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Oley Hill (St. Joseph's & St. John's) Union Church (Boyertown [Pike Twp.], PA)

 Collection
Identifier: Church RG 642

Scope and Contents

The Oley Hill (St. Joseph's & St. John's) Unon Church collection consists of 1 box containing: - Bulletins - Cemetery Records: Constitutions, 1920 - Church Records (fragments): Baptisms, 1945-1956; Confirmations, 1944-1957; Marriages, 1949-1957; Deaths, 1944-1957 - Church Records (original): Baptisms, 1892-1943; Confirmations, 1894-1942; Marriages, 1893-1943; Deaths, 1893-1943; Communicants, 1898-1954; Membership, 1774-1799, 1906-1956; Officers, 1899-1913; Pastoral Register, 1800-1909; Statistical Reports, 1893-1904 - Church Records (transcription): Baptisms, 1731-1799; Marriages, 1731-1797; Deaths, 1754-1796; Communicants, 1754-1779; Membership, 1754-756 Copied by A. S. Leiby & Revised by William J. Hinke, 1938 - Church Records (transcription): Baptisms, 1757-1772, 1958-2004; Confirmations, 1757, 1771, 1968-2002; Marriages, 1959-2004; Deaths, 1958-2004; Membership, 1976-2004 Compiled by Judith A. Meier & Indexed by Paul Brumbach, 2004 - Constitutions, n.d. - Financial Records, 1770-1804, 1950-1955 - Genealogy, 1692-1757 (found with trans. records) - History: General (some in orig. record book); News Clippings; Published - Legal Records, 1957 - Parochial Reports, n.d., 1884, 1937 - Pastors - Photographs - Programs & Activities - Committees: - Joint Council (Consistory): Minutes, 1949-1957 - Study Committee: Minutes, 1975-1980 - Auxiliary Organizations: - Sunday School, 1954-1976 - Women's Guild: Financial Records, 1955 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHURCH ON OLEY HILL, an address delivered before the Historical Society of Berks County, PA, November 14, 1899 by Rev. J. W. Early. HISTORY OF HISTORIC HILL UNION CHURCH, 1731-1953 , by Charles W. Eckert, Sr., 1953.

Dates

  • Creation: 1731 - 2004

Biographical / Historical

This Union Church was made up of St. John's Reformed Church (St. John-Hill UCC) and St. Joseph's Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Reformed congregation changed its name from St. Joseph's to St. John's in 1901. Reformed pastors include: unknown J. C. Dill unknown John William Ingold 1790-1796 F. Dallicker 1797-1977 J. H. Faber 1800-1840 Frederick Herman 1840-1859 Lewis Herman 1859-1864 Robert Van Court 1864-1890 P. P. A. Hoffman 1890-1891 M. H. Brensinger 1891-1892 H. A. I. Benner 1893-1909 M. H. Mishler 1909-1927 C. F. Bartholomew 1927-1929 W. E. Horstmeirer 1929-1933 W. L. Meckstroth 1933-1943 Donald M. C. Englert 1943-1957 John L. Herbster 1958-1961 George K. Ludwig 1962-1967 G. Harry Nice 1967-2003 James W. Rogers 2003-2004 James Dunn (interim) 2004-???? Judith A. Meier (interim)

Extent

1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

For: Church Records, 1754-1799 Copied by Amandus S. Leiby, Revised by William J. Hinke, 1938 & Indexed by Bernice H. Simon, 1976. SEE ALSO: MKZZ/BE/R27, 29-31 or Microfilm #77, #101, #136 & #137 For: Cemetery Records, 1776-1900 SEE ALSO: Unger Coll. #417 For: "Pioneer Palatine Pilgrims", by Irwin Hoch DeLong, 1928 which contain partial church records SEE ALSO: CS/71/.P223/1926 For: Bulletins & Joint Consistory Minutes of the Ziegel Charge, 1949-1967 SEE ALSO: Church RG 034 For: Anniversary Plate SEE ALSO:

Title
Oley Hill (St. Joseph's & St. John's) Union Church (Boyertown [Pike Twp.], PA)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the E&R Library & Archives Repository

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