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Title: Downtown Churches In 1869
Post by: Towntalk on September 25, 2011, 04:59:21 PM
1869

First Presbyterian – Wick and Wood
United Presbyterian – Wood and Walnut
St. Columba Church – Hazel and Wood Street
First Baptist Church – Market and Boardman
Welsh Baptist Church – Hazel between Federal and Wick ( now known as West Commerce Street.)
Welsh Congregational Church – Elm between Wood and Rayen
St. John's Episcopal Church – Wood and Champion Streets
Luthern Church – Wood and Champion
German Reformed Church – Wood between Phelps and Hazel
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church – Corner Philps and Front Streets
Methodist – Front Stret between Market and Champion Streets
First African Methodist Church – At Front Street School
Disciples Church – South-West Corner Square
Rodef-Scholem Congregation – Porter's Block Federal Street near Square
Title: Re: Downtown Churches In 1869
Post by: ytowner on September 25, 2011, 10:32:18 PM
Quote from: Towntalk on September 25, 2011, 04:59:21 PM
1869

First Presbyterian – Wick and Wood
United Presbyterian – Wood and Walnut
St. Columba Church – Hazel and Wood Street
First Baptist Church – Market and Boardman
Welsh Baptist Church – Hazel between Federal and Wick ( now known as West Commerce Street.)
Welsh Congregational Church – Elm between Wood and Rayen
St. John's Episcopal Church – Wood and Champion Streets
Luthern Church – Wood and Champion
German Reformed Church – Wood between Phelps and Hazel
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church – Corner Philps and Front Streets
Methodist – Front Stret between Market and Champion Streets
First African Methodist Church – At Front Street School
Disciples Church – South-West Corner Square
Rodef-Scholem Congregation – Porter's Block Federal Street near Square

Surprised there was only one catholic church at the time, but I suppose it is understandable.
Title: Re: Downtown Churches In 1869
Post by: Towntalk on September 25, 2011, 10:50:50 PM
This list was just for the downtown churches. If I'm not mistaken there were other Catholic Churches on the East Side such as Immaculate Conception and Sacred Heart, an there was also St. Ann's just outside the downtown area.
Title: Re: Downtown Churches In 1869
Post by: Towntalk on September 26, 2011, 08:13:59 AM
This leads to an interesting question, or set of questions.

We know that the old Welsh Congregational Church on Elm between Wood and Rayen is Youngstown's oldest church structure, so what is Youngstown's oldest church Congregation? And what is the next oldest church building still functioning as a church?