Religion

General

  • Ball, Timothy H. The Sunday Schools of Lake; An Account of the Commencement and Growth of the Sunday Schools of Lake County, Indiana from About 1840 to 1890. Crown Point: N.p., 1891.

  • The Calumet Survey. Hammond, 1913.

  • Mohl, Raymond A. and Betten, Neil. “The Immigrant Church in Gary, Indiana: Religious Adjustment and Cultural Defense,” Ethnicity 8 (1981):1.


Individual Churches


Baptist:

  • Cady, John F. The Origin and Development of the Missionary Baptist Church in Indiana. Franklin, IN: Franklin College, 1942.

  • Central Baptist Church [Gary]. Historical Sketch of Central Baptist Church; Twenty-fifth Anniversary. Gary, 1934.


Christian:

  • Central Christian Church. A Decennial of Central Christian Church in Christian Fellowship and Enterprise. Gary, 1938.

  • Central Christian Church. From Sand to Service… the Story of Central Christian Church, Gary… 35th Anniversary. Gary, 1943.


Congregational:

  • First Congregational Church [Gary]. Anniversary Services… November 27, 1927. Gary, 1927.


Episcopal:

  • Center, Robert J. Our Heritage: A History of the First Seventy-five Years of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana. South Bend: Peterson Printing Co., 1973.


Hungarian Reformed:

  • First Hungarian Reformed Church (Gary). Fifteenth Anniversary Yearbook, 1916-1931. Gary, 1931.


Jewish:

  • Cagen, Mrs. Phillip, ed. The History of the Jewish Community of Valparaiso, Indiana… Fort Wayne: Indiana Jewish Historical Society, 1976.

  • Temple Beth-El. 40th Anniversary Souvenir Album, 1908-1948. Gary, 1948.


Lutheran:

  • Immanuel United Church of Christ, Hammond, Indiana, Fiftieth Anniversary Historical Booklet, 1890-1940. Hammond, 1940.


Methodist:

  • Brown, Alice E. Through the Years with Old First: A History of the First Methodist Church of Hammond, Indiana. Hammond, 1948.

  • Brown, Mrs. Joseph E. Centennial History of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Crown Point, Indiana, 1838-1938. Crown Point, 1938.

  • City Church (Gary). The City Church: First Methodist Episcopal Church; Opening and Dedication. October 3rd to 10th, 1926. Gary, 1926.

  • City Church (Gary).. Women’s Union Cookbook. Gary, 1930.

  • Cunningham, Vera. History of Brook Methodist Church. [Brook, Ind.?]: Fellowship Class of Methodist Church, 1960.

  • Detzler, J.J. History of the Northwest Indiana Conference of the Methodist Church, 1852-1951. Nashville: Parthenon, 1953.

  • German Methodist Church. “Records,” 1885-1935 Held by First United Methodist Church.

  • Herrick, N.N. and Sweet, W.W. History of the North Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, from Its Organization in 1844 to the Present. Indianapolis: W.K. Stewart Co., 1917.

  • Mullins, Merwyn L. A Brief History of the First United Methodist Church of Whiting, Indiana, 1891-1971. Pamphlet. Whiting, n.d.

  • Norwood, F.A. History of the North Indiana Conference, 1917-1956: North Indiana Methodism in the Twentieth Century. Winona Lake, IN: Nichols Ellis Press, 1957.

  • Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Rensselaer, Ind.).History and Directory of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church: Rensselaer, Indiana, October 22, 1933. Rensselaer, Ind: The Church, 1933


Orthodox:

  • Carlson, Martin E. “A Study of the Eastern Orthodox Churches in Gary, Indiana.” Masters’ thesis, University of Chicago, 1942.

  • The First Sixty-Two Years of Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church of Merrillville, Indiana, 1913-1975. Merrillville, 1975.

  • St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Gary, Indiana, Fiftieth Anniversary: Our Religious Heritage in America. Chicago, 1964.


Presbyterian:

  • First Presbyterian Church (Gary). Silver Anniversary… 1933. Gary, 1933.

  • First Presbyterian Church (Rensselaer, Ind.).First Presbyterian Church Faces the Future. 1958.

  • First Presbyterian Church (Rensselaer, Ind.).The Centennial Anniversary: The First Presbyterian Church, Inc. of Rensselaer, Indiana, 1847-1947. 1947.

  • Presbyterian Church, (Lake Village, Indiana), Church Messenger, 1953.

  • Presbyterian Church (Rensselaer, Ind.).The 90th Anniversary, Oct. 24, 1937. Place of publication not identified, 1937.

  • Protsman, Gladys G. The Dyer Union Church and Sunday School, 1880-1962. Dyer, 1962.


Roman Catholic:

  • All Saints Catholic Church, San Pierre, Indiana: Dedication Program Book for Opening of Father Stephan Memorial Hall, Sunday, December 17, 1978, 3 P.M.. [Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified], 1978.

  • Blanchard, Charles, ed. and comp. History of the Catholic Church in Indiana. 2 vols. Logansport, IN: A.W. Bowen & Co., 1898.

  • Catholic Directory- Diocese of Gary. Gary, 1969-.

  • The Centennial Celebration of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Dyer, Indiana, 1867-1967. Dyer, 1967.

  • The Centennial Celebration Booklet of St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church, Schererville, Indiana, 1874-1974. Schererville, 1974.

  • Cizon, Frank A. Parishes in the Human Community, A Basic Study of the Five Roman Catholic Parishes of the Whiting- Robertsdale Social Area. N.p., 1947.

  • Dedication Booklet from Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church, Gary, Indiana, 1906-1950. Gary, 1950.

  • Dedication Book from Our Lady of Consolation Roman Catholic Church. Independence Hill, 1967.

  • Diamond Jubilee Gift to Saint Joseph's College: Faith in a Future. [Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified], 1946.

  • The Faith of the Pioneers Keeps Glowing: 125th Anniversary, 1858-1983, All Saints Catholic Church, San Pierre, Indiana. [San Pierre, Ind.]: [All Saints Catholic Church], 1983.

  • The First Twenty-five Years: St. Thomas More: The Story of a Parish, 1945-1970. Munster, 1970.

  • Holy Angels Parish. Silver Jubilee… 1934. Gary, 1934.

  • Kaiser, Edwin G. History of St. John’s Parish, Whiting, Indiana: Fifty Years of Grace, 1897-1947. Whiting, 1947.

  • Kaiser, Edwin G. Jubilee Year, 1897-1972; the Jubilee Story of St. John’s, Whiting. Pamphlet. Whiting, 1972.

  • Leitman, Spencer. “Exile and Union in Indiana Harbor: Los obreros catolicos ‘San Jose’ and El amigo del hogar, 1925-1930,” Revista chicano-rique-na 2 (1974):52.

  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Church. Orden de los festejos para la solemne consgracion y bendecion de la iglesia Mexicana del domingo, 30 de enero de 1927. East Chicago, 1927.

  • Our Lady of Grace Parish, 1927-1952, Silver Anniversary Book. East Chicago, 1952.

  • Parish Directory of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, St. John, Indiana, 1839-1974. St. John, n.d.

  • Rogers, Sister Mary Helen. “The Role of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in the Adjustment of the Mexican Community to Life in the Indiana Harbor Area.” Master’s thesis, Loyola University, 1952.

  • Souvenir of Golden Jubilee of Sacred Heart Church 1890-1940. [Whiting] Pamphlet. Whiting, 1940.

  • Vamos, Father Joseph. Saint Joseph Church, Hammond, Indiana, 1879… 1979. Hammond, 1979.