EDFORD TOWNSHIP .

The Church of God was organized Sept. 16, 1876 , at the " Howard Schoolhouse," where those interested in forming a church had been holding services since the 8th of April, previous. Among the original members were W. T. Harris and L. E. Harris. Preliminary steps have been taken for the erection of a house of worship at an early day. The pastors have been W. R. Coovert and M. S. Newbommer. They now have thirty-eight communicants, with an attendance of thirty-five in Sunday-school.

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church . The earliest meetings of this body were held in the Central Schoolhouse in 1867, and the church organization was effected the same year, with a membership of about a dozen persons. This has been very materially augmented since, until they have gathered in about fifty families. The church building was erected in 1872, at a cost of $2,500. The present pastor is Rev. I. P.Guenther.

 

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