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Our History

The Church began as a prayer meeting on a log cabin at the Ankeny Brothers Sawmill. The earliest date on record is July 25, 1896, when the first Trustees were elected. A frame Church was built in 1899. A stone church was built beside the frame church in 1921-1922. It seated 250 and has a full basement. The membership in 1970 was 138. The membership on January 1, 2003 was 147.

 

Pastors:

Jennerstown: Bethany/Somerset: Saint Johns:

G. W. Reisinger 1883-1886;

S. J. Caton 1886-1887;

L. E. Baumgardner 1887-1888;

William A. Reininger 1888-1890;

Jennerstown: Bethany/Somerset: Beulah:

1890-1891;

H. M. Cook 1891-1894;

Jennerstown: Bethany/Somerset: Beulah:

S. B. Rohland 1894-1896;

D. L. Yoder 1896-1897;

Francis Northey and C. H. Stewart 1897-1898;

T. J. Barlett 1898-1900;

Philson Berkey 1900-1904;

Orlanda G. Fye 1904-1908;

H. M. Cook 1908-1911;

Somerset: Bethany/Jennerstown/Somerset: Saint Johns/Johnstown: Centennial:

Milton V. Kelly 1911-1914;

Somerset: Bethany/Jennerstown/Somerset: Saint John’s/Tarrs: Glenwood/Johnstown: Centennial:

Charles E. McCauley 1914-1919;

William M. Minerd 1919-1924;

Jennerstown Circuit: Jennerstown: Bethany/Somerset: Saint John’s/Johnstown: Centennial:

Reed Spurgeon Shirey, 1924-1927;

J. W. Lloyd 1927-1931;

Charles W. Raley 1931-1948;

William Clark Beal, Sr. 1948-1962;

William Edward Wineberg 1962-October 1966;

Paul Herbert Scruton October 1966-1977;

Russell Eugene Hawk 1977-1980;

Donald Charles Rudat 1980-1985;

Donald Eric Krestar 1985-1991;

John Richard Guerre 1991-1995;

Somerset: Bethany/Somerset: Saint John’s:

Barry Keith Ritenour 1995--2008;

Somerset: Bethany:

Barry Keith Ritenour 2008--;