St. John's Reformed Church (Harrisburg, PA)

Collection

Identifier: Church RG 355

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The St. John's UCC collection consists of three boxes containing ANNUAL REPORTS 1905, 1964-1969, 1970-1990, AUXILIARY ORGANIZATION (LADIES AID SOCIETY 1899-1908, 1909-1934, 1935-1943, 1951-1957; SEWING CLASS; SEYBOLD CLASS, SEYBOLD CLASS RETREAT 1974-1978, SEYBOLD CLASS SCRAPBOOK, YME SCRAPBOOK, SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY BULLETIN 1943, SUNDAY SCHOOL MINUTES 1901-1909) BULLETINS 1946, 1960, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1991, CHURCH RECORDS(BAPTISM 1840-1887, 1899-1991, DIRECTORIES; FUNERALS 1901-1941, 1957-1991, 1923-1957, MARRIAGES 1911-1991, PASTORAL REGISTER 1900-1960, OFFICERS' REGISTER 1899-1938, MEMBERS 1899-1990), COMMITTEES (BUILDING COMMITTEE 1901-1907, CONGREGATIONAL MEETING MINUTES 1907-1917, 1925-1940, 1943-1968, 1969-1991, CONSISTORY MINUTES 1905-1907, 1908-1914, 1915-1922, 1923-1930, 1930-1932, 1933-1936, 1937-1941, 1942-1943, 1944-1949, 1949-1957, 1957-1960, 1966-1968, 1968-1969, 1970-1972, 1973-1974, 1975-1976, 1982-1984 (AND ATTENDANCE ROLL 1978-1984) 1985-1987, 1988-1989, 1990-1991, SPIRITUAL COUNCIL MINUTES 1964-1978), CONSTITUTION, CORRESPONDENCE, HISTORY; LEGAL AND BUSINESS RECORDS (CLOSING DOCUMENTS, CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, MORTGAGES 1916-1936), NEWSLETTERS 1922-1938, PHOTOGRAPHS, PROGRAM AND ACTIVITIES, SELF-STUDY 1968-1969.

Dates

Creation: 1899 - 1991

Biographical / Historical

The church had its beginning in 1893, with the organization of a Sunday School. The church was closed in August 1991 and the church building was later used by the newly formed Harambee UCC. YME (Young, Married and Eligible) group, later called the Seybold class. Pastors: J. Rauch Stein 1900-1911, George W. hartman 1911-1918, Clayton Ranck 1918-1922, David Dunn 1922-1928, Truman Crist 1939-1955, M. Earle McCullough 1957-1959, Braynard E. Kurkowski 1960-1971, Susan Minasian 1988-1991.