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Sub-series consists of Quarterly Official Board records consist of minutes 1907-1987 including some financial statements and some annual meetings; lists of members of the Quarterly Official Board 1958-1966; Pastoral Relations Committee minutes and correspondence 1965-1973 and Ministry and Personnel Committee minutes 1965, [197-]-1986. Also included is a correspondence file 1942-1944, 1958-1966, 1980-1986 which includes miscellaneous financial statements and members of committees. The New Church Building Committee 1914-1918 is a major file in this sub-series and contains correspondence and financial records, architects' specifications, and blueprints and drawings, for the construction of the present church building as well as material related to the stained glass windows in the church. Documents relating to the Harrison and Harrison organ 1914-1916 are included.

The Board of Trustee records consist of minutes 1891-1944 and a Trustee account book 1885-1891 which contains some correspondence.

Board of Stewards records consist of lists of members 1958-1986, terms of reference for the sub-committees 1979, and minutes 1929-1940, 1954-1960, 1964-1987. Board of Stewards Committee records consist of Finance Committee minutes 1973 and reports [195-]-1960, 1970, 1977-1979, Organ Committee minutes and correspondence 1956, Membership Committee minutes 1956, Debt Retirement Committee minutes 1977, Projects Committee terms of reference, notes and correspondence 1978, Congregational Contributions Committee minutes 1981, New Members Committee minutes 1957-1958, Memorial Gift Committee minutes 1982, and Ushering Committee lists of members 1959-1967, 1985. Some lists of duties of ushers are part of the Usher Committee records.

The Property Committee records consist of minutes 1958, 1959, 1984; reports 1956-1968, 1980, 1981; wiring plans 1957 by Fred. W. Bishop, Heating and Piping Consultant; blueprints of electrical and other renovations 1982 by Bill MacCallum, Architect; artist's rendition of memorial plaque [196-]; drawings, specifications and correspondence 1955-1958 (includes transfer letter) for a new organ; and miscellaneous records 1958-1986.

Financial records of the Board of Stewards consist of pew rents, general and other accounts, loans and bequests, and ledgers. Pew rent books cover the years 1882-1916, 1940-1954, 1916-1929. The latter book contains general accounts 1919-1929 and parsonage accounts 1919-1929. Account books 1907-1935 also contains congregational loans, 1907-1916, 1918-1926, and 1937-1944, with the latter also containing pew rents. Additionally there is a list of pew holders which is undated. Loans and bequests records 1936-1945 and ledgers 1933-1977, 1983-1984 are part of this file.

The Board of Session records consist of minutes 1933-1966 which is a very small file and includes some special Committees of Session, minutes 1929-1987; pastoral acts, primarily membership transfers, and some requests for baptismal and marriage certificates, 1922, 1933-1942, 1946-1948, 1950, 1955, 1958-1960, 1968-1979, 1981-1988; preaching mission correspondence and miscellaneous records 1968; reports [19-]-1958, 1968, 1972; lists of members of Session 1945-1969; and a correspondence file [193-], 1932-1987.

Women's Association

Sub-series consists of minutes 1960-1961; an account book 1956-1961; membership records comprising lists of Executive members 1959-1961, a list of members of the group for 1961 and miscellaneous records which consist of a Service bulletin for the Bi-annual meeting of Women's Association, St. John's Presbytery, held at Cochrane Street United Church 1957 and a short history of Women's Association of Cochrane Street United Church by Mrs. Alex Marshall 1959.

Women's Association (United Church)
Annual reports
CA NL0064 7.0 · Series · 1916-2005, predominant 1948-2005
Part of Cochrane Street United Church (St. John's, Newfoundland) fonds

Series consists of annual reports including the work of the Board, and the reports of the various committees and organizations in the congregation. The reports also include financial statements and budgets for the Board, committees and organizations. Some of the annual reports are printed in-house or, in the case of some of the early ones, printed by either a newspaper publisher or a publisher within the community. Some of the reports are in the form of working notes. These working notes are the reports of the various organizations which would form the final annual report of the congregation. Some of the annual reports are missing; the whereabouts of these is unknown.

The records are as follows: annual reports including financial statements 1916, 1917, 1920, 1948; 1950-1953 includes working notes for 1953; 1954-1962 includes working notes for 1958-1965, 1967-1969, 1971, 1973-2005.

Legal records
CA NL0064 3.0 · Series · 1876-1981
Part of Cochrane Street United Church (St. John's, Newfoundland) fonds

Series consists of legal records that are primarily copies and include deeds 1876, 1883, 1899, 1924, 1955; minute of meeting re: transfer of lease of land to Board of Trustees 1879; statement of costs re: refinanced mortgage of manse 1981; and a summary of descriptions of church property [189-].

Membership records
CA NL0064 5.0 · Series · 1891-2006
Part of Cochrane Street United Church (St. John's, Newfoundland) fonds

Series consists of a membership list of the congregation who have been admitted as members through affirmation of faith, re-affirmation of faith, confirmation, or transfer of membership from another congregation. The records are arranged as follows: membership lists 1891-1916, circuit register 1917-1967, historic rolls 1966-2006.

United Church Women

Sub-series consists of minutes of the general meetings of the members 1986-1989, 1991-1996, and executive meetings 1986-1998; membership records including lists of members 1962-1996, executive members 1963, 1966, 1967, 1975, 1980, 1989-1990, 1992-1998; and correspondence, receipts and order of service relating to life membership in the group 1982-1984, 1987, 1990 -1994, 1998. Also a part of United Church Women records are correspondence 1966, 1968, 1979, 1989-1990, 1993-1998, annual reports 1963, 1976, 1982-1985, 1987, 1989-1997, and descriptions of program activities 1966-1998.

Unit records consist of Kainos unit minutes 1993, 1996, and Mrs. J. Reynolds unit minutes and list of members 1962-1967.

Financial records consist of statements and budgets 1963, 1965, 1968, 1972-1973, 1975-1976, 1979, 1981-1983, 1988-1998, miscellaneous invoices 1979-1980, 1987, 1990, contributor receipts 1987-1988, 1990, 1992-2002, contribution accounts 1996-2002 and ledgers 1962-1983.

Graphic images consist of four photographs depicting several women (identified) preparing a potluck supper June 1980, with all photographs included in one frame.

Miscellaneous records for the United Church Women consist of certificates of appreciation 1986, 1989, 1991, a service bulletin for the inaugural service of the United Church Women 1962, newspaper clipping of obituaries of several members of UCW, promotional brochure Cochrane Street United Church UCW 1997, song sheets, and a pamphlet describing the Fellowship of the East Coin.

A piece of embroidery depicting Cochrane Street United Church [19-] is a part of this subseries, date unknown.

United Church Women
Time Out for Women

Sub-series consists of a scrapbook containing photos and list of activities and monies donated to Church 1985-1998, ten photos illustrating group activities and members [198-], 2003, 2005, and a miscellaneous file of records consisting of three items: service bulletin 2002, a newspaper clipping 2004, and a list of donations made to the church by the group 1985-1998.

Time Out for Women