History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . nd urged him to stay with them. But acceptance of the Grantsville charge led him to resignhis office on April 1, 1883. Rev. J. Milton Snyder, pastor at Meyersdale, supplied Rock-wood congregation from January 1, 1884, to July 6, 1884. On February 21, 1884, the Messiah congregation met in theEvangelical Church, at Rockwood, Pa., when Rev. John W. Pof-712 ST. LUKES, ROCKWOOD fenberger preached the sermon prepar
History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . nd urged him to stay with them. But acceptance of the Grantsville charge led him to resignhis office on April 1, 1883. Rev. J. Milton Snyder, pastor at Meyersdale, supplied Rock-wood congregation from January 1, 1884, to July 6, 1884. On February 21, 1884, the Messiah congregation met in theEvangelical Church, at Rockwood, Pa., when Rev. John W. Pof-712 ST. LUKES, ROCKWOOD fenberger preached the sermon preparatory to a business meet-ing that was held the following day at which steps were takentoward the erection of a Lutheran church building in committee to secure a location and a lot of ground for a churchbuilding was appointed to report at an adjourned meeting to beheld on March 21, 1884. The committee, consisting of HarrisonSnyder, Joseph D. Miller and W. H. H. Baker, were ready withtheir report on March 21, 1884, and the meeting was D. Critchfield was chosen chairman, and Rev. J. H. Zinn,the secretary. The committee reported that they had secured a. INTERIOR ST. LUKES EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ROCKWOOD, PA. very desirable lot on the corner of Market and Broadway Streetsfor the sum of $100. Their report was adopted after whichelections for officers of the church were held, which resulted asfollows: Trustees, James D. Critchfield and R. H. Dull; elders,Harrison Snyder and John Stein; deacons, William H. H. Bakerand Jon. L. Bittner. A building committee was also chosen con-sisting of Rev. J. W. Pofrenberger, Joseph D. Miller and JohnStein, and the plans and specifications for the building were thenpresented and adopted, and the contract was duly awarded toMessrs. A. Growall & Sons, of Rockwood, Pa. Strenuous efforts 713 SOMERSET CONFERENCE to secure funds were amply repaid with great success. On June 16, 1884, the corner-stone was laid by Rev. J.
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