3. Service Installation of Pastor Beth Clementson at Zion Lutheran Church in Middletown Md. www.zionmiddletown.org Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017. The service was led by Pastor Kathryn Hoffman and Pastor Ron Reaves. Bishop Bill Gohl shared a message that "Change might be good thing."
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Sunday, January 15, 2017
2. Service Installation of Pastor Beth Clementson at Zion Lutheran Church in Middletown Md
2. Service Installation of Pastor Beth Clementson at Zion Lutheran Church in Middletown Md. www.zionmiddletown.org Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017. The service was led by Pastor Kathryn Hoffman and Pastor Ron Reaves. Bishop Bill Gohl shared a message that "Change might be good thing."
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1. Service Installation of Pastor Beth Clementson at Zion Lutheran Church in Middletown Md
1. Service Installation of Pastor Beth Clementson at Zion Lutheran Church in Middletown Md. www.zionmiddletown.org Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017. The service was led by Pastor Kathryn Hoffman and Pastor Ron Reaves. Bishop Bill Gohl shared a message that "Change might be good thing."
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Carroll Lutheran School fundraiser at Chipotle Tues. Dec. 13, 2016
Tuesday, December 13 at 5 PM - 9 PM
631 Baltimore Blvd, Unit 102, Westminster, Maryland 21157
Make dinner a selfless act by joining us for a fundraiser to
benefit CLS. Come in to Chipotle in Westminster on Tuesday, December 13th from
5 pm to 9 pm and Chipotle will donate 50% of the receipts to CLS! Remember to
bring your flyer.
Important reminders for this fundraiser:
* Make sure that you show the official flyer (hard copy or
on your phone) or tell the cashier at checkout that you are there for a
fundraiser before you pay! If you don't tell the cashier that you are there for
the fundraiser, CLS won't get credit for the sale.
* Gift cards purchased during fundraisers do not count
towards total donated sales, but purchases made with an existing gift card will
count.
Thank you for your continued support of CLS!
For more information go to: http://www.carrolllutheranschool.org/
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+++++++++++++++Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Carroll Lutheran School, Westminster, Carroll County Md. Hires New Administrator
At its August 16,
2016 Board meeting, the
Trustees of Carroll
Lutheran School voted to give a contract to
Mrs. Linda Billig as
the Interim Administrator
for the 2016-17
school year
August 16, 2016
At its August 16, 2016 Board meeting, the Trustees of
Carroll Lutheran School voted to give a contract to Mrs. Linda Billig as the
Interim Administrator for the 2016-17 school year. Billig holds a Master of
Science degree in Educational Leadership as well as a Bachelor of Science
degree in Elementary Education. She holds certifications as Administrative
Principal PK-12, Instructional II Elementary K-6, Student Assistance Program,
and Restorative Practices. She also holds certifications as an Emergency
Medical Technician and in FEMA All-hazards Safety Training.
Billig was a classroom teacher before becoming the Principal/Administrator
of St. Vincent de Paul School in Hanover, PA. Most recently, she served as Dean
of Students/Administrator at Delone Catholic High School in McSherrystown, PA.
Billig expressed her love of “private, faith-based
education,” and feels “very blessed to be at Carroll Lutheran School.” She told
the Board of Trustees that she is “committed to give it my all for the long
term.”
Parents are invited to the school to meet Mrs. Billig on
Back to School Night, Thursday, September 1, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Parents and
students together are invited to meet Mrs. Billig on Friday, September 2, from
10 to 11:30 a.m. before school starts, and of course on Tuesday, September 6,
2016, the first day of school.
Because of her commitments elsewhere for the first two
months of the school year, Billig will be assisted in her administrative duties
by Mrs. Mandy Gilbart, the Resource Teacher at Carroll Lutheran School.
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+++++++++++++++Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Report of the Presiding Bishop - ELCA Churchwide Assembly in New Orleans August 8-13, 2016
Report of the Presiding Bishop - ELCA Churchwide Assembly in
New Orleans August 8-13, 2016
Published on Aug 12, 2016: Bishop Eaton delivers an
inspiring message as her Report from the Presiding Bishop to the ELCA
Churchwide Assembly. Eaton says, “In baptism we have all been marked with the
cross of Christ, and are all called not to run away, but to run to those dark
and deadly places, bringing the light and life of Christ.”
A few assorted miscellaneous takeaways….
It is almost as if Jesus has become wallpaper…
We can’t form relations with other denominations or other
religions if we are not clear about who we are.
We are ‘both – and,’ and not ‘either – or.’
Lutherans have a distinctive voice…
Who knew we had a fight song…. What is our fight song? “A
Mighty Fortress is our God.”
What is our chant? ‘Justified by Grace.’
Go in peace serve the Lord. Not to see people as problems to
be solved.
24:55 thanking first responders for our day of service falls
on Sept. 11, 2016 - God’s Work Our Hands Sunday – the fifteenth anniversary of
9/11.
There are more Muslims in this country than ELCA Lutherans
The synod is us. Scheduled Rostered Leaders gathering in
Atlanta GA. August 7-10, 2017
We need to reclaim the word evangelical…. The good news. We
no longer have this privileged spot in society. We are a missionary church once
again. There are so many options now on Sunday morning. The Roman Empire did
not give Christians Sundays off. It is not our fault that the world has
changed.
Saint Paul was a proto-Lutheran.
White privilege – Benefits of the GI Bill. Some aspects of
the GI Bill not available for African-Americans. Around 41:00. We did not
create it. We inherited it. But we can change it. Pastors when you get
push-back about this. Blame it on me.
Future … God is calling us toward … Future Directions Paper …
Ministry site profile.
https://www.elca.org/future: The ELCA is a young church at only 28 years
old. It is a good time to take a look at where we are as God’s people and try
to understand what God has in store for us. And we think it is an exciting time
to be looking forward together as we approach the 500th anniversary of the
Reformation in 2017.
We want to create a vision for the
future ELCA – as a church with solid foundations sharing the Good News of Jesus
Christ and making a difference in the world locally and globally. And as a
church that we can be proud to pass on to our children.
We want to discover how we can continue
to faithfully serve God’s mission in the years ahead and reach a shared
understanding among church leaders about the ministries that are most
important.
And we want to assess whether the
structures that were set up for this church are right for the future, and as
part of this consider how we use our resources in the best possible way. There
are many challenges.
God is not finished with us yet….
Let’s go church.
++++++++++++++++
See also: Recent resolutions adopted at the ELCA Churchwide
Assembly in New Orleans stir controversy http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2016/08/recent-resolutions-adopted-at-elca.html
#ELCA #ELCACWA
Thursday, August 18, 2016 / KED
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America recently held its
Churchwide Assembly in New Orleans August 8-13, 2016 - https://www.elca.org/ChurchwideAssembly
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+++++++++++++++Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Changes
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Kevin
E. Dayhoff
Last
night I covered the Westminster mayor and common council meeting for the
newspaper: “Broad range of topics discussed at the Westminster mayor and common
council meeting Monday night http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/08/broad-range-of-topics-discussed-at.html. And I had spent almost all
day in church at Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster.
At
the end of the day, as I was writing the article on the council meeting, I
could help but to recall one of my all-time favorite sermons about change.
Both
Westminster city government and Grace Lutheran Church need to continue to
change in order to continue to relevant.
Fortunately,
Grace Lutheran, under the leadership of Pastors Martha and Kevin Clementson, and
church council – especially Council President Ron Fairchild are continuing in
the correct direction of adapting with the times.
Along
with my sister-in-law, United Methodist Church Pastor Sarah Babylon Dorrance, this
simply must be some of the brightest and best church leadership around.
Same
goes with the Westminster city government.
As
I sat last night in the Westminster council chambers beside city attorney
Elissa Levan, I reflected upon the fact that I have now been going to
Westminster City Hall since the late 1950s and have always been impressed with
the level of care, diligence and expertise exhibited by our government at work.
But
the current administration simply must be one of the best in the state of
Maryland – and the current mayor and common council are going some great
things. We should all be proud and help in any way we can.
So,
anyway, this one of my all-time favorite sermons…. June 14, 2001: "Sharing
Faith in a New Century” By Lutheran Bishop H. Gerard Knoche
"Sharing
Faith in a New Century”
By
Lutheran Bishop H. Gerard Knoche
** Here is the text of the sermon by Lutheran Synod Bishop H. Gerard Knoche at Synod Assembly Opening Worship, June 14, 2001, based on Acts 17:16-34; given at Western Maryland College in Westminster, MD.
Permission is given for
congregations to reproduce it for their own use.
This
one of my all-time favorite sermons…. June 14, 2001: "Sharing Faith in a
New Century” By Lutheran Bishop H. Gerard Knoche http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2001/06/thisone-of-my-all-time-favorite-sermons.html
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If
we do not share faith in the new century many of the congregations in the
Delaware-Maryland Synod will die. I am
sorry that my first words as a preacher at Synod Assembly carry bad news. But in my travels around the synod in these
last nine months, I have come across too many congregations where the largest
demographic group in the congregation is over 55. Two urban churches have closed since I took
office, both being sold to other denominations that expect to make a go of
it. If they can do it, why can’t
we? It was almost shocking last Sunday
to be in a congregation where there were more teenagers worshiping than in any
other church I have attended (20 or 25 at least). “If this church can do it, why can’t
others?” I asked myself. Churches that will survive, that will grow,
are churches that have, as our assembly theme suggests, learned how to share
the faith in a new century.
The lesson from Acts tells the story of Paul sharing the faith with a group of people who are new to him. Paul has been left in Athens and is depressed to see the city is full of idols. Apparently there were beautiful statues to every imaginable Greek god or goddess throughout the city. He is waiting for Silas and Timothy and so decides to argue for the faith with the Jews in the synagogue and with the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers. Like other Athenians, the text says, they “spent their time in nothing but telling or hearing something new.”
The lesson from Acts tells the story of Paul sharing the faith with a group of people who are new to him. Paul has been left in Athens and is depressed to see the city is full of idols. Apparently there were beautiful statues to every imaginable Greek god or goddess throughout the city. He is waiting for Silas and Timothy and so decides to argue for the faith with the Jews in the synagogue and with the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers. Like other Athenians, the text says, they “spent their time in nothing but telling or hearing something new.”
This
evening I would like to look at Paul’s speech to see what it might tell us
about Sharing Faith in a New Century.
First, Paul went out to the Areopagus, the public square where folks
gathered to talk. Unlike times past, we
cannot expect folks to come to church looking for us. Those who do that are largely those who have
had some experience with the church in their background. Increasingly, there are many Americans who
have had no contact with Christianity, know nothing about it—and may even feel
it is irrelevant or may be hostile to it.
A telling commentary on our culture is the fact that ”spell check” in
Windows 95 does not have all the books of the Bible in its list, much less many
of the Biblical names. They are not part
of the general basic knowledge base. In
campus ministry it was not unusual to have a student come in timidly saying,
“I’m dating a Christian. I have no idea
what that means. Can you tell me?” To share faith in the new century we will
need to go to the unchurched where they are.
Secondly, Paul knew the world-view of those with whom he wanted to communicate. He had discovered their altar to an unknown God and he knew that they shared his belief that God had created all things. He spoke the gospel to them in a form they were most likely to understand and accept. We need to be more attentive to our audience. Leonard Sweet is one of the writers who has researched what the postmodern culture is like. I don’t have time to share all the characteristics, but I will say that it is a culture more interested in spiritual experience than spiritual arguments. They want to feel God more than they want to understand God. Stories of personal belief are more convincing than explanations of doctrine.
Secondly, Paul knew the world-view of those with whom he wanted to communicate. He had discovered their altar to an unknown God and he knew that they shared his belief that God had created all things. He spoke the gospel to them in a form they were most likely to understand and accept. We need to be more attentive to our audience. Leonard Sweet is one of the writers who has researched what the postmodern culture is like. I don’t have time to share all the characteristics, but I will say that it is a culture more interested in spiritual experience than spiritual arguments. They want to feel God more than they want to understand God. Stories of personal belief are more convincing than explanations of doctrine.
Today’s
culture also seems to be able to hold two contradictory notions at the same
time. F. Scott Fitzgerald said that the
test of a first-class mind is the ability to be able to hold two opposing ideas
in the head at the same time and still be able to function. Book titles catch the doublespeak with
”Ordinary Miracles” or “Open Secrets” and movies with “True Lies.” More significantly, it is true that new
houses are bigger while families are smaller; more farmers are making big bucks
and more farmers are facing financial catastrophe; more people are becoming
rich than ever before and more people are becoming poor than ever before. The postmodern is able to handle paradox,
which in other days we have called dialectics.
We need to understand the worldview of the unchurched if we are to share
the faith in a new century.
Thirdly, and perhaps most obviously, we need to know the gospel ourselves.
Paul makes his connection to their thought world and then moves on to talk of
God’s judgment, of their need to repent, and of the resurrection. It pains me to read that pollsters have determined that four out of ten folks who call themselves Christians are unable to name the four Gospels. If the way that
Jesus speaks to us and guides us in our life is through the Scriptures, then
if we don’t know the Scriptures we don’t know Jesus very well either. There
is no question in my mind that the key factor in churches that are reaching
out to share the faith is the rostered and lay leadership. Folks who know Jesus, know the Bible, and are excited about sharing that relationship with
others do it best. To share faith in the new century, we need to deepen our
Biblical knowledge and our love of Jesus, so that we will have something
fresh and dynamic to share.
One of the fears about changing the way things have always been with new
music or the use of the Internet or coffee house churches is that what is most precious to us will be lost. The story is told that in the early days of the Tennessee Valley project, a dilapidated homestead was going to be torn down. They were damming the river and the valley would be flooded out. A new split-level ranch house was built for the Appalachian family on a hillside nearby.
The day of the flooding arrived and the bulldozers were there to tear down the old house. The family refused to move out of the homestead. Finally, out of desperation, a social worker was called to find out what the problem was. “We ain’t goin’ anywhere” was the reply. The social worker pleaded with them to tell her what the problem was and why they would not move into their beautiful new home.
Thirdly, and perhaps most obviously, we need to know the gospel ourselves.
Paul makes his connection to their thought world and then moves on to talk of
God’s judgment, of their need to repent, and of the resurrection. It pains me to read that pollsters have determined that four out of ten folks who call themselves Christians are unable to name the four Gospels. If the way that
Jesus speaks to us and guides us in our life is through the Scriptures, then
if we don’t know the Scriptures we don’t know Jesus very well either. There
is no question in my mind that the key factor in churches that are reaching
out to share the faith is the rostered and lay leadership. Folks who know Jesus, know the Bible, and are excited about sharing that relationship with
others do it best. To share faith in the new century, we need to deepen our
Biblical knowledge and our love of Jesus, so that we will have something
fresh and dynamic to share.
One of the fears about changing the way things have always been with new
music or the use of the Internet or coffee house churches is that what is most precious to us will be lost. The story is told that in the early days of the Tennessee Valley project, a dilapidated homestead was going to be torn down. They were damming the river and the valley would be flooded out. A new split-level ranch house was built for the Appalachian family on a hillside nearby.
The day of the flooding arrived and the bulldozers were there to tear down the old house. The family refused to move out of the homestead. Finally, out of desperation, a social worker was called to find out what the problem was. “We ain’t goin’ anywhere” was the reply. The social worker pleaded with them to tell her what the problem was and why they would not move into their beautiful new home.
”See
that fire over there?” the man asked, pointing to a blazing fire in the
primitive hearth of the log cabin. “My grandpa built that fire over a hundred years ago,” the man explained. “He never let it go out, for he had no matches and it was a long way to the neighbors’. Then my pa tended the fire, and since he died, I tended it. None of us let it die, and I ain’t goin’ to move away and let grandpa’s fire go out.”
The social worker got an idea. She arranged for a large apple butter kettle
to be delivered to the home. The hot coals would be scooped up and transported to the new home, kindling would be added, and the grandfather’s
fire would never go out. The Appalachian family accepted and moved up to the
split-level rancher on the hillside after they knew that they would have the
fire of their ancestors.
As we share faith in the new century, we will keep the fire—of water, of bread and wine, of the book that is a love letter from God, but we will move to new places, where we do things differently, lest the flood of modernity wipe us out. Paul and Jesus would want it that way. Then, just like with Paul, some will scoff; others will hear us again; and some will become believers.
primitive hearth of the log cabin. “My grandpa built that fire over a hundred years ago,” the man explained. “He never let it go out, for he had no matches and it was a long way to the neighbors’. Then my pa tended the fire, and since he died, I tended it. None of us let it die, and I ain’t goin’ to move away and let grandpa’s fire go out.”
The social worker got an idea. She arranged for a large apple butter kettle
to be delivered to the home. The hot coals would be scooped up and transported to the new home, kindling would be added, and the grandfather’s
fire would never go out. The Appalachian family accepted and moved up to the
split-level rancher on the hillside after they knew that they would have the
fire of their ancestors.
As we share faith in the new century, we will keep the fire—of water, of bread and wine, of the book that is a love letter from God, but we will move to new places, where we do things differently, lest the flood of modernity wipe us out. Paul and Jesus would want it that way. Then, just like with Paul, some will scoff; others will hear us again; and some will become believers.
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May 22, 1991 Baltimore Sun: Pleasant Valley St. Matthew's Members Join Together On Pentecost
May 22, 1991 Baltimore Sun: Pleasant Valley St. Matthew's
Members Join Together On Pentecost
Union Church Congregations Make It Official With Merger
St. Matthew's Members Join Together On Pentecost
May 22, 1991|By Amy L. Miller | Amy L. Miller, Staff writer
PLEASANT VALLEY — Two congregations sharing one building
celebrated the birthday of the Christian church by merging to create one
unified church.
Members of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church transferred their
names to the rolls of St. Matthew's United Church of Christ during a
unification service on Sunday.
"Sunday the 19th was chosen because it's Pentecost
Sunday, the birthday of the church," said the Rev. Charles Stanfield,
pastor of St. Matthew's.
The two denominations of St. Matthew's had been a union
church -- or congregations sharing the same building -- for more than 100
years, he said.
Although preparations for the formal merger began in
January, members of both congregations had been considering the move for some
years, said member Donna Geiman.
"The first time it shows up in the church notes is
about 12 or 15 years ago, but the time wasn't right," she said.
"Things have to come at the right time."
However, the idea came up for serious consideration when St.
Matthew's Lutheran's minister -- the Rev. Paul A. Haack -- left the church to
pastor the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Oxford, Pa.
The Rev. Adam Fisher pastored St. Matthew's Lutheran until
the end of December. Read more: http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-05-22/news/9113005480_1_matthew-lutheran-union-church-matthew-united-church
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Thursday, December 5, 2013
Lazarus Church has established an easy and secure way for our community to donate.
You may write a check and send it to the church's address: "Lazarus
UCC" fund, Lazarus Church, 5101 S. Church St., Lineboro, MD 21102. Thank
you for your generosity and your love - it is greatly and truly appreciated.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in
trouble. Therefore we will not fear,
though the earth should change, though its waters roar and foam, though the
mountains tremble with its tumult.
(Psalm 46:1-3)
Community support for churches, such as @lazaruschurch,
after disasters #CarrollCounty #history tradition [Column] #LazarusChurch http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/manchester-lineboro/ph-ce-eagle-archives-1208-20131204,0,5680175.story
By Kevin E. Dayhoff, 5:12 p.m. EST, December 4, 2013
Labels: Carroll
Co Dist Lineboro, Fire
CC Depts, Fire
CC Depts 07 Lineboro, Religion
Carroll Co Churches, Religion
Lutheran
On the Mason-Dixon Line in northern Carroll County, the
historic town of Lineboro was awakened at 4:11 a.m. on Tuesday when the first
alarm rang out that there was a fire in the 160-year-old Lazarus United Church
of Christ and Lutheran Union Church. Two alarms and two hours later, the fire
was declared under control.
In spite of the efforts of approximately 60 firefighters
from Carroll and Baltimore counties and York County, Pa., the historic
structure was a total loss.
According to research by historians Joe Getty and Mary Ann
Ashcraft for the Historical Society of Carroll County, "Carroll County was
strongly influenced by German Baptists, also known as Dunkards and later as
Church of the Brethren, and by two denominations which worked closely together
during those early years — Lutheran and Reformed (now known as United Church of
Christ.)
[…]
Carroll has a history of natural disasters — snowstorms,
floods, tornadoes, fires — that threaten our safety, health and welfare. Too
often, these natural disasters find a church.
On June 19, 1952, a storm destroyed the St. John's Roman
Catholic Church steeple on Main Street in Westminster.
On Feb. 19, 1893, a tornado destroyed the steeple at St.
Paul's United Church of Christ at the corner of Green Street and Bond.
On April 9 and 10, 1883, an entire section of Westminster,
from John Street to Carroll Street to Main Street, burned to the ground. All
that was left of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church at 21 Carroll Street was a
brick shell.
[…]
An
article in the Baltimore Sun last Tuesday by Blair Ames and Carrie Wells
reported, “The congregation itself dates to 1853, and was founded by members of
Zion's Church in Manchester… poor roads had made the five-mile route from
Lineboro to Manchester impassable for several months each year, so the faithful
decided to build their own church.
“According to a 1939
Sun article, the original sanctuary was built through donation pledges from
members — the largest recorded was $120 and the smallest ‘121/2 cents.’”
[…]
WBAL: SEE VIDEO AND PHOTOS: $1M Damages In Lineboro Church
Fire
Flames went to 2 alarms at Lazarus United Church of Christ
in Lineboro just north of Manchester this morning.
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Community support for churches after disasters are Carroll tradition [Column]
Community support for churches after disasters are Carroll tradition [Column]
Community support for churches, such as @lazaruschurch, after disasters #CarrollCounty #history tradition [Column] #LazarusChurch http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/manchester-lineboro/ph-ce-eagle-archives-1208-20131204,0,5680175.story
On the Mason-Dixon Line in northern Carroll County, the historic town of Lineboro was awakened at 4:11 a.m. on Tuesday when the first alarm rang out that there was a fire in the 160-year-old Lazarus United Church of Christ and Lutheran Union Church. Two alarms and two hours later, the fire was declared under control.
Community support for churches, such as @lazaruschurch, after disasters #CarrollCounty #history tradition [Column] #LazarusChurch http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/manchester-lineboro/ph-ce-eagle-archives-1208-20131204,0,5680175.story
Labels: Carroll Co Dist Lineboro, Fire CC Depts, Fire CC Depts 07 Lineboro, Religion Carroll Co Churches, Religion Lutheran
In spite of the efforts of approximately 60 firefighters from Carroll and Baltimore counties and York County, Pa., the historic structure was a total loss.
According to research by historians Joe Getty and Mary Ann Ashcraft for the Historical Society of Carroll County, "Carroll County was strongly influenced by German Baptists, also known as Dunkards and later as Church of the Brethren, and by two denominations which worked closely together during those early years — Lutheran and Reformed (now known as United Church of Christ.)
[…]
Carroll has a history of natural disasters — snowstorms, floods, tornadoes, fires — that threaten our safety, health and welfare. Too often, these natural disasters find a church.
On June 19, 1952, a storm destroyed the St. John's Roman Catholic Church steeple on Main Street in Westminster.
On Feb. 19, 1893, a tornado destroyed the steeple at St. Paul's United Church of Christ at the corner of Green Street and Bond.
On April 9 and 10, 1883, an entire section of Westminster, from John Street to Carroll Street to Main Street, burned to the ground. All that was left of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church at 21 Carroll Street was a brick shell.
[…]
An article in the Baltimore Sun last Tuesday by Blair Ames and Carrie Wells reported, “The congregation itself dates to 1853, and was founded by members of Zion's Church in Manchester… poor roads had made the five-mile route from Lineboro to Manchester impassable for several months each year, so the faithful decided to build their own church.
“According to a 1939 Sun article, the original sanctuary was built through donation pledges from members — the largest recorded was $120 and the smallest ‘121/2 cents.’”
[…]
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