Tower City - Orwin Charge (Schuylkill County, PA)
Scope and Contents
The Tower City - Orwin Charge consists of: Trinity Church, Tower City, formerly Zion Union Church, Tower City; and St. Peter's Church, Orwin, PA. The collection includes: Directories; History; Pastor's Reports; Cemetery Association By-laws; Ladies' Aid Cook Book; Church Records 1827-1940, which include St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Johnstown, PA and Zion Union Church, Tower City, PA.
Dates
- Creation: 1827 - 1970
Biographical / Historical
Zion Union Church was organized in 1827 in Porter Township. Tower City had not yet been incorporated. In 1891 Zion Union separated and the Reformed congregation became Trinity Reformed Church. Trinity built a new church in 1956. St. Peter's Reformed of Orwin (Johnstown) was in union with St. Peter's Lutheran until the Lutherans built a church in Reinerton in 1926.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Geographic
- Title
- Tower City - Orwin Charge (Schuylkill County, PA)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the E&R Library & Archives Repository
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