Pine Hill Church of God

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Pine Hill Church of God- organized in 1842 at the Pine Hill School during a series of meetingsheld by the Reverends Werts and Hickels.

The original congregation included:
Jacob Bolinger - First Elder
Mrs. Sarah Carner
Susan Thomas
Mary Glenn
Mary Stroup
Andrew Carner
Abram Flowers

Ministers include the following:
Rev. Woods
Rev. Richards
Rev. Myers
Rev. Logue
Rev. Kline
Rev. Gellantine
Rev. Bartlebaugh
Rev. Hovis
Rev. James
Rev. J.W. Davis

In 1859 a Church building was erected at the site of the Pine Hill Cemetery, acting as the building

committee were:
Peter Stroup
Adam Steffee
Eli Carner

Sometime later in the life of this church a new Church building was built just west of the Cemeteryand was used until the early 1970's. This building is now used as a private residence. (1997)
Rockland Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Rockland Cumberland Presbyterian Church, On May 4, 1856, John Shannon and his wife Jane, of Rockland Township sold one-fourth acre of land fot $1.00, to:
James Shannon
James H. Borland
Jonathan Lusher

for the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Rockland. This piece of property already having a Meeting House on it , that was erected in 1842. During the period of it's exsistence, had the following pastors:
Rev. Hatton
Rev. Murphy
Rev. Law
Rev. Osborne
Rev. Moore
Rev. Gallagher
Rev. Bowman

The first elders were:
John Shannon
Abraham Witherup
John Shaw

The life of the Congregation was reletivley short, disbanding in 1880.

Sources:

History of Venango County, It's Past and Present

Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories.Contributor
Mike Gordon
Mgpaky@aol.com