Jacob's (Howerter's) Union Church (Line Mountain, PA)

Collection

Identifier: Church RG 224

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The St. Jacob's (Howerter's) Union Church collection consists of 1 box containing: - Church Records (transcription): Baptisms, 1803-1943; Confirmations, 1808-1942; Marriages, 1864-1869; Communicants, 1803-1839 Compiled by Don Yoder - Financial Records, 1803-1881 (found in transcribed records) - History: General; Published THE BICENTENNIAL ALBUM 1803-2003: A TRIBUTE TO JACOB'S (HOWERTER'S) UNION CHURCH, 2003.

Dates

Creation: 1803 - 2003

Conditions Governing Use

Biographical / Historical

In 1943 a fire destroyed the church and the Union was dissolved. In 1950 St. Jacob's merged with St. John's of Leck Kill to form Christ Church of Leck Kill and the Lutheran Church built a new church, St. James Lutheran Church, in Pitman. Reformed pastors include: 1813-1815 Ross Reily 1818-1822 Johannes Felix 1820-1827 Heinrich Knoebel 1827-1830 John Hautz 1830-1836 Benjamin Boyer 1836-1854 Rudolph Duenger 1855-1869 Jared Fritzinger 1871-1876 John Wolbach 1876-1887 Aaron R. Hottenstein 1887-1889 Albert Stauffer 1890-1896 Joseph Schlappig 1896-1908 Clement Kressley 1908-1911 Thomas Kressley 1912-1914 W. H. Millhouse 1915-1920 Oliver Schaffer 1921-1941 James E. Beam 1942-1948 Walter Boyer 1949-1954 John Light 1955-1957 John Yarborough 1958-1962 Jefferson C. Glessner 1965-1969 Doyle Luckenbaugh 1969-1973 J. William Wartluft 1973-1982 Elden E. Ehrhart 1983-1991 Bruce Dalious 1992-1994 Kevin Guy & Maureen Duffy-Guy 1994-???? Mark Rothermel

Extent

1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

For: Additional copy of Transcribed Church Records, 1803-1869 SEE ALSO: Microfilm #27, #77, #121 & #261 For: Information regarding the Line Mountain Charge (includes Church Records, 1952-1953) & Christ Church (merger of St. Jacob's & St. John's), Leck Kill, PA SEE ALSO: Church RG 575