Calvary Episcopal Church (founded 1848) 300 W Broad St Tamaqua PA 18252 610/377-0845 (not a Tamaqua phone number) Rev Robert Gildersleeve, priest-in-charge (This is from an old list, so may not be current. Last I heard, Calvary's active congregation was down to just a very few people.) ############################################################## Trinity United Church of Christ Trinity was formed a result of a split from St John's Reformed (now St Johns UCC). Both of these churches started out as Reformed Churches, not Lutheran. Both Trinity and St Johns are still active churches. There may be some confusion because there are two St Johns Churches in Tamaqua, one UCC (Reformed) and one Lutheran. The two St Johns started out as a 'union' church in Tamaqua - individual or separate Reformed and Lutheran congregations sharing one church building. This original building (no longer standing) was on the site of the St Johns Cemetery on Dutch Hill in Tamaqua. Both congregations left Dutch Hill and built their own churches. A bit of denominational history on the United Church of Christ - the Reformed Church merged with an Evangelical Church in 1934 to become the Evangelical & Reformed Church. In 1957 the E&R Church merged with a Congregational Church to become the United Church of Christ. ------ Original Message ------ Received: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:19:12 PM EDT From: "Glee Krapf" <gleek@ptd.net> To: <paschuyl@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [PASCHUYL] Episcopal CHurch I live down the street from this church and it was never an Episcopal church. It was Reformed Lutheren then it merged with the UCC church. People in my huband's family helped start this church. I also have a book that tells the history of this church and others in Tamaqua. Glee ----- Original Message ----- From: "JEAN AURAND" <jeanaurand@msn.com> To: <paschuyl@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 4:55 PM Subject: Re: [PASCHUYL] Episcopal CHurch > Wanda: I am not certain if you have already found the info you wanted, > but just in case: Trinity United Church-Christ, 22 Lafayette St., > Tamaqua, PA 18252, Tel. 570-66804139. I am pretty sure this is an > Episcopal Church but has changed its name over the years. My grandfather > did a cross-stitch of it when he was 6 yrs. old. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Wanda Lee<mailto:catbells@hcinet.net> > To: Schuylkill PA<mailto:PASCHUYL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 10:46 AM > Subject: [PASCHUYL] Episcopal CHurch > > IS there a Episcopal Church in this area? I want to find death > certificates of those who died before 1895. I was told to check church > records. One would be in Pottsville and the other in Tamaqua . > > Wanda