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162 HISTORY OF THE VA CONFERENCE, E.U.B. CHURCH—D.F. GLOVIER
GROVE HILL: The first Grove
Hill Church was dedicated by J.
W. Howe about 1867(?). The
present church was dedicated in
1894 at a cost of $1,000. The
Grove Hill Church underwent
extensive renovation and repairs
in 1916 under the ministerial
leadership of J. W. Wright. The
Church is located on Route 340 a
few miles north of Shenandoah,
Page County, Virginia. The
present membership is 132.
HARRISONBURG: At the
Annual Conference held in
Staunton, Virginia, in 1894,
with Bishop Kephart presiding,
Rev. C. H. Crowell was
assigned the task of organizing
a church at Harrisonburg. The
first service was held on March
25, 1894, in the Y.M.C.A. Hall
on the second floor of the Avis
Building, on South Main
Street. The formal organization
of the congregation was on
June 1st with 13 charter
members.
On July 1, the meeting place was moved to the Logan Store on Gray
Street, in the north end of town. A Sunday school was organized July 8th,
and a Christian Endeavor on November 20th.
A lot on which to build a Church was purchased on September 29,
1894. By January of 1896 the Sunday school room of the first Church was
completed, and services were held in it. The Church was dedicated in
March 1900 by Bishop Hott. A. S. Hammack was pastor. The cost was
$6,000.00.
During the years since 1896, when the first full-time pastor was
secured, the growth of the Church has been great, now having 1,200
members. In the early days, the growth was the result of many great revival
GROVE HILL: The first Grove
Hill Church was dedicated by J.
W. Howe about 1867(?). The
present church was dedicated in
1894 at a cost of $1,000. The
Grove Hill Church underwent
extensive renovation and repairs
in 1916 under the ministerial
leadership of J. W. Wright. The
Church is located on Route 340 a
few miles north of Shenandoah,
Page County, Virginia. The
present membership is 132.
HARRISONBURG: At the
Annual Conference held in
Staunton, Virginia, in 1894,
with Bishop Kephart presiding,
Rev. C. H. Crowell was
assigned the task of organizing
a church at Harrisonburg. The
first service was held on March
25, 1894, in the Y.M.C.A. Hall
on the second floor of the Avis
Building, on South Main
Street. The formal organization
of the congregation was on
June 1st with 13 charter
members.
On July 1, the meeting place was moved to the Logan Store on Gray
Street, in the north end of town. A Sunday school was organized July 8th,
and a Christian Endeavor on November 20th.
A lot on which to build a Church was purchased on September 29,
1894. By January of 1896 the Sunday school room of the first Church was
completed, and services were held in it. The Church was dedicated in
March 1900 by Bishop Hott. A. S. Hammack was pastor. The cost was
$6,000.00.
During the years since 1896, when the first full-time pastor was
secured, the growth of the Church has been great, now having 1,200
members. In the early days, the growth was the result of many great revival
