Box 1

This collection is comprised of photographs and microfilmed records (1958-1985) documenting the work of the Hinton Rural Life Center, a North Carolina based Methodist Church mission project which focuses on strengthening small-membership churches.

For a Photograph Index to Part B of the Collection click on the "On Line Images/Records" link below.

Financial Statements, 1958-1959

Certificate of Incorporation (copy), June, 7, 1961

Organizational Meeting, Minutes, May 13, 1961

Program, Policy, and Procedures, 1961, 1964

Board of Directors, Minutes and Reports, 1968-1977

Correspondence: A-H, 1964-1973

By-Laws, 1961, c. 1964, 1964, 1965, 19671, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981

20th Anniversary Celebration, November 17, 1977

The Church, Poverty, and Social Change: A Report in Field Seminar, 1965

The Cooperative-Type Ministry and Renewal in Town and Country Churches: A Report on Group Ministries, Harold McSwain, 1965

Violence and Christian Responsibility in Town and Country Areas of the Southeast, Field Seminar, 1969

Correspondence: H-S, 1964-1973

Correspondence: S-Y, 1964-73

Correspondence, General, 1964-68

Correspondence, General, 1968-77

Correspondence, General, 1977

Correspondence, Board of Directors, 1974-77

Correspondence, Conferences, Seminars and Workshops, 1974-77

Correspondence, Consulting and Evaluation, 1974-77, n.d.

Correspondence, Financial, 1976-78

Correspondence, “Lord’s Acre,” 1974-77

Correspondence, Parish Director Training, 1974

Correspondence, Parish Staff Training, 1975-77