Smithfield Evangelical Protestant (Pittsburgh, PA)

Collection

Identifier: Church RG 211

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Smithfield German Evangelical Protestant Church collection consists of 1 box containing: - Bulletins - Church Records (transcription): Baptisms, 1783-1811; Membership, 1783-1814. Compiled & Indexed by Paul Miller Ruff - History: General; Anniversary Celebrations, 1927-1932; News Clippings - Hymnal, 1941 - Legal Records: Property Dispute, 1912-1921 - Photographs - Committees: - Building Committee, 1962-1963 - Auxiliary Organizations: - Ladies Aid Society: Minutes, 1945-1946; Programs & Activities

Dates

Creation: 1783 - 1963

Conditions Governing Use

Biographical / Historical

This church began around 1782 as a German Evangelical Protestant Church with both Reformed & Lutheran congregations. They officially formed a Union in 1812. The Lutherans broke away in 1837, and many of the Reformed left to form Grace Reformed Church. In 1924 the congregation voted to affiliate with the National Council of Congregational Churches. Over the years other affiliated denominations included the Slavonic Congregational Church and the Methodist Church. As an independent protestant church the pastors represented various denominations. These pastors include: 1782-1794 Johann Wilhelm Weber 1795-1800 Carl Simmler; J. M. Steck 1800-1812 unknown 1813-1818 Jacob Schnee 1818-1820 Johann M. Ingold 1821-1822 Heinrich Geissenhainer 1823-1826 Heinrich Kurtz 1827-1840 David Kaemmerer 1840-1846 Joh. Christian Jehle 1846-1849 Robert Koehler 1850-1853 J. J. Waldburger 1853-1868 Carl Walther 1868-1879 Carl Weil 1879-1904 Friedrich Ruoff 1904-1905 Gust. Probst (acting pastor) 1905-???? Carl August Voss