First Church of the Resurrection
| First Church of the Resurrection | |
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| 40°47′51″N 81°22′12″W / 40.7975416°N 81.3699945°WCoordinates: 40°47′51″N 81°22′12″W / 40.7975416°N 81.3699945°W | |
| Location | 901 Tuscarawas Street East, Canton, Ohio |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Non-Denominational Church |
| Previous denomination | United Church of Christ[1] |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| Weekly attendance | <120 weekly |
| Website |
www |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | First United Church of Christ,[1][2][3] First Evangelic and Reformed Church,[3] First Reformed Church,[2][4] Jerusalem's Reformed Church [3] |
| Founded | 1810 [2][3] |
| Founder(s) | Rev John Peter Mahnenschmidt [2][3] |
| Dedication | 1862[2][3][4] |
| Dedicated | October 5, 1862 [2][3][4] |
| Associated people | Bezaleel Wells [3][4] |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Gothic Revival[5] |
| Groundbreaking | Spring 1861 [3][4] |
| Construction cost | $7,000[3] |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 450 |
| Number of floors | 4 |
| Number of towers | 1 [3] |
| Tower height | 28 feet [3] |
| Number of spires | 2 |
| Spire height | 145 feet, demolished in 1948[3] |
| Materials | Stone,[3] Wood, Brick |
| Bells | 2[3] (English style Full circle ringing [3]) |
| Tenor bell weight | Estimated 1,800 pounds by a 42" width |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Dr. Bruce Mont [2][6] |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Catherine Coblentz[6] |
| Organist(s) | Seth Kenyon[6] |
| Treasurer | Tina Copeland[6] |
| Religious education coordinator | Patty Neidert[6] |
| Youth ministry coordinator | Jordan Schlabach[6] |
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First Church of the Resurrection, listed as First Reformed[5] | |
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| Coordinates | 40°47′51.15″N 81°22′11.98″W / 40.7975417°N 81.3699944°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Part of | Downtown Canton Historic District |
| NRHP Reference # | 82003647 [5] |
| Website |
www |
| Added to NRHP | 9/28/1982 [5] |
First Church of the Resurrection is a historic church at 901 Tuscarawas Street East, Canton, Ohio[2][7] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2][5] The church was dedicated and the sanctuary completed in 1862.[2][3][4][8]
Build history of expansions and renovations
1898 Sunday school addition and new remodeled church edifice [2][3][4][8]
1906 Half cost of a new organ donated by the Andrew Carnegie fund [3][4][8]
1916 Building remodeling [3][4][8]
1926–1927 Parish house, educational center and social hall added [2][3][8]
1937 Parish house burned down [3][8]
1941 New Parish house built on top of old site [3][8]
1966 New Fratelli Ruffatti organ installed [3][8]
1979 Karl Koepke Memorial Chapel dedicated [3][8]
1982 New outdoor lighted sign and west parking lot opened [3][8]
1993 New Kegg six-ton 1,600-pipe pipe organ installed [2][3][8]
2002–2005 New office wing, classroom, and gathering area constructed [2][3][8]
2007 Shepherd's Garden dedicated[3][8]
Church body history
1810 Union (Reformed and Lutheran) Church built[4][8]
1812 Sunday School organized [8]
1843 Choir formed [8]
1862 Present church was built [2][3][4][8][8]
1866 English language services began [2][4]
1871 English services first held [4][8]
1879 Organization of Ladies Aid Society [4][8]
1897 Church incorporated as First German Reformed Church [4][8]
1903 Women's Missionary Society founded [4][8][9]
1940 Named changed to First Evangelical and Reformed Church [8]
1959 Named changed to First United Church of Christ through denomination merger with United Church of Christ[2][8]
1970 Bach Musical Festival presented [8]
1978 901 Food Pantry ("In as much") starts giving out food to the local community [8]
1982 First Church listed in the National Register for Historical Places [2][8]
2005 Severed ties with the United Church of Christ and became an independent church with the name of First Church of the Resurrection.[1][2][8]
2007 Traditional and Contemporary worship service begins [8]
2008 Handel's Messiah performed[8]
2010 200th Anniversary celebrated[2][8]
Current experience
Much has changed in the past 200 years. The message is no longer delivered in German and now is in English.[2]
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First Reformed Church,(now First Church of the Resurrection), 901 E. Tuscarawas St., Canton Ohio on left and First Lutheran Church, 909 E. Tuscarawas St., Canton Ohio on right, behind tree. Both are on National Register of Historic Places.[1]
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This image illustrates displays the outside of First Reformed Church in 1890 with the new parsonage.[2]
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Interior of the First Reformed Church in 1917 [2]
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Outside of the Sanctuary of the First United Church of Christ in 1997
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Inside First Church of the Resurrection Sanctuary in 2010 A
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Inside First Church of the Resurrection Sanctuary in 2010 B
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References
- 1 2 3 "Canton Repository: Lydia Cooper 90th birthday". The Repository. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Goshay, Charita. "Canton Repository: First Church to celebrate 200th anniversary". The Repository. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 The History of First Church 1810–2010 (DVD). MilePost Productions. 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Bollinger, Rev Theodore (1917). History of the First Reformed Church of Canton, Ohio. Cleveland, Ohio: Central Publishing House.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "National Park Service, National Register Digital Assets 82003647".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "FirstChurchCanton.com: First Church of the Resurrection: Our Staff".
- ↑ "Stark County Auditor – Parcel 28044".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Membership at First Church of the Resurrection (Media notes). Canton,Ohio. 2016. pp. 7–9.
- ↑ Herman, John (1883). Acts and Proceedings of the Ohio Synod and the Reformed Church in the United States. Dayton, Ohio: Reformed Publishing Co. p. 7.
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