Chillicothe
Ohio
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Bethel Chapel Christian Union Church
1. To put forth every effort to proclaim God's saving grace to the lost at home and in foreign lands.
2. To declare the whole counsel of God for the edification of believers.
3. To promote fellowship among God's people.
OUR HISTORY
Our roots date back to the Old Bishop Hill Methodist Church and the organization of the Christian Union around 1864.
The first written record of the church is a copy of a deed dated 1868. The church was organized by P. P. Streevey, George Grubb, Thornton Minney, Clinton Meakle, Nicholas Pfiefer and William Kellenberger and called Bethel Chapel. Billy Kerns, an undertaker from Bourneville, Ohio built the first building, a big room measuring 36' x 24'. Later this building was replaced with a new building (1978).
The earliest activity report is that of Sunday School dated April 24, 1887. Opened by singing and prayer. Lesson 4, Genesis: chapter 47, verses 1-12. Twenty-five people were present (3 officers, 3 teachers, and 19 scholars.
2. To declare the whole counsel of God for the edification of believers.
3. To promote fellowship among God's people.
OUR HISTORY
Our roots date back to the Old Bishop Hill Methodist Church and the organization of the Christian Union around 1864.
The first written record of the church is a copy of a deed dated 1868. The church was organized by P. P. Streevey, George Grubb, Thornton Minney, Clinton Meakle, Nicholas Pfiefer and William Kellenberger and called Bethel Chapel. Billy Kerns, an undertaker from Bourneville, Ohio built the first building, a big room measuring 36' x 24'. Later this building was replaced with a new building (1978).
The earliest activity report is that of Sunday School dated April 24, 1887. Opened by singing and prayer. Lesson 4, Genesis: chapter 47, verses 1-12. Twenty-five people were present (3 officers, 3 teachers, and 19 scholars.