Baptist Church
Sharon was organized in 1802,
Rev. David Phillips, pastor. Greenville was organized in 1847, Rev.
Jeremiah Hazen, pastor. Georgetown Church was organized in 1807, Thomas
G. Jones, pastor. West Salem Baptist Church was organized in 1807, Rev.
Thomas Jones, pastor
Christian Church
Sharon Christian Church was organized in 1836.
Episcopal
Mercer Grace Episcopal, was organized in 1827.
Methodist
The
pioneer preacher in the county was Rev. R. R. Roberts, afterwards
Bishop Roberts, in the spring of 1801. At this date the whole region
was the Baltimore Conference. This was the beginning of Methodism in
Mercer County. The M. E. Church of Mercer Borough was organized about
1820. Sharon M. E. Church was organized in 1805. Greenville M. E.
Church was organized in 1828. Sharpsville M. E. Church was organized in
1836. Sheakleyville M. E. Church was organized in 1830. Clarksville M.
E. Church was organized in 1820. Millbrook M. E. Church was organized
in 1816. Henderson M. E. Church was organized in 1833. Salem M. E.
Chuch was organized in 1807. New Vernon was organized in 1840.
Springfield Nazareth Church was organized in 1822. Delaware Township, Methodist Church was organized in 1820.
United Presbyterian Church
Mercer
was organized in 1801, Rev. Thomas McClintock, pastor. Second United
Presbyterian Church, Mercer, was organized about 1805. Greenville was
organized about 1802. Sheakleyville United Presbyterian Church was
organized in 1818. Middlesex United Presbyterian Church was organized
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Catholic Church
St.
Michaels Catholic Church was organized in 1837. St. All Saints Catholic
Church was organized in 1837. Sacred Heart Catholic Church was
organized in 1845.
Congregationalist
Congregational was organized on March 27, 1847.
Greenville Congregational Church was organized in 1840.
Lutheran Church
Mercer, Lutheran was organized in 1840.
Delaware Township St. John's Lutheran Church was organized in 1837.
West Salem Township, Good Hope Lutheran Church was organized in 1805.
Presbyterian Church
Young
Presbyterian ministers as missionaries visited every community in the
county before the close of 1800. It is impossible to determine which
was the pioneer church. Fairfield was organized September, 1799.
Neshannock was organized about 1800, Rev. William Wick, pastor.
Hopewell, about the same time by the same pastor. Coolspring was
organized in 1800; Rev. Samuel Tait was pastor. Lower Neshannock, now
New Castle, was organized in 1803, Rev. Alexander Cook, pastor. Plain
Grove was organized in 1800, Rev. William Wood, pastor. Centre was
organized in 1801, Rev. William Wood, pastor. First Presbyterian, of
Mercer was organized in 1804, Rev. Samuel Tait, pastor. Amity was
organized in 1825. Upper Sandy, now Georgetown, was organized in 1799.
Moorfield was organized in 1802, Rev. James Satterfield, pastor. Sandy
Lake was organized in 1835. Greenville was organized in 1825, Rev.
James Alexander, pastor. Big Ben was organized in 1825, Rev. James
Alexander, pastor. The United Presbyterian Church of Greenville is the
old Seceder organization of 1802, Rev. Daniel McLain, pastor. Unity
Church of Greenfield was organized in 1832. Orangeville was organized
in 1825. Shenango Township Beulah Church was organized in the fall of
1839. Jackson Township Cumberland Presbyterian was organized about
1838.
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