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Notebook on Green Township and Smithville Area History by Daniel L. Kieffer (view source)
Revision as of 14:53, 16 October 2018
, 14:53, 16 October 2018→Church Organizations
In 1952 the old school Lutheran and German Reformed denominations erected a church building together at Smithville of 35 feet by 45 feet dimension comfortable seating an auditorium of about 300. Here the Lutherans are still holding their worship. This church is in a prosperous condition at present, its attending members now being about 70 in number. Its Pastoral order of succession is as follows:
In 1952 the old school Lutheran and German Reformed denominations erected a church building together at Smithville of 35 feet by 45 feet dimension comfortable seating an auditorium of about 300. Here the Lutherans are still holding their worship. This church is in a prosperous condition at present, its attending members now being about 70 in number. Its Pastoral order of succession is as follows:
* Rev. A. {{Surname|Myers}}
* Rev. William {{Surname|Emmerson}}
* Rev. George {{Surname|Leiter}}
* Rev. J. W. {{Surname|Snyder}}
* Rev. W. J. {{Surname|Sloan}}
* Rev. William {{Surname|Seacrist}}
* Rev. Reuben {{Surname|Smith}}
* Rev. Mr. {{Surname|Balsley}}
* Rev. Solomon {{Surname|Ritz}}
* Mr. {{Surname|Weaver}}
The zealous little band which constituted the first organization of the Lutheran Church in Green has long since been utterly scattered, and Elizabeth {{Surname|Kieffer}} (now Mrs. John {{Surname|Medsker}} is now the only present member here who more than thirty years is now the only present member here who more than thirty years ago was numbered in that organization. The present church counsel be as follows:
* Rev. Mr