter - September 1991
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1991/10Newsletter - October 1991
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1991/11Newsletter - November 1991
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1991/12Newsletter - December 1991
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1992/3Newsletter - March 1992
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1992/4Newsletter - April 1992
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1992/5Newsletter - May 1992
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1992/8Newsletter - August 1992
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1992/9Newsletter - September 1992
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1992/10Newsletter - October 1992
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1992/11Newsletter - November 1992
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1992/12Newsletter - December 1992
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1993/3Newsletter - March 1993
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1993/4Newsletter - April 1993
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1993/5Newsletter - May 1993
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1993/6Newsletter - June 1993
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1993/7Newsletter - July 1993
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1993/8Newsletter - August 1993
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1993/9Newsletter - September 1993
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1993/10Newsletter - October 1993
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1994/1Newsletter - January 1994
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1994/2Newsletter - February 1994
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1994/3Newsletter - March 1994
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1994/4Newsletter - April 1994
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1994/7Newsletter - July 1994
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1994/8Newsletter - August-September 1994
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1994/10Newsletter - October-November 1994
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1994/12Newsletter - December 1994
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1995/1Newsletter - January 1995
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1995/3Trinity Times - March 1995
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1995/4Trinity Times - April 1995
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1995/5Trinity Times - May 1995
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1995/10Trinity Times - October 1995
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1995/12Trinity Times - December 1995
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1996/1Trinity Times - January 1996
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1996/2Trinity Times - February 1996
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1996/3Trinity Times - March 1996
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1996/4Trinity Times - April 1996
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1996/5Trinity Times - May 1996
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1996/6Trinity Times - June 1996
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1996/7Trinity Times - July 1996
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1996/9Trinity Times - September 1996
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1996/10Trinity Times - October 1996
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1996/11Trinity Times - November 1996
(5 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1997/1Trinity Times - January 1997
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1997/2Trinity Times - February 1997
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1997/3Trinity Times - March 1997
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1997/4Trinity Times - April 1997
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1997/5Trinity Times - May 1997
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1997/6Trinity Times - June 1997
(1 paper)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1997/7Trinity Times - July 1997
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1997/9Trinity Times - September 1997
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1997/12Trinity Times - December 1997
(3 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1998/3Trinity Times - March/April 1998
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1998/5Trinity Times - May/June 1998
(2 papers)
Ref: UR/BA 30/1998/7Trinity Times - July/August 1998
(4 papers)
Miscellaneous (Ref: UR/BAsection 10)Ref: UR/BA 58'Thoughts and Memories' - 9 January 2000
- 'A simple anthology of thoughts and recollections of members and friends of Trinity URC, Bishop Auckland'
(11 papers)
