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St. John's Reformed Church (Coopersburg, PA)

 Collection
Identifier: Church RG 895

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1893 - 2017

Biographical / Historical

During the life of this church, the Pastors also served the congregations at Friedensville, Blue church, and for a short period at Shiloh Church. St. John's became a two point church in 1950 and on July 1st, 1957 they were served by a full time pastor. Prior to 1944 St. John's original records are not readily available and possibly are intermingled with the other congregations served by their pastors.

Biographical / Historical

Pastors who have served; Robert C. Weaver Jacob g. dubbs 1891-1913 Thomas M. Kressley 1913-1924 William H. Erb 1924-1928 William H. Cogley 1928-1942 George Bingaman 1943-1950 Grant E. Harrity 1951-1954 Ernest M. Hawk 1954-1967 Edward H. Schneider 1968-1974 Irvin Moore Jr. 1975-1981 Leonard A. Stark 1981-1987 Faith Spence (intern) 1987-1988 Richard D. Guhl 1988-

Extent

1.149 Cubic Feet ((2 containers) Annual Reports, Church Records 1893-1990, 1944-1987. History, News Clippings, Certificates.)

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

SEE; St. Paul's Coopersburg (Church RG 028) for additional baptism and marriage records

Title
St. John's Reformed Church (Coopersburg, 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

Contact:
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