The Finding Aid of the Church of Christ Directories Collection 0210
Lucy Perrin
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
February 2023
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Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Title: Church of Christ Directories Collection
Identifier/Call Number: 0210
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1938-1991
Abstract: The Church of Christ Directories Collection is comprised of directories of Church of Christ churches in the United States
and abroad from 1938 to 1991. The directories list names and information of Church of Christ schools and churches, including
addresses, phone numbers, pastor names, and service times. These directories were useful for connecting members with Church
of Christ organizations no matter their location.
Physical Location: Calabasas 162C
Language of Material:
English
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Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], Church of Christ Directories Collection, Collection no. 210, Special Collections and University
Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The source of acquisition is unknown.
Biographical / Historical
The Church of Christ Directories Collection consists of a variety of Church of Christ directories which were created with
a shared purpose in mind-- to connect Church of Christ members with Church of Christ churches and church-sponsored programs,
ministries, schools, and missionaries, wherever they traveled in the United States and internationally. However, each directory
differs in individualized mission, editor/compiler, price, and publisher location.
The Amateur Radio Callbook for Members of the Churches of Christ was prepared by Ray Hawk and Bonnie Petty in Jackson, Tennessee.
The directory contains the callsign and address information of the amateur radio stations for radio communication between
church members. The publication was funded by donations.
There is also a directory of Christian schools operated by Church of Christ members in Houston complied in 1981, as well as
a directory complied by Northeastern Christian Junior College in Villanova, Pennsylvania in 1986 for $5.50 with the hopes
of strengthening ties between congragations in the georgaphical area.
International directories, including specific directories for Ghana, Tijuana, Pacific Islands, and the British Isles allowed
travelling Church of Christ members to find a church service, and also provided interested members with addresses of foreign
churches to donate to. A directory detailing churches in Tijuana incentivizes such donations by not only providing addresses,
but a wealth of history of the gospel in the area, including church needs, benevolent work, and details about ministers' lives.
Sereval Missionary directories serve these same purposes.
The Church in Oregon provides not only information of Church of Christ organization in Oregon, but also an in-depth history
of the Church's proceedings in the state from 1832. It was written by O.J. Russell, a historian and well-known Church of Christ
preacher in Oregon beginning in the 1950s, and published in Tyler, Texas.
The most well-represented directory in the collection, the Western Church Directory, was compluied by Lloyd Ellis in Chula
Vista, California. Through months of correspondence, he was able to compile this near-complete list of Western churches and
preachers, as he saw the American West as a great mission field.
Scope and Contents
The Church of Christ Directories Collection contains various directories of Church of Christ organizations and people, mainly
churches, missionaries, and schools. The directories contain information of both international and United States-based churches.
The directories span from 1938 to 1991 and were compiled and published by a variety of editors and organizations.
Arrangement
The Church of Christ Directories Collection is arranged alphabetically by publication title/type and then chronologically
within groupings.
Processing Information
This collection was arranged by Lucy Perrin.
box 1, folder 1
Amateur Radio Callbook
1982-1988
box 1, folder 2
Christian School Directories
1981-1986
box 1, folder 3
Directions For U.S.A and Foreign Churches
1982-1988
box 1, folder 4
History Of Churches Of Christ In Oregon
1982
box 1, folder 5
Missionary Directories
1983-1991
box 1, folder 7
New England Directory
1982
box 1, folder 8
Western Church Directories
1938-1957
box 2, folder 3
Western Church Directory
1960-1973
box 2, folder 1
Western Church Directories
1975-1979
box 2, folder 2
Western Church Directories
1980-1983
box 2, folder 4
Western Church Directory
1984-1988
