St. Thomas Union Church (Gastown, PA)
Scope and Contents
The St. Thomas [Christ Lutheran] Union Church collection consists of 1 envelope containing: - Church Records (transcription): Baptisms, 1826-1866; Confirmations, 1841-1867; Marriages, 1830-1833; Deaths, 1826; Communicants, 1841-1901. Compiled & Indexed by Paul Miller Ruff, 1998. - History: General (some in transcribed records); Anniversary Celebrations, 1966 Treasurer's Reports 1991-2018
Dates
- Creation: 1826 - 2018
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical / Historical
This church closed in 2018.
Pastors include:
1840-1853 William Weinel
1853-1876 F. Wise
1877-1881 M. H. Dieffenderfer
1881-1884 A. K. Kline
1885-1887 A. C. Snyder
1889-1890 A. M. Keifer
1890-1893 W. D. Lefevre
1895-1900 L. W. Showers
1901-1902 I. A. Sites
1903-1914 W. H. Kerschner
1916-1918 J. I. Lauffer
1919-1921 J. N. Garner
1921-1925 A. S. Kresge
1925-1929 C. L. Bash
1929-1934 Sarkis Papajien
1934-1938 D. Horton Nace
1939-1941 Leo O. Carbaugh
1942-1946 Clarence Hower
1946-1949 Max Miller
1949-1951 George Geisler
1951-1958 Jacob Painter
1959-1964 Alvin Master
1964-???? John Kautz
Extent
1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Bash, Clifford L. (1893-1967) (Person)
- Carbaugh, Lee Otis (1889-1959) (Person)
- Dieffenderfer, Moses Henry (1845-1901) (Person)
- Garner, John Nevin (1895-1966) (Person)
- Geisler, George R. (1927-1989) (Person)
- Kline, Alpha K. (1848-1924) (Person)
- Kresge, Alfred Schick (1855-1941) (Person)
- Lauffer, Joseph Iddings (1887-1945) (Person)
- LeFevre, William D. (1837-1913) (Person)
- Master, Alvin Edward (1906-1999) (Person)
- Nace, Daniel Horton, Sr. (1910-1988) (Person)
- Painter, Jacob Fink (1889-1985) (Person)
- Showers, Lucian Wilson (1850-1912) (Person)
- Sites, Isaac Alexander (1846-1903) (Person)
- Snyder, Addison Calvin (1859-1905) (Person)
- Weinel, William E. (1781-1865) (Person)
- Wise, Frederick (1818-1876) (Person)
- Hower, Clarence Berlin (1909-1977) (Person)
- Kautz, John A. (1904-1986) (Person)
- Keifer, Alexander Marion (1862-1944) (Person)
- Kerschner, William Henry (1870-1960) (Person)
- Miller, Max Milton (1913-1972) (Person)
- Papajian, Sarkis (1895-1984) (Person)
Geographic
- Title
- St. Thomas Union Church (Gastown, PA)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the E&R Library & Archives Repository
555 W. James Street
Lancaster PA 17603 United States
717-290-8734
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