First Presbyterian Church, Parkesburg, PA


Folder Description


The First United Presbyterian Church is located at West Main Street at Wright Street, Parkesburg, Pa. The congregation traces its’ beginnings Back to a "Union" Sunday School c. 1857. The folder contains numerous bulletins, dedication service programs,year book directories, and historical booklets. There are also notes, historical papers and news clippings. Folder Contents

• Numerous church bulletins and booklets from the 1930s and 1940s
• Several booklets about the history of the congregation
• Notes regarding the Young Adult Bible Class, Junior Choir and "Good Cheer" Bible Class of the 1950s
• Newspaper clippings of church group activities from the 1947 through 1951 years
• "Presbyterians Observe Inheritance Of Roots As They Visit Hillside Chapel" (Parkesburg Post, April 2, 1981)