Washington Church Records

United States   Washington    Church Records

Before 1900 the largest religious groups in Washington were the Baptist, Roman Catholic, Methodist Episcopal, and Presbyterian churches.

To help you learn more about Church records in Washington, see:


 * Guide to Church Vital Statistics Records in Washington. Seattle, Wash.: Historical Records Survey, 1942. book 979.7 A3gc; fiche 6051172

The Family History Library has very few church records from Washington. Many denominations have collected their records in central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located.

Missions

 * St. Francis Regis Mission - Jesuit 1845-1945
 * St. Ignatius Mission- Jesuit 1845-1855
 * St. Mary's Mission - Jesuit 1886-1960
 * Tsimshian Mission 1838
 * St. Paul's Mission - Jesuit 1845-1865
 * Whitman Mission (near Wallawalla)

Baptist
American Baptist - Samuel Colgate Historical Library 1106 South Goodman Street Rochester, NY 14620-2532 Telephone: 716-473-1740 Fax: 716-473-1740 Internet: http://www.baptisthistory.us/about.php

Methodist
United Methodist Church Collins Memorial Library University of Puget Sound 1500 North Warner Tacoma, WA 98416 Telephone: 253-756-3669 Fax: 253-756-3670 Internet: http://www.ups.edu/x15464.xml

This library has records of ministers but not of church members.

For a history of the Methodists in Washington see:


 * Howell, Erle. Methodisim in the Northwest. Nashville, Tenn.: Pacific Northwest Conference Historical Society, 1966. 979 K2h

Presbyterian
Presbyterian Historical Society Presbyterian Church U.S.A. 425 Lombard Street Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 Telephone: 215-627-1852 Fax: 215-627-0509 Internet: http://www.history.pcusa.org/

For a history of the Presbyterians in Washington, see:


 * Boyd, Robert. History of the Synod of Washington of The Presbyterian Church in the United States of America 1835-1909. Seattle, Wash.: The Synod, [1910?]. 979.7 K2p; film 1321456 item 4; digital versions at Ancestry ($); Internet Archive.

Roman Catholic
Archdiocese of Seattle Chancery Office 910 Marion Street Seattle, WA 98104 Telephone: 206-382-4560 Fax: 206-382-4840 Internet: http://www.seattlearch.org/

The diocese includes the counties of: Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum and Whatcom,