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Church Records CHURCH RECORDS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH COMPILED AND EDITED BY REV. NORMAN CARLYSLE YOUNG, M.Div.; M.Ed. AND NAOMI KATHLEEN IVEY HORNER UPDATED June 30, 2021 AN HISTORICAL RECORDS VOLUME PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE ARCHIVES & HISTORY MINISTRY TEAM Printed by McElvany & Company Printing and Publishing 1 Copyright © 2021 by The Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church All Rights Reserved 2 PREFACE The Historical Volume Church Records Western Pennsylvania Conference of The United Methodist Church was last printed in 2003. In order to keep the Church Records current, Janet & Norman C. Young were retained to update the more recent appointments and make necessary corrections as new information became available. Since their death, Naomi Horner has graciously volunteered to continue updating the volume. New information comes from the readers making corrections and suggestions. New information also comes from Naomi’s continued research on the companion volume Pastoral Records. The Western Pennsylvania Commission on Archives & History decided to make this revision and update available on these webpages www.wpaumc.org0H so that the most current information remains accessible and for corrections to continue to refine the document. This volume has had long history of Revision. Described by Herbert E. Boyd in his 1957 volume on the Erie Methodist Preface as a “compendium…intended primarily as an administrative tool.” He then credits forerunners back to 1898. At that time, this primarily contained Pastoral Records. Grafton T. Reynolds edited for the Pittsburgh Methodist Episcopal Church a similar volume through 1927. W. Guy Smeltzer divided his 1969 revision between chapters on Pastoral Records and Church Records. Raymond M. Bell followed the same chapter division when he added Evangelical United Brethren in 1991. Norman C. Young who had worked on the Methodist Protestant section in the 1969 volume required us to divide the Church Records (2003) and the Pastoral Records (2012) into separate books because of the sheer volume of the material collected. With Naomi Horner’s contributions the Western Pennsylvania Commission on Archives & History is hoping to eventually publish a three-volume set. John R. Wilson Conference Secretary TABLE OF CONTENTS BUTLER DISTRICT ........................................................................................................................ 5 CONNELLSVILLE DISTRICT ..................................................................................................... 91 ERIE-MEADVILLE DISTRICT .................................................................................................. 191 FRANKLIN DISTRICT ................................................................................................................ 287 GREENSBURG DISTRICT ......................................................................................................... 391 INDIANA DISTRICT ................................................................................................................... 459 JOHNSTOWN DISTRICT ........................................................................................................... 563 KANE DISTRICT ......................................................................................................................... 643 PITTSBURGH DISTRICT ........................................................................................................... 709 WASHINGTON DISTRICT ......................................................................................................... 799 INDEX .......................................................................................................................................... 895 3 Sources of Information Allegheny Conference, Evangelical United Brethren Church, Journals Allegheny Conference, United Brethren Church, Journals Allegheny Conference, United Brethren in Christ Church, Journals Baltimore Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, Journals Central Pennsylvania Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, Journals Central Pennsylvania Conference, The Methodist Church, Journals Erie Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, Journals Erie Conference, Evangelical Association Church, Journals Erie Conference, Evangelical United Brethren Church, Journals Erie Conference, The Methodist Church, Journals Erie Conference, United Brethren in Christ Church, Journals Genesee Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, Journals Genesee Conference, The Methodist Church, Journals Ohio Conference, Evangelical Church, Journals Pittsburgh Conference, Evangelical Association Church, Journals Pittsburgh Conference, Evangelical Church, Journals Pittsburgh Conference, Evangelical United Brethren Church, Journals Pittsburgh Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, Journals Pittsburgh Conference, Methodist Protestant Church, Journals Pittsburgh Conference, The Methodist Church, Journals Pittsburgh Conference, United Evangelical Church, Journals Western Pennsylvania Conference, Evangelical United Brethren Church, Journals Western Pennsylvania Conference, The Methodist Church, Journals Western Pennsylvania Conference, The United Methodist Church, Journals West Virginia Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, Journals West Virginia Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Journals West Virginia Conference, Methodist Protestant Church, Journals Pittsburgh Conference, Evangelical Association Church, Microfilm Boyd, Herbert E., Historical Record of the Erie Conference of The Methodist Church, 1957. Fradenburgh, Jason N., History of Erie Conference, Volumes I – II, 1907. Fulton, J. S., History of the Allegheny Conference of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, 1931. Hodge, Edwin S., Western Pennsylvania Conference, Record of Churches – Closed, Merged and Change of Names, 1994. Reynolds, Grafton T., Manual of the Pittsburgh Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church 1825-1929. Smeltzer, Wallace Guy, Methodism in Western Pennsylvania 1784-1968, Co-Editor, Methodist Protestant Church Records, Young, Norman Carlysle Young, Norman C., Pittsburgh Conference Methodist Protestant Churches and Ministers 1933-1939 Young, Norman C., Church Records, 2003 4 Indiana District District Superintendents District: Indiana: Commenced in 1970; James Allen Woomer 1970-1974; James Lewis Carraway 1974-1980; Robert Clarence Siess 1980-1986; William Donald Mock 1986-1992; Richard Harding Sanford 1992-1998; John Everett Ciampa 1998-2005; Sharon Lynn Schwab 2005-2013; James Norman Pond 2013-2021; Jodie Lynn Barron Smith 2021--. ALBION HEIGHTS INDIANA DISTRICT UNITED BRETHREN – ALLEGHENY CONFERENCE 1905-2021 Mailing Address: Box 474, Punxsutawney, PA 15767 814/938-6916 ID: 189065 Location: Located on Route 6 at Albion in Jefferson County, PA. History: United Brethren - Allegheny Conference. Albion Church grew out of services held in the Community School House. The church was organized by Reverend Russell Smith Showers and held the first services. C. K. Gahaghen donated the ground upon which the church stood. A brick-case structure was dedicated by Bishop Ezekiel Boring Kephart, September 3, 1905. In 1970 it was a part of the Punxsutawney Larger Parish consisting of Albion, Burkett Hollow, Coolspring, LaJose, Mahaffey, Mount Carmel, Mount Tabor, Pine Valley, Pleasant Hill and Worthville. Luke C. McHenry and Alex Swarmer entered the ministry from this church. The Membership in 1970 was 92. The membership on January 1, 2003 was 55. Albion Heights UMC was deconsecrated on August 9, 2020; The Albion Heights UMC and Saint Phillips UMC congregations merged, effective July 1, 2021, to form Solid Rock Community UMC. Pastors: Jefferson/Albion Heights: Russell Smith Showers, W. S. Wilson, Lafayette E. Rexrode, J. S. Hayes, A. J. Orlidge, Oliver Thomas Stewart, E. E. Shelley, A. H. Haire, George Edgar Hoey, Eugene Fry Sturgeon 1919-1919 six months, Budd Rossiter Smith four months 1923; George Edward Kelly 1928-1931; E. E. Shannon and James C. Moses 1933-1935; C. F. Fox no record of dates 1905-1939; Reed Hayes Courtney 1939-1942; Punxsutawney: Albion: Elmer Ray Miller 1942-1945; J. H. Bridigum and George C. Phillips 1948-1949; Walter Cecil Sell 1949- 1953; Arthur Lee Barnett 1952-1958; James Paul Ciampa 1958-1960; Arthur Paul Peden 1960-1961; John Rauch and Arnold Allan Rhodes 1961-1965; Punxsutawney Larger Parish: Harvey Williams 1965-January 1, 1970; Punxsutawney Larger Parish: Albion/Burkett Hollow/Coolspring/LaJose/ Mahaffey/Mount Carmel/Mount Tabor/Pine Valley/Pleasant Hill/Worthville: Percy Jay Ellenberger 1970-1974; John Doyle Hollis 1974-1975; Calvin Leroy Sheppard, Sr. 1976-1980; Albion Heights: Randall William Bain 1980-1984; Albion Heights/Coolspring/Pine Valley/Worthville: Randall William Bain 1984-1987; Albion Heights/Big Run: Joseph Paul Tagliaferre 1987-February 1, 1989; Joseph Allen Onder 1989-1992; DeWayne Eugene Burfield, Jr. 1992-1996; Keith Howard McIlwain 1996-April 9, 1997; Albion Heights/Big Run: Saint Philips: Keith Howard McIlwain April 9, 1997-2000; Robert Frank Siple, Jr. 2000-2003; James Walter Parkinson July 20, 2003-2005; Robert Emerson Kifer 2005-2008; Dawn Eileen Pifer Krishart 2008-January 31, 2013; Albion Heights: Thomas Lee Krishart February 1, 2013-2015; Joel T. Fugate 2015-2020; Albion Heights/Saint Phillips: Joel T. Fugate 2020-2021; Albion Heights and Saint Phillips merged, effective July 1, 2021, to form Solid Rock Community UMC. ALLENS MILLS INDIANA DISTRICT METHODIST
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