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Notebook on Green Township and Smithville Area History by Daniel L. Kieffer (view source)
Revision as of 15:52, 18 August 2021
, 15:52, 18 August 2021→Church Organizations
* The United Brethern. (''sic'')
* The United Brethern. (''sic'')
===The Methodists, 1st Church===
The first of these organizations was had in 1814, by the Methodists, in the little cabin of Michael {{Surname|Thomas}}, under the pastoral influence of Rev. {{Surname|Summerville}}. The membership resulting from that organization consisted of six in number, namely: Lawrance {{Surname|Winkler}}, and his wife - John {{Surname|Wade}} and his wife, and Michael {{Surname|Thomas}} and his wife. For the first five years after organization the (''sic'') continued to congregate at the cabin of Mr. Thomas, in religious service. In 1819, they moved their seat of service to the cabin of Lawrance {{Surname|Winkler}}, where they continued to worship until 1828, when Mr. Winkler removed to Chester township. They then took up for their meeting place a cabin which was put up for to hold school in near where afterwards School house No. 9. was erected. Here they continued their meetings until on the Baughman township side of Orrville, their denomination put up a church building, where they since then meet to worship.
The first of these organizations was had in 1814, by the Methodists, in the little cabin of Michael {{Surname|Thomas}}, under the pastoral influence of Rev. {{Surname|Summerville}}. The membership resulting from that organization consisted of six in number, namely: Lawrance {{Surname|Winkler}}, and his wife - John {{Surname|Wade}} and his wife, and Michael {{Surname|Thomas}} and his wife. For the first five years after organization the (''sic'') continued to congregate at the cabin of Mr. Thomas, in religious service. In 1819, they moved their seat of service to the cabin of Lawrance {{Surname|Winkler}}, where they continued to worship until 1828, when Mr. Winkler removed to Chester township. They then took up for their meeting place a cabin which was put up for to hold school in near where afterwards School house No. 9. was erected. Here they continued their meetings until on the Baughman township side of Orrville, their denomination put up a church building, where they since then meet to worship.