Salem Union Church (Harrisburg, PA)

Collection

Identifier: Church RG 216

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Salem Union Church collection consists of 2 boxes containing: - Annual Reports, 1930 (includes Directory) - Bulletins, 1917-1974 (incomplete) - Correspondence: Regarding records at the PA State Archives, 1983 - History: Anniversary Celebrations, 1937-1987; News Clippings; Published - Hymnal (German), 1822 - Programs & Activities - Worship, 1964 A HISTORY OF SALEM UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST (GERMAN REFORMED) HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA FROM 1787-1988, by Joseph J. & Eleanor E. Kelley, 1988.

Dates

Creation: 1822 - 1988

Conditions Governing Use

Biographical / Historical

This church was a Union Church until 1816, when the Lutheran congregation left to form Zion Lutheran Church. Pastor who served include: 1788-1798 Anthony Hautz 1798-1808 Jonathan Helffenstein; James Hoffman (supplies) 1808-1814 Philip Gloninger 1816-1819 Frederick Rahauser 1820-1823 John Winebrenner 1824-1829 Albert Helffenstein, Jr. 1830-1835 Daniel Zacharias 1835-1836 Joseph Frederick Berg 1838-1840 John Henry Smaltz 1840-1855 John Freyer Mesick 1855-1864 Daniel Gans 1864-1887 William Henry Harrison Snyder 1888-1928 Ellis Newlin Kremer 1928-1929 Theodore F. Herman (supply) 1929-1941 John Nathan Levan 1941-1942 Theodore F. Herman (supply) 1942-1946 William Tóth 1946-1947 Oswin S. Frantz (supply) 1947-1954 Charles Russell Zweizig 1954-1955 Oswin S. Frantz (supply) 1955-1974 Edward O. Butkofsky 1964-1964 Rollin O. Russell (ass't pastor) 1974-1988 Kendall Link

Extent

1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

For: Historical info see verticle files For: Transcribed Church Records, 1788-1842 copied by William J. Hinke, 1940 SEE ALSO: MKZZ/DA/R98 or Loan Microfilm #132 For: Consistory Minutes; Financial Records & Correspondence (1787-1843) SEE ALSO: Microfilm #246 (Salem German Reformed Church) For: Parochial Reports to the Lancaster Classis SEE ALSO: RG #64 For: History found in THEN AND NOW IN HARRISBURG..., by Marian Inglewood, 1925 SEE ALSO: F159 .H3 I5 1925 p. 107-108 For: History found in ANNALS OF HARRISBURG..., by George H. Morgan & revised by L. Frances Morgan Black, 1906 SEE ALSO: F159 .H3 M9 1906 p. 279-285 For: Personal History found in the diaries of John Spangler Kieffer SEE ALSO: Ms. Coll. 095 For: Newsletter "The Reformed Union" published in the interests of Reformed churches in Harrisburg & vicinity SEE ALSO: ZY R337 v. 1-2, 1897-1898 For: Information regarding church pewter found in "Pewter in Pennsylvania German Churches", by Donald M. Herr SEE ALSO: F 146 .P232 v.29