History of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of the city of Lancaster, Pa., from 1807 to 1893 : with some account of earlier efforts to establish Methodism in Lancaster, also, an appendix containing a sketch of St. Paul's M.E. Church, by the pastor [C. Lee Gaul] and "Conestoga's" notes on the conference of 1855
Church Records: First United Methodist, Lancaster [Church records of First Methodist Episcopal Church now First United Methodist Church, Lancaster, Pa.]
Records of Christiana United Methodist Church (formerly a Methodist Episcopal Church) : also includes records of Gap and Mt. Pleasant Methodist Churches
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County", page 57, #1 (Christiana), page 388, #4 (Gap), and page 383, #4B (Mt. Pleasant).
Contents
v. 1. (1874-1881) Probationers' records, class records, members in full connection, chronological record of official members, pastoral and statistical record, baptisms, and marriages -- v. 2. (1882-1929) Record of pastors, record of official members, record of members in full connection, record of probationers, records of marriages, and record of baptisms.-- v. 3. (1915-1939) Record of baptized children, records of preparatory membership, and record of full membership.-- v. 4 (c. 1944-1969) Full membership records.
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County " page 212 #40.
Also known as Second Methodist Church.
Baptisms from all record books are in an ACCESS database on the library computers.
Contents
Record Book 1 (1851-1864). Alphabetical list of members, record for classes, record for probationers, record of baptisms, record of marriages -- Books 2 & 3 (1864-1883). Probationers, class records, alphabetical record of members, record of baptisms, marriage records --Books 4 & 5 (1884-1925). Record of marriages, records of baptisms -- Book 6 (1925-1935). Historical record, record of official members, statistical record, benevolence record, record of baptisms, record of marriages, record of deaths of members -- Book 7 (1934-1946). Marriages, baptisms, funerals.
Record of pastors, church officers, church members, births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials, communion seasons and an annual summary, also a record of interesting and important events occurring from the time in the history of St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Place of Publication
Photocopy
Date of Publication
n.d.
Physical Description
2 v. 29 x 43 cm.
Contents
v. 1 (1902-1944) - v. 2 (1945-1971). Data entered in an ACCESS database available in the LHO Library.
