This subseries comprises the records of the MCC congregation in Santa Monica, founded in 1973. The congregation was incorporated in 1977 as the West Bay MCC; the corporation was dissolved in 1980, when the congregation was reconstituted as the Beach Cities MCC. The congregation was always small, and appears to have dissolved some time shortly after the resignation and withdrawal of its treasurer and vice-moderator, Walter Crosley, in 1983. The bulk of the records appear to come from Crosley. The materials include a photocopy of the original 1972 petition to form the congregation, articles of incorporation for the West Bay MCC, minutes and notes of Board of Directors and congregational meetings, financial records, membership records, pastoral letters and personal correspondence of the pastor, records of social and fundraising activities, a curriculum vitae of John Barbone prior to his calling to the pastorate, evaluations of pastoral staff, and papers of the Pulpit Committee relating to searches for pastors in 1977 and 1983. (An audiocassette of sermons submitted in 1983 by the Revs. Richard A. Matera and Rev. Phillip Eberle, as part of their application is cataloged in Series 5, below.)