Friedens Union Church (Friedens, PA)
Scope and Contents
The Friedens Reformed Church collection consists of one box containing FINANCIAL RECORDS (ANNUAL STATEMENTS), CHURCH RECORDS, PASTORAL CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL AND BUSINESS RECORDS (ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, DEEDS).
Dates
- Creation: 1893 - 1947
Biographical / Historical
The congregation was organized in 1808 as a union church, Reformed and Lutheran. In 1847, a Reformed congregation was organized by J.H. Gachenheimer and D.B. Earnest.The church was first a part of the Somerset Charge until 1858, then the Beams Charge and later the Stoyestown Charge. Pastors: Rev. Gresse 1814-1835, I.G. Ibbeken 1835-1844, D.B. Earnest 1844-1847, I.D. Gochenheimer 1847-1850, C.F. Hoffmeire 1852-1857, Frank H. Lavan 1857-1859, William Conrad 1859-1863, H.H. W. Hibshman 1863-1864, A.J. Heller 1865-1870, H.F. Keener 1870-1875, W.H. Bates 1876-1879, J. Wagner 1879-1883, William LeFever 1883-1890, D.O. Shoemaker 1891-1893, Frank Wetzel 1893.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Separated Materials
Friedens Reformed parish register 1852-1922 may be found at theAdams County Historical Society, Gettysburg, PA.
Subject
- Conrad, William (1808-1865) (Person)
- Deatrich, William R.H. (1834-1900) (Person)
- Ernst, David B. (1815-1877) (Person)
- Heller, Andrew Jackson (1837-1924) (Person)
- Hibschman, Harrison Henry William (1837-1896) (Person)
- Hoffmeier, Charles Frederick (1803-1877) (Person)
- Ibbeken, Herman Gerhard (1801-1844) (Person)
- Keener, Henry Frederick (1835-1890) (Person)
- Kieffer, Moses (1814-1888) (Person)
- LeFevre, William D. (1837-1913) (Person)
- Shoemaker, David Otto (Schumaker) (1833-1893) (Person)
- Wagner, John Shockey (1848-1891) (Person)
- Wetzel, Frank C. (1852-1936) (Person)
- Bates, William H. (Person)
Geographic
- Title
- Friedens Union Church (Friedens, PA)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the E&R Library & Archives Repository
555 W. James Street
Lancaster PA 17603 United States
717-290-8734
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