continued
has been: Revs.
C. R. Dieffenbacher, April, 1865, to April, 1878; F.
B. Hahn, June, 1878, to September, 1884, and the present pastor, S.
H. Eisenberg, who took charge December 1, 1884. January 1, 1885,
the contract for a
new building was let, and February 14, 1886, the present imposing
edifice of brick was first occupied by the Sunday-school classes. The
building was completed and consecrated with imposing ceremonies
September 4, 1887. The property of the congregation is valued at
$20,000. As an instance of the church’s growth, it might be mentioned
that on the 1st of April, 1865, there were sixteen communicant members;
on the 1st of December, 1884, there were 198 members in good standing,
while the present membership numbers over 800. There has always been a
Sunday-school connected with the congregation, which April 1, 1865,
numbered five pupils. It now [1888] enrolls about 200. Its
superintendent is Rev. Eisenberg, and the assistant is Charles
T. Meacham.
History
of Mercer County,
1888, page 428.
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