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The Revolutionary War. A minister notes with concern that he could see the bright campfires of the British army in the distance across a river. In another archival box a professor at the Reformed Seminary records hearing cannons from the battlefield in Gettysburg getting closer. Notebooks like these are in our archives, and are in desperate need of repair preservation. Your support will allow us to restore, preserve, and digitize collections for future generations. Thank you for your generosity. ... See MoreSee Less

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Support the work of the Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society About the Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society The Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society was formed on October 22, 1863...
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The former headquarters of the Evangelical Synod and Eden Publishing House. ... See MoreSee Less

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Eden Lofts- Contemporary Living

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2 Beds · 2 Baths · 1,143 SF
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I worked in that building for three years as secretary to the Town and Country Church executive of the Board of National Missions, Evangelical and Reformed Church. Memories!

Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society
1 month ago
Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society

In the spirit of celebrating E&R Church history, ERHS would like to highlight not only milestones of the past, but also of the present. We continue to honor, recognize and celebrate major events and anniversaries within these churches. In this instance, the Older Keller Reformed Church in Alexandria, Pennsylvania is celebrating its 176th Anniversary. We congratulate Older Keller Reformed on their impressive milestone anniversary, and we hope we all celebrate this and many other events, together. Feel Free to reach out to ERHS about your own church's anniversaries, events, and other goings on! ... See MoreSee Less

In the spirit of celebrating E&R Church history, ERHS would like to highlight not only milestones of the past, but also of the present. We continue to honor, recognize and celebrate major events and anniversaries within these churches. In this instance, the Older Keller Reformed Church in Alexandria, Pennsylvania is celebrating its 176th Anniversary. We congratulate Older Keller Reformed on their impressive milestone anniversary, and we hope we all celebrate this and many other events, together.  Feel Free to reach out to ERHS about your own churchs anniversaries, events, and other goings on!
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3 months ago
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Eden Seminary Archives | #tbt in Eden History
May 15 | Otto Dibelius

Friedrich Karl Otto Dibelius, prominent 20th century German Protestant churchman and bishop known for opposing Nazis and Communist totalitarianism, was born on May 15, 1880, in Berlin.
Dibelius was one of the few German Church leaders with long-term connections to the Evangelical Synod. In 1921, he visited the denomination’s General Conference. The Eden Archives has correspondence between Dibelius and Evangelical Synod president John Baltzer (1920-28). He recorded his impressions of the denomination in a recently discovered 1922 publication.
In 1933, Eden Theological Seminary awarded Dibelius an honorary Doctor of Divinity. His friends in the Evangelical Synod hoped that this additional public attention would protect him at a time when he was publicly confronting the Nazi government. His 1947 speaking tour of the U.S. was sponsored by the Evangelical & Reformed Church and the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ.
After receiving a doctorate in theology from the University of Berlin in 1901 and seminary study, Dibelius rose rapidly through the German Protestant hierarchy, writing numerous articles and books on theology, Church history and the Church’s role in society. His book, Das Jahr-hundert der Kirchen [The Church’s Century] (1927), was one of the most widely read books on the Church in Germany.
Many blamed Germany’s political and economic turmoil after its defeat in WWI on the punitive Treaty of Versailles, communists, and the Jews. Dibelius was a political conservative and a member of the German National People’s Party, a nationalist and antisemitic political organization whose members transferred their support to the Nazi Party after Hitler took office in 1933. Dibelius’ own diocesan newsletter and sermons during these years include numerous antisemitic and pro-NSP statements.
Dibelius’s opposition to Hitler began when the government attempted to assert its control over the German Protestant churches in July 1933. The Prussian Church had been a state church until 1919, when the Weimar Republic replaced the monarchy. Church organizations were given the freedom to conduct themselves free from government interference, a change that Dibelius believed would allow the Church to become the ethical voice of society. When the Nazi government installed Ludwig Muller as Reichsbischof of the newly created and unified German Christian Church, Dibelius joined Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Martin Niemoller and others in forming the underground “Confessing Church.” Dibelius was arrested three times in 1933 but managed to avoid punishment.
In 1945, Dibelius became Bishop of Berlin and Brandenburg, an area that included the divided city and surrounding areas within the communist German Democratic Republic (GDR). His anti-communist sermons and diocesan newsletter articles created ongoing tensions with the GDR authorities. He was barred from preaching in areas outside of Berlin in 1957 and restricted only to West Berlin after construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. He continued to serve as bishop until 1966 and died on Jan. 31, 1967, in West Berlin.
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3 months ago
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As we prepare for Heritage Sunday on June 12, 2022 the Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society would like to share with you film footage from the 1934 merger celebration of the Evangelical Synod of North America and the Reformed Church in the United States. This historic event took place on June 26, 1934 at Zion's Evangelical Church at W. 14th and Branch Streets in Cleveland, Ohio.

In this video, you will witness part of this historic event. At seven o'clock on the evening of June 26, 1934, the delegates of the two conferences - 65 ministers and an equal number of laymen representing 21 districts of the Evangelical Synod, and 120 ministers and 93 elders representing 56 of the 58 classes of the Reformed Church - came from opposite directions to meet at the door of Zion's Evangelical Church. Then in pairs they entered the sanctuary where in joint session and by joint resolution they declared that the union of the churches had been duly effected. The presidents of the churches and the chairmen of the committees on union, Paul Press and Louis W. Goebel for the Evangelical Synod and Henry J. Christman and George W. Richards for the Reformed Church, led the uniting processions and presided over the final formal enactments.

Source: Dunn, D., Cursius, P.N., Frideli, J., Menzel, T.W., Schneider, C.W., Toth, W., & Wagner, J.E. (1961). A history of the Evangelical and Reformed Church. Philadelphia, PA: The Christian Education Press.
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Great video!

Looks like an Eden and Lancaster merger. Women were more predominant from one side.

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