Christian Annuals

The Congregational Library has a sizable collection of materials from the Christian Church. Although the Christian denomination only published national statistics sporadically until the late 19th century, the information contained in them provides lists of churches, and annual reports from regional conferences.

Information that would have been in a 1901 Annual was published in the Herald of Gospel Liberty vol.92, no.21 (Dec. 20, 1900), pp.809-824 as "The Christians' Annual, 1901".

When the General Convention of the Christian Church and the National Association of Congregational Churches merged in 1929, their respective annual publications - the Christian Annual and the Congregational Year-Book - also merged to form the Yearbook of the Congregational and Christian Churches.

We have also digitized copies of the Congregational yearbooks, and a chart detailing the titles' evolution.

Christian Annuals

Quadrennial Book of the American Christian Convention (1886 and 1891)
Christians' Annual (1897-1900)
Herald of Gospel Liberty vol.92, no.21 (Dec. 20, 1900)
Christian Annual (1902-1929)
Yearbook of the Congregational and Christian Churches (1929-1939)
Yearbook of the Congregational Christian Churches (1940-1960)
United Church of Christ Yearbook (1961-present)