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Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
History |
The
Disciples of Christ
The Church of Christ, of
Cuyahoga Falls, the offspring
of the very flourishing organization
of that denomination in Stow,
was organized as an independent
church March 27, 1881, this
was decided after a series of
meetings, under the direction
of the Ohio Christian
Missionary Society, held by
Elder T. D. Garvin, of Columbus,
in January, 1879, and in
December , 1879, and January,
1880, in Apollo Hall, and by a
protracted meeting held by
Elder C. C. Smith, of Akron,
December, 1880.
These
special efforts, supplemented
by the diligent and efficient
labors of Elder Leonard
Southmayd, resulted in large additions
to the present church in Stow.
Many of these new accessories,
as well as quite a number of
the former members, being
residents of Cuyahoga Falls,
at their request, State
Evangelist Elder R. Moffat
convened a conference, to
consider the propriety and practicability
of organizing a church in
Cuyahoga Falls. The conference
reporting in favor thereof,
and the church in Stow formally
assenting thereto, 57 members
of the old were transferred to
the new organization which was
effected by Elder Moffat, on
the date above given.
The first
officers in the new society
were:
A. S.
Wheeler, William Southmayd,
Elders: O.
M. Hart, John I. Jones and T.
J. Ream
Deacons: W.
M. Griswold, treasurer and
Charles Fillius, clerk.
The society
, after worshipping for some
time in a public hall, built
for itself a snug little
church upon the northeast
corner of the public square,
facing on Second Street.
In
October of 1891 there were 65 members lead by Pastor
Frank Mantel
Information
gathered and used from:
Akron and
Summit County by Samuel Lane,
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