Grace Reformed Church (York, PA)

Collection

Identifier: Church RG 809

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Grace Reformed Church collection consists of 18 boxes containing: - Bulletins, 1902-2018 Church Register (Original). Includes Pastors, 1888-1970; church officers, 1903-1925; members, 1897-1923; communicants, 1896-1918; baptisms, 1896-1919; marriages, 1902-1922; burials, 1896-1923. Church Records. Church Register (Photocopy), 1896-1923. Includes births, baptisms, burials, confirmations, marriages, church officers. Annual Congregational Reports, 1918-1937. IAnnual meeting minutes, treasury reports, Sunday School Reports, and other church organization's reports. Article of Incorporation, 1889; Constitution; By-law changes of 1907, 1910, 1960, 1980, 1990; Plan of Voluntary Dissolution, 2017. - History: General; Anniversary Celebrations, 1938-1973; News Clippings; Published Newsletters. "Grace Church Kalendar." 1901-1921, "The Herald." 1926-1934. "Grace News." 1965-1971. "Grace Journal." 1974-2011 A HISTORY OF GRACE REFORMED CHURCH (UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST), YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, by Irvin A. Raubenhold, 1978.

Dates

Creation: 1888 - 2017

Biographical / Historical

Grace Reformed Church was dedicated on April 15, 1888. The congregation under classes by Rev. Warren Dreisbach and Rev Rauhauser with 37 members on July 31, 1888 Pastors; Isaac N. Peightel, D.D. 1888-1895 H.M.J. Klein, Ph.D 1896-1905 E.E. Emhoff 1905-1911 Frederick A. Rupley II D.D. 1911-1923 Irvin A. Rauben hold D.D.1923-1961 Willard S. Rabert, Jr. 1961-1970 L. Hugh Gowan 1970-1973 Harry C. Carolus 1974-1979 Richard J. Hall 1979-1980 Robert E. Brown 1989-2012 Katherine A. Seiler 2012-