West Salem/Congress Presbyterian Church

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West Salem/Congress Presbyterian Church
Location 10691 Franchester Road, West Salem, Ohio
Country United States
Denomination Presbyterian (PCUSA)
Membership 128 (1910)
125 (2018)
125 (2019)
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Status Active
Administration
Presbytery Muskingum Valley
Synod The Covenant

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Comprehensive History

West Salem/Congress Presbyterian Church is located in Congress Township, West Salem. Membership was 128 in 1910. The only source for this church was History of Wayne County, Ohio, Volume 1, B.F. Bowen and Company, 1910, pg. 262.

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Pastors of

  1. Rev. Montgomery (1878-1879)
  2. Rev. Alexander Scott (1895-1900)
  3. Rev. A. B. Minamyer (ca. 1929)
  4. Rev. John C. Paul (date unknown)

Timeline

  • 1873 Caldwell's Atlas
  • 1878 Rev. Montgomery installed on 30 June 1878 [3]
  • 1879 Rev. Montgomery resigned in Feb 1879 due to health concerns [4]
  • 1895 Rev. Alexander Scott of Savannah, Ashland County, Ohio called to the West Salem Presbyterian Church [5] [6]
  • 1900 Rev. Alexander Scott resigns position after 5 years of service [7]
  • 1929 Rev. A. B. Minamyer, pastor [8]

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References

  1. 1873 Caldwell's Atlas p. 36b
  2. 1897 Caldwell's Atlas p. 142
  3. Wooster Republican 27 Jun 1878 p. 2
  4. Wooster Republican 27 Feb 1879 p. 2
  5. Wooster Daily Record 27 Oct 1894 p. 3
  6. Wooster Daily Republican 21 Sep 1895 p. 2
  7. Wayne County Democrat 11 April 1900 p. 1
  8. Wooster Daily Record 11 Oct 1929 p. 2

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