St. John's Reformed Church (Buffalo, NY)

Collection

Identifier: Church RG 051

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The St. John Reformed Church collection consists of 3 boxes containing: - Church Records (original): Baptisms, 1900-1998; Confirmations, 1901-1993; Marriages, 1900-1989; Deaths, 1901-1994; Communicants, 1900-1935; Membership; Transfers, 1949-1992; Officers, 1900-1972; Pastoral Register, 1900-1990; Statistical Reports, 1900-1931 - Congregational Meetings: Minutes, 1935-1998 (included with Consistory Minutes) - Constitutions & By-Laws, 1933, 1947 - Dissolution, 1998-1999 - Financial Records: Annual Reports, 1946-1998; Bequests & Gifts; Ledgers, 1909-1998; Offering, 1933-1992; Tax Exemptions - History: General (some found in original record book) - Legal Records: Incorporation, 1900; Indentures, 1900; Insurance, 1950-1999; Property - Parsonage & Lot, Rental Agreement with Emmanuel Pentecostal Church, 1995 - Merger, 1939-1944 (with South Side E&R Church) - Pastors: Bryant, C. B., 1957-1967; Dueck, Abram R., 1976-1984 (lay pastor); Graeper, Frederick H., 1952-1957; Kochner, John P., 1931-1951; Schunk, George; Smith, William J., 1973-1976; Vidaver, Michael B., 1994-1998; Weis, William G., 1967-1969 (lay pastor); Whittlinger, Oscar, 1951; Yaiser, John L., 1969-1971 - Committees: - Board of Christian Education. Minutes, Feb.-June, 1952 - Building Committee - Consistory. Minutes, 1900-1998 - Revitalization Committee - Auxiliary Organizations: - Fund Raisers - Ladies Aid Society: Financial Records, 1972-1984; Minutes, 1904-1940

Dates

Creation: 1900 - 1999

Biographical / Historical

St. John E&R Church merged with South Side E&R Church ca. 1944. Later, in 1999 St. John UCC disbanded. This church should not be confused with St. John's Church of Buffalo (Black Rock), NY, which began as an Evangelical Synod church. Pastors include: 1900-1900 William G. Lienkaemper 1900-1908 Adolph William Krampe 1908-1912 Herman W. C. Streubling 1912-1923 George L. Heck 1923-1930 James S. Kosower 1931-1951 John P. Kochner 1952-1957 Frederick H. Graeper 1957-1967 Charles B. Bryant 1967-1969 William G. Weis (lay pastor) 1969-1972 John L. Yaiser 1973-1976 William J. Smith 1976-1984 Abram Dueck (lay pastor) 1984-1990 Harold Jones 1990-???? Michael B. Vidaver