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The History of the Valley Presbyterian Church built 1839

From the McDonald Record-Outlook, March 16, 1934, page unknown:

The History of the Valley Presbyterian Church

By Martha YOLTON
The old Valley Presbyterian church was built in 1839 at the cost of $1836.20. The first sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. MCEWING, July 5, 1840. The first elders were James STEWART, Sr., John BYERS, Sr., John MILLER and Jacob GUY. There was a total of 43 members the first year. The first Sabbath school library was established in August 1846. James MOORE was the first librarian. Miss Alice G. HAYS and Miss Aggie STEWART were the first organists. In 1911 a piano was used, played by Miss Freda BOWERS.

In the spring of 1911 the new church was built. This structure was a two-story building of brick. On the first floor is the Sabbath school room, class room, and kitchen. In the second floor is the vestibule, ladies’ parlor, session room, Christian Endeavor room, and auditorium with a seating capacity of 300. Total cost was $12,000.

 

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McDonald PA newspaper items were researched and typed by Victoria Hospodar Valentine for the over the course of 5 years.  Vicki had submitted hundreds of articles to the PAWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com mailing list and other Lists.  Her work is presented here in the McDonald, PA section of this website.  Please use the links to navigate or use on-site search to locate articles.  

 

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