St. John's-Harrold Union Church (Greensburg, PA)

Collection

Identifier: Church RG 212

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The St. John's (Harrolds) Union Church collection consists 1 box containing: - Cemetery Records: Tombstone Inscriptions, 1772-1889 Compiled & Indexed by Paul Miller Ruff, 1998; Tombstone Inscriptions, 1890-1999 Compiled by Ann Deneke, 1999. - Church Records (transcription): Baptisms, 1829-1957; Confirmations, 1833-1956; Marriages, 1785, 1924-1956; Deaths, 1901-1957; Communicants, 1821-1957; Pastoral Register, 1783-1957. Compiled & Indexed by Paul Miller Ruff, 1993 - History THREADS OF HISTORY, by Daniel C. Mensch, 1976.

Dates

Creation: 1772 - 1999

Conditions Governing Use

Biographical / Historical

Also known as Zion Church, this congregation was in existence as early as 1771 but without a regular pastor until 1783 when Rev. John William Weber was appointed to this and Brush Creek Church. The church was a Union Church until the Reformed bought out the Lutheran interest in the late 1880's. Pastors who served include: 1783-1816 John William Weber 1816-1819 Henry N. B. Habliston 1819-1877 Nicholas P. Hacke 1878-1889 Cyrus R. Dieffenbacher 1890-1891 M. H. Mill 1891-1895 I. N. Berger 1897-1904 Henry S. Garner 1904-1909 Lewis D. Steckel 1910-1922 Edwin D. Bright 1922-1932 Victor A. Ruth 1933-1938 John A. Klineginna 1938-1943 Charles S. Hartman 1943-1948 Frank F. Fischer 1949-1952 Carl Rote 1952-1957 Joseph M. Kim 1958-1963 Paul E. Oberkircher 1964-1970 Edwin J. Fromm 1970-1973 James Carcia 1973-???? Arthur Papenmeier