Joint Hymnal Committee

Scope and Contents Box 1 contains the files from Series 1 and files 10-23 from Series 2. These files include:Series 1: Formation and Planning Records for Christian Worship: A Lutheran Hymnal:1 Preliminary presentations 2 Synodical meetings and resolutions 3 Talent survey by district 4 Names suggested for hymnal committee5 History/organization of the Joint Hymnal Committee6 Hymnal Task Force 7 Hymnal...

Scope and Contents Box 2 contains files from Series 2. These folders are:Subseries 3: Liturgy Committee, 1985-199224 198825 1989 26 199027 1991 (Jan-Apr)28 1991 (May-Aug)29 1991 (Sep-Nov)30 1991 (Dec)31 1992 Subseries 4: Hymn Committee, 1985-1991 Folders 32-4032 198533 1986 (Jan-Aug)34 1986 (Sep-Dec)35 1987 (Jan-May)...

Scope and Contents Box 3 contains file folders from Series 2, 3, and 4. Those files folders are: Series 2:43-45 LCMS CoW, Kurt Eggert as guest. Series 3: Subseries 1: Official correspondence and reports of the committees 46 JHC correspondence 47 Liturgy Committee correspondence48 Hymn Committee correspondence49 Tune Committee correspondence50 Committee reportsSubseries 2: Personal...

Scope and Contents

Box 17 is a half record box that contains file folders from Series 12 including minutes and notes from January 1985 to August 1988.

Scope and Contents

Box 18 is a half record box that contains file folders from Series 12 including minutes and notes from February 1988 to March 1991.

Scope and Contents

This series contains records of presentations and synodical meetings and resolutions that led to the formation of the Hymnal Committee. Also included are records of talent surveys and name recommendations for membership on the various committees, and the formation and history of the Joint Hymnal Committee and the Hymnal Task Force. Finally, long-range planning guides and other materials are included.

Scope and Contents This series contains the minutes of meetings of the WELS Commission on Worship, and the various hymnal committees. Also included are the minutes of LCMS Commission on Worship meeting at which Rev. Kurt Eggert was a guest.Subseries 1: Commission on Worship, 1977-1992 File folder 10Subseries 2: Joint Hymnal Committee, 1985-1993 File folders 11-19Subseries 3: Liturgy Committee, 1985-1992 File Folders 20-31Subseries 4: Hymn Committee, 1985-1991...

Scope and Contents

Materials in this series include meeting minutes and information from the Joint Hymnal Committee from Dr. Clancy Aufdemberge who served on this committee. Materials in this series might be found elsewhere in the collection, however included with this material is Aufdemberge's personal notes on the materials. Included in this series are meeting minutes from January 1985 to March 1991.

Scope and Contents The collection is made up of materials created and/or reviewed by members of the hymnal project committees between 1985 and 1993, as well as preliminary materials from the decade and more prior to 1985. Also included are a large body of submissions and feedback from pastors, teachers, organists, poets, and other members of the Wisconsin Synod and other church bodies, all faithfully reviewed by committee members. The sheer magnitude of the material is a reflection on the painstaking detail...

Abstract

The Wayne Shulz collection contains materials relating to his work on the Joint Hymnal Committee for Christian Worhsip Hymnal. The collection also contains correspondence, meeting minutes, reviews, slides, tapes, materials relating to his parish ministry,