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Constitution, undated; Directory, 1969; Bulletins, 1961-1986

This small set of records includes the church treasurer's record (1957-1958), bulletins (1984-2016, incomplete), the constitution of the Upper Peninsula Youth Endeavor (undated), and the local ministers' fellowship meeting minutes (1962-1988, incomplete).  It also includes three folders of records kept by Norman and Florence Weaver on the history of the congregation and records under the Weavers' leadership.

Collection of papers related to Erie Bontrager's discharge from the military in 1918. Other assorted documents include a church program and other religious publications.

A small collection of bulletins contains the order of worship and congregational announcements pertaining to this Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference church that was formerly known as Petoskey Mennonite Church.

Materials generated by the Indiana-Michigan Women's Missionary and Service Commission. This includes governing documents, minutes, annual reports, event programs, financial records, photographs, recordings, and more. The IN-MI WMSC changed its name to the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Women as a result of the merger of the Old Mennonite Church and the General Conference Mennonite Church.

A printed letter sent to J. N. Mast of Fairview, Michigan, expressing anti-Mennonite and and anti-German sentiment during World War I.  The letter was written by W. F. McNeely, Chairman of the American Defense Society of Oscoda County.

The papers include a photograph of Leonard and Verna Clemens, excerpts from his diary, and two personal memoirs in essay form :  "Mennonites in Michigan in 1900" and "Life in Goshen: The 1920s."

This collection includes church bulletins from 1996-2003 and a book of poetry by a church member at Locust Grove.

The collection consists of photocopies of German and English poems and drawings of the Amish bishop, Manasses E. Bontrager, of Centerville, Michigan.

A small collection of congregational records including bulletins, record books of women's and youth groups, building fund committee records, Bible school attendance statistics and records, information on the Bowman bequest, and other miscellaneous records. All of the records were collected by Norman Weaver, a long-time pastor of the congregation, and his wife Florence.

The administrative records of Koinos House, a non-profit organization providing services to youth with drug abuse problems, sponsored by the Mennonite Board of Missions Health and Welfare Committee. The records include legal documents, correspondence, financial reports, and newsletters.

Records of the governing body of the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference.  Include executive committee meeting minutes, executive committee and executive secretary / conference pastor correspondence, and various subject and data files dealing with various conference initiatives, programs, workshops, and problematic issues.

Researchers seeking executive committee minutes prior to 1947 should consult series II-05-01, Mennonite Church Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference Governing Documents and Annual Conference Records, which contains exectuive committee minutes from 1922 to 1947.

The Indiana-Michigan Conference Mission Board not only operated a number of domestic mission stations in Indiana, Michigan, and Kentucky, but also supported the work of missionaries abroad.  In 1970, the mission board was dissolved and replaced by a mission committee.  These records are divided into several series.

Photographs associated with a regional conference of the (old) Mennonite Church. Comprises images of conference leaders, conference events, ministers credentialed by the conference, and church buildings of congregations belonging to the conference.  Materials include photographic prints, slides, and negatives. Researchers should note that the collection contains the prints of images published in the conference newsletterThe Gospel Evangel.

This series includes the constitutions of the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference of the (old) Mennonite Church / Mennonite Church USA and minutes of annual conferences dating back to the 19th century and including both the minutes of the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, the Indiana Amish-Mennonite Conference, and the Indiana-Michigan Amish-Mennonite Conference.  From 1922 to 1947, executive committee minutes are interfiled with the annual conference minutes. In more recent years, reports include the minutes from the previous year's conference.

Also found in this series are materials pertaining to a conference-wide study of divorce and remarriage, minutes and correspondence related to the possibility of an independent Michigan Mennonite conference, and annual conference-related correspondence.