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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 Franklin District District Superintendents District: Franklin: - Commenced in 1843-1845; Horatio N. Stearns 1845-1847; W. H. Hunter 1847-1848; Edwin J. L. Baker 1848-1850; William F. Wilson 1850-1852; Moses Hill 1852-1855; Name changed to New Castle District in 1855; Moses Hill 1855-1856; Gaylord Bela Hawkins 1856-1860; George W. Clarke 1860-1864; Richard Alexander Caruthers 1864-1868; R. H. Hurlburt 1868-1872; John S. Lytle 1872-1876; David Latshaw 1876-1880; John W. Blaisdell 1880-1884; Alfred Wheeler 1884-1890; John Peate 1890-1893; Robert Newton Stubbs 1893- 1894; John Cook Scofield 1894-1900; Reuben F. Randolph 1900-1906; Thomas Washington Douglas 1906-1912; John Albert McCamey 1912-1918; Clement W. Minor 1918-1923; Frank Sherman Neigh 1923-1929; Cinnett Grant Farr 1929-1933; New Castle District replaced by Grove City District in 1933: Cinnett Grant Farr 1933-1935; Thomas E. Colley 1935-1938; William Emory Bartlett 1938-1944; Harold Adam McCurdy 1944-1947; Thomas H. Morris 1947-September 1952; Bruce L. Middaugh October 1952-1956; Arthur B. R. Colley 1956-1962; Continued in Western Pennsylvania Conference at merger in 1962: Arthur Mead Crawford 1962-1965; Walter Donald Whetsel 1965-1971; Name Changed to Franklin District: Harold Ray Kelly 1971-1977; Jack Emerson Spencer 1977-1983; Robert Fox Richards 1983-1989; Aimee Arlene Klein Wicks Twigg 1989-1995; John Ord Magargee 1995-2001; James LaVerne Tubbs 2001-2009; George Ellis Porter, Jr. 2009-2015; Allan Keith Brooks 2015-2017; Jodie Lynn Barron Smith 2017--. ARMSTRONG FRANKLIN DISTRICT METHODIST EPISCOPAL – ERIE CONFERENCE 18??-1853 Location: It was located either in Clarion or Venango County, PA. History: Methodist Episcopal – Erie Conference. Armstrong was on the Shippenville Circuit. It closed in 1853. ASHLAND FRANKLIN DISTRICT EVANGELICAL – PITTSBURGH CONFERENCE 1854 Mailing Address: 1652 Fertigs Road, Venus PA 16364-1824 814/354-2305 ID: 188777 Location: Located at Camp Coffman and Ashland Church Road in Ashland Township, R. D. 1, Cranberry, in Clarion County, PA. History: Evangelical – Pittsburgh Conference. A congregation organized in 1833 met first in the Wise School. On December 3, 1874 land was purchased from John Snively and the church was erected. The first pastor for the new Church was Reverend George Washington Cupp in 1876. Ashland was a part of the Venango Circuit. It was associated with a number of churches in the area. In 1970, at Union, there were 28 members. The membership on January 1, 2003 was 19. In 2020, the Fertigs Charge in the Franklin District consisted of the Fertigs, Ashland and Pine City UMCs. While each church has its own ministry, they work together well in ministry and outreach. Strengthening and deepening their faith are of primary importance. Prayer and fellowship are important as well. There is a covenant prayer group that meets weekly, as well as men’s and women’s small groups. The churches sponsor Vacation Bible School, support the local food pantry and have a blanket ministry. Additionally, the churches participate in an annual mission trip and work together with neighboring United Methodist churches to repair homes for those in need in the community. Pastors: Venango Circuit: Ashland: H. H. Beecher and J. Rosenberger 1854-1856; J. Rosenberger