Finding Aid to the Minutes of the Lynchburg Ministerial Association

JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
MINUTES OF THE LYNCHBURG MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
The collection includes minutes, membership rosters, correspondence and
newspaper articles of the Lynchburg Ministerial Association. Also included are the
records of the Association under its earlier names: Ministerial Union of Lynchburg,
Virginia, and Evangelical Ministerial Association of Lynchburg, Virginia.
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Constitution
Membership rosters
Minutes 1924-1936
Minutes 1945-1951
Minutes 1951-1958
Minutes 1960-1962
Minutes 1962-1965
Minutes 1966-1967
Minutes 1968-1969

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Minutes 1970-1971
Minutes 1972-1974
Minutes 1975-1977
Minutes 1978-1979
Minutes 1979-1982
Minutes 1983-1984
Minutes 1986-1988
Miscellaneous
Sandy Bay Clinic, Gray Memorial Hospital (Nicaragua) (1968)

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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
LYNCHBURG MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
The Lynchburg Ministerial Association was organized on 5 January 1918 as the
Ministerial Union of Lynchburg, Virginia. The purpose of the organization was for “the
promotion of Christian fellowship among the ministers of Lynchburg and vicinity, the
consideration of questions of moral and religious interest, and the prosecution of plans
which shall be adopted for the advancement of the Christian religion in this community.”
The Association name was changed in 1935 to the Evangelical Ministerial Association of
Lynchburg, Virginia and in 1949 to the Lynchburg Ministerial Association. In addition
to interdenominational cooperation, the clergy of the Association were involved in social
issues such as temperance, censorship and Sunday legislation (blue laws).
In 1967, the Association undertook the planning, financing and construction of a
clinic building in Sandy Bay, Nicaragua, as an extension of the Gray Memorial Hospital
in Puerto Cabeza. The clinic was a mission of the Moravian Church and the Lynchburg
Ministerial Association agreed to support the effort. In addition to money raised toward
the construction cost, the Association encouraged active community support in this effort.
Medical equipment, clinic furniture, and other necessary items were donated by
Lynchburg physicians.

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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
MINUTES OF THE LYNCHBURG MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
The collection includes minutes, membership rosters, correspondence and
newspaper articles of the Lynchburg Ministerial Association. Also included are the
records of the Association under its earlier names: Ministerial Union of Lynchburg,
Virginia, and Evangelical Ministerial Association of Lynchburg, Virginia.
[Detailed finding guide available with the collection.]

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