I had (or have) a great grandfather who was a Dunkard Mimister - - - Bill KTompk7744@aol.com wrote: > Tim, I looked in Brethren Encyclopedia and didn't find any clarification > under STONY CREEK BRETHREN CHURCH, PA: > > "Stony Creek brethren Church, PA, located in Somerset Co. It emerged > from a german Baptist brethren congregation organized on Nov 13 1880. J L > Kimmel and A J Miller were elected to the ministry at the meeting; they were > ordained elders in Sept 1881. H R Holsinger was chosen as presiding elder; > he was followed by Alvin Cober, J L Kimmel, A J Miller, S W Wilt, Silas > Hoover, J H Knepper, B C Moomaw, J D McFaden, M C Meyers, and J L Bowman. > In March, 1881, the congregation decided to mvoe its meetinghouse, the Kimmel > House, two miles away to a site on the Stoystown Pike; there they enlarged > it. The meetinghouse was then called the DOWNEY CHURCH or HOME CHURCH. > Mosts of the members and officials of the Stony Creek congregation joined the > Progressive Brethren movement in 1881. Those members wishing to stay with > the German Baptist Brethren were reincorporated into the parent (Brotherton) > Brothersvalley congregation. Stony Creek (Downey) was last listed on > brethren Church rosters in 1911." > > Citations: H R Holsinger, Tunkers, (1901) 632-33; W. Pennsylvania )1016) > 189-90, (1953) 180, 182-83; H. A. Cooper, Brothersvalley (1962) 300-307; > Annual (BC) (1890, 1905-11); H. F Welfley, History of Somerset Co. (1906) > 2:500. > > Since this is a later time period, I'll have to check some of the earlier > names to see what they say. Of course, Austin Cooper is likely to be one of > the references given. > > Jan T