WILKES-BARRE RECORD ALMANAC

CHURCH  DIRECTORY
1947

ASSEMBLES OF GOD

Freeland...................................................Rev. John G. Jones
Harvey’s Lake..............................................Rev. William Schell
Luzerne....................................................Rev. George Cole
Moosic.....................................................Rev. Alfred A. Boyd
Nanticoke..................................................Rev. Robert S. Eastlake
Wilkes-Barre, Italian, Christian...........................Rev. Alexander Sabatera
        Parrish Street, Lighted Cross......................Rev. Byron D. Jones
Wyoming....................................................Rev. Robert Pardon

BAPTISTS

Center Moreland.........................................Rev. Kenneth Elgena
Edwardsville, Immanuel.........Zerby....................Rev. A. J. Thomas
        Welsh...................Green...................Rev. Thomas W.Hughes
Freeland,  Bethel.......................................Rev. Stephen J. Hughes
Hazleton,  First.........Vine and Hemlock...............Rev. W. H. Miller
Kingston,  First............Dorrance....................Rev. Louis Falk
Nanticoke, Nebo (Welsh).........Prospect................----------------
        First, English..................................Rev. Arthur O. Charsky
Pittston,  First................Water...................Rev. W. E. Capper
Plymouth........................Gaylord.................Rev. Ephraim Hellinger
        Welsh...................Shawnee.................Rev. Walter Gilbride
Roaring Brook...........................................Rev. Clyde B. Snyder
Warrior Run  (Welsh)....................................----------------
West Pittston...................Luzerne.................Rev. R. J. Weisser
        Wilkes-Barre, First....South River..............Rev. C. S. Roush, D. D.
        First Welsh.............Meade...................Rev. Daniel O. Wilson
        Bethel (Welsh)........Parrish and Loomis........Rev. G. Gordon Berry
        Mt. Zion................South Welles............Rev. S. H. Jenkins
        Parsons...........Austin Avenue.................Rev. Willard F. Edmunds
        Tabernacle..........Regent and Division.........---------------
Wyoming.........................Eight Street............Rev. J. Donovan

CHRISTIAN

Benton, Cambria, Derrs and Stillwater...................Rev. Garth Maynard
Huntsville..............................................Rev. Paul Keppel
Kingston, Westmoor.............Goodwin..................Rev. George H. Alexander
        Wyoming Avenue..........Wyoming.................Rev. Thomas Shearer
Plymouth........................Main....................Rev. J. Raymond Walls
Sweet Valley Church of Christ...........................Rev. B. J. Waterstripe
        Christian Church................................Rev. Ira Button
Wilkes-Barre,  First.........Carey Avenue...............Rev. Dale Heffelfinger

CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE

Ashley Chapel...................Manhattan...............Rev. Robert Wallace
Duryea Gospel Tabernacle........Marcy...................Rev. R. J. Foster
Glendale Gospel Tabernacle......Moosic Highway..........Rev. W. C. McVicker
Number Four.............R. D. 2, Avoca..................Rev. C. Herbert Dyke
West Pittston Gospel Tabernacle....Race and Luzerne.....Rev. W. G. McVicker		
Nanticoke Gospel Tabernacle.....175 East Church.........Rev. Otto Lehman
Wilkes-Barre, Old River Road.....Corlear Street.........Rev. Robert Wallace

CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST
		Readers
First Church of Christ, Scientist.....South Franklin....Mrs. Nelmah Beam

CONGREGATIONAL

Edwardsville, Betheseda.........Zerby...................Rev. Paul Harris
        Edwards’ Memorial........Main...................Rev. A. Rees Morgan
Hanover Township, Lyndwood..............................------------
Nanticoke,  Bethel.........W. Green and Market..........Rev. E. F. Jenkins
        Moriah................State.....................------------
Plains, Miner.............Abbott........................Rev. Robert Chamberlain
Plymouth, Elm............East Main......................Rev. William C. B. Hickman
        First Welsh.......Gaylord and Shawnee...........Rev. D. J. Appleby
        Pilgrim.........Center and Shawnee..............Rev. S. E. Emery
West Pittston, First......Luzerne and Washington........Rev. W. John Hill
Wilkes-Barre, buttonwood........Cist....................Rev. E.J. Rohart
        Puritan............South Sherman................Rev. E. D. Hughes
        Second Welsh...........Hazle....................Rev. E. J. Rohart

EASTERN ORTHODOX

Alden, Holy Resurrection(Russian)....17 East Kirmar......Rev. Alexis Dankevich
Edwardsville, St. John the Baptist (Russian)..93 Slocum..Very Rev. Anthony Repella
Nanticoke, St. John the Baptist (Russian)...105 Welles...Rev. Paul Pianovich
Wilkes-Barre
        Church of the Annunciation (Hellenic)..32 East Ross....------------
        Holy Resurrection  (Russian)....591 North Main....Very Rev. John Krashkevich
        St. Mary’s  (Syrian)......McCarragher and High....Rev. Nicholas Huson
        St. Nicholas  (Russian).....58 Seneca.............Rev. Timothy Korablinoff

EVANGELICAL

Freeland..................................................Rev. T. Arthur Patterson
Hazleton,  Salem........West Broad........................Rev. M. S. Mumma
        Zion..............Locust..........................Rev. H. E. M. Snyder
Nescopeck.................................................Rev. Harry A. Dewire
Ransom....................................................Rev. J. B. McLaughlin
Slocum....................................................Rev. J. B. McLaughlin
West Nanticoke............................................Rev. J. B. McLaughlin
Wilkes-Barre, First.........Dana..........................Rev. William E. Pottieger
        Salem..................Grove......................Rev. R. R. Hunsberger

EVANGELICAL AND REFORMED

Berwick,  First........Second and Vine....................Rev. Wayne Lutz
Conyngham Charge..........................................Rev. A. Gail Holtz
        (Christ, Sybertsville;  Trinity, Rock Glen;  St. Paul’s, Sugarloaf)
Freeland, St. John’s........Washington....................Rev. G. W. M. Kohler
Hazleton, Emmanuel.......Diamond and Church...............Rev. J. N. Garner
        Grace...........North Laurel......................Rev. W. Y. Gebhard
        St. John’s........................................Rev. H. A. Shiffer
Nanticoke.................West Main.......................Rev. H. Jerome Leinbach
Nescopeck Charge (First and Mt. Zion).....................Rev. E. P. Abbot
Plymouth,  First..........Willow..........................Rev. H. Jerome Leinbach
Ringtown………………………………......................................Rev. B. R. Heller
Wapwallopen Charge........................................Rev. J. C. Chatlos
        (St. Peter’s, Hobbie;  Emmanuel, Dorrance;  Mt. Zion, Slocum;  St. Mary’s, Pond Hill;  St. John’s,    
          Wapwallopen).
West Hazleton, St. Paul’s.....Broad and Fifth.............Rev. R. O. Chatlos
        St. John’s........................................Rev. R. O. Chatlos
        Christ Memorial.................................. Rev. Merritt J. Jeffers
Wilkes-Barre,  First........South Franklin................Rev. Carl O. Trezler
        St. Luke’s.........North Main.....................Rev. Warren Adams

FREE METHODIST

        Rev. C. A. Kress, District Superintendent, Wilkes-Barre District, Present address, Trucksville, Pa.
Dallas, Outlet and Bowman’s Creek.........................Rev. James Payne (Dallas)
South Canaan..............................................Rev. L. H. Seifert
Meshoppen-Russell Hill....................................Rev. Bert Sanford
Nescopeck.................................................Rev. D. F. Dimmick
White Haven-Beaumont......................................Rev. Irving Bell
Waverly...................................................Rev. Elwood Brant
Wilkes-Barre and Nuangola.................................Rev. H. G. Roushey
Trucksville...............................................Rev. Alverta Sethler
Beach Lake and Honesdale..................................Rev. J. D. Howard

GREEK  RITE  CATHOLIC

Freeland, St. Mary’s............Fern......................Rev. Arnold Shuba
Glen Lyon, St. Michael’s..................................Rev. Nicholas Boneczky
Hazleton, St. John the Baptist......Arthur................Rev. Nicholas Martyak
        St. Mary’s.............East Beach.................Rev. John Koval
Kingston, St. Mary’s...........Chestnut...................Rev. Emil Semetkovsky
Nanticoke,  St. Mary’s.........Espy.......................Rev. Nicholas Bonetczky
Pittston,  St. Michael’s.........North Main...............Rev. Michael Varady
Plymouth,  SS. Peter and Paul.............................Rev. Myron Sterniuk
Swoyerville,  St. Nicholas.........Tripp..................Rev. Andrew Stim

Typed by Janice Walker,  May 2004