Congregational Federation in Wales Papers,

Scope and Content

Papers of the Congregational Federation in Wales, 1984-1997, including correspondence, 1992-1997; minutes of various committees and council meetings, 1984-1996; papers relating to Cytun, 1992-1994; and miscellaneous bulletins and denominational papers, 1992-1996.

Administrative / Biographical History

The Congregational Federation in Wales is an English-language Christian denomination (the Welsh equivalent is Undeb yr Annibynwyr Cymraeg) mainly active in south and east Wales. The Congregational Federation is a member of the Free Church Council of Wales and Cytûn (Churches Together in Wales). Many of the congregational churches in England and Wales joined the Presbyterian Church of England to form the United Reformed Church in 1972; those that elected to retain their seperate identity formed the Congregational Federation, also in 1972. The Congregational Federation in Wales is an autonomous part of the Congregational Federation in the UK.

Arrangement

Arranged by type and date.

Access Information

Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.

Acquisition Information

Donated by the Congregational Federation in Wales per the Rev. Christopher Gillham, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, 1997.

Note

The Congregational Federation in Wales is an English-language Christian denomination (the Welsh equivalent is Undeb yr Annibynwyr Cymraeg) mainly active in south and east Wales. The Congregational Federation is a member of the Free Church Council of Wales and Cytûn (Churches Together in Wales). Many of the congregational churches in England and Wales joined the Presbyterian Church of England to form the United Reformed Church in 1972; those that elected to retain their seperate identity formed the Congregational Federation, also in 1972. The Congregational Federation in Wales is an autonomous part of the Congregational Federation in the UK.

Title supplied from contents of fonds

Other Finding Aids

A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1997, p. 51, at the National Library of Wales.

Archivist's Note

May 2003; minor changes, May 2005

Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following sources were consulted in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Minor Lists and Summaries 1997; Congregational Federation in Wales Homepage, (http://www.haverfordwest.freeserve.co.uk/cfwales/), viewed 28 May 2003.

Conditions Governing Use

Usual copyright regulations apply.

Appraisal Information

Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..

Accruals

Accruals are not expected.

Additional Information

Published

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales