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Greenville |
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First
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 First Baptist Church. --In the
winter of 1847-48 Rev. Jeremiah Hazen, of
Sheakleyville, began preaching in the old academy building in Greenville
to a few adherents of the Baptist faith residing in Greenville and
immediate vicinity, among whom were Ransallear
Heath and wife, George Hubbard, wife
and mother, Mrs. Turner, Miss Porter and
the Leet family. During the summer of 1848
Rev. Hazen took preliminary steps toward the erection of a house of
worship, and succeeded so far as to secure a subscription of several
hundred dollars and considerable building material. The building
committee were Rev. Hazen, George Hubbard and
Ransallear Heath, who let the contract for the erection of the
frame work to a Mr. Dumars. Before the
erection of the frame Mr. Heath returned to Sheakleyville, and the work
was abandoned. No further effort was made toward erecting the building
till the winter of 1851, when, at the urgent solicitation of
contributors, Rev. Nimrod Burwell, of West
Salem Township, took an active interest in the project, organized a
conference in Greenville, and invited Rev. Hazen to return. That
gentleman consented, and in the summer of 1852 work on the structure was
resumed, and the frame put up. The following autumn Mr. Hazen found it
necessary to confine his efforts to the Sheakleyville charge, and
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First
Baptist Church, Greenville
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List
of the Churches in the Greenville area today
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In
1888, the Church Membership was 233, with 225 members enrolled in Sunday
school |
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What
the History of Mercer County, 1877 says about the First Baptist
Church, Greenville click
here to read it |
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map
and driving directions to the First Baptist Church, 60 Shenango Street, Greenville
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Churches
in Greenville in the 1800s |
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