Ogden Christian Church photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P2213
Scope and Contents
The Ogden Christian Church photograph collection consists of 3 boxes containing 2,192 black-and-white and color photographs depicting members of the Ogden Christian Church, formerly known as the Ogden Union Church and the Ogden Japanese Christian Church. The collection was ordered chronologically prior to donation and this order has been preserved. The majority of the collection is housed in photograph albums or was grouped by year in sheet protectors. The collection dates from 1931 to 2019.
Dates
- 1931-2019
Creator
- Ogden Christian Church (Ogden, Utah) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Ogden Christian Church photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the Ogden Christian Church photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Historical Note
Originally known as the Ogden Union Church, the Ogden Christian Church was founded in 1927 to serve the needs of the Japanese immigrants in the Ogden area. In addition to providing religious services, the church provided Japanese language classes for the children of Issei (first generation immigrants) and offered numerous social events. The church had its origins in a group of Christian immigrants from Japan who formed a fellowship around their shared religion upon their immigration in the 1900s. By the 1920s, the group had grown large enough to found a church, and the congregation purchased a building located at 580 23rd Street, Ogden, Utah. The building had formerly housed had been built in 1912 by the German Evangelical Synod of North America and included handmade stained-glass windows that had been shipped to Ogden from Germany in 1921.
In 1965, congregants changed the church’s name to the Ogden Japanese Christian Church. As the demographics of the congregants changed to include more Nisei (second generation) and Sansei (third generation) Japanese Americans, the church increasingly shifted to offer services in English. In 2015, the congregation voted to change the name to the Ogden Christian Church to reflect their increasing diversity. In 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the church moved to a virtual hybrid model to ensure that its congregation would still have access to worship and community, a model that the church retained in order to continue its original goal of serving the needs of its community.
In 1965, congregants changed the church’s name to the Ogden Japanese Christian Church. As the demographics of the congregants changed to include more Nisei (second generation) and Sansei (third generation) Japanese Americans, the church increasingly shifted to offer services in English. In 2015, the congregation voted to change the name to the Ogden Christian Church to reflect their increasing diversity. In 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the church moved to a virtual hybrid model to ensure that its congregation would still have access to worship and community, a model that the church retained in order to continue its original goal of serving the needs of its community.
Extent
3 Boxes (2,192 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Originally known as the Ogden Union Church and then as the Ogden Japanese Christian Church, the Ogden Christian Church was founded in 1927 to serve the needs of the Japanese immigrants in the Ogden area. In addition to religious services, the church offered various social supports, programs, and events. This collection contains black-and-white and color photographs of the congregation, programs, and events dating from 1931 until 2019.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Ami Noshiravan in 2019.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Creator
- Ogden Christian Church (Ogden, Utah) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Ogden Christian Church photograph collection
- Author
- Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa.
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu