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Background

The Background series [4 folders] is of special interest to researchers who want to gain an understanding of Parishfield's life and mission. Materials in this series include several booklets, histories, and other informational material distributed by the community. The book project folder contains a number of historical summaries in addition to demonstrating how members of Parishfield felt about the value of the community four years after it closed. Also included are materials documenting the closing of Parishfield in 1967.

Parishfield records, 1948-1971
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Parishfield records, 1948-1971

2.5 linear feet

A semi-independent agency of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan, 1948 to 1967, with a mission of establishing a lay ministry and connect religion to the daily activities of life. Records include correspondence, administrative files, publications and photographs.

The Parishfield record group, divided into ten series, documents one attempt within the Episcopal Church "to develop and promote the lay ministry through Christian experience." (Background series). The record group, in sum, concerns Parishfield as a training center for those who wanted to increase their effectiveness as Christians in understanding the issues of the day and the role that they as Christians should have in resolving societal problems. The series within the record group and the materials themselves - correspondence, meeting minutes, published matter, photographs, and other materials - document each of the four phases of the community's life. The grouping of materials into series largely reflects the Parishfield staff's concern to preserve the record of what they had accomplished.

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