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Winding Way Church of Christ Records

 Collection
Identifier: 0201

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Scope and Contents

The Winding Way Church of Christ in Carmichael, California was a merger of two churches, California Avenue Church of Christ and Morse Avenue Church of Christ that took place on August 3, 1980. The collection contains records of both of these previous churches in addition to the Winding Way Church of Christ. The materials have a date range of 1954-2007. The Winding Way Church of Christ closed in 2007. The records include financial statements, office records, real estate transaction records, IRS records, church directories, "Joy Bus" ministry records and photos, business meeting records, Sunday school records, baptismal records, a membership scrapbook, attendance journals, guestbooks, elders meeting minutes, a church seal embosser, and a canvas cash deposit bag.

Dates

  • Creation: 1954-2007

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Biographical/ Historical

The Winding Way Church of Christ in Carmichael, California was the result of a merge between two churches, California Avenue Church of Christ and Morse Avenue Church of Christ, that took place on August 3, 1980. The collection contains records of both of these previous churches in addition to records of the Winding Way Church of Christ. The Winding Way Church of Christ closed in 2007. The church records were given by Richard (Dick) Clothier, a church member who led the closing prayer at the final service of the Winding Way Church of Christ on September 24, 2007. His closing prayer is included in the collection, Box 6, Folder 12. His parents, Ordo and Vida Clothier, were also long-time members of the Churches of Christ in northern California. Photos and biographical information for the Clothier family, and several other members, are available in a church scrapbook in Box 13 of the collection.

Full Extent

7 Linear Feet (Textual materials, photographs, scrap book, ephemera) : (10 Hollinger boxes, 2 legal Hollinger boxes, 1 15X15 flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Winding Way Church of Christ met in Carmichael, California from 1980 to 2007. The church was the result of a merge between two churches, California Avenue Church of Christ and Morse Avenue Church of Christ. The collection contains records of both of these previous churches in addition to records of the Winding Way Church of Christ. The records include financial statements, real estate transaction records, church directories, "Joy Bus" ministry records and photos, meeting minutes, Sunday school records, baptismal records, a membership scrapbook, attendance journals, guestbooks, and other ephemera.

Arrangement

The Winding Way Church of Christ Records is arranged in three series: 1) California Avenue Church of Christ Records, 2) Morse Avenue Church of Christ Records, 3) Winding Way Church of Christ Records.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These records were given to Churches of Christ Heritage Collection, Pepperdine Libraries Special Collections and University Archives in January 2017 by Richard (Dick) Clothier, a former member of the Winding Way Church of Christ.

Processing Information

This collection was arranged and described by Lucy Perrin, May 2022.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
The Finding Aid of the Winding Way Church of Christ Records
Status
Completed
Author
Lucy Perrin
Date
May 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Pepperdine University, Special Collections and University Archives Repository

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