Nescopeck-Mt. Grove Charge (Luzerne Co., PA)

Collection

Identifier: Church RG 338

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Nescopeck-Mt. Grove Charge collection consists of one box containing: Charge - Church Records (original): Baptisms, 1902-1944; Marriages, 1908-1944; Deaths, 1908-1943; Communicants, 1902-1941; Officers, 1902-1940. - Constitution - Consistory Minutes, 1902-1912 - History - Financial Records First Reformed Church - Church Records; Membership, 1938 - History. Anniversary Celebrations, 1952-1977; News Clippings. Mt. Zion Union Church - Church Records (original): Baptisms, 1809-1939; Confirmations, 1867-1937; Marriages, 1891-1939; Deaths, 1882-1939; Communicants, 1863-1907; Pastoral Register, 1809-1939. - Church Records (transcription): Baptisms, 1809-1864; Confirmations, 1811-1843; Communicants, 1811-1863. Transcribed by Raymond E. Hollenbach, 1963. - Constitution & By-Laws - History. Anniversary Celebrations, 1961.

Dates

Creation: 1864 - 1977

Biographical / Historical

Mt. Grove Charge consisted of First UCC (Nescopeck, PA), organized in 1902; Mt. Zion Church (Briggsville, Pa), organized in 1811; Trinity (Mt. Grove, Pa) and St. Paul's (Sugarloaf, Pa). Pastors ( First UCC): John K Adams 1901-1908, Richard L Seigfried 1962-1966, Franklin L Artley 1966-1971, Raymond H. Edwards 1971, Donald W Miller 1971-1974, Stephen J Steiner 1971-1973, Baryy M Lohman 1974. Pastors (Mt. Zion): Thomas Pomp ( - 1809), Peter Shelhamer 1809-1811, Jacob Dieffenbach 1812-1816, J.N. Zieser 1819-1840, Issac Shelhamer 1840-1846, Horace Daniel 1847-1858, A.R. Hottenstein 1860-1876, T.O. Derr 1877-1880, S.S. Kohler 1881-1890, W.D. Donat 1890-1895, A.H. Herbst 1896-1907, A.A. Hitner 1909-1911, George H. Miller 1912-1917, Walter C. Beck 1917-1939, D. Horton Nace 1940-1944, Ray E.P. Abbott 1945-1948, J. Wm. Arnold 1949-1952, Clark W. Heller 1952-1956, James Gold 1957-1960.