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History of U.B. Churches in Harrisonburg-Staunton Region December 26, 2024

Cedar Grove U.B. and EUB church (1921-69). Note that “Year Ends 1876” means conference year
1875-76 and that the data were reported at the 1876 Annual Conference. Thus, J. W. Nihiser served
Cedar Grove (and other churches of Dayton Circuit) 1875-877, and A. Paul Funkhouser, 1877-80.

Table 20. Cedar Grove U.B. Church: Early Pastors and Charge Membership, 1880-1920

Year Charge Name District Name Appointed Pastor Membership Statistics—Whole Charge
Ends Dayton Circuit Conference J. W. Nihiser Members Start Yr. Members End Yr.
1876 Dayton Circuit Conference J. W. Nihiser
1877 Dayton Circuit Shenandoah A. Paul Funkhouser ——
1878 Dayton Circuit Shenandoah A. Paul Funkhouser ——
1879 Dayton Circuit Shenandoah A. Paul Funkhouser ——
1880 Dayton Circuit Shenandoah J. D. Donavon ——
1880 Dayton Mission Station Shenandoah Charles M. Hott 337 477
1881 Dayton Mission Station Shenandoah Charles M. Hott 337 477
1882 Dayton Mission Station Shenandoah George P. Hott 71 81
1883 Dayton Mission Station Shenandoah George P. Hott 81 105
1884 Lacey Springs Circuit Shenandoah J. W. Funk 105 119
1885 Lacey Springs Circuit Shenandoah J. W. Funk 119 124
1886 Lacey Springs Mission Station Shenandoah J. D. Donavon 228 231
1887 Lacey Springs Circuit Shenandoah J. D. Donavon 231 238
1888 Lacey Springs Circuit Shenandoah J. D. Donavon 238 323
1889 Lacey Springs Circuit Shenandoah W. F. Gruver 323 403
1890 Lacey Springs Circuit Shenandoah George B. Fadeley 403 390
1891 Lacey Springs Circuit Shenandoah George B. Fadeley 390 380
1892 Lacey Springs Circuit Shenandoah C. F. Flook 380 388
1893 Lacey Springs Circuit Shenandoah William R. Berry 388 389
1894 Lacey Springs Circuit Shenandoah W. L. Childress 389 388
1895 Lacey Springs Circuit Shenandoah S. R. Ludwig 388 333
1896 Lacey Springs Circuit Shenandoah S. R. Ludwig 333 329
1897 Harrisonburg Station Shenandoah A. S. Hammack 329 288
1898 Harrisonburg Station Shenandoah A. S. Hammack 288 284
1899 Harrisonburg Station Shenandoah A. S. Hammack 158 243
1902 Harrisonburg Station Shenandoah Sylvester K. Wine 243 237
1903 Harrisonburg Station Shenandoah W. B. Keeley 231 254
1904 Harrisonburg Station Shenandoah W. B. Keeley 254 259
1905 Harrisonburg Station Shenandoah C. W. Hutzler 259 257
1906 Harrisonburg Station Va. Conference A. S. Hammack 257 251
1907 Harrisonburg Station Va. Conference A. S. Hammack 251 221
1908 Harrisonburg Station Va. Conference A. S. Hammack 221 270
1909 Harrisonburg Station Va. Conference R. G. Hammond 270 250
1910 Harrisonburg Station Va. Conference R. G. Hammond 250 243
1911 Harrisonburg Station Va. Conference R. G. Hammond 243 205
1912 Harrisonburg Station Va. Conference J. H. Brunk 205 219
1913 Harrisonburg Station Va. Conference R. Rock 219 238
1914 Harrisonburg Station Va. Conference R. Rock 238 245
1915 Harrisonburg Station Va. Conference William A. Wilt 245 250
1915 Harrisonburg Station Va. Conference William A. Wilt 250 252
1916 Harrisonburg Station Va. Conference George B. Fadeley 250 252
1917 Harrisonburg Station Va. Conference M. L. Weekley 252 326
1918 Harrisonburg Station Va. Conference M. L. Weekley 326 345
1919 Harrisonburg Station Va. Conference M. L. Weekley 345 347
1920 347 380
380 391

Table 21. Cedar Grove U.B. Church: Pastors and Church Membership, 1921-69

Year Ending Charge Name Appointed Pastor Members Start Yr. Members End Yr.
1899 Harrisonburg Station A. S. Hammack — 36
1900 Harrisonburg Mission Station A. S. Hammack — 36
1901 Harrisonburg Mission Station A. S. Hammack — 36
1905 Harrisonburg Station W. B. Keeley — 20
1921
… [No information] W. B. Obaugh — 33
1947 [No information] W. H. Smith 24 17
1949 Other [Cedar Grove] J. E. Sawin 17 28
1950 Cedar Grove Circuit Wilton B. Thomas 28 17
1951 Cedar Grove Circuit
Cedar Grove Circuit

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