https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/2afb022cc0e5a3665edde8c0cde2baae.pdf be33da18dde84de6cc243d11f728f17c PDF Text Text WILLOUGHBY CIDJRCHES - Z. M. MILLER 1963 FIRST CHURCH - Riverside ohurch erected by Public subscription in 1824. This first church was built of logs and stood on the sourth­ east corner of the Gonder Farm. �a.mes on subscription l.1st: Abraham La.pp, Jqseph Danner, Jacob Gonde Jaoob Miller, Henr:£ M1lfer, Jagob Whisler. The frame ohuroh which was built later was moved to the Sherk farm about 1858 when the side road was opened bet.ween the Sherk and The road was given by the Gonders and the l and by Gonder farms. When the Boulevard. was put through, the .Park Comm1aa1on Elias Sherk. mo�ed the church farther back on the side road, but left it w&thout a found.at.ion and it was never used again and was finally dismantled . about 1914. WILLOUGHBY EYJJl!qELIOAL UNITED BRETHERN CHURCH: The first services it was then called, were held in Adam Kabel bush and a log church was built in the present location in 1834 and Henry Sauer, who gave the land, was the first licensed preacher. There waa a oongregat1on of the same denomination 1n Chippewa. Christian Kaumeyer and Adam Herbold attended and they of'ten worshippe lb the Sauer' a Church. Meet1nge were held in Pelham and Willoughby every two weeks. and Willoughby & Chippewa the neat week. This' was known as the "Niagara. Mission first in the Canada Conference.•• The prtltsent ohuroh of brick was buil t in 1883 and it became known as Willoughby Evangelical United Brethern Chu�oh in 1946. ot "sauer'a Church" as ST JOHN'S EVANGELICAL CHURCH. NEW GERtJ.ANI, was organized by a meet1ne in Solomon Miller's buah in the southwest corner of hie farm, and German settlers bu�lt a log church in 1834. The present brick ahuroh was built in 1861 and became known as the United Church or Canada in 1956. heid ST JOSEEH'S ROMAN CATHOLIC: The first missionary to look after the German settlements here, reported that in June 1837 there were 20 tam111ea. The beginning of the congregation dated 1849 and the first baptism recorded May 6, 1849. . " DELL CHURCH: Henry Dell gave the land for this ohuroh, which was 1n 1S51 and sold by auction in 1938 and moved to Virgil, where it was rebuilt·and still in use. Thia Henry Dell's rather and his wife are buried in the cemetery called "Tom MgCred�ea' Hill" on Lyon' s Creek opposite Billie MoCredies' home. This qemeterx is oldeJ than the Dell Cemetery. Henry' a Batn!t� O!ll died abou� lBoS. He and his wife oame to Canada in 17 9. bulit fath�r THE EBENEZER QHURCH A'f KABLETOWN on the front of Adam ·Kabel' a farm, now Mrs Wilbert Detenbeok1 s on the Niagara Blvd waa built by a Berma1 They moved to Buffalo and later Sect who oame from Buffalo in 1850. to Iowa in 1870. ( < / BLACK CREEK CHURCH: United Brethern on the River Road above Black M1ohael Barnhardt was a blacksmith Creek was organized in 1855. About 1930 and gave the land and Merino Beam donated the lumber the Park Commission_ demol1shep. 1t after using the s1te several !n 196a�� the pastor of Stevensville years as a storage place. United Brethern dedicated the original silver communion urn and 2 glass goblets of the first United Bretbern Church in the Niagara District which was organized at Black Creek in 1855. �Sh river road. C)r1 ta_ri o t orj_ c fr orn tl1 e e tin.@; e Jacob Gonder, 1 t in 182'-:- Vilas great ption, SlI of >fr. G. �;:.a_ 1J2 rs Sherk L cash and the vras labour. chief nro-= meeti was b 1t for all LJsed_ ctlso \va,s ters of a.ll der1or!lin_cttio11s for sorue tin1e s�s ct early Dione er called a forth in the old meeting "" the Meeting House, who resided by i"Iiller, to J?l'"eacl1 irt; sctLool tcoL1se"' Many ear ly Methodist preachers held etings were held in l1oiEe regularily the river. by It is an said that he belonged to the Church of the United Brethren in which at that time vvas that when he came to Canada he and thus to formed they converts in the government the north sj_de it! s side a baptized the ovation of ministers further house) of - farm father's the rivero Sunday School and si· t" t::: considered few rods towards ( "'no] (.,•,_J__ A. of my but was alway.s later moved excempt)@ He to be ( They had his river. __ house, and were not required to do military service. Thj_s strip of 'r along German; li tt l e communal Society which he called Mennonite, a a tax to the pay desidedly Penn., part north of to (Sherk) the enclosed farrn., the 'Slias It was agaj_n used <:Ls occassional Saboth meetings. the United Brethren page 427 & 428 66ft� wide the rnmmetj_ng The buildj_ng was Sherk a free farm� with Church, for After it's ren- preached in it. of the Ont. Historical papers. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Willoughy Churches Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to Willoughy Churches, as written by Z M. Miller. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1963 1960s Louis Mcdermott Collection willoughy