First Presbyterian Church (Wooster, Ohio)

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Name

• First Presbyterian Church (Wooster, Ohio)

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Trading names

• First Presbyterian Church

Facts

Founded

• August1815
  ^Wooster,Ohio

Related

Parent organizations

• [The Presbyterian Church (USA)]

Key Persons

Founders

• William Matthews Rev. William Matthews

Location

• W. North St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio 1821- October 6, 1929
  1821–1929
• Current
  • 621 College Ave., Wooster, 44691, Ohio October 6, 1929-present
    1929
• Met in home
  • W. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio August 1815 - 1821
    1815–1821

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Quick Facts

• 1815 - August, Met in home, located on W. Liberty St., Wooster until 1821.
• 1815 - Rev. William Matthews was the first pastor as he had been foremost in getting a group of fifteen together.
• 1821 - John Christmas gave them a lot on W. North St. as the site of their new church until October 6, 1929.
• 1833-1845 - Session minutes
• 1866 - Rev. James Reed was instrumental in the incorporation of the College of Wooster.
• 1874 - Assisted in organizing Westminster Presbyterian Church for the College of Wooster students.
• 1915 - October 17-19, Centennial celebrated
• 1929 - September 29, Pre-Dedicatory Calendar
• 1929, 1937, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1984, Nov 1992, 2006 Yearbooks
• 1929 - Architect J. C. Fulton & Son in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
• 1929 - October 6, Dedication of new church at 621 College Ave., Wooster
• 1965 - May 5, Sesquicentennial celebration, 150th celebration
• 1990 - Celebrated 175 years
• 2015 - anticipated bicentennial celebration

Building map

• Basement & Auditorium plan [2 page]
• Building brochure

Constitution

• The Constitution of the Women's Association of the First Presbyterian Church, Wooster, Ohio (When John R. William was Minister)
• 1947 - Constitution and By-Laws of The Women's Association

Ministers

• Harry Eberts (unknown-February 1967)

Further reading

• A Brief history of the Presbyterians / by Lefferts A. Loetscher. Philadelphia: Board of Christian Educational Services of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, 1938.