Elizabethtown College - Church of the Brethren Photographs

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The Church of the Brethren Photograph Collection consists of more than 500 mostly black and white photographs of meeting houses and churches in eastern Pennsylvania, historic sites, gravestones, portraits and nursing homes associated with the Church. The photographs date from the 1890's to the present. A subset of the collection includes images from 200 glass-plate negatives dating from 1890 to 1915. These photographs were taken by J.G. Francis, a leader in the founding of Elizabethtown College and a minister of the Church of the Brethren in eastern Pennsylvania.
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Akron Church Interior
Akron Church Interior
Churches, Pews, Altars
Akron Church interior. Organized on April 5, 1913, developing out of the Mohler (Springville) and Middle Creek (West Conestoga) congregations. Ira W. Gibbel Collection. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 14. 4.42 X 2.72 in.
Amwell German Baptist Church
Amwell German Baptist Church
Churches, Pews, Pianos, Altars
Interior of the Amwell German Baptist Church of the Brethren. William W. Klenke. 10.50 X 8.06 in.
Annville Church
Annville Church
Churches, Pews, Altars
Interior of the Annville Church of the Brethren that burned down in 1947. 11.75 X 7.07 in.
Annville Meetinghouse Interior
Annville Meetinghouse Interior
Churches, Altars, Pews
Annville Meetinghouse interior. Ira W. Gibbel Collection. 4.38 X 2.72 in.
Buffalo Church Interior
Buffalo Church Interior
Churches, Pews, Altars
Buffalo Church interior. Located half a mile west of Mifflinburg, Union County, Pa. Buffalo congregation organized in 1826. Built in 1864, remodeled in 1949-50, and enlarged in 1972. Ira W. Gibbel Collection. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 228. 4.79 X 3.33 in.
Burnham Church Interior
Burnham Church Interior
Churches, Pews, Pianos, Altars
Burnham Church interior. Building erected in 1908. Burnham became a separate congregation from the Dry Valley congregation in 1916. Ira W. Gibbel Collection. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 232. 4.69 X 3.57 in.
Center Hill Church Interior
Center Hill Church Interior
Churches, Altars, Pews
Center Hill Church interior. Located four miles southwest of Kittanning in Armstrong County, Pa. This congregation, known as Glade Run until 1936, was probably organized in 1820. The first meetinghouse was built in 1861. Ira W. Gibbel Collection. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 268. 4.40 X 3.13 in.
Claysburg Church Interior
Claysburg Church Interior
Churches, Altars, Pews, Pianos
Claysburg Church interior. Built in 1926. Charles L. Cox, pastor. Ira W. Gibbel Collection. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 318-319. 4.42 X 2.66 in.
East Fairview Church
East Fairview Church
Churches, Pews, Altars, Altarpieces
Interior of the East Fairview Church. Located about two miles northwest of Manheim, Lancaster County, Pa. On June 9, 1902, Fairview was organized as one of four daughter congregations of Chiques. Since 1915 the congregation has been known as East Fairview. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 415. 12.21 X 8.00 in.
East Petersburg Church Interior
East Petersburg Church Interior
Churches, Altars, Pews
East Petersburg Church interior. Organized from part of the Mountville congregation on January 26, 1918. Photo by C.M. Rice. Ira W. Gibbel Collection. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 416. 9.85 X 7.97 in.
Greencastle Church Interior
Greencastle Church Interior
Churches, Altars, Pews, Pianos
Greencastle Church interior. Congregation organized on December 19, 1930. Bought building from the Methodists in 1940. Ira W. Gibbel Collection. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 570. 5.73 X 3.50 in.
Leamersville Church Interior
Leamersville Church Interior
Churches, Altars, Pews, Pianos
Leamersville Church interior. Located four miles south of Duncansville in Blair County, PA. First meetinghouse built in 1873 and enlarged in 1922. It burned in 1940 and was rebuilt in 1941. Ira W. Gibbel Collection. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 731-32. 9.95 X 7.95 in.
Ligonier Church Interior
Ligonier Church Interior
Churches, Altars, Pews
Ligonier Church interior. Built in 1888 and remodeled in 1927. Name officially changed to Ligonier First Church of the Brethren on July 18, 1949. Ira W. Gibbel Collection. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 1321. 3.30 X 2.33 in.
Montgomery Meetinghouse Interior
Montgomery Meetinghouse Interior
Churches, Altars, Pews, Pianos
Montgomery Meetinghouse interior. Located three and a half miles northwest of Hillsdale in Indiana County, PA. Church organized in 1852. Meetinghouse first built in 1873 and remodeled in 1906, 1939, and 1953. Ira W. Gibbel Collection. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 872. 4.52 X 3.83 in.
Palmyra Church
Palmyra Church
Churches, Altars, Pews, People
Interior of the Palmyra Church. Separated from the Spring Creek congregation in 1921. Built in 1892. 1959 morning worship. Roger Forry. F.S. Carper. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 991. 9.96 X 7.92 in.
Palmyra Church
Palmyra Church
Churches, Altars, Pews
Interior of the Palmyra Church. Separated from the Spring Creek congregation in 1921. Built in 1892. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 991. 8.00 X 10.04 in.
South Annville Meetinghouse Interior
South Annville Meetinghouse Interior
Churches, Altars, Pews
South Annville Meetinghouse interior. Also known as Long's Meetinghouse. Built 1869 and remodeled in 1917. Ira W. Gibbel Collection. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 39. 4.49 X 2.69 in.
Spring Creek Church Interior
Spring Creek Church Interior
Churches, Altars, Pews, People
Spring Creek Church interior. First meetinghouse was constructed in 1848, replaced in 1886 by a second building, and remodeled in 1937. Ira W. Gibbel Collection. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 599-600. 4.69 X 3.92 in.
Swatara Hill Church
Swatara Hill Church
Churches, Pews, Altars, Pianos
Interior of the Swatara Hill Church. Meetinghouse built in 1859 by the United Brethren. Meetinghouse was enlarged in 1945 and again in 1950. On May 23, 1960, the Swatara Hill congregation was organized separately from the Elizabethtown congregation. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 826. 10.00 X 8.25 in.
Wilmington Church Interior
Wilmington Church Interior
Churches, Altars, Pews, Pianos
Wilmington Church interior. First meetinghouse dedicated on September 12, 1926. Congregation had been organized on April 2, 1926. Ira W. Gibbel Collection. 3.51 X 2.40 in.