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aa wen as lor Sunday School masses js snown aoove.than 40 tons and is supported by 12 steel “I” beams enclosed by columns ol the Indiana limestone which form the cloister arches, Supporting beams are exposed in the scissors” construction to give effect of added height. •Designer Is John H. Moore, Marion architect, and John D, Yanl of Lima was in charge cf construction,Looking to the completion of the now church building to provide a proper setting tor the spiritual welfare of future generations of worshipers as well as providing a fitting monument to the faithful j ones of the past, the cornerstone was laid Oct, 30,1949.Church Rich In History' History of the church goes back to years %vhtch preceded the actual founding of the congregation, the pioneer days of the territory, ar.d the early days oi the city of Mar-First trace in this area of the denomination, then the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, was In 1822, when a member of the Frederick, Md„ church settled in Lower (Little) Sandusky. Jacob Buulus was first minister to the white settlers along the Sandusky River, In 1833, General Conference of the denomination authorized organization of the Sandusky Conference. Before that, the area composing the Sandusky Conference was a part of the Muskingum Conference, a territory extending from Mt, Pleasant, Pa„ to LowerSandusky. First session of the new conference was in 1834. The next year, the conference met in Crawford County in April with 25 members and five circuits’ represented. With exception of a period from 1877 to 1901, when conference boundaries were twice reset, the local church has remained within Sandusky Conference which is now merged, since union with the Evangelical denomination, in the Ohio Sandusky Conference.Organized h 1837THE OLD FIRST EYANGEL' which was torn down to maketure isFirst Church in Marion was organised in 1837 and met at the home of John Gruber, two miles east of town where the Marion County Home now stands. Prominent in the organization process were Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Dish, George Miller, the' Rev. Jacob Berger and Mr. Gruber. In 1848, a small building was rented on North East (State) St. in Marion. This place Is now used as a house of worship by the Seventh Day Adventist congregation. Later, the United Brethren members worshiped in tlie home ol the Rev, Mr. Berger an S. Prospect St. beside the presnnt School Administration Building.In 1850, the group accepted a proposal of Eber Baker, founder of Marlon, that the denomination first to erect and occupy a church building on Lot 120 should have and hold the same as property of the denomination. No deed was' delivered to the church at that time, but the title was cleared May 4, 1949, through efforts of Hugh Kirkwood of Columbus, then a‘Marion resident and member ol First Church.Record Of Early Building*which, stood there was moved the rear of the lot to become present. Community. House. I house constructed as a parson in 1892, next to the church oh south, was moved to .the cor of the alley after-remodeling ; is the present parsonage.■ In 1902, the congregation it necessary to expand facili under leadership of the Rev, Snider, The old frame built was moved to the rear of church lot to become a Sun School unit, with basement live class rooms. A new audit ■urn was built at the front fai ■Prospect St. The entire built was faced with red brick for 200, and served the congrega until its demolition to make r for the new building,Pastors who followed Rev, 1 ger, who served until 1851, elude Rev.-.j,P.‘ Flack who sei until 1852; . Rev, J. Davis, 1 Rev. S. Lindsay, 1855;*- Rev Briggs, 1857; Rev, D. W. : 1858; Rev. A. Berry, 1859; : J. J. Hahn, 1860; Rev. Ma 1881; Rev, Coulter, 1862; Engle, 1-863; Rev, Clymer, 1 Rev. C. L. Barlow, 1866; Re
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Marion Star
Marion, Ohio, US
Fri, Nov 09, 1951
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