The Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church was founded in 1886 and was originally known as the Immanuel German Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession. It is the oldest Lutheran church in Braddock and at one time was one of five Lutheran churches in the area. The need for a German Lutheran church reflects the number of new immigrants to Braddock of German descent. Thus, for many years services were held in German and it was not until 1963 that services were spoken completely in English. For further information about the history of the church, its mission, pastors, and congregation the researcher should consult the 100th anniversary booklet.
The Microfilmed Records of the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church contain a 100th Anniversary booklet, 19 photographs, and three volumes (1886-1921, 1904-1906 and 1922-1965, and 1964-1990) of baptism, confirmation, communicant, marriage, and burial lists. A membership list begins in the second volume. In addition, the information in the first two volumes are written in German.
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Gift of the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1990.
Originals retained by the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Records, 1886-1990, AIS.1990.05, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Records, 1886-1990, AIS.1990.05, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Braddock, PA. Records, 1886-1990, ais Micro 90:5, Archives of Industrial Society, University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
This collection was processed by John Thompson on June 27, 1990.
Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Julie Aher in September 2003. Information about the collection title and the controlled access terms was extracted from the MARC record in the University of Pittsburgh catalog Voyager ID number: 1430665.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Pittsburgh as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
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