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Archwood Congregational Church (pre-1896)
Archwood Congregational Church (pre-1896)
Address: Archwood Congregational Church
2800 Archwood Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio
Affiliation: Presbyterian
Organized: July 25, 1819
Pastor:
Neighborhood: Archwood / W.25th St.

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History

Originally organized in 1819 by missionaries of the Presbyterian Church, on Newburgh St. (later known as Denison Avenue). In 1834, it was organized as the First Congregational Church.


"A town meetinghouse and members' homes were used for services until a building reportedly was built near the corner of W. 25th St. and Willowdale Ave., in use by 1830. The BROOKLYN congregation finally chose between the denominations and in 1831 incorporated as the First Congregational Society of Brooklyn. In 1851 the frame building was moved to the corner of Liberty (W. 33rd) and Newburgh (Denison Ave.) streets. In 1879 a new brick building of Late Gothic style was built on the north side of Greenwood (Archwood) Ave. Outgrown and in disrepair by the 1920s, a new building, designed by Daniel Farnham in the Colonial Revival style, was dedicated on the site in 1929."

--Encyclopedia of Cleveland


AKA - Archwood United Church of Christ
The church sanctuary was designed by Daniel H. Farnam in 1929.

Pastors

18?? - Deacon James Sears
1856-1867 - J.B. Allen
1867-1868 - W.H. Rice
1868-1872 - C.L. Hamlin
1872-1874 - J.A. Bates
1874-1877 - E.H. Votaw
1878-1882 - J.W. Hargrave
1882-1889 - J.M. Merrill
1890-1893 - George H. Peeke
1894-???? - J.W. Hargrave (again)
1917-1923 - Dr. Robert B. Blyth
1923-???? - Lawrie Judson Sharp
1987, 1988 - Helen L. Greer (Penny?)
1991 - Tom Porter, Interim Minister
1992 - Rev. Bradford D. Harmon (scheduled to start Jan 2nd, 1992)
1994 - Rev. David Bahr




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