Evangelical Education Society. Records

AO-00-R0318

The Archives of the Episcopal Church

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Evangelical Education Society. Records

• 1820-1998 (Creation)

29 cu.ft. (39 boxes)

The Evangelical Education Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church (EES) was founded as a national body in support of Episcopal education and evangelism in 1866 through a merger of multiple diocesan societies with the Divinity Students’ Aid Society in Philadelphia. Through the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it furthered the advancement of “rational religion” that dominated The Episcopal Church by supporting clerical education; sponsoring gatherings, conferences and workshops; publishing books and pamphlets; and aiding campus evangelism. In 1977, it established its Evangelism for the 21st Century (E-21) grant program to support emerging forms of lay and clerical ministries. In 2014, the EES Board changed its name to the Episcopal Evangelism Society, a name under which it still operates.

This collection contains extensive organizational materials for over 100 years of its operation, particularly 1867 through the 1960s. It is particularly strong in the area of corporate minutes and reports, financial history, membership, publications, and grant awards. There is also a fine set of recorded sermons that may have been created as exemplars for educational purposes.

Governance Records, 1866-1990
Records of Merged and Related Organizations, 1848-1963
Financial Records, 1820-1997
Administrative Records, 1860-1999
Sermons and Addresses, 1870-1985
Publications, Artifacts and Ephemera, Audiovisual, 1845-2010

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• English

• Evangelism
• Religious education

• Potter, Alonzo (Subject)
• Stevens, William Bacon (Subject)
• Protestant Episcopal Society for the Promotion of Evangelical Knowledge (PESPEK) (Subject)
• Episcopal Evangelical Fellowship (EEF) (Subject)