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Admin History:

Around 1890 it was first suggested that Nonconformist Churches in England and Wales needed a congress similar to that of the Anglican Church. Whilst the first Nonconformist Churches Congress was held in Manchester in 1892, it was in the following year that it was decided to create local Free Church councils across the country. This resulted in the creation of such a council in Hull in 1893. With its various officers and committees, membership was drawn from various nonconformist churches across the city, such as the Methodists, Baptists, Congregationalists, Presbyterians and later the United Reform Church, as well as the Salvation Army and the Society of Friends (Quakers).

As well as supporting its own church members, the council would also work to ensure the word of Christ was applied to all aspects of life. To that end, the council ensured representation of various external bodies and proving chaplains for hospitals and prisons. In 1940, the Free Church Federal Council was created, when the former Nonconformist Churches Congress, now known as Nonconformist Churches National Council merged with the Federal Council of Evangelical Free Churches. 1943 saw the title of President of the Hull and District Council altered to that of Moderator.

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Contains minutes, annual reports, publications and the President's Bible