MCCLELLAN HEIGHTS UNITED PRESBYTERIAN The Associate Reformed Presbyterian church, a lineal ancestor of the United Presbyterian church, was organized in Davenport on October 21, 1854.  There was at this time a membership of ten.  Rev. William Graham was the pastor and Thomas M. Patterson and Alexander Blair were elected ruling elders.  The organization had property at the corner of Tenth and Scott streets.  In 1858, through the union of the Associated and Associate Reformed Presbyterian denominations the United Presbyterian church was formed, and from that time on the Davenport organization was known by that name.  In the spring of 1883 the congregation disposed of its property on Scott street and purchased propetty on the corner of Eleventh and Brady streets.  The work continued in this new location under many ministries and with varying degrees of success until the year 1905.  In the summer of that year Alexander Gilchrist, D. D., secretary of the United Presbyterian Board of Home Missions, visited the Davenport field and, considering the work unsatisfactory, appointed Rev. W. R. Cox to be the acting pastor, with a view to bettering the efficiency of the church.  After some months spent in getting acquainted with the condition of the congregation and the needs of the city, it was decided to rebuild in a new location.  The old congregation was dissolved and a new one organized May 15, 1906.  A building site was secured at the corner of Jersey Ridge road and Fulton avenue.  Here work was begun at once and the new church was dedicated September 29, 1907.  Messrs. John Vander Heyden, Arthur Peterson and S. C. Gard were elected and ordained ruling elders.  A. W. Jamieson was chosen chairman of the congregation.  The membership of the new organization consisted of about thirty earnest, zealous people, who have not hesitated to grapple with the problems of a new work in a new field, and they have been signally blessed with a steady progress.  Rev. W. R. Cox continued in the work till March, 1908.  Rev. W. O. Chisholm took up the work in August, 1908, and still is with this people.  The membership is now sixty-five. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L