Second Reformed Church (Reading, PA)
Scope and Contents
The Second Reformed Church collection consists of 7 boxes and 1 folder containing: - Annual Reports, 1952-1977 (incomplete) - Artifacts: Plaque - In Memoriam, Mrs. Clara L. Hain Zieber, Hearing-Aid System - Awards & Certificates, Churchmen's Brotherhood, 1952 - Blueprints - Bulletins, 1891-1979 (incomplete) - By-laws - Charter, 1851 - Church Records: Membership; Directories, 1887, 1938 - Financial Records: Benevolent Fund Ledger, 1902-1940; General Ledger, 1965-1970; Subscription Lists for Missionary House (Lanc., PA), 1928; Treasurer's Reports, 1951-1979 - History: General; Anniversary Celebrations, 1923-1948; News Clippings - Legal Records: Bequests, Memorials; Insurance - Pastors: John H. Sando - Personnel - Photographs & Negative Blocks - Programs and Activities - Committees: - General Info. - Altar Guild Minutes, 1948-1958 - Building Committee Letters to the Congregation, no date, 1860 - Consistory: General; Correspondence - Mergers, St. Paul's UCC, 1975, First UCC, 1979 - Spiritual Council - Auxiliary Organizations: - Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip: Constitution; Manuals; Minutes, 1893-1913; Financial Records, 1893-1913 - Ladies Aid Society Minutes, 1887-1900 - Loyal Blue Cadets Badge - Men's Sunday Evening Guild Constitution - Missionary Society Minutes, 1884-1891 - Reading Outreach, 1981-1982 - Sunday School: General, 1888-1890; Artifact, Offering Bag; Ladies Bible Class, Constitution & Attendance - Women's Guild - Women's Missionary Society: Financial Records Ledger, 1910-1921; Minutes, 1922-1930 - Young People's Society
Dates
- Creation: 1860 - 1982
Biographical / Historical
Pastors who have served this church include: 1848-1849 Porter, Thomas Conrad 1851-1855 Kieffer, Moses 1855-1891 McCauley, Charles Firey 1886-1891 Miller, Rufus Wilder 1892-1912 Bridenbaugh, Samuel Ried 1912-1920 Wagner, Scott Raymond 1921-1943 Coblentz, Elmer Leflie On December 2, 1979 this church consolidated with First United Church of Christ of Reading, PA. The new church kept the name First UCC.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Bridenbaugh, Samuel Ried (1849-1931) (Person)
- Coblentz, Elmer Leflie (1874-1943) (Person)
- Hatt, Bruce Donald (1929-2003) (Person)
- Kieffer, Moses (1814-1888) (Person)
- Mackey, Sheldon Elias (1913-2002) (Person)
- McCauley, Charles Firey (1816-1892) (Person)
- Miller, Rufus Wilder (1862-1925) (Person)
- Porter, Thomas Conrad (1822-1901) (Person)
- Sando, John Henry (1909-2007) (Person)
- Wagner, Scott Raymond (1874-1960) (Person)
- Zieber, Clara Louisa Rain (1846-1913) (Person)
- Title
- Second Reformed Church (Reading, 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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