Sbor Church Records
Ministers, elders, anniversaries, and the wider congregational record, including the 1992 centennial program and Mrs. Elsie Barton's history.
Beyond the vital records and the Czech founding articles, the archive holds the records of ministers, elders, and congregational milestones. That includes the 1992 centennial program and the historical narrative Mrs. Elsie Barton wrote for it, which is the source for much of the church's written history.
Centennial celebration, November 8, 1992
The printed program from the church's centennial service on November 8, 1992, the day the Texas Historical Marker was unveiled, along with newspaper coverage of the anniversary.
Granger and Taylor Elders, 1903
A photograph taken at Taylor on November 15, 1903 of the committee that called the first organizing convention of the Unity, held in Granger six weeks later. The Rev. Adolph Chlumsky is in the middle row.
Ministers of the Granger Brethren Church
A table of the ministers who have served the congregation, with ordination and assignment dates where known, and a list of other ministers who preached in Granger between 1945 and 1953.
Historical narrative by Mrs. Elsie Barton
A written history of the congregation from the 1880s onward, prepared for the 1992 centennial. Much of the Our Story page draws on it.
Letter from the Rev. H. E. Beseda to J. H. Huser, December 2, 1946
A letter from the vice-president of the Unity's Synodical Executive Committee to J. H. Huser, president of the Board of Elders, about the congregation's plan for calling a new pastor after Rev. Barton's death. The same J. H. Huser signed the 1937 plank.
The Granger Brethren Church Steeple, by T. W. Loessin
A short essay on the steeple, the meaning of the chalice, and the signed plank inside the tower.
Granger Brethren timeline, 2015
A one-page timeline of the congregation from 1879 to 2015, prepared in March 2015.
Collection inventory
A full inventory of the church's historical collection: titles, dates, condition, and preservation notes for each item.
Please cite the church when you use these records in published work.