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HISTORY OF THE JOHNSTOWN EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
1928-1988
The First Evangelical Church of Johnstown, Pennsylvania was organized in 1928 with thirty-one members meeting in the old United Evangelical Church Building on Bedford Street. A building committee comprised of W. H. Bantley, Jacob Kring, J. S. Stutzman, C. L. Wissinger, W. D.
Miller, N. C. Walker and Guy L. Brown were chosen to purchase a site to erect a church building.
The corner stone of this new building was laid on June 3, 1928 with Bishop E. S. Woodring officiating, assisted by the newly appointed pastor Rev. Q. A. Deck. On September 16, 1928, the new building was dedicated to the Lord and his work. The first conference delegate was C. L. Wissinger.
In the fall of 1937, a parsonage was completed on a piece of ground adjacent to the church. In 1954 and addition to the church was made providing three Sunday School rooms. In 1965 another Sunday School addition was added to complete the building as it stands today. "PRAISE THE
LORD".
PASTORS
| 1928 - 1933 |
Rev. Q. A. Deck |
| 1933 - 1938 |
Rev. Ray Starr |
| 1938 - 1944 |
Rev. Ralph Bealer |
| 1944 - 1952 |
Rev. Richard Taubenheim |
| 1952 - 1955 |
Rev. Robert Wilson |
| 1955 - 1961 |
Rev. Fred Fink |
| 1961 - 1967 |
Rev. C. Fred Rissmiller |
| 1967 - 1972 |
Rev. Richard Taubenheim |
| 1972 - 1977 |
Rev. Charles Ludington |
| 1977 - 1985 |
Rev. Keith Mong |
| 1985 - |
Rev. Richard N. Krcal |
OFFICIAL BOARD MEMBERS: June Bader, Ridley Banks, Wilma Berkey, Joyce Frank, Robert Freeman, James Horner, Jack Hritz, Robert Reed, James Rice, Helen Seese, David Thomas, Dianne Thomas, William Wallace, Florence Wissinger and Marie Wissinger.
CHARTER MEMBERS: (*Deceased)
* R. J. Andreson
* Mrs. R.J. Anderson
* William Bantly
* Mrs. Carl Bishof
* Guy L. Brown
* Mrs. Guy L. Brown
* Byron Brown
Zaida Brown Witkosky
Phyllis Brown Witkosky
Helen Brown Seese
* Mrs. John Carrier
* David Custer
* Mrs. David Custer
* Earl Egolf
* Jonas Fouch
* Mrs. Jonas Fouch
* Elmer Frank
* Mrs. Elmer Frank
* Mrs. Catherine Fyock
* Mrs. Alice Gramling
* Mrs. C. B. Gramling
* Mrs. Stella Garretson
* John Gilman
* Mrs. John Gilman
* John Hammer
* W .L. Horner
* Mrs. W. Leman Horner
* Milton Himes
* Mrs. Anna Kunsman McKenzie
* Jacob Kring
* W. D. Miller
* Mrs. W. D. Miller
* Irvin Miller
* Mrs. Irvin Miller
* William Mock
* Mrs. William Mock
* Edna Mock
* Jacob Mock
* Mrs. Jacob Mock
William Mock, Jr.
Mrs. William Mock, Jr.
Mrs. Esther ( Norris ) Crofoot
* Mrs. George Page
* Ephriam Ream
* Mrs. P. R. Ream
* John Smith
* Mrs. Mollie Smith
* J. S. Stutzman
* Mrs. J. S. Stutzman
* Russell Stutzman
* Mrs. Russell Stutzman
Jack Stutzman
Robert Stutzman
* William E. Shank
* Mrs. W. E. Shank
* Mrs. Dorothy (Stull) Huffman
* Elmer Stull
* E.C. >Shartz
* Mrs. E. C. Shartz
Luther Shartz
Jane (Swart) Stoner
Mrs. Paul Wicknick
* Mrs. C. L. Wissinger
* Mr. Cyrus L. Wissinger
*Hadley Wissinger
* Mrs. Hadley Wissinger
Robert Wissinger
* Norman C. Walker
* Mrs. Norman C. Walker
Mrs. George Wilkie
* Mrs. Jonas Yenert
* Jonas Yenert
* Mrs. Lydia Shank
Catherine Gramling Chamberlain
* Mrs. Sara Bird.
The church disbanded September 28, 2003.
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