Dillsburg Charge (York Co., PA)
Scope and Contents
The Dillsburg Charge collection consists of 1 box containing: DILLSBURG CHARGE: - Bulletins - Church Records (original): Baptisms, 1888-1972; Confirmations, 1909-1972; Marriages, 1888-1972; Communicants, 1889-1972; Membership; Pastoral Register, 1908-1927; Transfers, 1927-1965 (Includes records from Filey's (Christ) Lutheran Church after the merger with St. John's) - History (found in original church book) - Committees: Joint Consistory Minutes, 1971-1978 SALEM (BARRENS) UNION CHURCH, DILLSBURG, PA: - Church Records (original) Reformed & Lutheran: Baptisms, 1812-1931; Confirmations, 1840-1931; Deaths, 1815-1934; Communicants, 1934-1933; Membership, 1863, 1876; Officers, 1914-1929; Pastoral Register, 1888-1927; Transfers, 1981-1925 - History: General (also in original record book) - Committees: - Self-Study ST. JOHN'S (FRANKLIN) UNION CHURCH, DILLSBURG, PA - Bulletins - Church Records (original): Baptisms, 1850-1888; Confirmaitons, 1855-1870; Deaths, 1883; Communicants, 1854-1875; Membership, 1854, 1980-1986 - Congregational Meetings. Minutes (found with Consistory Minutes) - Constitutions, 1974 - Financial Records: Receipts - Legal Records: Dissolution, 1985 - Pastors: Correspondence, Searches, etc. - Committees: - Consistory, Minutes, 1958-1985 (Includes Joint Parish Meeting Minutes) - Self-Study
Dates
- Creation: 1812 - 1985
Biographical / Historical
This collection contains information regarding St. John's (Franklin) Union Church of Dillsburg and Salem Union (Barrens) Church of Dillsburg. In 1938, St. John's (Franklin) Church merged with Filey's (Christ) Lutheran Church. Other churches associated with the Dillsburg Charge include Bermudian German Reformed Church of Bermudian and the church in Rosstown. Pastors who have served include: 1888-1895 A. H. Leiss 1896-???? William U. Helfrich 1898-1900 George W. Shellenberger 1901-1904 Charles P. Kehl 1905-1907 Howard A. Althouse 1908-1912 Paul Deppen 1913-1916 C. E. Heffleger 1916-1925 N. W. Sechler (supply) 1925-1927 Howard Sheely; Carl Eisenberg; Thomas Jones (supply) 1927-???? Arthur T. Kaup
Extent
0.634 Cubic Feet (2 containers)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Althouse, Howard Ahrens (1880-1948) (Person)
- Deppen, Paul Isaac (1872-1939) (Person)
- Heffleger, Charles Edwin (1875-1967) (Person)
- Helffrich, William Ursinus (1873-1933) (Person)
- Isenberg, Carl Whitmer (1894-1963) (Person)
- Kaup, Arthur Theodore (1899-1980) (Person)
- Kehl, Charles P. (1868-1934) (Person)
- Leiss, Aaron H. (1846-1928) (Person)
- Sechler, Nathan W. (1864-1948) (Person)
- Sheely, Howard Emanuel (1901-1980) (Person)
- Jones, Thomas Garfield (1893-1961) (Person)
Geographic
- Title
- Dillsburg Charge (York Co., 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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