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Conestoga Union Church  (Conestoga, PA)

 Collection
Identifier: Church RG 055

Scope and Contents

The Conestoga Union (Cooperative Parish) Church collection consists of 1 box containing: - Bulletins - Cemetery Records, 1732-1981 copied by Pauline James, 1983 - Dissolution: Willow Street Charge, 1938 - History

Dates

  • Creation: 1732 - 1991

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright restrictions apply.

Biographical / Historical

Pastors who have served this church include: 1842-1843 C. C. Hoffmeier (student) 1843-1845 George W. Glessner 1845-1846 Peter Sweigert 1846-1848 John G. Zahner; David Heffelfinger (student) 1848-1849 Ernest W. Reinecke 1849-???? Herman Rust 1851-1854 Joel L. Reber 1854-1856 VACANT 1856-1857 John W. Hoffmeier 1858-???? J. V. Eckert 1867-1868 Lewis D. Steckel 1869-1878 Alfred B. Shenkel 1878-1883 Jairus P. Moore 1884-1888 John P. Stein 1888-1890 John F. Mackley, MD 1890-1893 Milton M. Noacker 1893-1894 Wm. F. Lichliter; J. H. Pannebecker; B. M. Myer 1894-1898 D. William Gerhard 1898-1901 O. B. Wehr 1902-1916 Herman S. Shelley 1916-1923 G. A. Stauffer 1924-1934 David Scheirer 1934-1936 Paul C. Scheirer 1936-1939 Raymond C. Strine 1939-1941 Charles Myers 1941-1943 Daniel K. Daub 1943-1946 Charles E. Robb 1947-1951 Irvin L. Rudisill 1951-1963 J. Richard Bishop 1963-1973 Beatrice W. McConnell 1974-1978 Ronald A. Waite 1978-1981 Jeffrey R. Diller 1981-1983 Jere E. Chapman 1983-1989 Francis R. Daugherty 1989-1991 John M. Light; Elden M. Spangler 1991-???? Francis R. Daugherty; John Light

Extent

1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

For: Additional copy of cemetery records copied by Pauline James, 1983 SEE ALSO: Microfilm #268 For: Pastoral Records, 1808-1847 of Henry B. Schaffner SEE ALSO: Ms. Coll. 132 or Microfilm #171 For: Newsletter of the Willow Street Charge (which included Conestoga), "Pastor's Helper", 1888-1897edited by D. W. Gerhard SEE ALSO: Church RG 058 For: Joint Consistory Minutes of the Millersville Charge (which included Conestoga), 1878-1931 SEE ALSO: Church RG 065 For: "Millersville Charge History", written by Rev. Jairus P. Moore, 1880 SEE ALSO: Church RG 065

Separated Materials

For: Original Church Records SEE ALSO: The Conestoga Historical Society

Subject

Title
Conestoga Union Church  (Conestoga, PA)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the E&R Library & Archives Repository

Contact:
555 W. James Street
Lancaster PA 17603 United States
717-290-8734