. 1517-1917. Jubilee volume. ht hundredand forty-three. There are now two St. Peters Evangelical Luth-eran Churches on Pikeland Hills, but are more com-monly known and spoken of as Upper Pikeland andMiddle Pikeland Lutheran Church. It i!s the UpperPikeland Church we speak of in this sketch. (Upper Pikeland), together with Zions, EastPikeland, remained a charge until 1872, when, duringthe pastorate of the Rev. Henry S. Miller, it was de-cided Zions and Spring City should form a charge,and St. Peters (Upper Pikeland) and Phoenixvilleform another. The Rev. Henry S. Miller continuedto se
. 1517-1917. Jubilee volume. ht hundredand forty-three. There are now two St. Peters Evangelical Luth-eran Churches on Pikeland Hills, but are more com-monly known and spoken of as Upper Pikeland andMiddle Pikeland Lutheran Church. It i!s the UpperPikeland Church we speak of in this sketch. (Upper Pikeland), together with Zions, EastPikeland, remained a charge until 1872, when, duringthe pastorate of the Rev. Henry S. Miller, it was de-cided Zions and Spring City should form a charge,and St. Peters (Upper Pikeland) and Phoenixvilleform another. The Rev. Henry S. Miller continuedto serve the latter charge. The following have beenthe pastors of the Zions and St. Peters (Upper Pike-land) charge: Rev. C. F. Welden, 1842-50. Rev. J. C. Miller, 1850-54. Rev. William Weaver, 1855-64. Rev. Henry S. Miller, 1864-72. The St. Peters (Upper Pikeland) and St. Johns,Phoenixville, charge was of short duration. S. Miller served these two congregations from1872-1875. In January, 1875, at a congregational meet-. ST. PETERS, W. PIKKLAND NORRISTOWN CONFERENCE 285 ing held in the church, it was unanimously resolved andadopted that St. Peters (Upper Pikeland) become aself-sustaining charge and a pastor be called to serveSt. Peters alone. The Rev. B. C. Snyder, student atthe Philadelphia Seminary, was called and assumedcharge in June, 1875. He served until October 1,1881. During the vacancy the church building wasre-modeled and enlarged. In 1883 the Rev. J. P. Deckwas unanimously called to the pastorate and assumedthe duties of the same June 1st. During his pastoratethe debt on the church was greatly reduced and a par-sonage was built at Kimberton on a plot of grounddonated to the church by Miss Mary Ann King. was pastor for only one year and five months,but he accomplished very much in this short time. Heleft St. Peters to become pastor of St. MichaelsChurch, Germantown, Pa. January 10, 1885, the Rev. U. J. Klingensmith wascalled. The call was accepted and he
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