Local History Collections

(Description ID: 607417)

Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums 

Fremont Clergy Fellowship 

LH - 449

Introduction
Agency History
Scope and Content
Inventory 

Introduction
The records of the Fremont Clergy Fellowship were donated by the St. Mark Lutheran Church Council in 2022.

Agency History
The Fremont Clergy Fellowship- Fremont Ministerial Association consisted of pastors of Fremont churches and leaders of local organizations that assist people in need in the community.  Meetings were held from September to June, with locations and leaders changing monthly.

The Fellowship operated an emergency fund that was used for people in immediate need of money, food, gasoline, or shelter. The group played an important role in the formation and support of the Food Pantry, Liberty Center, Soup Kitchen, and Community Fortress. The group also organized a radio ministry program with WFRO Radio, baccalaureate services for public school graduations, and a hospital chaplaincy. Ecumenical services were performed during Lent, Good Friday, and other national events, like the 1976 bicentennial celebration, or international religious events, like the World Day of Prayer. The Fellowship also worked with WSOS in 1980 to rezone property on South Buchanan Street to accommodate low to moderate income housing, along with working with Habitat for Humanity.  The Fremont Clergy Fellowship is no longer an active organization.

Scope and Content
This collection contains a record book of newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, and forms used by the Fremont Clergy Fellowship from January 1976 to February 1986.  There are also loose pages and postcards within the record book. The collection includes forms that were in use from 2011 to 2019; the forms were given out to community members that were in need of assistance.  A few correspondences complete the collection.

Inventory
Ac. 6093

Box 1

1. Meeting Minutes; March 12, 1986- February 15, 1996
2. Letters to Fremont Clergy Fellowship; September 1975- October 15, 2019
3. Emergency Fund Applications

     Record Book; January 20, 1976-February 1986