District Superintendents

District: Kane: - Commenced in 1962. Composed of Churches in the former Erie and Genesee Conferences Territory. Arthur Culmer Shultz 1962-1965; Frederick Warren Hunt, October 1, 1965-1971; James Robert Gray 1971-1977; Robert Basil Baker 1977-1983; James Paul Ciampa 1983-1989; Harry Donald Lash 1989-1994; Arnold Allen Rhodes 1994-2000; Robert William Higginbotham, Jr. 2000--.

 

ACKLEY HOLLOW                                                                                                         KANE DISTRICT

UNITED BRETHREN – ERIE CONFERENCE                                                                              18??-1924

 

Location: Ackley Hollow was located in Warren County, PA.

 

History: United Brethren – Erie Conference. Ackley Hollow was on the Russell Circuit. Closed and sold in 1924.

 

AKELEY                                                                                                                         KANE DISTRICT

METHODIST EPISCOPAL – ERIE CONFERENCE                                                                               1917

Mailing Address: PO Box 28, Russell, PA 16345-0028                                                            814/757-8493

ID: 88553

Location: Located on Route 62 two miles south of the New York-Pennsylvania State line in the Village of Akeley, Warren County, PA.

 

History: Methodist Episcopal - Erie Conference. The Church was organized in 1917. The meeting place was the Grange Hall until 1920 when the congregation purchased a schoolhouse. Reverend Walter Bennett, an Evangelical United Brethren pastor, built this building in 1905. The bell tower looked so much like a church steeple that when others commented about it, he said, “I’m building a Church”. Reverend Artland Lynn Pardee was the first pastor. The Church was dedicated by the second pastor--Reverend Perry Franklin Haines. The building was remodeled in 1950. The basement and kitchen were enlarged and a new classroom was added. Victor Granguist donated most of his labor and time. Stained glass windows were added in 1955. A new side entrance was completed by May of 1968. The Church has always been part of a two-point Charge with Russell from its organization in 1917. The membership in 1968 was 72. The membership on January 1, 2003 was 116.

 

Pastors: Akeley/Russell: Artland Lynn Pardee 1917-1919; C. J. Feig 1919-1920; Perry Franklin Haines 1920-1922; George C. McDowell 1922-1926; Arthur Albin Swanson 1926-1929; Harold Lester Knappenberger Sr., 1929-1936; Reuben Knight Rumbaugh 1936-1939; Robert Sherwood Naylor 1939-1942; David 0. May 1942-1943; Philip W. Schlick 1943-1947; Palmer N. Taylor 1947-1949; John Lee Buck 1949-1956, Clifford Carl Headland 1956-1962; Arthur Frederick Hummel 1962-1970; John Albert Squires 1970-1974; Lloyd Dice Tennies 1974-1979; Russell/Akeley: Timothy Morris Storms 1979-1983; Marshall Kenny Snyder 1983-November 15, 1992; John Patrick Lenox February 15, 1993-2002; Gary Keith Donaldson 2002--.

 

BARNES                                                                                                                        KANE DISTRICT

METHODIST EPISCOPAL – ERIE CONFERENCE                                                                               1845

Mailing Address: PO 960, Barnes, PA 16347-0960                                                                 814/968-5222

ID: 88611

Location: Located in the village of Barnes on Route 666 and 948 two and one-half miles south of Sheffield in Sheffield Township, Warren County, PA.

 

History: Methodist Episcopal - Erie Conference. The Barnes Church was developed from a Class on the Washington Circuit organized in 1845. The first Church building was erected in the 1850s. It was extensively altered in 1904. Originally on the Sheffield Circuit, from 1899 to 1921 it was the head of the Barnes Charge comprised of the Churches at Barnes, Saybrook, Tiona, Stoneham, and Glade. Since 1921 it has been part of a two-point Charge with Sheffield. The membership in 1968 was 80. The membership on January 1, 2002 was 118.

 

Pastors: Sheffield/Barnes Circuit: Jeptha Marsh 1859-1861; Peter Burroughs 1861-1862; Warner Bush 1862-1863; George F. Reeser 1863-1865; Archibold Stewart Goodrich 1865-1868; Samuel Hollen 1868-1869; Major Colegrove 1869-1870; Sheffield/Kane Circuit: Lucien F. Merritt 1870-1871; Martin V. Stone 1871-1872; Sheffield/Barnes: Simon S. Burton 1872-1873; Sheffield/Kane: Simon S. Burton 1873-1874; John H. Stoney 1874-1876; Lucien F. Merritt 1876-1879; Hollis D Todd 1879-1880; William W. Cushman 1880-1883; Almon A. Horton 1883-1886; Ira D. Darling 1886-1889; Amos M. Lockwood 1889-1894; Thomas J. Hamilton 1894-1897; Thomas R. Thoburn 1897-1898; Horace M. Conway 1898-1899; Barnes Circuit: Barnes/Saybrook /Tiona/Stoneham/Glade Run: Bruce Simpson Wright 1899-1900; L. J. Taylor 1900-1902; Otis H. Sibley 1902-1903; Barnes/Glade Run: Emerson H. Jones 1903-1907; Oliver H. Nickle 1907-1908; J. J. Giblin 1908-1910; Sheffield/Barnes: John Albert McCamey 1910-1912; Thomas F. Phillips 1912-1914; Lawrence M. Barnard 1914-1918; William J. Small 1918-February 1921; Sheffield/Barnes: William J. Small February 1921-1923; Samuel Thompson Davison 1923-1927; Robert James Montgomery 1927-1930; James Brent Cook 1930-1935; Elza Wayne Chitester 1935-1939; Ivan Everett Rossell 1939-1945; Palmer N Taylor 1945-1947; Ethelbert D. Hulse 1947-1950; Grant Lawrence Mottern 1950-1956; Jackson Harold Parsons 1956-1964; Randolph W. Langsford 1964-October 1964; Jack Pearson Boyd, November 1964-1970; George Wesley Campbell 1970-1982; Ralph Luther Romine 1982-1994; Terry Leonard Hurlburt 1994--.

 

BEAR LAKE                                                                                                                   KANE DISTRICT

UNITED BRETHREN – ERIE CONFERENCE                                                                                      1852

Mailing Address: Box 141, Bear Lake, PA 16402-0141                                                            814/728-8552

ID: 189987

Location: Located at the corner of South Center and Greeley Streets, Bear Lake, Warren County, PA.

 

History: United Brethren - Erie Conference. The history of this church begins in 1852 as a part of the New York Mission. The next year the name was changed to Bear Lake Circuit. Until 1874 the congregation met in a schoolhouse one mile east of the village. In 1874 the church was built, dedicated in December. The church was remodeled in 1959. In 1970 there were 124 members. The membership on January 1, 2003 was 71.

 

Pastors: Bear Lake Circuit: James Carter and L. L. Hager 1855-1856; James Carter and John W. Hill 1856-1857; Nelson Shelmadine and 0. Bagley 1857-1858; L. L. Hager 1858-1859; William D. Ellis and George W. Franklin 1859-1860; G. R. Sleeper and George W. Franklin 1860-1861; R. G. Sleeper 1861-1862; John W. Hill 1862-1863; N. R. Luce 1863-1864; J. W. Clarke and J. M. Zielie 1864-1865; W. Cadman 1865-1866; D. C. Starkey 1866-1867; A. Brooks 1867-1868; D. C. Starkey 1868-1869 L. L. Hager 1869-1871; W. Rittenhouse 1871-1872; J. W. Gage 1872-1873 J. L. Holmes 1873-1875; N. R. Luce 1875-1878; N. Dingman 1876-1877; G. E. Wellman 1877-1879; Edson Smith 1879-1882; O. J. Gage 1882-1883; H. Bedow 1883-1884; A. Meeker 1884-1885; L. Markman 1885-1887; A. Peckham 1887-1888; P. E. Smith 1888-1889; D. C. Starkey 1889-1890; Z. C. Dilley 1890-1891; W. D. Fullom 1891-1892; W. W. Vaughn 1892-1893; A. J. Maring 1893-1895; Rufus Smith 1895-1896; L. Markham 1896-1900; F. E. Depew 1900-1901; Jonathan Mager 1901-1902; H. L. McIntyre 1902-1905; George McCullock 1905-1906; George A. Schoonmaker 1906-1907; H. H. Williams 1907-1910; P. E. Smith 1910-1911; C. M. McIntyre 1911-1913; E. F. Swanson 1913-1916; W. M. Cage 1916-1917; C. E. Dibble 1917-1920; F. D. Fuller 1920-1922; C. C. Grover 1922-1924; Walter A. Bennett 1924-1925 C. C. Grover 1925-1926; George B. Mulvin 1926-1929; W. D. Fullom 1929-1933; Walter D. Black 1933-1934; Arthur L. Pang 1934-1936; Roger D, Morey 1936-1938; Irvin W. Barrett 1938-1941; Bear Lake/Chandlers Valley: Frank Eugene Donelson 1941-1942; Byron Van Ness Berry 1942-1944; Bear Lake/Lottsville: H .F. Reagle 1944-1945; Harry Andorf 1945-1947; Arthur L. Pang 1947-1951; Gerald M. Lundeen 1951-February 1952; Bear Lake/ North Clymer: Gerald M. Lundeen February 1952-1957; Burkett L. Smith 1957-1961; Harry L. Bauer 1961-1964; Bear Lake: Lynn H. Ostrander 1964-1971; Bear Lake/Lottsville Howard K. Markel, Sr. 1971-1975; Charles Dale Dupont 1975-September 1, 1980; Robert Brian Trask September 1980-1984; Dennis Andrew Fetter 1984-1987; Roger C. Nichols 1987-1989; To Be Supplied 1989-1990; Bernard Wilfred Bloom 1990-2001; Lance Tucker 2001-2002; John R. Rough 2002-2003; Bear Lake: James W. Crossley 2003-2006; Bear Lake/Chandlers Valley: James W. Crossley 2006--.

 

BENEZETTE                                                                                                                   KANE DISTRICT

METHODIST EPISCOPAL – CENTRAL PA CONFERENCE                                                                  1833

Mailing Address: 6446 Gardner Hill Road, Weedville, PA 15868                                             814-787-5891

ID: 180761

Location: Located in the village of Benezette in Elk County, PA.

 

History: Methodist Episcopal - Erie Conference and Central Pennsylvania Conference. Prior to 1858 when the Caledonia Circuit was organized, this work had been part of the Ridgway Circuit. There were a few settlers in Benezette Township before 1800, including the Bennetts for whom Bennett's Branch of the Susquehanna and Bennett's Valley are named. The Bennetts were trappers. The land actually was settled after 1811 when tracts were sold at two dollars an acre on five-year credit. In 1858 the Caledonia circuit was formed. Reverend James Sanks was appointed Presiding Elder and Reverend Joseph R. King was appointed to supply the circuit, which had 18 appointments in Elk, Clearfield and Jefferson Counties. Benezette's industry then included clay mining as well as lumbering. Later that year the circuit was transferred to Erie Conference. In 1869 ground was secured for the church and parsonage in Benezette. The church was erected at a cost of $1,280 and the bell and furnishings increased the cost by another $279. In 1875 the Circuit name was changed from Caledonia to Penfield and in 1878 the Circuit was split, this time into Penfield and Benezette Circuits. Included in the Benezette Circuit were Benezette, Mount Pleasant, Johnson, Caledonia and Mount Zion. In 1968 the membership was 54. The membership on January 1, 2003 was 53.

 

Pastors: Ridgway Circuit: Abner Jackson 1833-1834; Ridgway Mission: Gideon D. Kinnear 1834-1835; Allured Plimpton 1835-1836; Samuel W. Blade 1836-1838; Lorenzo Whipple 1838-1839; Brookville Mission/Benezette: Harvey S. Hitchcock 1839-1840; Elijah Coleman 1841-1843; Luthersburg/Benezette: John Brunner Graham 1843-1844; Brookville/Benezette: Thomas Benn 1844-1845; Luthersburg/Benezette: John H. Coxon 1845-1846; John Wrigglesworth 1846-1847; Ridgway Circuit: Samuel Hollen 1847-1848; Ridgway/Benezette: Richard A. Caruthers 1848-1849; Ransom L. Blackmar 1849-1850; Forestville/Ridgway Mission/Benezette: Ira Blackford 1850-1851; Tionesta Charge: Fauntly Muse 1851-1853; Kinzua/Tionesta/Benezette: Madison Wood 1853-1855; Ralph R. Roberts 1855-1856; Noble W. Jones 1856-1857; Edwin Hull 1857-1858; Caledonia Circuit Formed: (18 Churches in Elk, Clearfield and Jefferson Counties): Joseph Reeder King 1858-1860; Benezette Transferred to Erie Conference: John F. Craig 1860-1861; John Guss 1861-1862; Henry M. Ash 1862-1863; To Be Supplied 1863-1868; Thomas Greenly 1868-1869; Andrew Bozorth Hooven 1869-1872; Levi G. Heck 1872-1875; Circuit Name Changed from Caledonia to Penfield 1875: Eliel McVey Chilcote 1875-1878; Benzette Circuit: Benzette/Mount Pleasant/ Johnson/Caledonia/Mount Zion: William Harrington Norcross 1878-1887; James F. Glass 1887-1890; John A. Miller 1890-1893; Isiah Jacob Resser 1893-1897; M. V. Miller 1897-1899; S. J. Sarver 1899-1901; Thomas McKenty 1901-1903; J. Warren Rose 1903-1906; Elmer Simpson 1906-1908; James H. Bettens 1908-1910; John Henry McKechnie 1910-1912; David A. Sowers, Jr., 1912-1914; Harry C. Moyer 1914-1917; Matthews S. Q. Mellott 1917-1919; Irwin S. Hodgson 1919-1920; Walter Horace Upham 1920-1921; Levi Benson 1921-1925; C. E. Miller 1925-1926; Leon W. Ross 1926-1927; John T. Hoover 1927-1929; Albert E. Flick 1929-1931; Frank T. Kinner 1931-1932; Walter R. Byers 1932-1933; Robert E. Gibson 1933-1934; Frank T. Kinner 1934-1938; Robert E. Breth 1938-1940; Ralph D. Schlabig 1940-1942; Thomas G. Parkyn 1942-1944; Harper P. Dodds 1944-1948; Lorenzo Plyer 1948-1950; F. Wayne Yaple 1950-1952; Dean Bonsell 1952-1953; John J. Plant 1953-1957; Charles C. Graham 1957-1961; Earl McGill 1961-1962; Benezette: John Urhin, Jr. 1962-1966; Patricia Mitchell Dore Bowers 1966-1969; William Harry Porter 1969-March 1979; Benezette/Caledonia/Weedville: David Scott Jack 1979-1982; James Edward Moore 1982-1987; Douglas Edward Burns 1987-1992; Joseph Allen Onder 1992-1997; Henry Gerald Poole 1997-July 15, 2004; Benezette/Caledonia/Weedville/ Sinnamahoning/Sterling Run: Henry Gerald Poole July 15, 2004-October 8, 2005; David Andrew Bell, Sr. January 8, 2006-2006; Timothy Mark Rogers 2006--.

 

BETULA                                                                                                                        KANE DISTRICT

METHODIST EPISCOPAL - GENESEE CONFERENCE                                                               1881-1969

 

History: Methodist Episcopal – Genesee Conference. On March 30, 1969 the Betula Church was closed and its membership of 29 was merged with Crosby.

 

BRADFORD: ASBURY                                                                                                    KANE DISTRICT

METHODIST EPISCOPAL – GENESEE CONFERENCE                                                                        1845

Mailing Address: 385 East Main Street, Bradford, PA 16701                                                   814/362-3053

ID: I50640

Location: Located at 385 East Main Street, Bradford, McKean County, PA.

 

History: Methodist Episcopal - Genesee Conference. Chartered on February 27, 1849 as the First Society of The Methodist Episcopal Church of Tununguant, the Church was served by circuit-riding ministers until 1855. A church was built on Church Street, later renamed Welch Avenue, with Reverend Charles D. Burlingham as the first pastor. In 1890 a second charter was granted naming the church as The Methodist Episcopal Church of Kendall. In 1889-1891 a new church was built on East Main Street under the leadership of Reverend John H. Stoody. Razed  by fire in 1893, the Church was rebuilt in nine months . Mrs. George K. Welch donated the land for the church. In 1895, Epworth Chapel, since razed, was built. In 1906 a parsonage was purchased opposite the church. Between 1917-1921 the church was completely remodeled, with basement rooms added, during the pastorate of Reverend Ernest W. Collings. In June 1926 the name was again changed to the Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church of Bradford. An addition, housing dining facilities and church schoolrooms was erected at a cost of $24,000 and consecrated in May 1958. The mortgage was burned on February 12, 1967. Since about 1917 Asbury has been on a circuit with Custer City Methodist Church. This was a Genesee Conference Church that was transferred into the Western Pennsylvania Conference by the boundary change of 1962. Its membership in 1968 was 208. The membership on January 1, 2003 was 102.

 

Pastors: Tununguant: Thomas B. Eaton 1849-1850; Benajak Williams 1850-1852; To Be Supplied 1852-1853; John A. Wells 1853-1854; William Bash 1854-1855; Charles D. Burlingham 1855-1856; Egbert J. Selleck 1856-1857; T. William Porter 1857-1860; Idelbert Miller 1860-1861; John Hills 1861-1864; Junius Benson Countryman 1864-1865; Henry Story 1865-1867; George Washburn 1867-1869; William S. Tuttle 1869-1870; Edward A. Rice 1870-1872; J. L. Rushbridge 1872-1874; A. W. Pingrey 1874-1877; John A. Copeland 1877-1879; J. S. Van Kirk 1879-1880; L. N. Dolbey 1880-1882; Joseph Lewellyn Davies 1882-1883; John Wesley Wright 1883-1884; C. W. Turrell 1884-1885; J. R. Adams 1885-1886; Jonathan Griffith Hann 1886-1888; W. H. Farvat 1888-1889; John Henry Stoody 1889-1890; Name changed to Methodist Episcopal Church of Kendall 1890: John Henry Stoody 1890-1892; F. W. Berlin 1892-1893; Charles H. Patterson 1893-1894; John Henry Stoody 1894-1895; Name Changed to Epworth Chapel: Wesley D. Allen 1895-1897; Burdette R. Germer 1897-1900; William Benson Wagoner 1900-1901; Adelbert Lansing Schumann 1901-1905; John Segwalt 1905-1906; Price A. Crow 1906-1907; John William McGavern 1907-1910; Harvey R. Williamson 1910-1911; Fayette F. Leavitt 1911-1912; William Henry Manning 1912-1914; Addison A. Reavley 1914-1917; Epworth/Custer City: Ernest W. Collins 1917-1922; Walter W. Dailey 1922-1925; Henry I. Chattin 1925-1926; Name changed to Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church 1926: Henry I. Chattin 1926-1927; Theodore G. Smith 1927-1929; Wesley D. Allen 1929-1930; Frederick Wood 1930-1936; Homer C. Evans 1936-1938; G. Paul Keller 1938-1941; William Partington 1941-1945; Frederick L. Harburn 1945-1951; Merlyn M. Vantran 1951-1953; Ellis Munyon 1953-1955; Oral F. Fisher 1955-1958; Harold E. Blish 1958-1962; Appointment changed to Bradford: Asbury/Custer City: Raymond Johnston Hurst 1962-1964; Richard Bailey Snyder 1964-1966; John Herbert Clark 1966-1969; Lawrence B. Owens 1969-1971; Walter Albert Linaberger, Jr. 1971-1973; John James Haney, Sr., 1973-1979; James Mark Dubois 1979-1988; Michael Lewis Kundrat 1988-1992; Carol Richey Adcock 1992-July 15, 1999; Bradford Area Parish: Asbury/West Branch/Custer City/Rew/Sawyer: Stephen C. Moore 1999-2005; Martin P. Reynolds Associate 2000-2002; Fred J. Moore Associate 2003-2005; Bradford Area Parish: Asbury/West Branch/Custer City/Rew: R. Max Miller 2005--; Fred J. Moore Associate 2005--;.

 

BRADFORD: FIRST                                                                                                       KANE DISTRICT

METHODIST EPISCOPAL – GENESEE CONFERENCE                                                                        1842

Mailing Address: 25 Chambers Street, Bradford, PA 16701                                                    814/362-3584

ID: 150662

Location: Located downtown at Chestnut, Chambers, and East Corydon Streets, in Bradford, McKean County, PA.

 

History: Methodist Episcopal - Genesee Conference. This Church had its beginnings in 1842, when a Methodist Class of eleven members was formed at Sawyer, which was visited every other week by the preacher serving the Smethport Mission in the Wellsboro District. In 1844 Reverend Joseph F. Mason was the preacher coming from the Smethport Mission to visit this group. In 1851, the name of Bradford was included in the appointments in the Olean District, Genesee Conference. The Church was coupled at times with classes at Limestone, Tuna, Tarport, Kendall Creek, and Lafayette. The oil boom, which came in early 1876, brought a boom to the church. Through the encouragement and promise of cooperation of non-Methodists, a full-time pastor was requested of the Genesee Conference in 1876 Reverend John A. Copeland was appointed, serving 1876-1879, while the church met in the Wagner Opera House, and built the first church building, which was dedicated March 17, 1878. An addition was begun immediately, larger than the original building; it was dedicated January 20, 1880. Genesee Conference met here in 1881. Old Church was torn down and a new structure was erected on the site during the pastorate of Reverend Samuel A. Keen, and dedicated by Bishop Adna W. Leonard, of Buffalo Area, September 25, 1927. Remodeled and enlarged 1956-1960. Entertained 151st session of Genesee Conference in 1960. Became part of Erie Conference in 1962 by boundary change and of Western Pennsylvania in 1962 by merger with Pittsburgh Conference. Membership in 1968 was 1383. The membership on January 1, 2003 was 477.

 

Pastors: Wellsboro District: Smethport Mission Circuit: John P. Kent 1842-1843; John P. Kent and Joseph F. Mason 1843-1844; Joseph F. Mason 1844-1845; Joseph Pearsell 1845-1847; Francis W. Conable and Joseph McCreary, Jr. 1847-1848; Harvey K. Hines 1848-1849; Thomas B. Eaton 1849-1850; Benajah Williams 1850-1851; Bradford Appointment transferred to Genesee Conference: Olean District 1851; Benajah Williams 1851-1853; J. A. Wells 1853-1854; William Bush 1854-1855; Charles P. Burlingham 1855-1856; Egbert J. Sellick 1856-1857; Timothy W. Porter 1857-1859; To Be Supplied 1859-1860; Job Miller 1860-1861; John Mills 1861-1863; To Be Supplied 1863-1864; Junius Benson Countryman 1864-1865; Henry Story 1865-1866; Theophilas Hartley 1866-1867; George Washburn 1867-1869; William S. Tuttle 1869-1870; Edward A. Rice 1870-1872; J. L. Rushridge 1872-1874; A. W. Pingrey 1874-1876; Station Appointment: John A. Copeland 1876-1879; Charles Wesley Cushing 1879-1882; DeWitt W. Clinton Huntington 1882-1885; George Chapman Jones 1885-1889; DeWitt W. Clinton Huntington 1889-1891; Lafayette F. Congdon 1891-1896; Melville Rueben Webster 1896-1900; Charles Edward Millspaugh 1900-1903; James B. Kenyon 1903-1906; John M. Walters 1906-1910; Frank S. Tincher 1910-1914; S. E. Idlemas 1914-1916; Samuel W. Robinson 1916-1918; Harry H. Witham 1918-1920; Samuel A. Keen 1920-1928; James F. Bisgrove 1928-1934; Claude H. King 1934-1939; Austin J. Rinker June-October 1939; Ernest E. Davis 1939-1947; Clement B. Yinger 1947-1957; Clytus F. Mowry 1957-1961; Roland L. Osgood 1961-1962; Transferred to Erie Conference and then to Western Pennsylvania Conference in 1962: Roland L. Osgood 1962-1966; Marion E. Rinch Associate 1961-1966; Willis Burton Ruddock 1966-1979; Arthur John Gotjen Associate 1966-1967; Ronald Edward Dietrich Associate 1968-1969; Thomas Ellis Urban Associate 1969-1972; Howard Gilliford Russell, Jr. Associate 1972-1975; Paul Reed Milliken Associate 1975-1979; James Dale Mowrey 1979-1989; Thelma Nelson Mowrey Associate 1979-1989; Norman Eugene Dunkle 1989-1993; John Patrick Lenox Associate 1989-February 15,1993; Frank Melvin Sherman 1993-1998; Stephen James Gruver Associate 1993-1996; Gregory Littell Spencer 1998-September 1, 2000; Herbert Golden Gates, III January 1, 2001-2003; Dennis Wayne Swinford 2003--.

 

BRADFORD: HILL MEMORIAL                                                                                       KANE DISTRICT

UNITED BRETHREN – ERIE CONFERENCE                                                                                      1866

Mailing Address: 44 Kennedy Street, Bradford, PA 16701                                                      814/362-4375

ID: 60297

Location: Located at Boylston and Kennedy Streets, Bradford, McKean County, PA.

 

History: United Brethren - Erie Conference. The congregation began about 1866 as a part of the McKean Mission. At first meetings were held in a store building on Main Street and in the Union Church on Corydon Street. A church, known as the First United Brethren, was built in 1876. The new building was dedicated February 22-1907 and named Hill Memorial, because of a gift from John Hill. In 1999 Derrick City merged with Hill Memorial. In 1970 there were 351 members. The membership on January 1, 2003 was 332.

 

Pastors: McKean Mission: A. Peckham 1866-1868; S. Higbee 1868-1869; W. Robinson 1869-1870; J. Holmes 1870-1872; I. Bennehoff 1872-1874; A. Peckham 1874-1875; J. Andrews 1875-1876; First United Brethren: W. R. King 1876-1877; I. Bennehoff 1877-1879; M. A. Baldwin 1879-1879; Thomas Eugene Evans 1879-1880; A. K. Root 1880-1882; J. W. Gage 1882-1883, W. W. Pringle 1883-1884; R. Weaver 1884-1886; J. W. Lewis 1886-1888, D. C. Starkey 1888-1889; A. Meeker 1889-1890; J. P. Adkins 1890-1891; J. W. Gage 1891-1892; J. H. Spillman 1892-1895; Orange J. Gage 1895-1900; Guy L. Brown 1900-1902; Ira S. Swezey 1902-1903; J. Bal­mer Showers 1903-1905; George McCulloch 1905-1907; George McCulloch and J. N. Yaggy 1907-1908; J. N. Yaggy 1908-1912; Russell S. Showers 1912-1916; Emory H. Nichols 1916-1920; Nathan J. McIntyre 1920-1930; Oliver E. Schafer 1930-1934; S. Paul Weaver 1934-1935; William P. Hanks 1935-1936; Charles M. McIntyre 1936-1941; Claude C. Grover 1941-1955; Charles Robert Gatty 1955-1955 (three months); S. Paul Weaver 1955-1962; Leo Richard Hansen, 1962-1973; Dennis R. Bewley 1973-1976; James Hartley Ritchie, Jr. 1976-1981; Lynn H. Ostrander 1981-1988; William Lowe Kemp 1988-January 26, 1997; David Walter Bunnell 1997--.

 

BRADFORD: WEST BRANCH                                                                                         KANE DISTRICT

UNITED BRETHREN – ERIE CONFERENCE                                                                                      1866

Mailing Address: 605 West Washington Street, Bradford, PA 16701                                       814/362-3053

ID: 60311

Location: Located on the corner of West Washington Street and Langmaid Lane, Bradford, McKean County, PA.

 

History: United Brethren - Erie Conference. The congregation in 1866 was an appointment on McKean Mission. In 1870 it became the West Branch Church of Bradford Circuit. Early worship services were held in a log schoolhouse on Langmaid Lane. The first building was dedicated August 25, 1895. This building was moved and a new structure on the old site was dedicated November 23, 1952. Six ordained ministers have gone out from West Branch. In 1970 there were 262 members. The membership on January 1, 2003 was 165.

 

Pastors: McKean Mission: H. H. Barber and A. Peckham 1867-1868; S. Higbee 1868-1869; W. Robinson 1869-1870; Bradford Circuit: West Branch: J. L. Holmes 1870-1872; I. Bennehoof 1872-1874; A. Peckham 1874-1875; J. Andrews 1875-1876; W. R. King 1876-1877; I. Bennehoof 1877-1879; W. A. Baldwin and Thomas Eugene Evans 1879-1880; A. K. Root 1880-1882; J. K. Gage 1882-1883; W. W. Pringle 1883-1884; R. Weaver 1884-1886; J. W. Lewis 1886-1888; D. C. Starkey 1888-1889; A. Meeker 1889-1890; J. P. Atkins 1890-1891; J. W. Gage 1891-1892; J. A. Perkins 1892-1895; W. L. Post 1895-1896; D. H. Dunhar 1896 -1899; W. R. and Ann H. Allen 1899-1900; L. Markham 1900-1902; Clarence D. Swart 1902-1906; J. J. Bloom 1906-1909; J. E. Platz 1909-1911; J. A. Robinson 1911-1915; A. 0. Sloane 1915-1916; L. H. Morton 1916-1918; E. W. Mattison January 1, 1919-1921; Davis Smock 1921-1922; E. W. Mattison 1922-1931; F. W. Chase 1931-1933 Arra D. McGill 1933-1941; Clarence E. Dibble 1941-1943; Ethan B. Leslie 1943-1946; Charles B. Anderson 1946-1953; David K. and Mrs. Mary H. Reisinger 1953-1955; Roger Dexter Morey, Sr. 1955-1962; Donald M. Richardson 1962-1965; Gerald M. Lundeen 1965-1970; Lawrence Alan Lyman, 1970-1977; Howard Dale Reitz 1977-1982; Charles Gregory Prince 1982-1987; Richard Donald Updegraph 1987-1993; Bradford: Asbury/Sawyer: Carol R. Adcock 1993-July 15, 1999; Bradford Area Parish: Asbury/Sawyer/Rew/Gifford/Custer City/West Branch: Stephen C. Moore 1999-2005; Martin F. Reynolds Associate 2000-2002; Fred J. Moore Associate 2002-2005; Bradford Area Parish: Asbury/Rew/Gifford/Custer City/West Branch: R. Max Miller 2005--; Fred J. Moore Associate 2005--.

 

BRANDY CAMP                                                                                                            KANE DISTRICT

METHODIST EPISCOPAL – ERIE CONFERENCE                                                                               1845

Mailing Address: 5543 Route 219, Brockport, PA 15823-9724                                                814/265-9724

ID: 85275

Location: Located at 5543 Route 219, in the village of Brandy Camp, seven miles north of Brockway on route 219, in Elk County, PA.

 

History: Methodist Episcopal - Erie Conference. It is believed that this Church grew from the efforts of Reverend Henry M. Chamberlain who was assigned to the Luthersburg Mission in 1845. The Church was built in 1905 during the pastorate of Reverend Frank A. Gaupp on the Brockport Charge. The basement was constructed in 1946 and the kitchen was equipped about 1957. A hot water system was added in 1959 and in 1960 a new gas-fired furnace was installed. In 1968 it was a part of the four-point Brockport Charge consisting of the Brockport, Brandy Camp, Toby and Kersey Churches. The membership in 1968 was sixty-three. The membership on January 1, 2003 was 43.

 

Pastors: Luthersburg Mission: Henry M. Chamberlain 1845-1848; Ridgway Mission/Benezette/Brandy Camp: Richard A. Caruthers 1848-1849; Upper Tionesta/Ridgway Mission/Benezette/Brandy Camp: Ransom L. Blackmar 1849-1850; Ira Blackford 1850-1851; Tionesta Circuit: Fauntly Muse 1851-1853; Kinzua/Tionesta/Benezette/Brandy Camp: Madison Wood 1853-1855; Ralph R. Roberts 1855-1856; Noble J. Jones 1856-1857; Edwin Hull 1857-1858; Edwin Hull and Robert Gray 1858-1859; Ridgway Circuit: Obed G. McEntire 1859-1861; John H. Starrett 1861-1863; Francis R. Beck 1863-1864; Reuben E. Deem 1864-1865; Francis H. Archibold 1865-1866; Frederick Vernon 1866-1867; Luthersburg: William A. Bowyer 1867-1869; Ridgway/Wilcox: William Sampson 1869-1870; Courson M. Heard 1870-1871; H. A. Pattison 1871-1872; Ridgway/Kinzua Charge: Joseph H. Davis 1872-1873; Orley H. Sibley 1873-1875; William K. Yingling 1876-1877; Little Toby/Brandy Camp: Harvey M. Burns 1877-1879; Brockport Circuit: Jacob Albert Hovis 1879-1881; Samuel E. Ryan 1881-1882; Harvey M. Burns 1882-1883; Alfred L. Brand 1883-1885; Oliver H. Nickle 1885-1888; Thomas Pollard 1888-1890; William B. Linn 1890-1892; Rowland Hughes 1892-1893; George Collier 1893-1894; No record 1894-1895; Solomon L. Richards 1895-1898; Brockport/Brandy Camp: Abraham Bashline 1898-1901; Lewis Wick 1901-1902; Henry H. Barr 1902-l903; Brockport Charge: Brockport/Brandy Camp/Toby/Kersey: Frank A. Gaupp 1904-1907; Winfield S. Gearhart 1907-1909; Frank Hurlburt Frampton 1909-1912; Charles E. Knopp 1912-1914; Frank W. Shope 1914-1916; Robert Sherwood Naylor 1916-1920; L. H. Sibley 1920-1921; A. 0. Tillotson 1921-1923; C. C. Arters 1923-1925; Phillip Charles Heilburn 1925-1929; Harry Edgar Doverspike 1929-1931; Solomon L. Richards 1931-1932; Bernard C. Himes 1932-1937; Fred Manville 1937-1940; Lawrence T. Meneely 1940-1944; Edward Johnson 1944-1948; Frank T. Kinner 1948-1950; Elmer Orris Armes 1950-1952; Gilbert Shilling 1952-1954; Gerald Chelton 1954-1956; Homer Albert Sayers 1956-1960; Daniel Taylor Enterline 1960-1962; Abel Napadona 1962-1965; Roger Arlo Applebee 1965-1967; Herman Leroy Ridley 1967-1973; Michael Lee Caruso, 1973-1980; David Joseph Zuchelli 1980-1989; Emmett Loyd Anderson, Jr. 1989-1991; Bessie C. Maihle 1991-March 1, 1994; Joseph R. Puleo, Jr. May 17, 1994-1997; William Rue Beatty June 22, 1997-2002; Lance S. Tucker 2002-2007; Joni K. Williams 2007--.

 

BROCKPORT                                                                                                                 KANE DISTRICT

METHODIST EPISCOPAL – ERIE CONFERENCE                                                                               1845

Mailing Address: 5543 Route 219, Brockport, PA 15823-9724                                                814/265-2107

ID: 85264

Location: Located in the village of Brockport, about three miles north of Brockway, on Route 219, in Elk County, PA.

 

History: Methodist Episcopal - Erie Conference. It is believed that this church grew from efforts of Circuit Rider, Reverend Henry M. Chamberlain, assigned to the Luthersburg Mission in 1845 who traveled through this area. His circuit was composed of thirty appointments including Ridgway. As to the place of the first meetings, no records have been found. The church building was erected in 1879 during the ministry of Reverend Jacob A. Hovis, and dedicated April 26, 1885 during the pastorate of Reverend Alfred L. Brand. In 1951 the original building was turned, a basement, kitchen and vestibule were added. This was done during the ministry of Reverend Elmer 0. Armes. This church is on a four-point charge with Brandy Camp, Toby, and Kersey Churches and is known as the Brockport Charge. The membership in 1968 was 89. The membership on January 1, 2003 was 88.

 

Pastors: Luthersburg Mission: Henry M. Chamberlain 1845-1848; Ridgway Mission/Benezette/Brandy Camp: Richard A. Caruthers 1848-1849; Upper Tionesta/Ridgway Mission/Benezette/Brandy Camp: Ransom L. Blackmar 1849-1850; Ira Blackford 1850-1851; Tionesta Circuit: Fauntly Muse 1851-1853; Kinzua/Tionesta/ Benezette/Brandy Camp: Madison Wood 1853-1855; Ralph R. Roberts 1855-1856; Noble J. Jones 1856-1857; Edwin Hull 1857-1858; Edwin Hull and Robert Gray 1858-1859; Ridgway Circuit: Obed G. McEntire 1859-1861; John H. Starrett 1861-1863; Francis R. Beck 1863-1864; Reuben E. Deem 1864-1865; Francis H. Archibold 1865-1866; Frederick Vernon 1866-1867; Luthersburg: William A. Bowyer 1867-1869; Ridgway/Wilcox: William Sampson 1869-1870; Courson M. Heard 1870-1871; H. A. Pattison 1871-1872; Ridgway/Kinzua Charge: Joseph H. Davis 1872-1873; Orley H. Sibley 1873-1875; William K. Yingling 1876-1877; Little Toby/Brandy Camp: Harvey M. Burns 1877-1879; Brockport Circuit: Jacob Albert Hovis 1879-1881; Samuel E. Ryan 1881-1882; Harvey M. Burns 1882-1883; Alfred L. Brand 1883-1885; Oliver H. Nickle 1885-1888; Thomas Pollard 1888-1890; William B. Linn 1890-1892; Rowland Hughes 1892-1893; George Collier 1893-1894; No record 1894-1895; Solomon L. Richards 1895-1898; Brockport/Brandy Camp: Abraham Bashline 1898-1901; Lewis Wick 1901-1902; Henry H. Barr 1902-l903; Brockport Charge: Brockport/Brandy Camp/Toby/Kersey: Frank A. Gaupp 1904-1907; Winfield S. Gearhart 1907-1909; Frank Hurlburt Frampton 1909-1912; Charles E. Knopp 1912-1914; Frank W. Shope 1914-1916; Robert Sherwood Naylor 1916-1920; L. H. Sibley 1920-1921; A. 0. Tillotson 1921-1923; C. C. Arters 1923-1925; Phillip Charles Heilburn 1925-1929; Harry Edgar Doverspike 1929-1931; Solomon L. Richards 1931-1932; Bernard C. Himes 1932-1937; Fred Manville 1937-1940; Lawrence T. Meneely 1940-1944; Edward Johnson 1944-1948; Frank T. Kinner 1948-1950; Elmer Orris Armes 1950-1952; Gilbert Shilling 1952-1954; Gerald Chelton 1954-1956; Homer Albert Sayers 1956-1960; Daniel Taylor Enterline 1960-1962; Abel Napadona 1962-1965; Roger Arlo Applebee 1965-1967; Herman Leroy Ridley 1967-1973; Michael Lee Caruso, 1973-1980; David Joseph Zuchelli 1980-1989; Emmett Loyd Anderson, Jr. 1989-1991; Bessie C. Maihle 1991- March 1, 1994; Joseph R. Puleo, Jr. May 17, 1994-1997; William Rue Beatty June 22, 1997-2002; Lance S. Tucker 2002-2007; Joni K. Williams 2007--.

 

BROOKSTON                                                                                                                KANE DISTRICT

METHODIST EPISCOPAL – ERIE CONFERENCE                                                                        18??-1???

 

Location: Brookston was south of Barnes in Forest County, PA.

 

History: Methodist Episcopal – Erie Conference. Brookston was on Sheffield Charge. Closed.

 

BURTIVILLE                                                                                                                  KANE DISTRICT

UNITED BRETHREN – ERIE CONFERENCE                                                                              18??-1930

 

History: United Brethren – Erie Conference. Burtiville was on the Marionville Charge. It was declared vacant in 1930.

 

BURTIVILLE                                                                                                                  KANE DISTRICT

UNITED BRETHREN – ERIE CONFERENCE                                                                             1896-1925

 

History: United Brethren – Erie Conference. Burtiville was on the Milport Charge. In 1896 a church was built in Burtiville. The Burtiville Church burned in 1925 the congregation united with the Sartwell Creek Church and from then on was recorded under Sartwell Creek.

 

Pastors: Burtiville: A. A. Jordon 1896-1897; W. L. Post 1897-1901; F. E. Depew 1901-1902; L. O. Asheley 1902-1904; J. Atherton 1904-1906; R. Summergill 1906-1908; Orpha Reed 1908-1910; T. G. Newman 1910-1911; N. Reynolds 1911-1913; W. W. Vaughn 1913-1914; R. DuVze 1914-1915; Ira Hanks 1916-1917; William M. Cage 1917-1918; J. H. Prosser 1918-1919; Jonathan Mager 1919-1920; J. P. Jones 1920-1921; Lyle E. Case 1921-1924; George W. Williams 1924-1925.

 

BYROMTOWN                                                                                                              KANE DISTRICT

METHODIST – ERIE CONFERENCE                                                                                         18??-1944

 

Location: Located in Forest County, PA.

 

History: Methodist – Erie Conference. On Marionville Charge. Sold in 1944.

 

Pastors: Byromtown: Solomon L. Richards 1894-1895; W. H. Zellers 1895-1896; Labana H. Shindledecker 1896-1897; Sylvester Fiddler 1897-1899; Frank Hulbert Frampton 1899-1900; F. A. Gaupp 1900-1901; Carl A. Whippo 1901-1902; T. M. Briggs 1902-1903; F. A. Gaupp 1903-1904; George E. Hill 1904-1905; John C. Summerville 1905-1907; H. E. Frazier 1907-1908; Kerry Eldie Shindledecker 1908-1909; D. J. Frum 1909-1910; C. C. Arter 1911-1912. Not listed after 1911.

 

CABLE HOLLOW                                                                                                           KANE DISTRICT

EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN – ERIE CONFERENCE                                                       18??-1973

 

History: Evangelical United Brethren – Erie Conference. Withdrew in 1973. Records went to dissident Church.

 

CALEDONIA                                                                                                                  KANE DISTRICT

METHODIST EPISCOPAL - CENTRAL PA CONFERENCE                                                                  1858

Mailing Address: RD 1, Weedville, PA 15868                                                                         814/787-5891

ID: 180737

Location: Located at 6446 Gardner Hill Road, in the village of Caledonia along route 555 in Elk County, PA.

 

History: Methodist Episcopal - Erie Conference and Central Pennsylvania Conference. Prior to 1858 when the Caledonia Circuit was organized, this work had been part of the Ridgway Circuit of the Central Pennsylvania Conference. Some of the earliest of the settlers were the Hewitts, Bliss, Hams, Brockways and Loggetts. Prior to 1858 Caledonia was part of the Ridgway Circuit. In 1858 the Caledonia Circuit was formed. Reverend James Sanks was appointed Presiding Elder and Reverend Joseph Reeder King was appointed to supply the circuit, which had 18 appointments in Elk, Clearfield and Jefferson Counties. Later that year the circuit was transferred to Erie Conference. The church building was not built until 1892, at a cost of $1400, but services were being held in a school. In 1878 the Circuit was split into two parts--the Penfield and Benezette circuits--Caledonia was part of Benezette Circuit. In 1968 the membership was 35. The membership on January 1, 2003 was 52.

 

Pastors: Caledonia Circuit: Joseph Reeder King 1858-1860; John F. Craig 1860-1861; John Cuss 1861-1862; Henry M. Ash 1862-1863; To Be Supplied 1863-1868; Thomas Greenly 1868-1869; Andrew Bozorth Hooven 1869-1872; Levi G. Heck 1872-1875; Eliel McVey Chilcote 1875-1878; In 1878 the Circuit was split into 2 parts: Penfield Circuit and Benezette Circuit. Caledonia was part of the Benezette Circuit. William Harrington Norcross 1878-1887; James F. Glass 1887-1890; John A. Miller 1890-1893; Isaac Jacob Resser 1893-1897; M. V. Miller 1897-1899; S. J. Sarver 1899–1901 Thomas McKenty 1901-1903; J. Warren Rose 1903-1906; Elmer Simpson 1906-1908; James H. Bettens 1908-1910; John Henry McKecknie 1910-1912; David S. Sowers, Jr. 1912-1914; Harry C. Moyer 1914-1917; Matthew S. Q. Melloft 1917-1919; Irwin S. Hodgson 1919-1920; Walter Horace Upham 1920-1921; Levi Benson 1921-1925; C. E. Miller 1925-1926; Leon W. Ross 1925-1927; John T. Hoover 1927-1929; Albert E. Flick 1929-1931; Frank T. Kinner 1931-1932; Walter R. Byers 1932-1933; Robert E. Gibson 1933-1934; Frank T. Kinner 1934-1938; Robert E. Breth 1938-1940; Ralph D. Schlabia 1940-1942; Thomas G. Parkyn 1942-1944; Harper P. Dodds 1944-1948; Lorenzo Plyer 1948-1950; F. Wayne Yaple 1950-1952; Dean Bonsell 1952-1953; John J. Plant 1953-1957; Charles C. Graham 1957-1961; Earl L. McGill 1961-1962; Benezette Charge: Benezette/Caledonia/Weedville: John Uhrin, Jr. 1962-1966; Patricia Mitchell Dore Bowers 1966-1969; William Harry Porter 1969-1979; David Scott Jack 1979-1982; James Edward Moore 1982-1987; Douglas Edward Burns 1987-1992; Joseph Allen Onder 1992-1997; Henry Gerald Poole, Jr. 1997-July 15, 2004; Benezette/Caledonia/Weedville/Sinnamahoning/Sterling Run: Henry Gerald Poole, Jr. July 15, 2004-October 28, 2005; David Andrew Bell, Sr. January 8, 2006-2006; Timothy Mark Rogers 2006--.

 

CENTERVILLE                                                                                                               KANE DISTRICT

EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN – ERIE CONFERENCE                                                         18??-1???

 

Location: 10 miles north of Titusville on Route 8, PA.

 

History: Evangelical United Brethren – Erie Conference. Centerville was on the Brockport Charge. Closed.

 

CERES                                                                                                                           KANE DISTRICT

METHODIST EPISCOPAL - GENESEE CONFERENCE                                                                         1832

Mailing Address: 9287 School Street,  Shinglehouse, PA 16748                                              814/697-6191

ID: 150720

Location: Located at 9287 School Street, on route 17, twelve miles east of Olean, New York. Church property is located partly in New York and partly in McKean County, Pennsylvania.

 

History: Methodist Episcopal - Genesee Conference. Class organized in 1832. It became a part of the Friendship, New York, Circuit. John Smith gave land on which to build a church. A Reverend Benjamin drew plans for the church, which was dedicated in 1839. A bell was placed in the church in 1862. Sunday School rooms were added in 1890. A parsonage was built in 1861. An addition was built on to the Sunday School rooms in 1965. The church was put on the Bolivar, NY Circuit in 1844. In 1866 it became the main church on the Ceres-Oswayo Circuit. In 1872 they started the Ceres, Honeyoye, Shinglehouse Circuit. In 1879 it became the Ceres, Bell Run Circuit. In 1928 Ceres was put on the Shinglehouse Charge. It was in the Genesee Conference until 1962 when the adjustment of Conference boundaries to State lines placed the Ceres Church in the Western Pennsylvania Conference. Ceres and Shinglehouse have been a two-point charge since 1928. The membership in 1968 was fifty-nine. The membership on January 1, 2003 was 75.