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History of U.B. Churches in Harrisonburg-Staunton Region December 26, 2024
In 1906 Broadway was detached from Lacey Springs Circuit
and attached to Singers Glen Circuit, along with Mt. Carmel, Pleasant
View, and Cherry Grove. In 1912 Singers Glen Circuit Pastor G. B.
Fadeley reported Broadway Church had been painted, a cement walk
put down, and a communion set purchased for $100. Singers Glen
Circuit Pastor N. F. A. Cupp reported in 1914 that the roof on the
church had been painted and new pulpit lamp purchased for $25; and
in 1915 that the Ladies’ Aid Society bought a Brussels carpet for the
church for $46. The report in 1916 was that four S.S. rooms had
been completed and the church interior to be refinished for an
estimated $400; cash in Treasury, $200; of the above $200 cash; and
the Ladies’ Aid paid $113. The Conference Superintendent reported
in 1917 that the Bible Conference and Seminary Extension was held
at Broadway: “Dr. J. P. Landes was present as our instructor; and
gave to us a feast of good things at each service. There were 20
preachers present, 17 that are in the active work on charges.”
Broadway U.B. Church stands forever remembered for
establishing a fund for the education of ministerial students. The full
text of the Superintendents 1917 report is as follows: The A. R.
Miller fund. I come now to report to this body the greatest
proposition ever made in this Conference and one that carries with it
eternal significance. Brother A. R. Miller, a member of our
Broadway congregation and a man of wealth, said to me that he wanted his money to be doing good
while he was living. I commended him and suggested that he educate young men for the Ministry; at
once he assured me that was his plan. While the plans are not all perfected, but desiring to begin this
fall, Prof. J. H. Ruebush accompanied me to Bro. Miller’s home, and so he arranged to give $1,000 this
fall to begin the work. How this should impress others to give of their plenty to advance the cause of
Christ! Words are poor messengers of feelings when one wishes to express his appreciation of such
noble beneficence. May God richly bless Bro. Miller with greater prosperity and with a continuous
outpouring of His Holy Spirit, as he goes forth preparing young men for the Ministry, and sending them
out as his sons in the Ministry.
The 1917 report for Singers Glen Circuit noted that Broadway
had its interior painted, papered, and four Sunday school rooms built
at a total cost of $532, all paid for and money in treasury for other
improvements. Improvements costing $50 were reported in 1918. In
1919 Broadway, Coote’s Store, Mt. Carmel, and Whitmore’s were
detached from Singers Glen Circuit and constituted Broadway
Circuit. Broadway Circuit comprised 429 members in 1920 with
Rev. Joseph R. Collis as the pastor. The churches on Broadway
Circuit in 1921 were: Broadway, 99 members; Cootes Store, 93;
Riverside, 46; and Mt. Carmel, 216 (there was no statistical report for
Whitmore’s, other than “Plans for a new church at Whitmore’s
appointment have been secured and funds to the amount of $1,150
provided”). In 1921 the Conference Superintendent A. S. Hammack
reported for Whitmore’s: “I dedicated a new church on Broadway
Circuit August 14th, the cost of which was only $3,412. Rev. J. R.
Collis, the pastor and the membership are to be congratulated in this successful enterprise, and in being
able to build such a splendid church for this small amount of money. This is an evidence of what can be
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In 1906 Broadway was detached from Lacey Springs Circuit
and attached to Singers Glen Circuit, along with Mt. Carmel, Pleasant
View, and Cherry Grove. In 1912 Singers Glen Circuit Pastor G. B.
Fadeley reported Broadway Church had been painted, a cement walk
put down, and a communion set purchased for $100. Singers Glen
Circuit Pastor N. F. A. Cupp reported in 1914 that the roof on the
church had been painted and new pulpit lamp purchased for $25; and
in 1915 that the Ladies’ Aid Society bought a Brussels carpet for the
church for $46. The report in 1916 was that four S.S. rooms had
been completed and the church interior to be refinished for an
estimated $400; cash in Treasury, $200; of the above $200 cash; and
the Ladies’ Aid paid $113. The Conference Superintendent reported
in 1917 that the Bible Conference and Seminary Extension was held
at Broadway: “Dr. J. P. Landes was present as our instructor; and
gave to us a feast of good things at each service. There were 20
preachers present, 17 that are in the active work on charges.”
Broadway U.B. Church stands forever remembered for
establishing a fund for the education of ministerial students. The full
text of the Superintendents 1917 report is as follows: The A. R.
Miller fund. I come now to report to this body the greatest
proposition ever made in this Conference and one that carries with it
eternal significance. Brother A. R. Miller, a member of our
Broadway congregation and a man of wealth, said to me that he wanted his money to be doing good
while he was living. I commended him and suggested that he educate young men for the Ministry; at
once he assured me that was his plan. While the plans are not all perfected, but desiring to begin this
fall, Prof. J. H. Ruebush accompanied me to Bro. Miller’s home, and so he arranged to give $1,000 this
fall to begin the work. How this should impress others to give of their plenty to advance the cause of
Christ! Words are poor messengers of feelings when one wishes to express his appreciation of such
noble beneficence. May God richly bless Bro. Miller with greater prosperity and with a continuous
outpouring of His Holy Spirit, as he goes forth preparing young men for the Ministry, and sending them
out as his sons in the Ministry.
The 1917 report for Singers Glen Circuit noted that Broadway
had its interior painted, papered, and four Sunday school rooms built
at a total cost of $532, all paid for and money in treasury for other
improvements. Improvements costing $50 were reported in 1918. In
1919 Broadway, Coote’s Store, Mt. Carmel, and Whitmore’s were
detached from Singers Glen Circuit and constituted Broadway
Circuit. Broadway Circuit comprised 429 members in 1920 with
Rev. Joseph R. Collis as the pastor. The churches on Broadway
Circuit in 1921 were: Broadway, 99 members; Cootes Store, 93;
Riverside, 46; and Mt. Carmel, 216 (there was no statistical report for
Whitmore’s, other than “Plans for a new church at Whitmore’s
appointment have been secured and funds to the amount of $1,150
provided”). In 1921 the Conference Superintendent A. S. Hammack
reported for Whitmore’s: “I dedicated a new church on Broadway
Circuit August 14th, the cost of which was only $3,412. Rev. J. R.
Collis, the pastor and the membership are to be congratulated in this successful enterprise, and in being
able to build such a splendid church for this small amount of money. This is an evidence of what can be
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