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1. Sunday school lessons

Here are links to Sunday School lesson material in reverse date order. Future dates are finalized before or on the actual date.

2. Current Sunday school

November 2024:

October 2024:

2024-10-27: No Sunday School. 50+ year member brunch during that time.
Sunday School: 2024-10-20 Matthew 5:33-37 Reasoning about oaths - head and hairs
Sunday School: 2024-10-13 Matthew 5:33-37 Reasoning about oaths - yes no
Sunday School: 2024-10-06 Matthew 5:33-37 Reasoning about oaths

Past months and years:

3. Tentative upcoming schedule and events

Upcoming: (Sermon on the Mount included as appropriate)

Nov 24: Thank you for giving thanks and for Thanksgiving
Dec 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Christmas topics
Saturday, Jan 5 (date?): Wesley Friendship party (1200-1600)

Recent: (back in time)

Nov 17: Blind goats and prison pits in Matthew (special topic)
Nov 10: November 11: Veterans Day (special topic)
Nov 6: Mr. Miller memorial service
Nov 3: Cost counting the vote on election callings (special topic)

Sermon on the Mount musical (both services)

Oct 27: 50+ year member brunch (no Sunday School)
Oct 20: Matthew 5:33-37: Hairs of the head - yes no

4. Local history

5. Church history

St. Paul's committee

Who is the pastor?

6. Events

Trustee workday 2003

Church Mission Trip about 2003

7. Church building

SPUMC renovations: 2000

Mosaic

8. Sunday School

SPUM: 1952 Mens class

SPUM: Wesley Friendship Class history

Wesley Class: 1998

9. Christmas

Church Christmas photos

Live nativity about 1985

Music and Christmas

Assorted Christmas photos

10. Unknown

Negatives: 1963-1972

11. 2003

Trustee workday 2003

Church Mission Trip about 2003

Mount Gretna church camp

Pastor recognition

150th Anniversary

12. Young people

Children's chorus: March 5, 1936

Confirmation class about 1985

Confirmation class about 1978

Confirmation class about 1976

SPUM: Youth group early 1970's

SPUM: Confirmation class in 1969

Confirmation class on March 22, 1970

Youth choir on April 7, 1968

SPUM: VBS on June 29, 1962

SP EUB: VBS in 1954

SPUM: Baptism in 1956

Boy Scout camp

Photos for 2023-10-08

Photos for 2023-10-01

13. Church people

SPUM: Ed Boll

SPUM: Jay Greider

SPUM: Doug Smith and the handbell choir

SPUM: John Snyder as missionary and pastor

USS Haynsworth

SPUM: New members on November 12, 1967

Needlework circle in 1978

Library group in 2001

SPUMC veterans [Veteran Harry Reed]

14. Music

The orchestra in 1967

Choir: 1972

SPUM: Organ history/trivia

SPUM: Doug Smith and the handbell choir

Music and Christmas

Music group - October 7, 2001

Youth choir on April 7, 1968

15. Other photos

Church photos and picnic

16. Recent photos added

Photos for 2023-11-05

Photos for 2023-10-22

Photos for 2023-10-08

Photos for 2023-10-01

Photos for future

17. Events

SPUM: 1952 Mens class

SPUM: Baptism in 1956

SPUM: VBS on June 29, 1962

SPUM: Confirmation class in 1969

SPUM: Youth group early 1970's

SPUM: Organ history/trivia

SPUM: Wesley Friendship Class history

18. People

SPUM: John Snyder as missionary and pastor

SPUM: Doug Smith and the handbell choir

19. Original church building

Here is the original church building on Manheim Road.

Is this the same place as the building on East High Street, a road that does go to Manheim?

20. Milestones of St. Paul's

Here are some milestones of St. Paul's United Methodist Church.

1853 - Organized Class of Elizabethtown Formed.
1861 - Church know as the Elizabethtown United Brethren Church.
1871 - Eighty-four total members.
1903 - March; Building operations began for a church.
1903 - May 10; cornerstone was laid.
1903 - December 20; St. Paul's United Brethren in Christ Church was dedicated.
1950 - May15; Charter changed to St. Paul's Evangelical United Brethren Church.

http://www.spumc-etown.org/ (as of 2006-08-20)

1955 - Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Lehn donated ten building lots to the congregation.
1957 - May 12; Cornerstone laying ceremony for the existing church building.
1957 - December 15, first worship service held in the new building.
1966 - Merger of the Evangelical United Brethren Church with the United Methodist Church.
1987 - Phase I of the church building renovations.
1993 - First Celebration and Praise Service held with music by the Cornerstone Band.
2000 - September 10; Groundbreaking for Phase II of the church building renovations.
2001 - October 28; Consecration Service for the new addition was held.

21. Pastoral history

Here is a short history of the pastors at St. Paul's starting in 1923.

Before that, there was a circuit of pastors that changes often (records back to 1867).

22. Senior pastors

Start	Stop	Name
1904	1907	H. M. Miller
1907	1909	C. W. Miller
1909	1913	S. S. Daugherty
1913	1920	I. N. Seldonridge
1920	1923	A. G. Nye
1923	1929	Joseph Daugherty
1929	1942	C. C. Hollingsworth
1942	1949	Paul E. Friedinger
1949	1961	Samuel T. Dundore
1961	1965	Edgar G. Herzler
1966	1970	Mark Hostetler
1970	1970	Joseph W. Krecker
1970	1976	Thomas L. May
1976	1993	Frank A. Nickel, Jr.
1992	1995	Demo E. Good
1995	2003	James D. Corbett
2003	2016	John B. Davis II (Skip)

23. Associate pastors

Start	Stop	Name
1959	1969	Donald Zeiders
1977	1988	John C. Grove
1988	1995	Ernest M. Post, Jr.
2003	2008	Suzanne W. Duchesne
2008	2016	Michael Thomas Grubbs, Jr.

24. Assistant pastors

Start	Stop	Name
1969	1972	Rodney Shearer
1972	1975	Larry Leister
1975	1977	Paul Shumate
1977	1983+	John C. Grove

25. Music

Start	Stop	Name
1977	1983+	Douglas F. Smith

26. End of page

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