First Church of the Resurrection

First Church of the Resurrection
Sanctuary Entrance
40°47′51″N 81°22′12″W / 40.7975416°N 81.3699945°W / 40.7975416; -81.3699945Coordinates: 40°47′51″N 81°22′12″W / 40.7975416°N 81.3699945°W / 40.7975416; -81.3699945
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.firstchurchcanton.com
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]
First Church of the Resurrection, listed as First Reformed[5]
Coordinates 40°47′51.15″N 81°22′11.98″W / 40.7975417°N 81.3699944°W / 40.7975417; -81.3699944
Website www.firstchurchcanton.com
Part of Downtown Canton Historic District
NRHP Reference # 82003647[5]
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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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Canton Repository: Lydia Cooper 90th birthday". The Repository. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "National Park Service, National Register Digital Assets 82003647".
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "FirstChurchCanton.com: First Church of the Resurrection: Our Staff".
  7. ↑ "Stark County Auditor – Parcel 28044".
  8. 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.
  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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