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Past
History
of Trinity United Church of Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church
Thornville Trinity Congregation
Prepared
by Allen Alspach for the Centennial Celebration November 4, 5, and 7, 1937
and updated in 1976 by Mr. and Mrs. Mike Clum
The
pioneer minister of the Reformed Church in Ohio was Rev. George Weiss of
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
At a meeting of the Synod of the Reformed Church at New Holland, Lancaster
County, Pa. he was commissioned to visit New Lancaster and neighboring
localities in the State of Ohio, whence petitions had reached Synod
earnestly calling for ministers. He arrived in Lancaster, Ohio October
20th, 1816 and spent two months visiting localities in Fairfield, Perry,
Pickaway and Ross Counties.
He then
returned to the east and completed his studies under Dr. Helffenstine in
Philadelphia, returning to Lancaster, Ohio the following year. At that time
he was the only Reformed minister in the vast field of Central Ohio and
first he supplied thirteen congregations which were scattered over four
counties, at a distance from each other varying from twenty to fifty six
miles.
The
whole classis of Lancaster, excepting the Columbus and Delaware charges
grew out of this extensive field of labor. On the 23rd of April, 1820, the
first classis of the Reformed Church, west of the Allegheny Mountains was
organized in Lancaster, Ohio. Five ministers and four Elders were present.
The Synod of Ohio was organized June 1824. -more-
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