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

Table 5. Bethany (Cootes Store) U.B. Church: Early Pastors and Charge Membership, 1910-20

Year Charge Name District Name Appointed Pastor Membership Statistics—Whole Charge
Ends Singer’s Glen Circuit Shenandoah William R. Berry Members Start Yr. Members End Yr.
1897 Singer’s Glen Circuit Shenandoah William R. Berry
1898 Singer’s Glen Circuit Shenandoah William R. Berry 477 499
1899 Singer’s Glen Circuit Shenandoah William R. Berry 208 308
1900 Singer’s Glen Circuit Shenandoah C. P. Dyche 308 334
1901 Singer’s Glen Circuit Shenandoah C. P. Dyche 344 322
1902 Singer’s Glen Circuit Shenandoah C. P. Dyche 322 325
1903 Singer’s Glen Circuit Shenandoah J. H. Brunk 325 324
1904 Singer’s Glen Circuit Shenandoah J. H. Brunk 324 348
1905 Singer’s Glen Circuit Shenandoah J. H. Brunk 338 366
1906 Singer’s Glen Circuit Va. Conference J. H. Brunk 366 387
1907 Singer’s Glen Circuit Va. Conference J. H. Brunk 380 380
1908 Singer’s Glen Circuit Va. Conference George B. Fadeley 380 663
1909 Singer’s Glen Circuit Va. Conference George B. Fadeley 663 665
1910 Singer’s Glen Circuit Va. Conference George B. Fadeley 655 697
1911 Singer’s Glen Circuit Va. Conference George B. Fadeley 697 730
1912 Singer’s Glen Circuit Va. Conference W. H. Williams 730 750
1913 Singer’s Glen Circuit Va. Conference N. F. A. Cupp 750 849
1914 Singer’s Glen Circuit Va. Conference N. F. A. Cupp 849 732
1915 Singer’s Glen Circuit Va. Conference N. F. A. Cupp 732 744
1916 Singer’s Glen Circuit Va. Conference N. F. A. Cupp 744 764
1917 Singer’s Glen Circuit Va. Conference N. F. A. Cupp 764 782
1918 Singer’s Glen Circuit Va. Conference Joseph R. Collis 782 792
1919 Singer’s Glen Circuit Va. Conference W. H. Smith 792 867
1919 Va. Conference Joseph R. Collis 867 901
1920 Broadway Circuit 867 901
404 429

Table 6. Cootes Store U.B. Church: Pastors and Church Membership, 1921-35

Year Ending Charge Name Appointed Pastor Members Start Yr. Members End Yr.
1921 Broadway Circuit Joseph R. Collis — 93
1922 Broadway Circuit Joseph R. Collis 93
1923 Broadway Circuit E. E. Miller 104
1924 Broadway Circuit E. E. Miller 104 109
1925 Broadway Circuit J. E. Oliver 109 118
1926 Broadway Circuit C. W. Tinsman 118 115
1927 Broadway Circuit C. W. Tinsman 115 118
1928 Broadway Circuit C. W. Tinsman 118 114
1929 Broadway Circuit C. W. Tinsman 114 122
1930 Broadway Circuit E. B. Caplinger 122 119
1931 Broadway Circuit E. B. Caplinger 119 121
1932 Broadway Circuit E. B. Caplinger 121 122
1933 Broadway Circuit E. B. Caplinger 122 128
1934 Broadway Circuit E. B. Caplinger 128 124
1935 Broadway Circuit P. W. Fisher 124 145
145 158

Table 7. Bethany U.B. Church: Pastors and Church Membership, 1936-69

Year Ending Charge Name Appointed Pastor Members Start Yr. Members End Yr.
1936 Broadway Circuit P. W. Fisher 158 176
1937 Broadway Circuit P. W. Fisher 176 184
1938 Broadway Circuit P. W. Fisher 184 184
1939 Broadway Circuit P. W. Fisher 184 191
1940 Broadway Circuit P. W. Fisher 191 181
1941 Broadway Circuit P. W. Fisher 181 187
1942 Broadway Circuit P. W. Fisher 187 197
1943 Broadway Circuit P. J. Slonaker 197 197
1944 Broadway Circuit P. J. Slonaker 197 196
1945 Broadway Circuit P. J. Slonaker 196 206
1946 Broadway Circuit P. J. Slonaker 206 206
1947 Broadway Circuit P. J. Slonaker 206 201
1948 Broadway Circuit W. E. Wolfe 201 184
1949 Broadway Circuit W. E. Wolfe 184 191
1950 Broadway Circuit W. E. Wolfe 191 189

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