U.S., Dutch Christian Reformed Church Membership Records, 1856-1970

This collection contains membership lists, transfer documents, family registers, and meeting minutes from the Christian Reformed Church of America. Most records are in English, some are in Dutch, and a few are in German. Details in the registers vary but may include the following:

• name
• address
• parents’ names
• congregation
• birth date
• baptism date
• children’s names (which may include birth, baptism, marriage, and similar data)
• date of transfer from one congregation to another

The Christian Reformed Church (CRC) traces its theological roots back to the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century. A break with the Dutch Reformed Church led to the organization of the CRC in 1857 in Michigan.