Grace Methodist Church 

Grace Methodist Episcopal Church was originally a class connected with Harrisville, the earliest traces of which run back as far as 1845.  The organization, however, it is claimed, had been effected in connection with Clintonville long before this.  The pastors of the church have been:  Revs. G. F. Reeser, 1845; J. Wigglesmith, 1845; A. Hildebrand, 1846; W. M. Bear, 1846; T. Benn, 1847; G. Stocking, 1849; R. Norton, 1850; J. W. Wilson, 1851; J. S. Lytle, 1852; J. Schofield, 1854; T. G. McCreary, 1857; F. Vernon, 1857; R. B. Boyd, 1858; W. R. Johnson, 1859; S. A. Milroy, 1860; J. Abbott, 1861; B. Marsteller, 1863; R. Beatty, 1865; J. M. Groves, 1868; J. Crumb, 1869; L. Wick, 1871; J. M. Foster, 1872; N. Morris, 1875; L. G. Merrill, 1877; C. M. Morse, 1879; G. W. Chesbro, 1881; J. B. Espy, 1883; and A. R. Rich, 1886, the present pastor [1888]. The present building, a handsome brick structure, costing $12,000, is the successor of an old frame that stood north of town.  

It was dedicated with appropriate ceremonies February 27, 1885, and is by far the finest church edifice in the borough.  The present officers of the congregation are:  

Trustees: William Mc Connell, J. N. Emery, J. J. Cornelius, J. P. Locke, W. P. Sutherland, J. N. Kennedy, I. N. Fithian, J. A. Spear and D. G. Courtney.  Stewards:  James Crawford, D. F. Courtney, Sylvester Gulick, F. E. Porter, C. F. McConnell, B. R. Welsh, A. A. Little, Samuel W. Lawrence, J. G. Perry, Isaac Hilkirk, and J. P. Locke, the Recorder.  Class leaders:  Joseph Jackson, F. E. Porter, William McConnell, J. W. Campbell, J. P. Locke, B. S. Atkinson, Henry C. Tear, and J. G. Perry, treasurer of the board; superintendent of Sunday-school, S. P. Barr.  There is in connection with the regular church organization a Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor, of which the president is Miss Ella Kinder; secretary, Miss Florence Perry, and treasurer, J. B. Fithian.  A Ladies' and Pastors' Union, of which Mrs. Mary Gulick is president; Mrs. Sarah Gulick, secretary, and Mrs. Christiana Kerr, treasurer; and Miss Carrie McElwain, secretary, and Miss Florence Perry, treasurer.  The membership of the congregation is 350, of its Sunday school, 275.

History of Mercer County, 1888, pages 507-508 

Postcard Photo - 1911

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210 Broad Street

Corner of  Broad & Pine Streets

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