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THE CHURCH HUT
The women of the church felt the need of additional space at the church for Sunday School purposes and for social func- tions. Thus it was that in 1927 the the Women's Missionary So- ciety sponsored the building of the Church Hut. The Hut con-
Pilgrim Church Hut, 1957
tained a large room for fellowship purposes and a kitchen for preparing meals. The Men's Sunday School Class used the hut for their class room after it's construction. Since the hut was
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built, it has been expanded on two occasions. At one time the kitchen was enlarged. In 1956 men and women's toilets were added to the rear of the hut. During the pastorate of the Rev. Carl Daye, the Ida Conrad Sunday School Class purchased metal tables for the hut. The Junior Consistory built beautiful new tables for the Hut during the first part of 1957. These new tables cost about $260. The Women's Guild took as a project for 1957 to purchase new china for the hut, and this has been done.
During the fall and winter of 1956 the Hut was insulated and a heating system installed by the Junior Consistory. The Senior Consistory accepted a challenge from the Junior Con- sistory to pay for the insulation themselves if the Junior Con- sistory would install the insulation.
1929-1937
Following the pastorate of Rev. Mr. Fesperman, Pilgrim Church and the Upper Davidson Charge was vacant for almost five years. During this time the Rev. A. Odell Leonard again served as supply. During the summers several students served at Pilgrim. Huitt R. Carpenter served as supply for two sum- mers and Carl H. Clapp one summer. The next summer Josh L. Levens supplied the Charge and agreed to return upon com- pleting Seminary as the full time pastor of the Charge.
In 1932 the Christian Endeavor reported 37 members with Mary Reid Sink as the secretary. From the Standard we find that Mrs. H. J. (Ida) Conrad was elected historian for the Women's Missionary Society for the N. C. Classis in 1930.
The Rev. John Levens accepted a Call to the Upper Davidson Charge and became pastor upon completing his Seminary work in 1934. He served the Charge until 1937.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL ADDITION
During 1934 and 1935 the people of Pilgrim Church under the leadership of Rev. Mr. Levens built a much needed Sunday School addition to the church. This was built to the back of the Church building and Sanctuary. There were eight rooms for Sunday School Classes and a basement containing rest rooms and two Sunday School Class rooms. The dedication service for
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Pilgrim Church, 1945
this addition was held in May of 1935. Rev. A. O. Leonard preach- ed the sermon and Rev. Mr. Levens read the consecration ritual. The rooms were occupied for the first time on Easter Sunday in 1935. The building committee consisted of Roscoe Sink, Paul Leonard, and Avery Essick.
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Pilgrim Sunday School Building, 1957
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Vacation Bible School, 1936
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ACTIVITIES DURING THE PASTORATE OF REV. MR. LEVENS
From the May issue of the Standard in 1935-"The young people of Pilgrim presented on Easter Sunday night the well- known Easter play, "Simon, The Leper."-Memorial and Home- coming services were held at Pilgrim on May 12."
From the October 1935, issue of the Standard-"Revivals were conducted in all three of the churches of the charge with splendid results . .. Pilgrim has received twelve by confirma- tion and three by letter . .. The C. E. at Pilgrim was fortunate in studying the race problem from a different angle. Rev. Mr. Brown, a Negro minister of Lexington, delivered an excellent address on this topic. Several musical numbers were rendered by members of the choir of his church . . . Pilgrim has been very fortunate in receiving a piano for the Sunday School department. This was the gift of Mrs. W. L. Clodfelter."
From the December, 1935, issue of the Standard- . . . Pil- grim will follow their usual custom of having a Christmas serv- ice on Christmas morning. The young people will present a play "The Other Shepherd" on Sunday night before Christmas . . . The W. M. S. of Pilgrim presented their annual thank offering amounting to $155.76 ... The Missionary Society has contrib- uted liberally toward the church school building fund, as well as other worthwhile projects."
REV. C. COLUMBUS WAGONER
The Rev. C. Columbus Wagoner was ordained July 17, 1910. He came to the Upper Davidson Charge in 1938 from the Con- over Charge. During 1938, a hot air heating plant was installed for the church and Sunday School building.
The following notes were taken from the Standard during this pastorate: . . . Rev. George Dellinger will be the guest preacher in a week of services which will be held at Pilgrim during the first Sunday in August ... The superintendent of the Pilgrim Sunday School for 1939 is Atlas Sowers ... Early in the spring (1939) the men of the charge graded the parsonage lot. Later, it was seeded to grass and a fine stand was secured. The ladies had shrubbery planted . . . Mother's Day and Memorial Day services were held at Pilgrim on the second Sunday in May . . Vacation Bible School was held at Pilgrim following the first
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Sunday in June and a Children's Day service was held on the second Sunday in June at 10:00 A. M. Rev. C. C. Wagoner . . . was assisted by Rev. Huitt Carpenter in a series of services at Pilgrim during the first week of August (1939)."
CHARGE REALIGNED
On December 5, 1946, Bethany Church was detached from the Upper Davidson Charge and was included with Hebron and Bethlehem Churches in the organization of the North Davidson Charge. Beulah and Pilgrim Churches continued to constitute the Upper Davidson Charge until 1951.
1947-1951
The Rev. Carl Daye succeeded the Rev. C. C. Wagoner as pastor of the Upper Davidson Charge in 1947. The Rev. Mr. Daye came to this charge from the St. Paul's-Keller Charge. A Junior Consistory was organized in 1947 with Joe Hege, Jr., as the first president of this group. There were 12 members in the Junior Consistory at that time. The Constitution of the Junior Consistory states the purpose of this organization is: " ... to organize the young men of the congregation to become members of the Senior Consistory by learning the organization of the church, carrying out projects in the church, attending occasional meetings of the Senior Consistory, and performing certain duties in the church." At the time of the organization of the Junior Consistory the members served as the church ushers. They do not have this responsibility at this time. At the present time there are 17 members of the Junior Consistory and the president is Don Hege.
A Churchman's Brotherhood was also organized during the pastorate of Rev. Mr. Daye, with Mr. Clell Clodfelter as the president. During the pastorate of Rev. Gerald Cobb the Brother- hood was reorganized and chartered May 24, 1953, with J. A. Sowers, president. Casper Conrad is the present president with about 28 members in the organization. The Brotherhood spon- sors the Easter Breakfast each year following the Easter Sunrise Service.
Plans were made and money was raised to build additional Sunday School class rooms and a choir loft, during the spring
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of 1950. The four additional class rooms, two on each floor on the northeast end of the building, were completed during the . first part of 1950. The cost of this addition was about $3,600.
The Rev. Mr. Daye resigned the pastorate during this time, to accept a call to the Crescent Charge. The Rev. Alfred Sand- rock, pastor of Mt. Tabor Church, was appointed supply.
A Choir loft was built into the left side of the Sanctuary and the money raised and the construction paid for during the early part of 1951. The total cost of the remodeling and cushion- ed chairs for the choir loft was a little over $1,500. A Hammond organ was purchased and installed at this same time for the cost of $1,151. All of this work was paid for at its completion and the small amount that had been over subscribed for this work was turned over to the Women's Guild. The building committee for the Sunday School addition and the choir loft was R. G. Hill, Sr., chairman, Clell Clodfelter, Paul Leonard, Joe Herman Berrier, and Charles Ward, Sr.
PARSONAGE BUILT
In 1951 the Upper Davidson Charge was dissolved, with Pilgrim Church and Beulah Church each going to self support.
Plans were drawn up and construction begun on a parson-
Pilgrim Parsonage, 1957
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age at Pilgrim Church. The parsonage was built above the church and the hut, in the point between the City Lake Road and the Pilgrim Church Road, facing the Pilgrim Church Road. The construction was a frame, seven room house, with a half base- ment. Lloyd Clodfelter was the contractor for the work. The parsonage building committee consisted of Wade Conrad, chair- man, Elwood Everhart, Joe Herman Berrier, John Ward, Mrs. Clyde Beck and Mrs. Jesse Wagoner. The house was completed just before Christmas, 1951, at the cost of $10,050.20.
Thus it was, that in a period of not much more than two years, the Pilgrim congregation raised and spent for remodeling and construction more than $15,000. This was a fine achievement for a congregation of less than three hundred members.
THE FIRST FULL-TIME PASTOR
As the parsonage neared completion the congregation grew anxious for a pastor to occupy this new home and to become their first full-time pastor. For nearly two hundred years they had shared a pastor with from two to five other congregations. As their first full-time pastor the congregation called, on April 12, 1952, the Rev. Gerald Cobb. Rev. Mr. Cobb served the Pil- grim congregation until January 29, 1956. During this time 55 new members were received into the congregation and the church budget grew to nearly $8,000, more than it had ever been before.
In 1954 Miss Martha Hartley was secured as Choir Director and the Pilgrim Choir quickly became known as one of the best church choirs in the area and in the Synod. Miss Hartley has led the choir in many fine pieces of music and in performing sev- eral special musical programs.
The Women's Guild had been organized from the Woman's Missionary Society around 1942. In 1955 a second Circle was or- ganized and named the Shining Star Circle. Two additional cir- cles were organized during 1956, Circles 3 and 4.
The youth work of the church was active during the pas- torate of Rev. Mr. Cobb and he worked with the younger people in such work as a boys softball team. He took part in the camp- ing program of Southern Synod and served as a counselor at John's River Valley Camp.
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PILGRIM PASTORS
Rev. C. C. Wagoner, 1938 - 1946
Rev. Gerald Cobb, 1952 - 1956
Rev. Carl Daye, 1947 - 1950
Rev. Frank Snider, 1956 -
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Pilgrim Church Choir, and Director, Miss Martha Hartley
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The Rev. Melvin Palmer, pastor of Beulah, supplied Pilgrim Church as pastor from the first of February until September 3, 1956, when the Rev. Frank Snider became pastor of Pilgrim congregation, coming from the Lincoln Charge.
"The Hymnal" the church hymnal of the Evangelical and Reformed Church, was purchased and put into use during De- cember of 1956.
PILGRIM CHURCH ORGANISTS Seated, Miss Jane Leonard, Stand- ing, Miss Mary Ann Sowers, Mrs. W. L. Clodfelter, and Mrs. Charles Ward, Sr.
MUSIC IN PILGRIM CHURCH
Music is an important part of the worship of God and Pil- grim Church has been fortunate in always having good music. The following persons are remembered as having directed the Pilgrim Choir: Mr. H. J. Conrad, Mrs. J. Thomas Leonard and Miss Martha Hartley.
It is unknown just when the first musical instrument was placed in Pilgrim Church, but for many years the "reed organ" was used. The first piano was placed in the church around forty years ago. Organists and pianists who are remembered as having served the Pilgrim congregation are: Mr. L. L. Conrad, Mr. Wal- ter Conrad, Mr. P. James Leonard, Mr. H. J. Conrad, Mr. Ed Leonard, Mrs. J. Thomas Leonard, Mrs. W. L. Clodfelter, Miss Betsy Sink, Mrs. Charles Ward, Sr., Miss Jane Leonard and Miss Mary Ann Sowers.
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Four Generations of Pilgrim Church Leaders-Seated, Mr. L. L. Conrad with Clell Clodfelter. Standing, Mr. H. J. Conrad and Mr. Fred Sink.
THE PILGRIM SUNDAY SCHOOL
Just when the first Pilgrim Sunday School was organized is unknown. The first was a Union Lutheran and Reformed Sunday School. The oldest Sunday School records in existence date from 1853. The following are known to have served as superintendents of the Pilgrim Sunday School: Jacob Berrier, Adam Hedrick, An- drew P. Long, W. Lacy Leonard, J. Thomas Leonard, L. L. Con- rad, Kermit Clodfelter, Charles J. Ward, Sr., Clell Clodfelter, Lake Leonard and J. A. Sowers.
Before the addition of Sunday School Rooms in 1934, all of the classes met in the Church Sanctuary, which was the only room in the church. The children's classes met in the balcony at that time.
The Sunday School was departmentalized after the addition of the Sunday School rooms. The children began to meet separate- ly for the opening worship with Miss Lena Leonard as the first Children's Department Superintendent.
Miss Jesse Leonard became the Children's Department superintendent in 1940 and served in this capacity until 1947. She was elected Children's Worker for the Southern Synod in
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1946 and served as such until about 1953. In 1947 Miss Leonard was Consecrated a Commissioned Worker in First Church, Lex- ington, by a committee appointed by the Synodical Council. The committee was, Rev. B. J. Peeler, Rev. C. C. Wagoner and Elders Paul Hinkle and Irvin L. Sink. Miss Leonard served as Director of Religious Education at First Church from 1947 until 1951.
MINISTER SONS OF PILGRIM CONGREGATION
Rev. Joshua Bowers
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Chaplain Joseph D. Andrews
MINISTER SONS OF PILGRIM CHURCH
Dr. J. C. Leonard lists the following ministers as coming from the Pilgrim congregation: Rev. H. F. Long, Rev. William A. Long, Rev. J. C. Leonard, Rev. J. L. Bowers and Rev. Joseph D. Andrew. The Rev. Keith Sink is a grandson of the Pilgrim congregation, his mother having grown up in this congregation.
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ORGANIZATIONS IN PILGRIM CHURCH
The Consistory-9 Elders and 9 Deacons-Meets on Second Sunday in each month.
The Junior Consistory-17 members, meets on First Monday in each month.
Women's Guild-80 members-Meets Quarterly. 4 Circles- each meeting monthly.
Senior Youth Fellowship-Meets on First and Third Sundays. Junior High Fellowship-Meets on First and Third Sundays.
Churchman's Brotherhood-Meets on Fourth Sunday in each month.
Church Ushers-Meetings announced.
Choir-Meets each Thursday night.
Pilgrim Band-Meets as announced.
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PILGRIM PASTORS
Christian Theus - occasional visits before 1759
James Martin
1759-1764
Richard Dupert 1764-1768
Samuel Suther
1768-1786
Jacob Schneider
1787-1792
Samuel Weyburg
1793-1798
Jacob Christman
1798-1803
George Boger and Andrew Loretz
1803-1812
George Boger, Wm. Weinel, H. B. Dieffenbach, J. Scholl
J. S. Ebaugh, G. Leidy, and J. Rudy
1812-1827
Wm. Hauck
1828-1832
W. C. Bennet
1832-1838
David Crooks
1838-1846
F. Plassman
1846-1848
Thornton Butler
1848-1851
Wm. Sorber
1853-1856
T. Butler
1856-1857
P. A. Long
1858-1862
Thomas Long
1862-1887
G. D. Gurley (Assistant)
1885-1886
J. H. Shuford 1887-1888
J. C. Leonard 1889-1897
1897-1903
W. H. Causey
1903-1907
Vacant
1907-1910
Will A. Long and John A. Ditsler, Summer Supplies
1907-1910
W. H. McNairy
1910-1911
J. A. Palmer
1912-1918
J. D. Andrew
1918-1924
A. O. Leonard (Supply)
1925-1927
Charles Hiatt (Supplied Two Summers)
1925-1927
1927-1929
Students H. R. Carpenter, C. H. Clapp, J. L. Levens
(Vacation Supply), A. O. Leonard (Stated Supply)
J. L. Levens
1934-1937
C. C. Wagoner 1938-1946
Carl Daye 1947-1950
A. L. Sandrock (Supply) 1950-1951
G. R. Cobb 1952-1956
Melvin Palmer (Supply) During 1956
Frank W. Snider 1956-
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H. L. Fesperman
1929-1934
H. A. M. Holshouser
PILGRIM CHURCH, DAVIDSON COUNTY
Year Ending
Benevolences
1905
Wm. H. Causey
175
185
1906
Vacant
169
185
1907
Vacant
192
185
50.00
1908
Vacant
200
237
195 00
42.00
1909
Wm. H.
McNairy
195
162
200.00
16.00
1910
Wm. H. McNairy
175
200
109
520.00
182.00
1911
Vacant
176
207
308.00
17.00
1912
J. A. Palmer
198
203
421.00
41.00
1913
J. A. Palmer
212
1914
J. A. Palmer
218
216
379.00
224.00
1915
J. A. Palmer
215
212
1916
J. A. Palmer
219
211
412.00
331.00
Vacant
219
211
1918
J. D. Andrew
245
200
109
342.00
587.00
1920
J. D. Andrew
250
233
124
888.00
1852.00
1921
J. D. Andrew
270
215
769.00
1068.00
1922
J. D. Andrew
275
219
1365.00
725.00
1923
J. D. Andrew
275
237
917.00
810.00
1924
Vacant
250
220
606.00
2200.00
1925
Vacant
239
220
125
2500.00
1175.00
1926
Hoy L. Fesperman
230
225
146
1025.00
682.00
1927
Hoy L. Fesperman
203
222
170
1289.00
460.00
1928
Hoy L. Fesperman
203
251
145
1101.00
734.00
1929
Vacant
205
248
154
628.00
453.00
1930
Vacant
192
261
153
593.00
476.00
1931
Vacant
196
240
141
746.00
737.00
1932
Vacant
195
250
165
601.69
620.67
1933
Vacant
199
242
174
543.32
161.17
1934
Josh L. Levens
217
275
179
702.45
349.08
1935
Josh L. Levens
229
261
186
2783.76
318 00
1936
Josh L. Levens
230
269
190
1015.32
173.22
1937
Vacant
231
178
846.62
372.62
1938
C. C. Wagner
232
252
190
2023.77
829.53
1940
1941
C. C. Wagner
233
257
181
1255.69
398.58
1942
C. C. Wagner
224
236
156
1177.00
910.00
1943
C. C. Wagner
213
239
148
1183.00
1164.00
1944
C. C. Wagner
219
233
132
986.00
903.00
1945
Wagner
216
254
156
1121.00
1055.00
1946
Wagner
245
236
191
2092.00
1223.00
1947
C. C. Wagner
257
250
187
2878.00
979.00
1948
Carl Daye
256
326
196
3040.00
973.00
1949
Carl Daye
272
295
229
3159.00
1009.00
1950
Vacant
277
332
225
2450.00
1048.00
1951
Vacant
276
327
230
2620.00
1459.00
1952
Gerald Cobb
296
350
239
14035.00
1659.00
1953
Gerald Cobb
300
375
230
5350.00
1831.00
1954
Gerald Cobb
267
350
202
7122.00
1906.00
1955
Gerald Cobb
259
350
202
7119.00
2370.00
1956
Cobb, Palmer, Snider
269
295
204
5979.00
2319.00
1957*
Frank Snider
279
317
220
*Thru June 30, 1957
Membership
Sunday School
Members
Average
Attendance
Cong.
Expense
Pastor
$ 474.00
$ 79.98 50.00
J. D. Andrew
255
241
122
612.00
318.00
372.00
130.00
1917
1939
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Pilgrim Sunday School, 1957
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PILGRIM CHURCH MEMBERSHIP ROLL AS OF AUGUST, 1957
Mrs. Ervin Aaron
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Beck
Mr. Carey Beck Mrs. Freddie Beck
Mr. Theo Beck Miss Martha Biesecker Miss Patsy Biesecker
Mrs. Ray Biesecker
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Black
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Black
Mr. and Mrs. Reid Black Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Bowman
Mrs. D. W. Brinkley
Charles Brinkley
Tommy B. Brinkley Mr. Robert Brinkley
Mrs. Jim Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Bunting Mrs. Larry Burton
Mr. and Mrs. Billy B. Byerly
Mrs. Elmer Byerly
Mr. Jacob O. Byerly, Jr.
Mrs. J. O. Byerly, Sr.
Mrs. Glenn Byers
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clarke Beth Clarke
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Clodfelter Boyd Clodfelter Donald Clodfelter
Mr. and Mrs. Clell B. Clodfelter Libby Clodfelter Jayne Clodfelter
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clodfelter
Martha Clodfelter Sarah Clodfelter Susan Clodfelter Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Clodfelter Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Clodfelter Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Clodfelter Mr. and Mrs. Casper Conrad Ted Conrad Mrs. Ida H. Conrad
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Conrad Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cranford Mr. and Mrs. Nannis Crouse Mr. and Mrs. John H. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dorsett Mrs. Andrew Essick Mr. and Mrs. W. Avery Essick Miss Sula Essick
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Essick
Miss Henrietta Essick
Miss Jean Essick
Mrs. J. Dewitt Essick
Robert Essick Mr. and Mrs. John D. Essick, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Everhart
Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Everhart
Mr. and Mrs. Brady Everhart
Mr. Charles L. Everhart
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Everhart Miss Lola Everhart Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Everhart Mrs. D. L. Everhart
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Vann Everhart
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Everhart
Leonard Earl Everhart Mary Alice Everhart
Mrs. Elwood Everhart
Clarence Elwood Everhart, Jr.
Naomi Everhart
Mrs. Gracie Everhart Mr. Hoyt Everhart
Mrs. Ida Everhart Miss Edna Everhart
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Everhart
Ira Stephen Everhart Mr. and Mrs. James Everhart Mrs. Lina Everhart Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Everhart Mrs. Robert Everhart
Mr. and Mrs. Stokes Everhart Mr. and Mrs. Walter Everhart Johnnie Everhart
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Farabee Mr. and Mrs. Clark Fine Robert L. Fine
Mrs. Herbert Gordan
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Green Miss Hallie Hedrick
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hege Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hege Mr. and Mrs. Joe H. Hege, Jr. Mrs. Mary Heitman
Mrs. J. D. Hepler Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Roy G. Hill, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Roy G. Hill, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Merrill R. Hodge
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MEMBERSHIP ROLL (Continued)
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Howell Mrs. Albert Jarrett
Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Jarrett
Miss Margaret Jarrett Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Kirkus Doyle Francis Kirkus Glenda Gale Kirkus Mr. Austin Leonard Miss Bertha Leonard Miss Ella Leonard Mrs. C. C. Leonard Mr. Titus Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Joe Leonard
Mr. and Mrs. J. Shelly Leonard
Mrs. J. Thomas Leonard
Mrs. Julius C. Leonard Mrs. Lacy Leonard
Mr. and Mrs. Lake Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Leonard Charles Allen Leonard Klynt Leonard Martha Leonard
Mr. and Mrs. Reid Leonard
Mr. Tommy Leonard
Mrs. Virginia B. Leonard
Mrs. Willie Leonard
Mr. Henry Long, Jr. Mrs. Harold E. Lopp Mr. James Harvey Lopp
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Louya
Mr. and Mrs. William Louya Mrs. Pete Marion Mr. Jasper Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Alpheus Miller Mr. Bennie Miller
Don Bryce Miller Mr. Fred Miller
Mr. Willie Miller
Mr. and Mrs. George Miller David Miller Mr. John Wayne Miller
Mrs. Howard Miller
Miss Marietta Miller Mr. Eddie Mize
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mize Bobby Mize Donald Mize Levens Mize Patsy \Mize
Stephen Lynn Mize Vann Mize
Mr. and Mrs. Max Mize Mrs. Bob Moose
Mr. and Mrs. Odell Morris Dermont Odell Morris
Wayne Morris
Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Morris
Mr. Billy Joe Myers
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Myers
Mr. Ray Myers
Mrs. Jack Newcomb Mrs. James Owens
Mrs. Eddie Lee Parker
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Parker
Mr. Eddie Lee Parker
Mr. and Mrs. Gellery Podgaysky
Mr. and Mrs. J. Otis Pope
Miss Ellen Kaye Powell Mrs. Douglas Sink
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Sink
Mrs. John L. Sink Miss Pearl Sink
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Sink
Mr. Sidney Smith
Mrs. Frank W. Snider
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sowers Mary Ann Sowers
Mr. Johnny Sowers
Mrs. J. C. Temple Mr. Jack R. Toney Mrs. Steve Truell
Mr. and Mrs. David Truitt
David P. Truitt, Jr. Mrs. Henry Turner Mrs. Joe Tysinger Mr. Albert Varner
Mr. Albert Varner, Jr.
Mr. Lawrence Varner
Mrs. Jesse Wagner Mrs. Joe V. Wagner
Mrs. Emery C. Walser
Mr. Rex H. Walser
Mr. and Mrs. H. Tom Walker
Mr. Archie Ward
Mr. and Mrs. Buford Ward
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Ward Mr. Charles J. Ward, Jr. Betsy Ward Mr. Dan Gray Ward
Mr. and Mrs. David Edward Ward Mr. and Mrs. James P. Ward Mr. and Mrs. John Ward
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MEMBERSHIP ROLL (Continued)
John Ray Ward Kay Ward Mary Ward Mr. and Mrs. Ardinus Watkins
Mrs. Bettie Jean Wrenn Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Yarborough Mrs. Mary York
Consistory of Pilgrim Church, 1957
OFFICERS AND CONSISTORY CONSISTORY
ELDERS
DEACONS
Casper Conrad (57)
Francis Bunting (57)
Albert Varner (57)
Titus Leonard (57)
Raymond Black (58)
Alvin Everhart (58)
Clell Clodfelter (58)
Reid Leonard (58)
Odell Morris (58)
Sidney Smith (58) Clyde Beck (59)
Joe H. Hege, Jr. (59
Lake Leonard (59)
Jack Clodfelter (59)
J A. Sowers (59)
Alpheus Miller (59)
(Number after name is the year term of office expires)
OFFICERS OF CONSISTORY
Chairman
Secretary
J. A. Sowers Reid Leonard Joe H. Hege, Jr.
Treasurer
Flower Fund Treasurer
Clyde Beck
Delegate To Synod
Raymond Black
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COMMITTEE ON CHURCH & MINISTRY
J. A. Sowers Titus Leonard Lake Leonard Ciyde Beck Clell Clodfelter
STEWARDSHIP CHAIRMAN
Titus Leonard
RECREATION
Don Hege Lake Leonard Clarence Clodfelter Clyde Beck Raymond Black
PROPERTY COMMITTEE
Raymond Black Alvin Everhart Lake Leonard
KINGDOM ROLL CALL COMMITTEE
Clell Clodfelter James Everhart
EVANGELISM
Albert Varner
Clyde Beck
Reid Leonard
Sidney Smith
Lake Leonard
THE CHOIR
Director President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer
Miss Martha Hartley Mrs. Casper Conrad
Clyde Beck
Miss Edna Everhart
Elders and Deacons Not on Consistory in 1957
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THE JUNIOR CONSISTORY
Don Hege
President Vice-President Secretary
Treasurer
Donald Everhart Paul Everhart John H. Davis
Oscar Kirkus Clark Fine James P. Ward Fred Morris James Everhart Guy Hege
Nick Watkins Claude Cranford Earl Everhart Ed Clark Bradley Hill R. G. Hill, Jr.
Workers Conference, 1957
PILGRIM SUNDAY SCHOOL
Superintendent
J. A. Sowers
Assistant
Don Hege
Secretary-Treasurer
Ed Ward
Assistant
Titus Leonard
Organist
Jane Leonard
Assistant
Mary Ann Sowers
Children's Supt. Mrs. George Miller
Assistant
Mrs. Clyde Everhart
Children's Pianist
Mary Ann Sowers
Assistant
Jayne Clodfelter
79
CLASSES
NURSERY
Teacher Mrs. John H. Davis
Assistant
Mrs. Freddie Beck
CLASS NO. 1
Teacher Mrs. Reid Black
Assistant Miss Jayne Clodfelter
CLASS NO 2.
Teacher Mrs. Fred Morris
Assistant
Mrs. Reid Leonard
CLASS NO. 2A
Teacher
Mrs. J. A. Sowers
CLASS NO. 2B
Teacher
Mrs. Alpheus Miller
CLASS NO. 3
Teacher
Clell B. Clodfelter
Assistant
Ed Ward
CLASS NO. 4
Teacher
Miss Sula Essick
CLASS NO. 5
Teacher
Casper Conrad
Assistant Reid Black
CLASS NO. 6
Teacher
Clyde Beck
Assistant
Ed Howell
CLASS NO. 7
Teacher
Mrs. Clell Clodfelter
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