Friedens Charge (Lehigh County, PA)

Collection

Identifier: Church RG 031

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Frieden's Charge collection consists of 1 box containing: FRIEDENS CHARGE - Bulletins - History: General; Thesis HOLY TRINITY UNION (GOOD SHEPHERD UCC) CHURCH, SLATEDALE, PA - Bulletins - History: Anniversary Celebrations, 1963; News Clippings - Committees: Building Committee, 1985 - Auxiliary Organizations: Men's Bible Class; Willing Workers Directory, 1961 FRIEDENS UNION CHURCH, SLATINGTON, PA - Bulletins - History: General; Anniversary Celebrations, 1947-1972; News Clippings - Photographs UNION (SCHLOSSER'S REFORMED) CHURCH, UNIONVILLE (NEFFS), PA - Bulletins - Cemetery Records, compiled by Raymond E. Hollenbach, 1959 - Church Records (transcription): Baptisms, 1764-1806, 1933-1844; Marriages, 1766-1773; Deaths, 1766-1771, copied by Charles Rhoads Roberts, 1936 from a transcription by William J. Hinke - Church Records (transcription): Baptisms, 1797-1884 by unknown - History: Anniversary Celebrations, 1955-2005; News Clippings; Published - Photographs THE HISTORY OF THE FRIEDENS EVANGELICAL AND REFORMED CHARGE, LEHIGH SYNOD, PENNSYLVANIA, by Russell Levi James Heintzelman, 1958 HISTORY OF UNION CHURCH, 1755-1930, compiled by J. P. Deibert, 1930 "A Brief History of the Union Church, Neffs, Pennsylvania", by David C. Semmel, found in THE PERIODICAL, October, 1989 OLD BEGINNINGS - NEW BEGINNINGS: AN OVERVIEW OF THE UNION UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, NEFFS WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON OUR COLONIAL HISTORY, 2005

Dates

Creation: 1764 - 2005

Biographical / Historical

Friedens Charge (1910-1958) consisted of: 1. Union (Scholosser's Reformed) Church, Unionville (Neffs), North Whitehall Twp., PA 2. Friedens Union Church, Slatington, PA 3. Holy Trinity Union, Slatedale, Washington Twp., PA 1902-1909 Friedens Charge consisted of Friedens and Holy Trinity Churches. Prior to 1902 this charge did not exist. Union and Friedens were in other charges, and Holy Trinity Church was not officially organized before 1902. In 1985 Holy Trinity UCC became Good Shepherd UCC. Reformed Pastors of Holy Trinity Union Church include: 1889-1902 Nevin Helfrich 1902-1909 Augustus Piscator 1910-1927 James O. Oswald 1928-1929 George Wellington Lutz 1931-1958 Robert J. Urffer 1960-1962 Merle Fox 1936-???? Chester Haas Reformed Pastors of Friedens Union Church include: 1847-1851 Joseph S. Dubbs 1851-1871 William Helffrich 1871-1886 Levi Derr 1886-1886 N. Straussberger 1886-1888 N. J. Peter 1888-1891 James W. Mabry 1891-1902 Nevin Helffrich 1902-1909 Augustus Piscator 1910-1927 James O. Oswald 1928-1929 George Wellington Lutz 1931-1958 Robert J. Urffer 1960-1962 Merle Fox 1936-1968 Chester Haas 1968-???? R. Lee Dymond Reformed Pastors of Union (Schlosser's Reformed) Church include: 1764-1771 John Daniel Gros 1771-1801 Abraham Blumer 1801-1830 John Gobrecht 1831-1866 Joseph S. Dubbs 1866-1909 Edward J. Fogel 1910-1927 James O. Oswald 1928-1929 George Wellington Lutz 1931-1982 Robert J. Urffer 1974-1982 Peter J. Goguts 1978-1980 Charles Edward Strasbaugh, Jr. 1984-2005 Thomas N. Thomas 1988-1995 Janis Dey 1996-2005 Kris Snyder-Samuelson

Extent

0.363 Cubic Feet (1 container)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

For: Additional copy of Cemetery Records of Union (Schlosser's) Reformed Church, compiled by Raymond E. Hollenbach, 1959 SEE ALSO: Microfilm #176 For: Original Church Records from Union (Schlosser's) Reformed Church: Baptisms, 1765-1909 SEE ALSO: Microfilm #44 For: Church Records of Union (Schlosser's) Reformed Church, transcribed by William J. Hinke SEE ALSO: MKZZ LEH R48-52 or Microfilm #136 For: Lutheran Church Records of Union (Schlosser's) Reformed Church, 1771-1830, transcribed by A. S. Leiby SEE ALSO: Church RG-L 043 and Microfilm #81 & #116 For: Pastoral Records, 1904-1909 of Augustus Piscator from Holy Trinity Union & Friedens Union Churches SEE ALSO: Ms. Coll. 339 For: Pastoral Records, 1845-1881 of William A. Helffrich from Friedens Union SEE ALSO: Ms. Coll. 168 For: Pastoral Records 1765-1844 from Union (Schlosser's) Reformed Church SEE ALSO Ms. Coll. 401 For Pastoral Records from Good Shepherd, Holy Trinity Union SEE ALSO: Unger Coll. 449 For: Pastoral Records, 1864-1911 of Edwin John Fogel from Union (Schlosser) Church SEE ALSO: Ms. Coll. 220 or Microfilm #115 For: Photos and information regarding Pewter from Union (Schlosser's) Reformed Church, found in PEWTER IN PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN CHURCHES, by Donald M. Herr SEE ALSO: F 146 .P232 v.29