Rochester, Central Presbyterian Church
The Central Presbyterian Church, Rochester, New York, was organized as the Bethel Free Church and became the Washington Street Presbyterian Church in 1846. It became the Central Presbyterian Church, Rochester, in 1858. It was merged into the Downtown Presbyterian Church in 1974.
Records form the congregation deposited with us include:
Central Presbyterian Church (Rochester, N.Y.)
- Session minutes, 1858–1964, 11 vols. (Call number: Vault MI46 R58918se)
- v.1 1858-1876.
- v.2 1876-1890.
- v.3 1890-1896.
- v.4 1896-1906.
- v.5 1906-1927
- v.6 1928-1934
- v.7 1935-1939
- v.8 1940-1943
- v.9 1943-1947
- v.10 1948-1953
- v.11 1954-1964
- Session Register, 1876-1907, 2 vols. (Call number: V MI46 R58918r)
- v.1 1876-1891
- v.2 1891-1907.
- Directory of Members, 1865-1968, 8 vols. (Call number: Vault MI46 R58918di)
- Membership Records, 1836-1906, 2 vols. (Call number: Vault MI46 R58918re)
- v.1 Membership 1836-1906, Baptisms, 1852-1906
- v.2 Index
The following records have been microfilmed:
- Central Presbyterian Church (Rochester, NY) Session Minutes, 1858-1964, 11 vols., MFPOS 333, 3 reels
- r.1 1858-1906
- r.2 1906-1943
- r.3 1943-1964
- Central Presbyterian Church (Rochester, NY) Session Records, 1858-1964, 14 vols., MFPOS 219, 2 reels.
- r. 1 Membership Records, 1836-1906; Directories, 1865-1966.
- r. 2 Directories, 1968; Registers, 1876-1907; roll of members, n.d.
If you are interested in borrowing the microfilm, please contact the reference desk for more information.