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Mt. Hope (St. Paul's Union) Reformed Church (Salisbury, NC)

 Collection
Identifier: Church RG 736

Scope and Contents

The Mt. Hope Reformed Church collection consists of one box containing: - Annual Reports, 1961-1964 - Bulletins - Church Records: Directories, 1962-1965 (incomplete); Membership, 1953 - Constitutions - History: General; Anniversary Celebrations, 1965 - Newsletters, 1961-1980 (incomplete) - Photographs - Programs & Activities: Traveling Missioner Project, 1953

Dates

  • Creation: 1850 - 2005

Biographical / Historical

The Mt. Hope Reformed Church grew out of St. Paul's Union Church of Salisbury, NC when the Union was dissolved in 1866. Pastors who have served this church include: 1850-1852 John Lantz 1853-1869 Thornton Butler 1856-1856 Gilbert Lane (Associate Pastor) 1869-1871 J. C. Denny 1871-1877 Peter M. Trexler 1878-1883 John Ingle 1883-1885 Peter M. Trexler (supply) 1885-1888 R. F. Crooks 1889-1892 J. M. Luther Lyerly 1892-1893 Paul Barringer; Peter M. Trexler (alternate supply) 1893-1908 J. M. Luther Lyerly 1909-1910 A. Samuel Peeler 1910-1910 Peter M. Trexler (supply) 1911-1911 Dugan C. Cox 1912-1914 Calvin B. Heller; William H. Causey (supply) 1915-1923 Harvey A. Welker 1923-1923 Sidney Safrit (summer student supply) 1924-1924 Thomas Safrit (summer student supply) 1925-1931 James D. Andrew 1931-1938 Roy C. Whisenhunt 1938-1944 Lonnie A. Carpenter 1945-1946 Milton Whitener 1948-1949 Terrell M. Shoffner (supply) 1949-1949 Huitt R. Carpenter (supply) 1949-1951 Frank W. Snider (student supply) 1950-1951 Joshua L. Levens (supply) 1951-1953 Lloyd E. Sechriest 1953-1959 John C. Chatlos 1959-1959 Samuel A. Troxell (supply) 1960-1960 Joseph Wise (student supply) 1960-1962 Elmo D. Beck 1962-1962 Porter Seiwell (supply) 1963-1968 Carl C. Kreps 1969-1972 Banks J. Peeler (supply) 1972-1975 Kenneth E. Yearick 1975-1978 Fred H. Crisco, Jr. 1979-1980 Albert B. Gminder 1980-1982 Lonnie A. Carpenter (supply) 1982-1985 James D. Rumley, II 1985-1986 Marlin Schaeffer (supply) 1986-1989 Russell S. Rowe 1989-1989 H. Linn Finger (supply) 1990-1991 James Peeler (supply) 1991-2001 Paul L. Pickler 2001-2005 Guy F. Fisher (interim) 2005-???? David Crook (interim)

Extent

1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Subject

Title
Mt. Hope (St. Paul's Union) Reformed Church (Salisbury, NC)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the E&R Library & Archives Repository

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