Maytown Reformed Church (Maytown, PA)

Collection

Identifier: Church RG 061

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Maytown Reformed Church collection consists of 1 folder & 1 box containing: - Annual Reports, 1920 (contains Church Records for that year) - Bulletins - Church Records (original): Baptisms, 1765-1946; Marriages, 1840-1944; Deaths, 1840-1947; Communicants, 1808-1948; Membership; Officers, 1913-1951; Pastoral Register, 1768-1957; Statistical Reports, 1915-1938; Family Records of Samuel Schaffner - Church Records (transcription): 1808-1898, 1920 found in Annual Reports & Published Histories - Financial Records, 1915-1921 (found in Original Record Book) - History: General; Anniversary Celebrations, 1915-1965; News Clippings; Published - Newsletters: Maytown-Marietta Charge, 1929 and 2015 - Committees: - Consistory: Minutes, 1876-1907 (found in Original Record Book) - Self-Study: Reports, 1965 ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY AND THREE YEARS. SKETCH OF THE REFORMED CHURCH OF MAYTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, by Ellis S. Hay, 1898. Contains Church Records, 1808-1898

Dates

Creation: 1765 - 1971

Conditions Governing Use

Biographical / Historical

In 1928 the Maytown-Marietta Charge was formed and consisted of Maytown Reformed Church, Maytown, PA and Zion Reformed Church, Marietta, PA and continued on and off until about 1960. Pastors who have served include: 1768-1780 John Conrad Bucher 1781-1784 John William Runkle 1786-1798 Ludwig Lupp 1799-1808 William Heister 1808-1835 Henry B. Shaffner 1835-1840 Supplies 1840-1850 Emmanuel H. Hoffheins 1850-1857 Albert Helfenstein, Jr.; John G. Wolff; J. Derr; C. C. Russell; William Goodrich (supply) 1857-1859 Pastor of Donegal Church (supply) 1859-1860 Albert Helfenstein, Jr. (supply) 1860-1866 Thomas C. Porter; Emmanuel V. Gerhart (supply) 1866-1868 John G. Fritchey (supply) 1868-1870 F. A. Gast (supply) 1870-1874 John G. Fritchey (supply) 1874-1878 J. H. Pannebecker 1878-1880 Alfred B. Shenkle (supply) 1880-1881 S. P. Brown 1881-1882 George B. Resser 1882-1884 Emmanuel V. Gerhart (supply) 1884-1886 Alfred B. Shenkle (supply) 1886-1887 Richard F. Gass (supply) 1887-1888 Charles B. Schneder (supply) 1888-1889 J. H. Pannebecker; S. M. Roeder (supply) 1889-1890 J. F. Mackley 1890-1893 M. M. Noacher 1894-1898 Ellis S. Hay 1898-1901 James G. Dengler 1902-1909 Samuel H. Dietzel 1909-1911 George B. Razer 1911-1913 George M. Whitmore (supply) 1913-1918 William J. Lowe 1918-1918 Alvin F. Dietz (supply) 1919-1921 Charles M. Mitzell 1922-1928 Charles H. Faust 1929-1931 James B. Musser 1933-1937 Arthur D. Knoebel 1937-1940 Alfred L. Creager (student supply - pastor) 1940-1943 William H. Banks (student supply) 1943-1945 Harold L. Hess (student supply) 1945-1957 Victor W. Dipple 1957-1959 William A. Ellsworth, Jr. 1958-1959 Richard H. Winters (supply) 1959-1961 Charles L. Wentling 1961-1962 Richard H. Winters (supply) 1962-1963 William A. Seaman (student supply) 1963-1965 John D. Gunson (student supply) 1965-1967 Burr L. Lounsbury, Jr. (student supply) 1967-1971 Daniel W. Grauberger (student supply) 1971-???? Paul N. Marsteller (student supply - pastor)

Extent

1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

For: Additional copy of Original Church Records, 1764-1912 SEE ALSO: Microfilm #259 For: Transcription of Church Records, 1765-1818 by William J. Hinke SEE ALSO: MKZZ LA R12, 14-16 or Microfilm #134 For: Tombstone Inscriptions SEE ALSO: F 157.L2 T66 1935 V.3 pp.102-139 For: Pastoral Records, 1808-1835 of Henry B. Schaffner (1784-1852) SEE ALSO: Ms. Coll. 132 or Microfilm #171 For: Additional copy of the History of Maytown Church found in "Lancaster County Historical Society" SEE ALSO: F 157 .L2 L5, v.22, no.3, pp 35-50 For: "History of Maytown Reformed Church, 1918-1976", by Haines, Haines & Marsteller found in "Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society" SEE ALSO: ML52 L221 v.89 no.1 p.14-33 For: Information & photos of Church Pewter found in "Pewter in Pennsylvania German Churches", by Donald M. Herr SEE ALSO: F 146 .P232 v.29 For: Deed SEE ALSO: Deed #137