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"Moving Forward with Hope," this year's Laity Convocation held on March 21, featured a presentation on taking risks to help immigrant neighbors, Bishop Schwerin's exhortations on h…
Historian: Rev. Dan Swinson (contact person)
Secretary: Marilyn Steenwyk
Rev. Carol Noren
Rev. Richard Wang
Cate Whitcomb
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
The Styberg Library
2121 N. Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60201
Contact the librarian
North Central Jurisdiction Convocation of Archives and History
Oct. 5-8, 2026
Dubuque, Iowa
All are welcome
Rock River Journals
In cooperation with the Garrett-Evangelical Styberg Library, we have digitized the nearly 400-page typescript of the Rock River Conference Journals from 1840-1852 into a searchable pdf. Click to view.
Helpful documents:
Survey for Local Church
Mission and Scope of the NIC Archives & History
Local Church Records: What to Save
Guidelines for Creating an Oral History
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